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Sen. John McCain, shown here speaking to supporters at an event in 2008 at the U.S. Naval Academy, will be buried at the academy's cemetery in Annapolis, Md. (Gail Burton/Associated Press)
NPR
Politics

McCain to lie in state at U.S. and Arizona capitols

Memorial and remembrance plans are taking shape for Arizona Sen. John McCain, a day after he died following a battle with brain cancer.

8 years ago

Asaati Nadi (left) and Hamida Ibrahim at Meridian Hill Park in Washington, D.C., on June 15. (Eslah Attar)
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Religion

Portraits of Eid: Ancient traditions in a new community

8 years ago

Politicians celebrated the multifaceted legacy of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., in tributes after his death on Saturday. (Ross Franklin/AP)
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Politics

‘Patriot,’ ‘hero,’ ‘American original’: Politicians remember John McCain

8 years ago

Officers on bikes escort a group of protestors at a Blue Lives Matter march as it goes over Arch Street, towards Logan Square, on Saturday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

Low turnout for Blue Lives Matter march, while arrests made at counter protest

More officers than demonstrators were at the Blue Lives Matter rally that took place at the Liberty Bell.

8 years ago

Pope Francis sits in a car
International
Religion

Pope visits Ireland amid new global outrage over sex abuse

Pope Francis arrived Saturday in Ireland, ground zero of the Catholic Church's sex abuse crisis

8 years ago

Damage from from Hurricane Lane Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, near Hilo, Hawaii. Hurricane Lane barreled toward Hawaii on Friday, dumping torrential rains that inundated the Big Island's main city as people elsewhere stocked up on supplies and piled sandbags to shield oceanfront businesses against the increasingly violent surf. (Jessica Henricks via AP)

Hurricane Lane floods parts of Hawaii after torrential rains

Hurricane Lane dumped torrential rains that inundated the main town on Hawaii’s Big Island as people elsewhere stocked up on suppli ...

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, August 24, 2018

Delaware Senator Chris Coons meets with President Trump’s pick for the Supreme Court. Frank Newport, editor-in-chief at the Gallup ...

Air Date: August 24, 2018

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Nafis Middleton, owner of Started With Nothing Entertainment, and a crew of friends he considers brothers, produce positive videos that teach life lessons. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Visual Arts

Philly man’s positive rap videos aim to show kids ‘it’s cool to do the right thing’

Nafis Middleton couples positive lyrics with scripted videos that address domestic violence, suicide, and bullying. His videos have become viral hits reaching thousands.

8 years ago

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Jennifer Bryant looks over the debris from her family business destroyed by Hurricane Harvey Saturday, smashing homes and businesses and lashing the shore with wind and rain so intense that drivers were forced off the road because they could not see in front of them. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
Environment
Income Inequality
Public Spaces
The Conversation

Hurricane season not only brings destruction and death but rising inequality too

Hurricane Lane, which is bearing down on Hawaii, is a reminder of the devastation hurricane season can bring.

8 years ago

Colleagues, friends, and family of Linda Rios remember her at a candlelight vigil at City Hall courtyard Thursday afternoon. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Hundreds mourn Philly City Hall staffer, victim of domestic violence

Many in the crowd wore purple to show their support for efforts to end domestic violence.

8 years ago

A car is stuck partially submerged in floodwaters from Hurricane Lane rainfall on the Big Island on Wednesday in Hilo, Hawaii.
NPR
Environment
National

Floods hit Big Island as other parts of Hawaii brace for hurricane

The National Weather Service said "extreme flooding" was happening on Hawaii's Big Island

8 years ago

Sara Lomax-Reese, president and CEO of WURD Radio, presides over Founder's Day, which celebrates the legacy of her father, Philadelphia physician and entrepreneur Walter P. Lomax, Jr., who founded the radio station. She stands among posters created for WURD's Transmit/Transform multimedia project aimed at stopping violence.
Media
Philadelphia

WURD celebrates legacy of founder Dr. Walter P. Lomax Jr.

Before founding one of the few independent black-owned talk radio stations in 2003, Lomax was a revered businessman in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
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Philadelphia

NewsWorks Tonight, August 23, 2018

Elevated levels of toxic chemicals show up in some Montgomery County groundwater. The Philadelphia Inquirer’s Ana Orso discusses th ...

Air Date: August 23, 2018

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Mosquito (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
Delaware
Outdoors

Second West Nile virus case in Delaware prompts mosquito warning

Delaware health officials have confirmed the state’s second case of the mosquito-borne West Nile virus. They're urging residents to be cautious.

8 years ago

Freedom Theater, from the corner of Broad and Master Street (Google maps)
PlanPhilly
PlanPhilly

Freedom Theater’s venerable home struggles to rebound from a very wet season

This sprawling 1850s-mansion in North Philadelphia has served as a vibrant hub for African-American artists, but the building is struggling in the face of extreme weather.

8 years ago

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