Jun 17 WATCH: Biden, Gov. Shapiro give update on reopening of Philadelphia's I-95 By Seung Min Kim, Associated Press The collapsed stretch of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia will reopen within two weeks, Pennsylvania's governor said Saturday, after joining President Joe Biden on a helicopter tour over the critical stretch of highway closed to East Coast traffic since last weekend. Continue reading
Jun 13 WATCH: Buttigieg promises federal help to fix collapsed section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia By Associated Press U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is promising to help repair the East Coast's main north-south highway as quickly as possible and says that the destruction of a section of I-95 will likely raise shipping costs because truckers must now travel… Continue reading
Jun 12 Watch 6:35 News Wrap: Rebuilding collapsed I-95 overpass in Philadelphia could take several months In our news wrap Monday, an I-95 overpass that crumbled when a tanker truck wrecked and burned beneath it could take several months to repair, former Italian leader Silvio Berlusconi died Monday at 86, Ukraine forces reported more small gains… Continue watching
Jun 11 WATCH: Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro gives news briefing on I-95 overpass collapse By Ron Todt, Associated Press An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily traveled segment of the East Coast's main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said. Continue reading
Apr 14 Watch 4:54 Why the U.S. designated the animal tranquilizer xylazine an 'emerging threat' By Ali Rogin, Dorothy Hastings Concerns are growing about overdoses linked with an animal tranquilizer mixed with opioids. The Biden administration declared the combination of xylazine and fentanyl an emerging threat. It’s the first time any drug has been given that designation. Ali Rogin discussed… Continue watching
Dec 23 Thom Bell, 'Sound of Philadelphia' producer, dies at 79 By Hillel Italie, Associated Press Thom Bell, one of the architects of the 1970s "Sound of Philadelphia," has died. Continue reading
Dec 05 Watch 6:32 Mother and son who are both poet laureates work to inspire others By Jeffrey Brown, Anne Azzi Davenport, Alison Thoet Becoming a poet laureate is a coveted role and rare honor. Rarer still is having two laureates in the same family. Jeffrey Brown traveled to Philadelphia to meet with a poetic family and hear how a mother-son duo is working… Continue watching
Nov 06 Philadelphia Home Depot workers vote to reject 1st store-wide union By Associated Press Home Depot workers in Philadelphia rejected the first store-wide labor union at the world's largest home improvement retailer Saturday night, a loss for a fledgling movement to organize at major U.S. companies. Continue reading
Sep 02 Watch 4:58 News Wrap: Empty classified folders found at Mar-a-Lago, deadly bombing in Afghanistan In our news wrap Friday, the Justice Department says FBI agents found dozens of empty folders marked "classified" at former President Trump's estate in Florida. Pat Cipollone, Trump's White House counsel, went before a federal grand jury in its January… Continue watching
Sep 02 Watch 6:32 Biden accuses Trump and his supporters of undermining the nation's democratic values By Laura Barrón-López, Saher Khan The 2022 midterm election season is in full swing and President Biden says existential dangers are looming large. In a speech Thursday night, Biden raised the alarm about extremist forces within the Republican Party and the escalating threat they pose… Continue watching