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WWE superstar Cody Rhodes attends the Los Angeles Premiere Of Netflix's "WWE Monday Night Raw" at Intuit Dome on January 06, 2025 in Inglewood, California. JC Olivera/Getty Images hide caption
Jalyx Hunt, of the Philadelphia Eagles, celebrates the team's 55-23 win over the Washington Commanders during the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 26 at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field. Mitchell Leff/Getty Images hide caption
Eliza Griswold writes for The New Yorker and teaches at Princeton University. Her book Amity and Prosperity: One Family and the Fracturing of America was awarded the 2019 Pulitzer Prize in general nonfiction. Seamus Murphy/Macmillan hide caption
How culture wars divided one small progressive church in Philadelphia
Andrew DiDonato, a construction plan review specialist with Philadelphia's Department of Licenses and Inspections, stands near City Hall on July 22, 2024. After four years of working a hybrid schedule, he's been called back into the office five days a week. Rachel Wisniewski for NPR hide caption
On weekends, Philadelphia's Center City has fully rebounded to its pre-pandemic volume of people out and about. Other cities are also seeing after-hours activity rebound with a vengeance. Jumping Rocks/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images hide caption
Damari was worried about his future after he was arrested for carrying a gun. The Youth Gun Offender Program gave him a second chance. Octavio Jones hide caption
How are moving companies fairing with high mortgage rates?
Left: Jax Le, aka 'Jax The Poet', attended Philly FatCon in October. Jax is also the author of the book Love Handles & Muffin Tops: Poems For Body Positivity & Plus Size Bodies. Right: Maggie Clerkin also attended Philly FatCon and called the event felt "refreshing." Jackie Molloy for NPR hide caption
Carl Day is a pastor at Culture Changing Christians in Philadelphia's Kensington neighborhood. Marc Rivers/NPR hide caption
JoAnne A. Epps, acting president of Temple University, speaks during a Temple University graduation ceremony, May 11, 2023, at the Liacouras Center on Temple's campus in Philadelphia. Epps has died after collapsing at a memorial service Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 19, the university said. Alejandro A. Alvarez/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP hide caption
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Police work the scene of a July 3 shooting in the Kingsessing section of Philadelphia. Drew Hallowell/Getty Images hide caption
Philadelphia police stand at the intersection of 56th Street and Kingsessing Avenue after multiple people were shot in Southwest Philadelphia, late Monday, July 3, 2023. Yong Kim/AP hide caption
A year ago, the schoolyard at the Add B. Anderson School in West Philadelphia was nothing but bare concrete. Now, it's a revamped green space that serves the whole community. Meredith Rizzo hide caption
Jurors in a federal court in New Jersey awarded $25.6 million to a former regional Starbucks manager who alleged that she and other white employees were unfairly punished by the coffee chain after the high-profile 2018 arrests of two Black men at one of the chain's Philadelphia locations. Gene J. Puskar/AP hide caption
Workers inspect and clear debris on Monday from a section of bridge that collapsed on Interstate 95 in Philadelphia. Mark Makela/Getty Images hide caption
A body was found under the collapsed section of I-95 in Philadelphia
Children play outside in Kensington, a neighborhood in Philadelphia known for open-air drug markets and gun violence. Last year, due to safety concerns, the Philadelphia Police Department downsized its outdoor summer play program. Sam Searles/WHYY News hide caption
Study finds gun assault rates doubled for children in 4 major cities during pandemic
Philadelphia is seen across the Delaware River. Officials say the water is safe to drink — at least through Tuesday afternoon — after a latex finishing solution spilled into a Delaware River tributary late Friday. Matt Rourke/AP hide caption
Dr. Leah Rethy is an internal medicine resident with Penn Medicine. Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption
80-hour weeks and roaches near your cot? More medical residents unionize
Jalen Hurts (left) of the Philadelphia Eagles talks with Patrick Mahomes of the Kansas City Chiefs during Super Bowl LVII Opening Night at Footprint Center on Monday in Phoenix. Christian Petersen/Getty Images hide caption
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Bryce Harper, center, of the Philadelphia Phillies celebrates with teammates after defeating the San Diego Padres in game five to win the National League Championship Series at Citizens Bank Park on October 23, 2022 in Philadelphia. Michael Reaves/Getty Images hide caption
Edward Anthony speaks of his time at Holmesburg Prison in Philadelphia and the tests in which he participated while an inmate, pictured here on Oct. 24, 2007. Michael Bryant/AP hide caption