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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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Francis Brauner was instrumental in helping launch a class-action lawsuit on behalf of current inmates at Louisiana's Angola prison, suing for care that allegedly caused them
NPR
Health Care
Policing

Angola prison lawsuit poses question: What kind of medical care do inmates deserve?

Angola prison is the largest maximum security prison in the country. There are over 6,000 men incarcerated there, most of them serving life sentences.

7 years ago

With bullet holes seen in a window, officers look for evidence at the scene of a shooting at an IHOP restaurant in Carson City, Nev. on Tuesday, Sept. 6, 2011. Seven people were wounded after a gunman opened fire at the restaurant, authorities said. (Cathleen Allison/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Gun background check system riddled with flaws

Many states still aren't meeting key benchmarks with their background check reporting.

7 years ago

This November 2017 photo provided by Betsy Boyd shows Stanley, (left), recovering in Baltimore following his $19,000 kidney transplant alongside his kidney donor, Jay. Both cats are thriving post-surgery. (Betsy Boyd via AP)
Health Care

Baltimore cat, 17, has $19,000 kidney transplant at Penn

After his mandated one-month confinement to a dog crate had ended, he returned happily to his old routines, which include walks at the end of a purple leash.

7 years ago

The William & Letitia Still House at 625 South Delhi Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
History
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Found in South Philadelphia, an Underground Railroad station

From the outside, 625 South Delhi Street looks like an average Philadelphia rowhouse. But in the 1850s, it was home to Underground Railroad leaders William and Letitia Still.

7 years ago

Listen 2:04
Current federal law only requires background checks for gun purchases from licensed gun dealers, but gun control advocates want to extend the law to include private gun sales, too. (John Moore/Getty Images)
NPR
Business
National
Politics

A backgrounder on background checks

As the gun debate and the debate about background checks continues, here's what you should know about how they work:

7 years ago

Fernando Juarez, 36, of Napa, (center), embraces his 22-year-old sister Vanessa Flores, (right), at the Veterans Home of California on Friday March 9, 2018. in Yountville, Calif. Flores, who is a caregiver at the facility, exchanged texts with family while sheltering in place. A gunman took at least three people hostage at the largest veterans home in the United States on Friday, leading to a lockdown of the sprawling grounds in California, authorities said. (Ben Margot/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

California gunman in veteran center killings was ex-patient

Three women who devoted their lives to helping traumatized veterans were killed by a patient who had been kicked out of their treatment program, authorities said.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
History
Philadelphia
Politics

NewsWorks Tonight, March 9, 2018

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Air Date: March 9, 2018

Listen 24:08
People watch a TV screen showing North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and U.S. President Donald Trump at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul, South Korea  (Ahn Young-joon/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Economy
National
Politics

Gallup finds Americans split on tariffs, consider North Korea most critical threat

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

7 years ago

Listen 5:35
Outgoing Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Pedro Tulante. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Law
Philadelphia
Politics

An immigrant’s tale of becoming Philadelphia’s lawyer

After two years as Philadelphia solicitor, Sozi Tulante has resigned to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

7 years ago

Listen 6:09
A sheriff's hostage negotiation team passes a California highway patrol checkpoint at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville, Calif., Friday, March 9, 2018. Napa County Fire Capt. Chase Beckman says a gunman has taken hostages at the veterans home. Police closed access to the large veterans home after a man with a gun was reported on the grounds. (Ben Margot/AP Photo)
National
Public Safety

Gunman takes hostages at party at largest U.S. veterans home

Authorities said they could not immediately say if anyone was injured.

7 years ago

First
Delaware

First for March 9, 2018

Increasing Mobility with Technology We offer some technological innovations this week, and they are all right here ...

Air Date: March 9, 2018

Middletown's historic downtown has been dwarfed by nearby commercial and residential growth . (Wikimedia Commons)
Delaware
Economic Development

High-growth Middletown area set for new county investments

As one Delaware area's population continues growing, New Castle County officials are working to beef up some basic services.

7 years ago

A scene for a past Ocean County St. Patrick's Day Parade in Seaside Heights. The 2018 parade is set for March 10. (Photo: Sandy Levine/for WHYY)
Down the Shore

Unseasonably cool, mostly sunny weekend ahead at the Shore

The average high temperature for March 10 is around 50 degrees. 

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight March 8, 2018

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski resigns. New Jersey debates which tax on rich people to raise. And 15 year old girls are getting kidney stones.

Air Date: March 8, 2018

Listen 21:45
Community members, activists and students shut down a town hall meeting about the proposed $130 million, 35,000-seat stadium on Temple's North Philadelphia campus Tuesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Higher Education
Public Spaces
Sports

Temple officials foresee community support for stadium; neighbors skeptical

Philadelphia Council President Darrell Clarke says he won’t consider supporting the proposed stadium until the university wins over the community.

7 years ago

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