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Each week, Tiny Desk Radio hosts Bobby Carter and Anamaria Sayre present three Tiny Desk concerts and share how these memorable (and sometimes viral) moments came together. You'll hear world-class musicians from the worlds of pop, jazz, classical, Americana, hip-hop, R&B and more stripping down their sound for a concert series that's unlike anything else on the internet — or the radio.

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In this courtroom sketch, Frank James, seated at center of right table, and on left of the screen, upper right, appears during the brief proceeding in a federal court in the Brooklyn borough of New York, Thursday, April 14, 2022. James, accused of opening fire on a crowded subway train in Brooklyn, was ordered held without bail as prosecutors told a judge Thursday he terrified all of New York City
Courts & Law

Grand jury indicts suspect in Brooklyn subway mass shooting

The panel charged Frank James with committing a terrorist attack or other violence against a mass transportation system and discharging a firearm during a violent crime.

4 years ago

PHL Pride Collective volunteers. (Courtesy of PHL Pride Collective)
Community

A ‘reimagined’ Pride weekend is coming back to Philly in June: Here’s what to expect

After two years without a Pride festival in Philadelphia, the weekend-long celebration of the LGBTQ+ community is returning in June.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid warms up  before Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series against the Miami Heat, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Embiid’s return for 76ers changes dynamic of Heat series

His mere presence in the lineup changed the 76ers' fortunes in Game 3 — and perhaps their chances against Miami in the Eastern Conference semifinals.

4 years ago

Servicemen of Russian Army and Donetsk People's Republic militia guard the camp where local residents who left a shelter in the Metallurgical Combine Azovstal temporary staying in Bezimenne, in territory under the government of the Donetsk People's Republic, eastern Ukraine, Friday, May 6, 2022. (AP Photo/Alexei Alexandrov)
Politics & Policy

Ukraine: Women, kids, older adults evacuated from steel mill

Iryna Veheshchuk says that “This part of the Mariupol humanitarian operation has been completed.” She did not elaborate.

4 years ago

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Community
6abc

Philadelphia officials investigate after 3-story home partially collapses in Manayunk

L&I has declared the property structurally unsound. The homeowner has 30 days to demolish or repair the home.

4 years ago

Food and Drug Administration building is shown Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Health

CDC probing 109 liver illnesses in kids, including 5 deaths

U.S. health officials are now looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths.

4 years ago

First lady Jill Biden and first lady of Romania Carmen Iohannis visit the Școala Gimnaziala Uruguay, or Uruguay School, in Bucharest Romania, Saturday, May 7, 2022. Biden visited several classrooms to visit with children and the educators who are helping teach displaced Ukrainian children
Politics & Policy

Jill Biden hears heartbreak of Ukrainian moms now in Romania

The American first lady praised the Romanian government and relief organizations for the range of humanitarian aid they are providing to refugees.

4 years ago

The Philadelphia Phlash bus. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Community

Philly Phlash tourist bus is back in operation

The bus line specifically designed to help tourists avoid the confusion of Philadelphia’s mass transit system is back in business.

4 years ago

A transit security officer works on the platform of the Girard stop
Urban Planning

Spring cleaning: SEPTA starts weekend station closures for deep clean, repairs

A vigorous cleaning program starts this weekend on SEPTA’s Market-Frankford and Broad Street lines through the beginning of August.

4 years ago

A closeup of detailing on Philly row houses
Community

Philly relaunches $10,000 home assistance program for first-time buyers

The money from the city’s Division of Housing and Community Development will help first-time buyers with a down payment or closing costs.

4 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid (21) and Miami Heat's Bam Adebayo battle for the ball during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA basketball second-round playoff series, Friday, May 6, 2022, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Arts & Entertainment

Embiid returns from injury, 76ers beat Heat 99-79 in Game 3

Wearing a black mask, Embiid had 18 points and 11 rebounds after missing the first two games of the series.

4 years ago

Dresses donated by sexual assault survivors from Amish and other plain-dressing religious groups hang on a clothesline beneath a description of each survivors' age and church affiliation, on Friday, April 29, 2022, in Leola, Pa. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)
Community

What they wore: Amish Country exhibit spotlights sex abuse

The moving display challenged the myth that sexual assault can be blamed on what a victim was wearing.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall.
PlanPhilly
Politics & Policy

After scathing report on Philly’s child welfare system, DHS head describes efforts to improve

Friday’s hearing came weeks after a City Council committee report accused Philly’s child welfare system of separating families without cause.

4 years ago

Mehmet Oz takes part in a forum for Republican candidates for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania at the Pennsylvania Leadership Conference
Politics & Policy

Oz’s ties to Turkey attacked in Pennsylvania’s Senate race

The criticism of Oz and his ties to Turkey has mushroomed in the weeks after Oz won the endorsement of former President Donald Trump.

4 years ago

Josh Shapiro speaks at an abortion rights rally
Politics & Policy

Shapiro, only Dem running for Pa. governor, vows to veto abortion restrictions

If elected, Shapiro could be key to maintaining abortion protections in Pennsylvania. Every Republican candidate supports banning or limiting abortions.

4 years ago

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