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This photo shows some of Stars of David with names of those killed at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh in Saturday's shooting, at a memorial outside the synagogue. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Religion

Suspect due in court as harrowing synagogue tales emerge

As Barry Werber walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue, he passed a cart carrying glassware and whiskey meant for the baby-naming ceremony scheduled at Dor Hadash

7 years ago

Rabbi Adam Zeff of Germantown Jewish Centre. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Religion
Social Justice

Philly-area synagogues grapple with safety in the aftermath of Pittsburgh shooting

The shooting comes amid a rise in anti-Semitic incidents across the U.S.

7 years ago

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(Yui Mok/PA Wire via AP Images)
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Technology

Scientists say Gab, social network with Philly ties, is an incubator of hate

The suspected gunman in Saturday’s shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue frequently posted anti-Semitic comments on the social media site Gab, which is headquartered in Philly.

7 years ago

Gideon Murphy places a flower at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. Robert Bowers, the suspect in Saturday's mass shooting at the synagogue, expressed hatred of Jews during the rampage and told officers afterward that Jews were committing genocide and he wanted them all to die, according to charging documents made public Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Public Safety
Religion

Shooting victims remembered: ‘The loss is incalculable’

They were professors and accountants, dentists and beloved doctors serving their local community.

7 years ago

A white casket containing the body of 14-year-old Carol Robertson, one of four young African-American girls killed in the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing by Ku Klux Klan members, is carried in for funeral services in 1963 in Birmingham, Ala. (Bettmann/Bettmann Archive via Getty Images)
NPR
History

Blaming victims for mail bombs carries echoes of Civil Rights bombings

The conspiracy theories flying around hearken back to another era in American history — the 1950s and '60s — when bombs were a tool of political intimidation.

7 years ago

U.S. Coast Guard image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

N.J.-based Coast Guard crews suspend search for ship crewmember

The U.S. Coast Guard says it has suspended the search for a 35-year-old man who fell overboard from a container vessel.

7 years ago

Hundreds of people gathered at Passyunk Avenue, a Philly-themed dive bar in London, for the Eagles matchup against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Wembley Stadium on Sunday, Oct. 28, 2018. (Jim Saksa/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Sports

Expats of all stripes embrace Philly’s brand of Americana at the Eagles’ London game

Scenes from a Philly-themed bar in London during an American football game.

7 years ago

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A plaque marks the gravesite of Emmett Till at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Ill. The 14-year-old was killed in Mississippi in 1955. The FBI has reopened the investigation into his lynching. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
NPR
History

A brutal lynching and a possible confession, decades later

Tyson's subsequent book, The Blood of Emmett Till, published in 2017, caused a sensation.

7 years ago

Hundreds of Philadelphians stand in solidarity with the Pittsburgh Jewish community during a vigil at Rittenhouse Square, on Saturday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
National
Pennsylvania
Religion

Hundreds hold vigil in Philadelphia for synagogue shooting victims

A few hundred people held a candlelight vigil in Rittenhouse Square to mourn those killed in Pittsburgh Saturday.

7 years ago

Sea foam blown inland blocks from the ocean in Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County on Saturday afternoon. (Photo: Catherine DeSantis via Jersey Shore Hurricane News)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Nor’easter delivered near hurricane force wind gust, tidal flooding in N.J.

A potent nor'easter brought fierce wind gusts, tidal flooding, and heavy rain to the Jersey Shore on Saturday. 

7 years ago

A car enters the United States Postal Service Processing and Distribution Center in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
(Robyn Beck/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Safety

Postal Inspectors see suspicious package cases drop in recent years

The U.S. Postal Inspection Service opened 19 cases related to suspicious items or substances in Fiscal Year 2017.

7 years ago

Even rappelling from the rafters of the Philadelphia Flyers' arena, swinging to the tender tuneful power of Miley Cyrus'
NPR
Philadelphia
Sports

Gritty has been officially welcomed to Philadelphia

Gritty is an icon for our troubled times.

7 years ago

Plastic garbage lying on the Aegean sea beach in Greece. (Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
International
Law

European Parliament approves ban on some single-use plastics, reduction on others

The European Parliament voted on Wednesday to enact a complete ban on plastic drinking straws and disposable cutlery.

7 years ago

The Municipal Services Building in Philadelphia (Google Maps)
Homelessness
Housing
Philadelphia
Broke in Philly

This innovative intake system model aims to shorten wait times for social services

Centralized intake systems hinge on collaboration between providers.

7 years ago

Night skyline of the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. (Big Stock photo)
History
Philadelphia
Transportation

Ben Franklin Parkway celebrates its 100th birthday with its own street party

Philadelphia's iconic thoroughfare marks its 100th anniversary with cake, favors, and music.

7 years ago

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