Feb 19 Slavery exhibit returns to Philadelphia's Independence Mall after Trump administration ordered its removal By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Feb 17 Citing Orwell's '1984,' judge orders Trump administration to restore slavery exhibit it removed in Philadelphia By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 23 Philadelphia sues Trump administration over removal of slavery exhibit from public park By Tassanee Vejpongsa, Graham Lee Brewer, Associated Press 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”… Continue reading
Nov 12 U.S. Mint in Philadelphia presses final penny as the 1-cent coin gets canceled By Maryclaire Dale, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
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
Nov 05 Federal, state officials say no evidence to back up claims of election fraud in Pennsylvania By Associated Press A senior official at the federal Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency says no nationwide security problems are threatening the integrity of the elections, and is pushing back on claims of fraud in the key battleground state of Pennsylvania. Continue reading