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Confetti falls at midnight on the Times Square New Year's Eve celebration in New York
Home & Family
National
Public Health

After a year like this, expect a strange New Year’s Eve

From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events.

5 years ago

A car with a flag endorsing the QAnon conspiracy theory drives by as supporters of President Donald Trump gather for a rally outside the Governor's Residence on Nov. 14 in St. Paul, Minn
NPR
National
Politics

Even if it’s ‘bonkers,’ poll finds many believe QAnon and other conspiracy theories

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

5 years ago

A screengrab of surveillance footage shows the recreational vehicle suspected of being used in the Christmas day bombing
NPR
National
Public Safety

Nashville bomber’s girlfriend warned police about him in 2019

More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, Anthony Warner's girlfriend told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence."

5 years ago

Jamie Gauthier poses for a photo next to 'Brick House,' a sculpture installed on the UPenn campus in 2020 (Jamie Gauthier/Facebook)
PlanPhilly
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Politics

2020 taught me how to be on City Council: Push hard, learn resilience from my constituents

Jamie Gauthier never could have imagined the challenges she would face in 2020, her first full year as a City Councilmember.

5 years ago

We Love Philly founder Carlos Aponte meets with Fairhill residents in October. (Instagram/@welovephilly)
Neighborhoods

Finding hope in 2020: 5 good things that happened to people in the region

As years go, this one does not deserve five stars. But five people saw their lives get better in ways they might not have predicted pre-pandemic.

5 years ago

Detectives look at the ground as evidence markers lay on the ground surrounding a vehicle following a fatal carjacking in North Philadelphia.
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

2,200 people have been shot in Philly this year. Experts don’t see easy changes ahead

With just days left in December, more than 2,200 people have been shot in Philadelphia, a 53% increase over the same time last year.

5 years ago

Listen 2:07
Joyce Mosley stands in Eden Cemetery
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

The burial ground of Marian Anderson crowdfunds to preserve Black history

The historic Black cemetery outside Philadelphia is still in use, and the often-used paper records are in danger of disintegrating. A GoFundMe could help.

5 years ago

A child carries palm kernels collected from the ground across a creek at a palm oil plantation in Sumatra, Indonesia, Monday, Nov. 13, 2017. (AP Photo/Binsar Bakkara)
Business
International
Kids

Child labor in palm oil industry tied to Girl Scout cookies

An AP investigation has found an army of children toiling beneath a canopy of towering palm oil trees in Indonesia and Malaysia, the main suppliers of the vegetable oil.

5 years ago

Left: 'Portrait of a Carthusian' by Petrus Christus, 1446; Right: Just another NE Philly dude (LEFT: MET MUSEUM/PUBLIC DOMAIN; RIGHT: THE INTERNETS)
Media
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

This 15th century Carthusian monk looks exactly like a dude from Northeast Philly

Thanks to an observation by Bucks native Colt Shaw, the Medieval young boul has gone viral.

5 years ago

A self portrait of Signe Wilkinson
Media
Philadelphia
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

Inquirer cartoonist Signe Wilkinson is retiring after 35 years of satirizing Philly

The pioneering artist was the first woman in her field to win a Pulitzer.

5 years ago

Dante Jones speaking at the People's Hearing at Eastern State Penitentiary in January
PlanPhilly
Homelessness
Philadelphia
Policing

Without a home and arrested: What I learned about police while homeless

When I lost my sublet and joined the community of people living at a fixed address, I found that police perceived me as a danger.

5 years ago

A person holds up a white cell phone.
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
WESA

Domestic violence shelters see an uptick in calls, worry about dwindling funding

Domestic violence shelters in western Pennsylvania say they’re seeing an increase in hotline calls, amid worries that a difficult and isolating winter is on the way.

5 years ago

A sign at the celebration in front of Philly's vote-counting center on Saturday. (Max Marin / Billy Penn)
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

12 times Philly made national headlines, and what everyone got wrong

When will people learn to keep the city’s name out of their mouth?

5 years ago

Delaware Senator Chris Coons (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Radio Times
Politics
Sports

Regional Roundup – 12/28/20

This week: the latest on COVID in New Jersey, Delaware Senator Chris Coons, and a roundup of Philly sports.

Air Date: December 28, 2020 10:00 am

Listen 49:28
Protesters head for the Philadelphia art museum on May 30, 2020, to protest the killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Photos from 2020: Looking back on a year that changed our world

2020 was not a typical year for anyone in the region. Here's a view from WHYY photographers on how the last 12 months unfolded in real time.

5 years ago

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