Pennsylvania

Philadelphia schools adopt ‘sanctuary’ immigration policy

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PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia school board unanimously voted to adopt a “welcoming sanctuary schools” resolution, promising more training for staff on how to respond...

Iowa county shifts eponym from slave-owning VP to Black dean

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Iowa’s most liberal county is no longer named for a slave-owning U.S. vice president and instead will honor a trailblazing...

Amazon announces plans to build solar farm in Mississippi

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JACKSON, Miss. — Amazon has announced plans to build a solar farm in Mississippi and in at least 10 other states, including Arkansas and...

Biden White House launches public push for child tax credit

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WASHINGTON — The White House sought Monday to raise awareness of the federal government's new expanded child tax credit, which will start paying out...

Mississippi city added to Marquis de Lafayette trail

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NATCHEZ, Miss. — A city in Mississippi is now part of a trail commemorating what was then a nationwide tour by a French general...

‘Protected them to death’: Elder-care COVID rules under fire

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Barbara and Christine Colucci long to remove their masks and kiss their 102-year-old mother, who has dementia and is in a nursing home in...

Federal holiday pressures companies to give Juneteenth off

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NEW YORK — The declaration of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is putting the pressure on more U.S. companies to give their employees the...

Rabid dog imported into US sparks multi-state investigation

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NEW YORK — A rabid dog imported into the United States this month has sparked a public health investigation across several states. ...

MOVE’s ‘Minister of Confrontation,’ Consuewella Africa, dies

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Consuewella Dotson Africa, a longtime member of the Black organization MOVE and mother of two children killed in the 1985 bombing of the group's...

Texas joins list of states dropping permit rules for guns

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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas will now let people carry handguns without first getting a background check and training, becoming the latest and largest on...