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WHYY By Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw responds to the city controller’s report critical of her handling of mass protests over the summer of 2020. (Emma Lee/WHYY) Updated: 5:30 p.m. Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw said Thursday she will not resign over her department’s handling of the protests and civil unrest sparked by last year’s police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. During a news conference at police headquarters a day after the release of a critical independent report, Outlaw said she also has the support of Mayor Jim Kenney, city officia...

Gorilla recovery, hydroxychloroquine return, prison problems: News from around our 50 states From USA TODAY Network and wire reports, USA TODAY Alabama Montgomery: Officials said Tuesday that the state will see a slight increase, about 16%, in COVID-19 vaccine doses coming in federal shipments, but the ongoing shortage remains the chief obstacle to getting more people inoculated. President Joe Biden announced Tuesday that the U.S. is boosting deliveries to hard-pressed states over the next three weeks to increase vaccinations. “I’m pleased that Alabama will receive a sligh...

Updated on January 28, 2021 at 6:36 pm NBCUniversal Media, LLC Drexel University planned to lend nursing students to support a company run by a Drexel graduate student that is now under intense scrutiny for its vaccination partnership with the City of Philadelphia, the university's president said in a statement Thursday. The plans for the nursing students to work "clinical rotations" at a vaccination site run by the group called Philly Fighting COVID never materialized, according to Drexel President John Fry. Download our mobile app for iOS  to get alerts for local breaking news and weather...

Apparently bunch of unsupervised 18- and 19-year-old volunteers vaccinated one another and took selfies while doing it.

WHYY By Updated 10:50 a.m. Thursday On a cool night in early October, Andrei Doroshin stood on the rooftop of an apartment building near Temple University in front of a dozen of his staff and volunteers. More people joined via livestream to watch the 22-year-old CEO of Philly Fighting COVID unveil his plan to vaccinate the city of Philadelphia. Slide after PowerPoint slide delineated his vision, from scheduling to staffing to safety protocols. The marketing plan hinged on inoculating local celebrities like Meek Mill to attract their fan base. “This is a wholly Elon Musk, shooting-for-the-he...