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CBS News
5 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Map shows where Philadelphia parents can get free backpacks, immunizations ahead of school year
Is it too soon to talk back-to-school? Not for the School District of Philadelphia. The district is gearing up for its annual "Ring the Bell" bus tour, designed to connect families with essential school resources ahead of the upcoming academic year. Over the next few weeks, families can spot a colorful "Ring the Bell" school bus making stops in neighborhoods across the city. The goal: to bring support directly to where families live, work and shop. All stops run from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. At each stop, parents and guardians can: Parents don't need to bring their student to the tour — only their student ID. Philadelphia public schools reopen Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. Check out the map above for locations where you can get a free backpack for your child, or get them their required immunizations and physicals for the upcoming school year. Monday, July 28, 2025*School of the Future – 4021 Parkside Ave, Phila., PA 19104 Friday, Aug. 1, 2025Fashion District Philadelphia – 901 Market St, Phila., PA 19107 Monday, Aug. 4, 2025*Martin Luther King High School – 6100 Stenton Ave, Phila., PA 19138 Wednesday, Aug. 6, 2025*George Washington High School Football Field – 10175 Bustleton Ave, Phila., PA 19116 Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025Citizens Bank Park – 1 Citizens Bank Way, Phila., PA 19148 Tuesday, Aug. 12, 2025Marcus Foster Memorial Stadium (Gratz Supersite) – 1627 W. Hunting Park Ave, Phila., PA 19140 Friday, Aug. 15, 2025Roosevelt Mall – 2329 Cottman Ave, Phila., PA 19152
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Democratic AGs warn U.S. is on ‘precipice' of constitutional crisis
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, left, was joined by fellow Democratic attorneys general from three other states for a town hall event at George Washington High School in Denver on Wednesday, April 16. (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser told a crowd gathered in a Denver high school auditorium Wednesday night that opponents of President Donald Trump's administration are fighting 'to keep America, America.' Weiser welcomed three of his counterparts from other states — Attorneys General Nick Brown of Washington, Anne Lopez of Hawaii and Aaron Ford of Nevada — for the latest in a series of 'community impact hearings' on Trump's agenda at George Washington High School. The four are among the 23 elected Democratic attorneys general nationwide who have led the fight against the second Trump administration's agenda in the courts. Weiser has sued Trump at least a dozen times so far, including challenges to the administration's attempt to end the 14th Amendment's protections for birthright citizenship; its sweeping freeze of many federal grant and aid programs; its mass layoffs of federal employees; and its defunding of medical research through the National Institutes of Health. Weiser said the legal challenges have borne some fruit in the form of preliminary injunctions and other procedural victories, but acknowledged growing alarm over whether 'this democratic republic (will) hold.' 'These court victories are important, but more important is everyone's voice,' Weiser said, encouraging the crowd to join protests like the one that drew 8,000 people to the Colorado Capitol on April 5. 'We need to use our voice.' Wednesday's event came amid an outcry this week over the fates of more than 200 immigrants deported by the Trump administration to a brutal maximum-security prison in El Salvador, and promises by Trump to send American citizens there next. At least one of the deportees, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was removed as a result of an 'administrative error,' while advocates, attorneys and family members of many others say that they were falsely identified as members of a transnational gang because of tattoos honoring family members or their favorite soccer team. The administration has also moved to target hundreds of lawful permanent residents and student visa holders for deportation, including Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who led pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations at Columbia University, and Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained after writing an op-ed in her student newspaper. Lawyers for Jeanette Vizguerra, a Colorado woman without legal status who was detained by federal authorities last month, have also alleged in court that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement retaliated against Vizguerra for her immigration advocacy work. 'We won't tolerate people being picked up without any process and shipped to some other country with no recourse,' Weiser told the crowd to applause. 'The First Amendment matters, because when you speak, and you speak your truth, you cannot be — in this country — retaliated against for speaking your truth.' Weiser, serving his second term as attorney general after winning reelection in 2022, is running for Colorado governor in 2026. He faces a tough primary contest against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who entered the race last week. Weiser and his fellow attorneys general heard stories from Coloradans personally impacted by the Trump administration's actions, including federal workers, homelessness service providers and refugee support organizations. Marya Washburn, a U.S. Forest Service employee, was part of a firefighting team that responded to the Alexander Mountain Fire in Colorado last summer. In February, she was among the 3,400 probationary employees at the agency to receive termination notices from the Trump administration, and although she was reinstated thanks to a court order, that order is set to end on Saturday. 