President's House ruling clears way for replacement of slavery exhibit
An order issued Friday gives the Trump administration the final green light to install a new exhibit at the President's House in Old City.
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An order issued Friday gives the Trump administration the final green light to install a new exhibit at the President's House in Old City.
The Trump administration says it's looking into options for appealing a federal judge's ruling requiring all National Parks to restore fully all recent changes to historic exhibits. That includes the slavery exhibit at President’s House Site on Independence Mall.
An appeals court will determine whether the National Park Service can change the exhibit or must fully restore the original display.
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th birthday, one historian is marking the occasion with a journey along the Underground Railroad.
A judge ruled no changes can be made to exhibits about slavery at the President's House in Philadelphia during an ongoing legal fight.
Seventh and eighth graders from Global Leadership Academy in West Philadelphia learned about the trans-Atlantic slave trade in Ghana and met and bonded with students at a school in the country's capital, Accra. Wakisha Bailey chats with the school's founder and students who have returned home from what they called the trip of a lifetime.
Advocates for the restoration of the President's House slavery exhibit said critical interpretive panels are still missing from the historic site in Old City.
With so much attention lately on the site, CBS News Philadelphia went deep into our archives to see how the exhibit came to be.
Displays about slavery at the President's House in Old City were being restored nearly a month after they were removed by order of the Trump administration.
Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker said she's proud of the city's history after a judge ruled the Trump administration and the National Park Service must restore a slavery exhibit to the President's House Site in Old City.
A judge has ordered the National Park Service and federal officials to restore a slavery exhibit that was removed in January from the President's House Site in Philadelphia.
About 200 people rallied and called for the slavery exhibits to be restored at the President's House Site in the Old City section of Philadelphia.
The slavery exhibits were removed from the President's House in Philadelphia under a directive from the Trump administration last month.
A judge will determine whether exhibits about slavery at Independence National Historical Park will have to be restored.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took legal action to support Philadelphia's lawsuit against the Trump administration after slavery exhibits in Old City were removed.
The City of Philadelphia has filed a lawsuit in federal court seeking to have a slavery exhibit from Independence National Historical Park restored. CBS News Philadelphia's Liz Crawford has the latest.
The City of Philadelphia is suing the Trump administration and the National Park Service after signage and art was removed from the President's House exhibit at 6th and Market streets. The exhibit, on the site of the former home of Presidents George Washington and John Adams, included mention of the enslaved people who lived and worked for the Founding Fathers. Josh Sanders has the latest from the Pulse Desk.
The Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery features shackles, chains and other painful relics of the transatlantic slave trade.
"We're the only slavery museum in Philadelphia and the only museum with artifacts from the transatlantic slave trade," says Gwen Ragsdale of Philadelphia's Lest We Forget Museum of Slavery. Natasha Brown reports.
Decades before Juneteenth, free Black Americans thrived in the South Jersey community of Timbuctoo. Meet the native son trying to preserve its history.
Formerly enslaved people were free in Timbuctoo, New Jersey 60 years before Juneteenth - the national holiday marking Union troops' arrival in Texas to carry out the Emancipation Proclamation. Tucked in Westampton, Burlington County, the site includes gravestones of Black soldiers who fought in the Civil War. Wakisha Bailey reports.
When the New Hampshire voter asked Nikki Haley on why she wasn't mentioning slavery in her response, she asked, "What do you want me to say about slavery?"
A new report says racist and classist origins continue to present in over-policing, over-prosecution, over-incarceration, and over-supervision of Black, Brown, and impoverished people in Philadelphia and the U.S.
The Lest We Forget Black Holocaust Museum and Traveling Exhibit moved into its former home on Richmond Street 15 years ago. But on September 15, they abruptly closed their doors.
Samuel D. Burris was born into freedom in or around 1813 in the Willow Grove section of Delaware. He was well educated, the son of George Burris, a free Black man. But the younger Burris is most known for his acts of defiance.
NFL player Miles Sanders was arrested in the Pittsburgh area for driving under the influence, according to court records.
A Philadelphia police officer taking daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer says the drug is giving her hope.
Jeffrey Lurie is being added to the Eagles Hall of Fame for his "legacy and relentless dedication" to the team, Ron Jaworski said.
A Pennsylvania State Police trooper from Uniontown plans to run a marathon in full uniform to honor a corporal killed in the line of duty and raise money for his family.
Widener University President Stacey Robertson welcomed students to her home ahead of the new school year.
A fire broke out Wednesday morning on the 300 block of Hewitt Street in Trenton, New Jersey.
NFL player Miles Sanders was arrested in the Pittsburgh area for driving under the influence, according to court records.
A Philadelphia police officer taking daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer says the drug is giving her hope.
