Laura Benshoff | Keystone Crossroads

Stories

• More than 44,000 Afghans tried for a fast track to the U.S. About 200 have gotten it

  The U.S. immigration system is slow. Only a small amount of Afghans have been granted humanitarian parole — a fast track to enter the United States — since the initial evacuation of Kabul.

  Mar 17, 2022 at 1:53 pm

• The Child Tax Credit is set to expire if congressional action isn't taken

  Parents in Philadelphia, Pa., say they will miss the Child Tax Credit if it goes away — which it's set to do without congressional action. The program has helped ease the city's high poverty rates.

  Dec 21, 2021 at 1:28 pm
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  Former inmates are cooking up some of Philly's best pizza

  A former inmate started Down North Pizza to employ formerly incarcerated people. Philadelphia has had one of the highest incarceration rates in the nation.

  Nov 23, 2021 at 2:05 am

• Bill Cosby's Conviction Has Been Overturned

  Comedian Bill Cosby's sexual assault conviction has been overturned by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

  Jun 30, 2021 at 1:30 pm