'I'm shaking,' Washburn said as she read from her notes, citing concerns about cuts to firefighting personnel ahead of the 2025 fire season. 'I'm angry.' Trump's mass layoffs, funding freezes and attempted shutdowns of congressionally-established agencies amount to an unprecedented expansion of executive power that runs contrary to longstanding separation-of-powers principles in the U.S. Constitution. Fears that his administration will defy adverse court rulings have also reached new heights in recent days, especially following its apparent inaction in the face of a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling last week stating the administration must 'facilitate' the return of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador. Brown, elected as Washington attorney general last year, said that the outcomes of some legal challenges to the administration — like the restoration of grant funding that Trump had attempted to freeze — had 'for the most part' given him 'confidence in our system.' But that confidence is now being tested. 'This is the first time — this week, in the days past — where I think we're really getting to the precipice of a constitutional crisis,' he said. 'And I don't say that lightly.' 'I don't have all the answers. I do not know what it means for a president to blatantly disregard what a court says. I don't think we're quite there yet,' Brown continued. 'But we might be there tomorrow, or next week.' This article was first published by Colorado Newsline, part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Colorado Newsline maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Quentin Young for questions: info@
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Weiser, fellow Democratic AGs warn U.S. is on ‘precipice' of constitutional crisis
Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, left, was joined by fellow Democratic attorneys general from three other states for a town hall event at George Washington High School in Denver on Wednesday, April 16. (Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser told a crowd gathered in a Denver high school auditorium Wednesday night that opponents of President Donald Trump's administration are fighting 'to keep America, America.' Weiser welcomed three of his counterparts from other states — Attorneys General Nick Brown of Washington, Anne Lopez of Hawaii and Aaron Ford of Nevada — for the latest in a series of 'community impact hearings' on Trump's agenda at George Washington High School. The four are among the 23 elected Democratic attorneys general nationwide who have led the fight against the second Trump administration's agenda in the courts. Weiser has sued Trump at least a dozen times so far, including challenges to the administration's attempt to end the 14th Amendment's protections for birthright citizenship; its sweeping freeze of many federal grant and aid programs; its mass layoffs of federal employees; and its defunding of medical research through the National Institutes of Health. SUBSCRIBE: GET THE MORNING HEADLINES DELIVERED TO YOUR INBOX Weiser said the legal challenges have borne some fruit in the form of preliminary injunctions and other procedural victories, but acknowledged growing alarm over whether 'this democratic republic (will) hold.' 'These court victories are important, but more important is everyone's voice,' Weiser said, encouraging the crowd to join protests like the one that drew 8,000 people to the Colorado Capitol on April 5. 'We need to use our voice.' Here are the legal actions Colorado has taken against Trump administration Wednesday's event came amid an outcry this week over the fates of more than 200 immigrants deported by the Trump administration to a brutal maximum-security prison in El Salvador, and promises by Trump to send American citizens there next. At least one of the deportees, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, was removed as a result of an 'administrative error,' while advocates, attorneys and family members of many others say that they were falsely identified as members of a transnational gang because of tattoos honoring family members or their favorite soccer team. The administration has also moved to target hundreds of lawful permanent residents and student visa holders for deportation, including Mahmoud Khalil, a graduate student who led pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations at Columbia University, and Rümeysa Öztürk, a Tufts University doctoral student who was detained after writing an op-ed in her student newspaper. Lawyers for Jeanette Vizguerra, a Colorado woman without legal status who was detained by federal authorities last month, have also alleged in court that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement retaliated against Vizguerra for her immigration advocacy work. 'We won't tolerate people being picked up without any process and shipped to some other country with no recourse,' Weiser told the crowd to applause. 'The First Amendment matters, because when you speak, and you speak your truth, you cannot be — in this country — retaliated against for speaking your truth.' Weiser, serving his second term as attorney general after winning reelection in 2022, is running for Colorado governor in 2026. He faces a tough primary contest against U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, who entered the race last week. Weiser and his fellow attorneys general heard stories from Coloradans personally impacted by the Trump administration's actions, including federal workers, homelessness service providers and refugee support organizations. Marya Washburn, a U.S. Forest Service employee, was part of a firefighting team that responded to the Alexander Mountain Fire in Colorado last summer. In February, she was among the 3,400 probationary employees at the agency to receive termination notices from the Trump administration, and although she was reinstated thanks to a court order, that order is set to end on Saturday. 