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Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

More than 100 water rescues at N.J. beaches over the weekend

Many sought relief from the sweltering heat -- tempered during the afternoons by a light sea breeze -- in the cool ocean, which registered temperatures in the lower 60s.

8 years ago

Megan Malachi of Philly REAL Justice speaks during the Antwon Rose Rally in Philadelphia on Sunday July 1, 2018. She says,
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘It is not justice:’ Philly protesters decry police shooting of unarmed Pittsburgh teen

Around 60 people gathered for a rally in West Philly to stand in solidarity with Antwon Rose, an unarmed 17-year-old who was shot and killed by a Pittsburgh cop.

8 years ago

Veterans Sue McConnell (left) and Kristyn Weed bonded quickly after meeting at a weekly VA transgender support group.
NPR
LGBTQ
Military

2 transgender veterans find courage — and sisterhood — off the battlefield

In a recent StoryCorps conversation, the two veterans talk about how they found support through one another.

8 years ago

(WHYY, file)
Environment
Home & Family
Public Health

The Philly region’s first heat wave of 2018: Tips on staying cool this week

Philly is experiencing a weeklong heat wave with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees through Friday.

8 years ago

Ian Connito said drew this sign depicting a Benjamin Franklin feeling ashamed in an hour. Thousands came out to a protest immigrant family detention Saturday in Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia

Despite heat, ‘Rally to Reunite Families’ draws hundreds in Philadelphia

The protests came more than a week after President Donald Trump ended the policy that separated more than 2,300 children from their parents at the border.

8 years ago

A crowd gathered in downtown Annapolis on Friday to honor five people who were killed in Thursday's attack on the Capital Gazette offices. (The Washington Post/Getty Images)
NPR
Media
Public Safety

Annapolis mourns employees killed in the Capital Gazette attack

The streets of Annapolis filled on Friday as people gathered to mourn the loss of five Capital Gazette employees, who were gunned down in their newsroom on Thursday.

8 years ago

Demonstrators rally outside the Cinemark Theatres in Philadelphia. Last week, police were called on a black family who were unsatisfied with their movie experience. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

Family calls for boycott of Cinemark theaters after West Philly altercation

Dozens rally in support of family after minor incident results in 10 Philadelphia police officers responding to theater

8 years ago

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Obed Arango says presidential candidate Andrés Manuel López Obrador is the best choice for change in Mexico.
International
Politics

Philadelphia-area voters could play a role in Mexico election

On Sunday, Mexicans will cast their ballots in the presidential elections.

8 years ago

John Edward James Jr., an Army veteran of World War II, is pinned with the rank of second lieutenant by his daughters Brenda Roberta Watts (left) and Dr. Marion Teresa Lane. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
History
Military
Race & Ethnicity

After 76 years, Philly World War II vet finally saluted as officer

John James of Southwest Philadelphia, now 98, completed officer training in 1942, but he was denied his rightfully earned bars because he is black.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Politics
Public Spaces
Social Justice

NewsWorks Tonight, June 29, 2018

A week after having the police called on them at a Cinemark theater in West Philadelphia, a black couple are calling for a boycott of the ...

Air Date: June 29, 2018

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NewsWorks Tonight
National

How proud are you to be an American? Polls show the Dems are down

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

8 years ago

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Lynne Griffin pays her respects at a makeshift memorial outside the Capital Gazette offices, one day after a gunman killed five people in its newsroom. Griffin was a journalism student under John McNamara — one of the people killed Thursday. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Media
National
Public Safety

New details emerge about deadly shootings in Capital Gazette newsroom

The man charged with murdering five people in the Capital Gazette newsroom on Thursday had previously been investigated over threatening comments toward staff members.

8 years ago

Philadelphia City Hall (Nathaniel Hamilton/for WHYY)
Immigration
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly and ICE have different stories about arrest warrant

Immigration and Customs Enforcement is accusing the city of Philadelphia of not living up to its promise of limited cooperation on handin ...

8 years ago

Staff of The Capital put out a newspaper on Friday, one day after a gunman killed five people in its offices at the Capital Gazette. Here, Steve Schuh, county executive of Anne Arundel County, Md., holds a copy of Friday's paper. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
NPR
Media
National
Public Safety

Capital Gazette keeps working, publishing, after 5 die in newsroom shooting

"Today we are speechless," the opinion page of The Capital's Friday edition reads.

8 years ago

Alma, 11, and Yaretzy, 11, made bookmarks at Mighty Writers El Futuro in South Philadelphia Thursday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Books
Immigration
Kids

As immigration debate boils, Philly nonprofit sends books to detention center

With the help of a $3,000 grant, Mighty Writers is giving more than a hundred books to migrant children at the Berks County Residential Center.

8 years ago

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