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Les Moonves, chairman and CEO of CBS Corp., in September 2017. CBS is investigating allegations of sexual misconduct against him. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
NPR
National

CBS responds to sexual harassment claims against CEO Les Moonves

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ronan Farrow's story may also go into the broader culture at CBS.

8 years ago

A pin of a stylized cannabis leaf lays on a table with information at a forum on the business of medicinal and recreational use of cannabis in the African-American community. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia

Experts, Philly mayor want more color in the green rush

Philadelphia will host one of the first conferences for black cannabis entrepreneurs in October.

8 years ago

(From left) Executive Producer Elisa Gambino; Director Neal Broffman; father, Akhil Tripathi;  and mother, Judy Tripathi; during a Q&A after a screening of 2015 documentary, Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi. The documentary was screened in Sunil's hometown for the first time on July 26, 2018, at the Bryn Mawr Film Institute, in Sunil's hometown. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Mental Health
Movies
National

Family of man falsely accused in Boston Marathon bombing screens film in Bryn Mawr hometown

'Help Us Find Sunil Tripathi' shows how unverified accusations on social media can snowball into mainstream news coverage.

8 years ago

First
Delaware

First for July 27, 2018

Exploring the trail It’s summertime so we decided to take the show outdoors. We’re coming to you from Wilmingt ...

Air Date: July 27, 2018

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney announces a coming end to the city's data-sharing contract with ICE (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Politics

Kenney ends Philly police data-sharing deal with ICE to protect immigrants

Protesters at City Hall have been calling for an end to the agreement that can put immigrants at risk of deportation for weeks.

8 years ago

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The U.S. released journalist Emilio Gutierrez and his son on Thursday, after the second months-long detention. Seen here in 2011, Gutierrez has been seeking asylum in the U.S. since fleeing Mexico's drug violence in 2008. (Jose Luis Gonzalez /Reuters)
NPR
Immigration

U.S. releases Mexican journalist after a 2nd 7-month detention

Gutierrez and his son were arrested last December, two months after the National Press Club recognized the journalist with its Press Freedom Award.

8 years ago

Eryn Greenwood, 10, from Eastwick, shares an experience he had with gun violence at the WURD event at Bartram’s Garden. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Philadelphians share opinions on how to combat neighborhood violence

WHYY, in a partnership with WURD, interviewed attendees on the issue of violence in urban communities.

8 years ago

A U.N. honor guard carries a box containing remains believed to be from American servicemen killed during the 1950-53 Korean War after arriving from North Korea, at Osan Air Base in Pyeongtaek, South Korea on Friday. (Ahn Young-joon/AP)
NPR
History
International
Military

North Korea hands over possible remains of U.S. servicemen killed in Korean War

The transfer took place Friday local time, which marks the anniversary of the armistice that halted the Korean War in 1953.

8 years ago

Patrons at the Chestnut Hill Brewing Co., part of the Market at Fareway.
PlanPhilly
Business
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Has Market at Fareway violated a 40-year covenant? Some in Chestnut Hill think so

They are suing the market's owner, Glengarry Properties, saying it has violated an almost 40-year-old deed-restricted covenant on the land.

8 years ago

(Courtesy Quirk Books)
Books
Delaware
Politics

Step aside Hardy Boys, Biden and Obama are on the case

A new book unites Joe Biden and Barack Obama as a crime-fighting duo investigating the suspicious death of an Amtrak engineer in Delaware.

8 years ago

The South Pool of New York's 9/11 Memorial, which honors victims of the attacks. On Wednesday, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, announced it identified the remains of Scott Michael Johnson, a 26-year-old securities analyst. (Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)
NPR
History
National
Public Safety

9/11 victim identified, nearly 17 years later

About 40 percent of victims still await identification.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

NewsWorks Tonight, July 26, 2018

Two longtime New Jersey radio hosts are now apologizing for their racist comments about the state’s attorney general. One hundred ...

Air Date: July 26, 2018

Listen 22:33
A volunteer hauls a hose past flooded homes as he and others help pump water out Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Tremont, Pa. Days of drenching rains are closing roads, sending creeks and streams over their banks and prompting some evacuations in central Pennsylvania. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Pa. officials preach caution, but say worst of flood likely over

One hundred and twenty five state roads are still flooded, and 2,900 people remain without power.

8 years ago

Celestial Art Stars and Galaxies in Outer Space Showing the Beauty of Space exploration. Planet Texture furnished by NASA ( masoud rezaipoor/BigStock)
New Jersey
Space

UFO spotters meet up at annual MUFON summit in New Jersey

The Mutual UFO Network boasts more than 500 UFO field investigators worldwide.

8 years ago

How residents think State College’s growth is changing the community
Keystone Crossroads
Changing Communities
Pennsylvania

For better or worse, State College’s growth is changing the community

Home to Penn State University’s main campus, State College and the larger Centre County area have been steadily growing in terms of population and economy.

8 years ago

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