'I'm shaking,' Washburn said as she read from her notes, citing concerns about cuts to firefighting personnel ahead of the 2025 fire season. 'I'm angry.' Trump's mass layoffs, funding freezes and attempted shutdowns of congressionally-established agencies amount to an unprecedented expansion of executive power that runs contrary to longstanding separation-of-powers principles in the U.S. Constitution. Fears that his administration will defy adverse court rulings have also reached new heights in recent days, especially following its apparent inaction in the face of a 9-0 Supreme Court ruling last week stating the administration must 'facilitate' the return of Abrego Garcia from El Salvador. Brown, elected as Washington attorney general last year, said that the outcomes of some legal challenges to the administration — like the restoration of grant funding that Trump had attempted to freeze — had 'for the most part' given him 'confidence in our system.' But that confidence is now being tested. 'This is the first time — this week, in the days past — where I think we're really getting to the precipice of a constitutional crisis,' he said. 'And I don't say that lightly.' 'I don't have all the answers. I do not know what it means for a president to blatantly disregard what a court says. I don't think we're quite there yet,' Brown continued. 'But we might be there tomorrow, or next week.' SUPPORT: YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE
CBS News
19-03-2025
- General
- CBS News
After leaving the war behind, Ukrainian works with Philadelphia high schoolers to help other refugees
As Ukrainian families anxiously watch peace efforts, Philadelphia high schoolers are helping some of Ukraine's youngest refugees feel at home. The warmth of Alla Pukhtetska's voice singing Ukrainian songs helps children find comfort and reconnect with their homeland, a place they may never see again. "Mostly they are with their mothers. The fathers have to stay in Ukraine to help with military services," Pukhtetska said. Pukhtetska left Ukraine at the start of the war, more than three years ago. "I was so much afraid of bombs falling from the skies. You don't think, you have to go underground to escape to wait until you are killed," she said. She arrived in Philadelphia with only two bags and a few photo albums. While she is in the U.S., her 23-year-old daughter is in college in France. The last time they hugged was three years ago. Pukhtetska's church helped her relocate. In her native country, she's a law professor. Unable to gain employment here, she is now the director of a refugee center in Philadelphia that serves more than 100 Ukrainian families. From time to time, George Washington High School students drop in. They not only take the time to play with children at the center, but they also bring in much-needed supplies and toys. It's all part of the Brian Dawkins Youth Ambassador program. Some students are also immigrants who know first-hand what it's like to re-settle in an unfamiliar place. Pukhtetska doesn't know when they will return home, but she's hopeful the war will soon come to an end. Until then she does what she does best: teach. Pukhtetska said social media has helped her stay in touch with families. She is hoping to graduate with a master's degree from Boston University and land a job teaching college students.
Yahoo
11-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Comcast Teams up With 4x NBA Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist Stephen Curry and Unanimous Media to Premiere ‘Spirit' an Original Docuseries
'Spirit' Follows Philadelphia's George Washington High School Cheer Team as They Compete in the National Cheerleaders Association High School Finals Executive Produced by Unanimous Media's Stephen Curry and Erick Peyton in partnership with The Workshop Content Studios and FreshFly 'Spirit' Premieres on Black Experience on Xfinity and Xumo Play on February 27 Watch the Trailer Here PHILADELPHIA, February 11, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Comcast's Black Experience on Xfinity teams up with 4x NBA Champion and 2x MVP Stephen Curry and his multimedia company, Unanimous Media, award-winning The WorkShop Content Studios and FreshFly, to premiere Spirit, an inspiring docuseries that follows the co-ed cheer team from George Washington High School in Philadelphia. The four-part series follows the "G-Dub" team as they compete at the district, state, and national levels, and make history as the first cheer squad from the School District of Philadelphia to make it to the National Cheerleaders Association (NCA) High School Nationals, the largest cheerleading competition in the world. "Spirit is a coming-of-age story about a group of young athletes beating the odds and showing how a sport can transform an individual, a team and a school," said Curry and Peyton. "Throughout the series, we follow their journey as we see how competitive cheerleading gives these kids a sense of purpose and possibility. Spirit is the ultimate underdog story, and we're excited for audiences to see the team do what they do best: prove people wrong." Beautifully helmed by director Matt Howley, a Philadelphia native, who also affectionately refers to the series as the "Rocky of cheerleading," the documentary showcases how the "G-Dub" cheer squad succeeds without all-star camps or feeder programs. Despite the lack of resources and never-ending circumstantial challenges, the GW team of two impassioned coaches, and 15 teenagers, delivers on their mission to prove that they can compete -- and beat – the so-called "elite" competition. Through intense teamwork and dedication, the resilient squad maximizes their athletic experiences to navigate their personal lives, including formidable challenges, forging profound bonds in the process, and revealing true growth and hard-earned maturity amongst their