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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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In this April 15, 2020 file photo, protesters carry rifles near the steps of the Michigan State Capitol building in Lansing, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Courts & Law

Men accused in plot on Michigan governor attended lockdown protests

The revelation has sparked scrutiny of rallies that were organized by conservative groups opposed to the Democratic governor's orders and egged on by President Donald Trump.

6 years ago

In this July 7, 2020 photo a woman drops off a mail-in ballot at a drop box in Hackensack, N.J. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
Courts & Law

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit over Pa. ballot drop boxes

A federal judge in Pennsylvania rejected a suit from President Donald Trump’s campaign that sought to bar use of mail ballot drop boxes across the state.

6 years ago

Jim Fontenot carries possessions into his brother's home, to which his family temporarily relocated to ride out Hurricane Delta which is expected to make landfall later in the day, in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Oct. 9, 2020. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Weather

Delta adds insult to injury in hurricane-ravaged Louisiana

Debris piles went airborne as Delta blew through, and some of the wreckage floated around in the storm surge.

6 years ago

In this Nov. 29, 2017 file photo, New Jersey. Gov. Chris Christie speaks during a news conference in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Health

Ex-NJ governor Chris Christie says he’s out of the hospital

Christie was part of a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump’s inner circle.

6 years ago

Art students led by Marcy Morris display drawings with a
Arts & Entertainment

Camden IDEA center offers kids an arts oasis during the pandemic

The pandemic delayed, but did not stop, the IDEA center in Camden from offering young people ways to create art.

6 years ago

Ana Mosquera
Arts & Entertainment

Cherry Street Pier opens its largest public art exhibition since pandemic began

An exhibition of artwork by recent MFA graduates experiments with sound, video, performance, and sculpture to engage the public during a pandemic.

6 years ago

Marty Goetz, left, unpacks a bottle of alcohol from the COVID-19 prep kit as they start to set up their polling place Monday, June 1, 2020, for the voting for Tuesday's Pennsylvania primary in Jackson Township near Zelienople, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Pa. Republicans drop effort to create ‘election integrity’ panel with subpoena power

Pa. Republicans have dropped their plan to create an “election integrity” panel with subpoena power, an effort Democrats feared would lead to a “stealth attack” on voting.

6 years ago

Politics & Policy

How safe and secure is this year’s election process in Pennsylvania?

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn asks WHYY political reporter Katie Meyer some of the most pressing questions surrounding Pa.’s election security.

6 years ago

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Police officers congregating in West Philadelphia at 6:10 p.m. on May 31, 2020. (Photo anonymously provided)
Courts & Law

Philly police to start flagging 911 calls that involve a behavioral health crisis

The city of Philadelphia announced Friday a new initiative to improve police response to 911 calls coming from people having a behavioral health crisis.

6 years ago

John Elam,  Philadelphia firefighter and Club Valiants member, said he’d prefer there’d be no endorsements and he wants there to be policy and procedures that include all members if there are endorsements. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Philly’s Black firefighters and police officers protest their unions’ Trump endorsements

The Guardian Civic League and Club Valiants, representing Philly’s Black police and firefighters respectively, denounce unions’ support of Trump.

6 years ago

Dr. Robert Kadlec
Health

Official says vaccine expected in January, countering Trump

A growing, bipartisan chorus of lawmakers, experts and public health officials says the country is ill prepared for a projected winter surge of COVID-19.

6 years ago

Mellody Hobson, right, walks with film director George Lucas after the qualifying session at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco, Saturday, May 25, 2013. (AP Photo/Claude Paris)
Education

Princeton names dorm for Black alum Hobson, replacing Wilson

Hobson is the co-CEO of Ariel Investments and gave an undisclosed seed donation to fund the reconstruction of the dorm, along with the Hobson/Lucas Family Foundation.

6 years ago

Former officer Eric Ruch and Dennis Plowden (NBC10)
Courts & Law

Former Philly police officer charged with murder for fatally shooting unarmed Black man

Former police Officer Eric Ruch, Jr. is being held without bail after turning himself in Friday morning. He was fired in 2018.

6 years ago

Nancy Nguyen is executive director of VietLead. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Immigration activist arrested in Philadelphia after protesting ICE director

The arrest is said to stem from a Sept. 8 demonstration outside the Virgina home of Immigration and Customs Enforcement acting director Tony Pham.

6 years ago

Voters exchange ballots for “I Voted Today” stickers at City Hall in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Bad lawsuits happen in Philly? Pa. judge tosses Trump complaint over polling place restrictions

The president's lawsuit connected to his now-famous "Bad things happen in Philadelphia" quote has been rejected.

6 years ago

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