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N.J. theme park finally opens drop ride

A New Jersey theme park has finally opened what it calls the world’s tallest and fastest drop ride. The Zumanjaro: Drop of D ...

12 years ago

At 116, Arkansas woman named oldest American

Using newly analyzed Census records, researchers have confirmed that a south Arkansas woman is now the oldest living American and second- ...

12 years ago

Hurricane Arthur brought heavy rain and some wind to Rehoboth Beach as it passed by the Delaware Coastal area on Friday July 4, 2014 with minor damage.  (Chuck Snyder for WHYY, file)

Scenes from a soggy holiday as Arthur makes its way past Delaware [photos]

Proving far less damaging than feared, Hurricane Arthur left tens of thousands of people without power Friday in a swipe at North Carolin ...

12 years ago

Escaped N.J. inmate captured in Philly

Authorities say an inmate who escaped from a southern New Jersey prison this week has been captured in Philadelphia. Corrections D ...

12 years ago

 Part of a tree lies on a car after the branch broke off a tree during storms in Levittown, Pa., Thursday, July 3, 2014. Powerful thunderstorms moving across Pennsylvania have left about 171,000 customers without power. (Bob Lentz/AP Photo)

Warning from Pa. Insurance Department against scams after storms

After this week’s stormy weather, Pennsylvania’s Insurance Department is sending out some tips for being smart while dealing ...

12 years ago

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 A 1776 copy of the Declaration of Independence, shown in this undated handout photograph. (AP Photo)

Scholar declares it’s a comma, not period after ‘pursuit of happiness’

Our unalienable rights are “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness” — period. Right? Wrong says a scholar from t ...

12 years ago

 Victor Gryszkiewicz, 65, of South Toms River, receives his naturalization certificate from officials with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services in a ceremony on board the historic Battleship New Jersey in Camden. Gryszkiewicz is a Vietnam veteran who emigrated from Poland when he was just a year old. (Katie Colaneri/WHYY)

For one new American citizen, a lifetime journey to naturalization

July 4th is a day when many of us declare we’re proud to be Americans. For thousands of people across the U.S., it’s also a d ...

12 years ago

 Ocean City lifeguards use plastic to protect themselves from storm (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)

Holiday washout at the Jersey Shore, but so far season has been going well

Rain and riptides are not making it a prime day at the Jersey Shore. So far this season there haven’t been many washouts. J ...

12 years ago

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 The drumline from Distressed Illusions marches down Rising Sun Avenue (Brad Larrison/for NewsWorks)

Lawncrest marks July Fourth with 99th annual parade [photos]

Hundreds of Northeast Philadelphia residents braved a rain soaked Independence Day morning to take in the 99th Lawncrest Fourth of July P ...

12 years ago

 Workers work to repair power lines Friday, July 4, 2014 damaged by Hurricane Arthur. (Randall Hill/AP Photo)
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PECO: some power not back until Sunday

PECO says fewer than 30,000 people remain without power as of Friday afternoon after after overnight storms wiped out service for more th ...

12 years ago

 Vice President Joe Biden greets a young spectator as he marches in an Independence Day parade, Friday, July 4, 2014, in Philadelphia. The annual Fourth of July event includes music, speeches and a reading of excerpts from the Declaration of Independence. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Biden calls same-sex marriage the ‘civil rights issue of our day’ in Philadelphia

Standing in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted 238 years ago, Vice President J ...

12 years ago

 Barium enhanced X-ray of the stomach of a 35-year-old male world-class competitive speed eater before (left) and after  (right) he’s eaten 36 hot dogs in 10 minutes (Image reprinted with permission from the American Journal of Roentgenology)

Speed-eaters’ secret: keeping food in top half of the stomach

Defending champ Joey “Jaws” Chestnut took the title again in today’s Nathan’s Hot Dog Eating Contest on Coney Isl ...

12 years ago

 Northern pine snakes often become road kill along highways edging the animal’s habitat in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Biologists at Drexel University are studying how the snakes travel (Image courtesy of Drexel University)

Drexel trying to make roads safe for snakes near the Pine Barrens

Biologists at Drexel University are championing the cause of the northern pine snake, which often ends up as road kill during the summer. ...

12 years ago

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While employment improves, Gallup Poll shows confidence in government sagging

Frank Newport, Editor in Chief of the Gallup Poll, joins NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller to break down the latest jobs numbers, confid ...

12 years ago

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National Interest

A holiday message from President Romney

President Mitt Romney, enjoying his first term and thrilled with the progress of the American economy, has released this holiday message: ...

12 years ago

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