members. Howley states, "growing up in Philadelphia, I was raised on heroic stories of the underdog. It's part of our fabric to identify with the underdog: to always believe that with some ability, hard work, ingenuity, and luck, you can pull off the improbable, if not the impossible. It is an honor to tell the story of how hard these students worked to, in the words of the team itself, 'prove that there is a positive story coming out of these Philly neighborhoods.'" Spirit will be available February 27, exclusively on Comcast's Black Experience, a comprehensive content destination that features the ultimate in Black storytelling with a variety of original content. Black Experience is available across Xfinity's entertainment devices, including X1, Flex and Xumo Stream Box, as well as on Xumo Play, a free ad-supported streaming TV (FAST) app available on major streaming platforms. "We're thrilled to partner with Stephen Curry and Unanimous Media to illuminate the extraordinary journey of these high school athletes. Their perseverance to pursue their dreams no matter what serves as a powerful reminder of what's possible with the heart and grit that Philadelphia is known for," said Loren Hudson, SVP and Chief Diversity Officer, Connectivity and Platforms for Comcast. "When we launched Black Experience on Xfinity, our goal was to share films and docuseries like this one that will inspire and empower the next generation of superstars." Spirit is produced by The WorkShop Content Studios and FreshFly Films. Xfinity customers can access the Black Experience on channel 1622 or simply say "Black Experience" into the Voice Remote to instantly enjoy the ultimate in Black storytelling. Additionally, the Black Experience destination is available on Xumo Play, Comcast and Charter's free ad-supported streaming service app, bringing programming like Spirit to viewers across the country. About Comcast Corporation Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA) is a global media and technology company. From the connectivity and platforms we provide, to the content and experiences we create, our businesses reach hundreds of millions of customers, viewers, and guests worldwide. We deliver world-class broadband, wireless, and video through Xfinity, Comcast Business, and Sky; produce, distribute, and stream leading entertainment, sports, and news through brands including NBC, Telemundo, Universal, Peacock, and Sky; and bring incredible theme parks and attractions to life through Universal Destinations & Experiences. Visit for more information. About Unanimous Media Founded by four-time NBA champion and two-time MVP Stephen Curry and multi-creative Erick Peyton in 2018, Unanimous Media is a multimedia company rooted in the mission to inspire and uplift audiences through authentic storytelling centered around family, faith and sports. Collaborating with underrepresented filmmakers, creators and writers across the entertainment industry, Unanimous Media is committed to championing diverse voices and bringing a lens to narratives that need to be heard. In 2021, they signed a multi-year, Global Talent Partnerships agreement with Comcast NBCUniversal – the first deal of its kind for the media giant. Most recently, Unanimous Media released Mr. Throwback for Peacock, marking Stephen's acting debut and reaching #1 on the platform. Previously, Unanimous Media released Stephen Curry: Underrated, a documentary about Stephen Curry's rise to prominence during his 2008 March Madness run at Davidson College and Good Times, an animated reimagination of the classic sitcom now streaming on Netflix. Upcoming, Unanimous Media will be producing projects for the big and small screens, including 12 Days of Christmas for Amazon, GOAT with Sony Pictures which will release in theaters in February 2026 and more. Unanimous is also developing content across the podcast space via their first-look deal with Audible. They recently released Heat Check, a show hosted by Stephen and Dell Curry. They recently released their second picture book, I Am Extraordinary, on March 12 via Unanimous Publishing and Penguin Young Readers, as well as their first graphic novel Sports Superheroes Volume #1. Additional credits include the children's book I Have a Superpower; the Webby Award-nominated Audible series The Greatest Sports Stories Never Told; Audible's Fifteen Minutes from Home; Audible's Game On; ESPN's Why Not Us; HBO Max's About Last Night; Black Pop: The Power of Black Culture for NBC; the TCA nominated ABC show, Holey Moley; and the Academy Award-winning and Peabody Award-nominated documentary, The Queen of Basketball. In 2021, Unanimous Media launched Pathways Alliance, a venture to bolster diverse voices across TV, film, documentaries and podcasts. The company is based in Los Angeles, CA About The WorkShop Content Studios: Formed in 2007 The WorkShop Content Studios has grown to become a prominent, vertically integrated company serving clients from the creative development stages of a project through final production. The company has had great success in structuring compelling stories and bringing them to life on the screen for platforms and networks ranging from Amazon, Netflix, Peacock and ESPN, to name a few. In addition to working with the major television networks the company's productions span virtually all of today's established and emerging platforms – ranging from linear to digital - with the goal being to entertain, inform and inspire the largest audience possible. About FreshFly Films: We create visual experiences designed to evoke emotions and inspire human connections through stories that range from brand & commercial content, to unscripted series and feature-length films. Our aspiration is to captivate audiences and ignite inspiration through compelling storytelling. View source version on Contacts Comcast: Simone Smalls, Michelle Huff Elliott: comcast@ William Bell: William_bell2@ Sign in to access your portfolio
