World Mar 16 Pope Leo will accept Liberty Medal in remote broadcast from Rome, forgoing U.S. visit By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press
Politics Feb 19 Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia's Independence Mall after Trump administration ordered its removal Workers on Thursday began restoring an exhibit on the lives of the nine people once enslaved at the former President's House in Philadelphia amid a contentious legal fight between the city and the Trump administration. By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press
Nation Feb 17 Citing Orwell's '1984,' judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia A federal judge has ordered an exhibit about nine people enslaved by George Washington to be restored at his former home in Philadelphia after President Donald Trump’s administration took it down last month. By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press
Politics Jan 23 Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park Outraged critics accused President Donald Trump of “whitewashing history” on Friday after the National Park Service removed an exhibit on slavery at Philadelphia's Independence National Historical Park in response to his executive order “restoring truth and sanity to American history”… By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press
Nation Nov 12 U.S. Mint in Philadelphia presses final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled The last pennies were struck at the mint in Philadelphia, where the country’s smallest denomination coins have been produced since 1793, a year after Congress passed the Coinage Act. Officials said the final few pennies would be auctioned off. By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press
Jun 30 WBNA expands to 18 teams, adding Cleveland, Detroit and Philadelphia to the league By Doug Feinberg, Associated Press Each team paid a $250 million expansion fee, which is about five times as much as Golden State dished out for a team a few years ago. Continue reading
May 17 Watch 6:40 The largely forgotten history of Philadelphia's police bombing of Black organization MOVE By Ali Rogin, Cameron Lawson, Mike Fritz This week marked the 40th anniversary of one of the worst tragedies in Philadelphia’s history. In May 1985, the city’s police department dropped an improvised bomb on a residential home that housed the Black revolutionary organization MOVE. The bomb and… Continue watching
Feb 14 Philadelphia shows LOVE for Super Bowl champion Eagles at victory parade By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press This Valentine’s Day was awash in green. Continue reading
Feb 01 Medical transport plane crashes in Philadelphia, killing all 6 aboard and 1 on the ground By Matt Rourke, Marc Levy, Associated Press At least seven people were killed and 19 were injured when an air ambulance crashed into a busy Philadelphia intersection, officials said Saturday. The dead from Friday’s accident include a child who was receiving treatment at a Philadelphia hospital and… Continue reading
Nov 05 Philadelphia DA disputes Trump's claim of 'massive cheating' in city By Associated Press Ahead of poll closures in Pennsylvania, former President Donald Trump said on his social media platform that there was "talk about massive cheating in Philadelphia" and said law enforcement was on the way. He did not provide details, and there… Continue reading