U.S. Marshals say 22-year-old Zymire Hughes was arrested Tuesday night in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jeffrey Lurie is being added to the Eagles Hall of Fame for his "legacy and relentless dedication" to the team, Ron Jaworski said.
A Philadelphia police officer taking daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer says the drug is giving her hope.
Jeffrey Lurie is being added to the Eagles Hall of Fame for his "legacy and relentless dedication" to the team, Ron Jaworski said.
Widener University President Stacey Robertson welcomed students to her home ahead of the new school year.
Philadelphia superintendent Tony Watlington spoke to CBS News Philadelphia as the school year begins, and after major changes were announced.
Hosts Nicole Michalik and Patty Jackson react after country music icon Dolly Parton dies at age 80.
A dean at Rutgers University was arrested for allegedly recording inappropriate videos while working for the school, according to New Jersey prosecutors.
Two children were killed when a fire broke out Wednesday morning in the 300 block of Hewitt Street in Trenton, New Jersey.
Wednesday will be another beautiful late August day with dew points in the mid-50s and low 60s, so humidity will be nice and low.
Tuesday will be another beautiful day in the Philadelphia region with sunshine, low humidity and highs near 82 degrees.
The search has ended for a Burlington County, New Jersey, woman who saved a young girl's life Monday afternoon.
Wednesday will be another beautiful late August day with dew points in the mid-50s and low 60s, so humidity will be nice and low.
Interactive exhibits and some artifacts dating back more than 100 years help detail the transformation of the Mother African Union Church.
Tuesday will be another beautiful day in the Philadelphia region with sunshine, low humidity and highs near 82 degrees.
A man was arrested after allegedly crashing his car into a pub in Newark, Delaware, while allegedly driving drunk earlier this month, police said.
Spectacular start to the work week with low humidity, bright sunshine, and comfortable highs in the low 80s.
A Philadelphia police officer taking daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer says the drug is giving her hope.
Pennsylvania has recorded its first two deaths connected to measles in 35 years.
The trial at Temple's Fox Chase Cancer Center is testing the experimental treatment in patients with myelofibrosis who aren't responding to traditional therapies.
Parents should start preparing their children now to adjust to a school schedule, according to one sleep expert.
A Chester County teenager is getting ready to go back to school after recovering from a special kind of brain surgery.
New Jersey floral designer Alisha Simone Bell said she puts her "whole heart" into every arrangement and every detail.
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania took a major step in the fight against the negative impacts of social media, particularly on children.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
Beginning Sunday, several bus routes in Philadelphia are changing, including the addition of two new routes.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
Jeffrey Lurie is being added to the Eagles Hall of Fame for his "legacy and relentless dedication" to the team, Ron Jaworski said.
Cal Raleigh tied a team record with homers in four straight at-bats, George Kirby pitched one-run ball into the eighth inning and Seattle Mariners beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1.
Powered by three Cal Raleigh homers, the Seattle Mariners snapped Philadelphia's season-best nine-game winning streak Monday night.
While East Side's Little League World Series run ended Monday, the West Chester community says the kids "already won."
Kyle Schwarber's MLB-leading 39th homer of the season was a two-run moonshot to lift Phillies from a four-run deficit and beat the St. Louis Cardinals Sunday.
Tim Curry was known for his iconic performances in cult classics like "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and the original screen adaptation of Stephen King's "It."
Hosts Nicole Michalik and Patty Jackson react after country music icon Dolly Parton dies at age 80.
Kids in eligible zip codes in Philadelphia receive free books every month through Dolly Parton's Imagination Library.
President Trump said that he would be "lowering the American flag" throughout the nation for one week in Dolly Parton's honor.
Dolly Parton became an icon over her six-decade career as a Grammy-winning singer-songwriter, movie and TV star and theme park owner who donated millions to help others.
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Police in Plymouth Township say a homeowner and her children locked themselves in an upstairs bathroom after a suspected burglar forced his way into their home. CBS News Philadelphia's Ross DiMattei reports.
A Philadelphia police officer taking daraxonrasib for pancreatic cancer says the drug is giving her hope. The FDA approved the drug, which has extended patients' lives, this week.
The historic $17.1 billion settlement comes after dozens of states, including Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Delaware, sued the social media giant. CBS News Philadelphia's Dan Snyder has what it means.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner says Zymire Hughes's extradition from Las Vegas could take weeks or months. Hughes is charged with terrorizing Philadelphia residents in August while wearing a Chucky Halloween mask.
Studio Diva, a Black-owned fitness and dance studio, started with a weekly class and grew into a vibrant community for women's empowerment. The co-owners have been friends for decades and say they're like sisters.