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Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., speaks during a town hall, Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020, in Perry, Iowa. (Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

2020 Democratic race is wide open in Iowa as caucuses near

Presidential candidates have swarmed Iowa for more than a year, making their pitch to potential supporters on college campuses, county fairgrounds and in high school gyms.

7 years ago

This image released by Sony Pictures shows Tom Hanks as Mister Rogers in a scene from
Arts & Entertainment

The list of nominees for the 92nd Academy Awards

Did any of your favorite films of the year make the list?

7 years ago

Senate President Steve Sweeney. (NJTV News)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Lawmakers to vote on permanent ‘Path to Progress’ panel

Senate President Steve Sweeney, who created the original reform group, says state’s deep fiscal woes require constant attention

7 years ago

In this Tuesday, July 10, 2018 file photo Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, and Meghan the Duchess of Sussex and Prince Harry watch a flypast of Royal Air Force aircraft pass over Buckingham Palace in London. (Matt Dunham/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

William, Harry issue statement amid UK royal family rift

Princes William and Harry have issued a statement challenging the accuracy of a newspaper report describing a severe strain on the relationship between the two brothers.

7 years ago

Postcard writing in groups has allegedly gained popularity since the election of President Donald Trump. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Can Philly voters sway Iowa caucus-goers with postcards?

Postcard writing in groups has allegedly gained popularity since the election of President Donald Trump.

7 years ago

A customer holds up a SEPTA Key card.
PlanPhilly
Community

SEPTA Key’s Regional Rail rollout advances with more ‘tap to exit’ tech coming to stations

Starting Monday, Regional Rail riders will be able to tap their SEPTA Key Cards to exit at Jefferson Station weekdays from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

7 years ago

Danielle Leneé portrays Harriet Tubman in Lorene Cary's debut play, 'My General Tubman.' (Wide Eyed Studios)
Arts & Entertainment

Lorene Cary makes stage debut with ‘My General Tubman’

Using real details of Tubman’s life, Cary turns her story into a time-traveling play at the Arden Theatre.

7 years ago

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New Jersey was one of the first three states to receive the endorsement of the U.S. Department of Agriculture for hemp production. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

State officials want New Jersey to become center of hemp farming

Federal government has approved NJ’s plan for growing of marijuana’s nonintoxicating cousin

7 years ago

Jefferson County Sheriff Mark Pettway points out an old jail log showing the name of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Birmingham, Ala. (Jay Reeves/AP Photo)
Community

Alabama county to preserve jail remnant where MLK was held

An Alabama county is preserving what’s left of the lockup where officials say Martin Luther King Jr. served his final time behind bars just months before his assassination.

7 years ago

A woman attending a candlelight vigil to remember the victims of the Ukraine plane crash, talks to a policeman, at the gate of Amri Kabir University in Tehran, Iran.  (Mona Hoobehfekr/ISNA via AP)
Community

Iran braces for protests after admitting plane shootdown

Iran's security forces deployed across the capital on Sunday, expecting more protests after its Revolutionary Guard admitted to accidentally shooting down a passenger plane.

7 years ago

Buju and Beenie, cheetahs at the Cape May County Park and Zoo. (Courtesy of the Cape May County Sheriff's Office)
Down the Shore
Community

Sheriff: Man jumped fence next to cheetah enclosure at Cape May Zoo ‘to get a closer look’

A man attempted to "get a closer look" of cheetahs at the Cape May County Park and Zoo earlier this week, authorities said. 

7 years ago

Marcus O. Hicks was confirmed as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections. (Edwin J. Torres/ Governor's Office)
Politics & Policy
NJ Spotlight

Senate finally approves corrections commissioner, Murphy signs bills to help prisoners

Marcus O. Hicks has been acting commissioner; governor signs legislation to aid incarcerated parents, prisoners attending college

7 years ago

(Jana Shea/WHYY)
Down the Shore
Community

Around 1k without power at the Shore amid gusty winds

Around a thousand electric customers are without power at the Jersey Shore Sunday morning amid gusty winds.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally, Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, in Toledo, Ohio. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

White House considering dramatic expansion of travel ban

The White House is considering dramatically expanding its much-litigated travel ban to additional countries amid a renewed election-year focus on immigration.

7 years ago

The Pennsylvania State Capitol is seen in this file photo. (Amy Sisk/WESA)
Politics & Policy

Lawmakers plan to try, once more, to make redistricting less political

In order to change how congressional and state legislative districts are drawn before nationwide reapportionment in 2021, the General Assembly should set up a deal by January.

7 years ago

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