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Philly.com The family of a North Philadelphia woman who was fatally shot by police in South Jersey last month is protesting and raising new questions about whether the use of force was justified, based on witnesses’ accounts of the shooting. LaShanda Anderson, 36, was shot twice by a Deptford Township police officer on June 9th outside […]
Philly.com- About 3,000 demonstrators ignored scorching sun and heat Saturday to deliver a fiery, emotional rebuke to the Trump administration, massing on Logan Square to demand an end to the separation of migrant families and the jailing of their children. The frustration of a week of losses and setbacks for supporters of more generous immigration policies […]
The Baltimore Sun- A gunman blasted his way into the Capital Gazette newsroom in Annapolis with a shotgun Thursday afternoon, killing five people, authorities said. Journalists dived under their desks and pleaded for help on social media. One reporter described the scene as a “war zone.” A photographer said he jumped over a dead colleague and […]
CNN- Karen Peconi, the mayor of Arnold, Pennsylvania, is apologizing for posting Facebook images urging police to “bring the hoses” and blast protestors with water cannons. Her posts surfaced Monday along with a 1963 image of water cannons being used against demonstrators in Alabama. “I’m posting this so the authorities everywhere sees this … bring the […]
Gov. Wolf, Mayor Kenney and Philadelphia Superintendent William R. Hite Jr. are expected to announce Friday that they are directing millions in new, emergency funds to help clean up toxins — such as damaged lead paint and asbestos — inside some of the district’s most rundown schools. “The more than $15 million investment that begins […]
This morning on Your Voice, Grammy Award-winning songwriter, and producer Kenny Gamble joined us to talk Joe Jackson and the impact he’s had on the music industry. Gamble worked with Jackson while producing hit records for the Jackson 5. Jackson molded his children and took them to international stardom, including the Jackson 5, Michael Jackson […]
Watch part of the interview with Bernard Hopkins, his trainer Smokey Wilson and Solomon Jones! They discuss how Bernard got his start, prison and the injustices behind the prison system, and what it takes to overcome past struggles. If you missed the full interview, you can listen here.
CNN- Justice Anthony Kennedy, a conservative who provided key votes for same sex-marriage, abortion access and affirmative action, will retire from the Supreme Court. The retirement is effective July 31, Kennedy said in a letter to President Donald Trump on Wednesday. Kennedy’s decision to step down could transform the Supreme Court for generations. Trump will have […]
NBC News– President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin have agreed to hold a summit meeting, with the time and place to be announced on Thursday, Russian and U.S. officials said Wednesday. The meeting — the first between the two men not on the sidelines of a larger gathering of world leaders — is […]
CNN- The watchdog for the government agency that’s housing thousands of migrant children — including the ones separated from their parents by the Trump administration at the border — is preparing a massive review of the facilities that house the children. The inspector general for the Department of Health and Human Services announced the review […]
Raja Lee and Erin Austin, mother of 8-year-old Jordan, joined us this morning on Your Voice to discuss #PermitPatty. The video recorded by Erin shows a woman hiding behind a wall and talking on her cell phone. Alison Ettel, the woman who allegedly called the police on 8-year-old Jordan, recently resigned from her job […]
Yahoo Finance- On Wednesday, The Supreme Court ruled that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. The justices are scrapping a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees pay some fees to unions that represent […]