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 Packages move down a conveyer belt at Amazon's Fulfillment center in New Castle, Del. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly councilman wants to give thieving ‘porch pirates’ the heave-ho

“Some of it is just ‘Merry Christmas to me! I'm going to follow a truck until I find a gift that I like,’ " says councilman of thieves who grab packages from porches.

7 years ago

In this Dec. 23, 2010 file photo, a police officer arrests a man during a crackdown on illegal purchases of over-the-counter cold medications  (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo, File)
Addiction
Pennsylvania

As opioids steal the spotlight, meth seizures rising in Southeastern Pa.

In January, a joint investigation involving Bucks and Montgomery counties seized 350 pounds of crystal meth mailed to Pennsylvania by traffickers in California.

7 years ago

Positive stereotypes can make people feel like failures if they don't fulfill them. (Jamie Jones/Getty Images)
NPR
Race & Ethnicity

‘Strong’ black woman? ‘Smart’ Asian man? The downside to positive stereotypes

Once you buy that there's a connection between race and ability, it's a slippery slope to the bad stuff.

7 years ago

New Washington, Ohio, Chief of Police Scott Robertson talks with fourth grade students as they huddle in closet a during a lockdown drill at the St. Bernard School in New Washington, Ohio, Monday, Jan. 14, 2013. A month after the shootings of 20 students and six educators a the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., St. Bernard School principal Susan Maloy, inspired by the memories of those who lost their lives, has decided to hold lockdown drills on the 14th of each month to refine a safety plan and increase school security. (Craig Ruttle/AP Photo)
K-12
Public Safety

A fire alarm sounds, then gunfire erupts: Stay or flee?

As in many U.S. schools, students and teachers at the school had trained for both responses, just not at the same time.

7 years ago

Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee, performing with female dancers during this year's Grammy telecast, is a topic on this week's show. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NARAS)
NPR
Music
Race & Ethnicity

Reggaeton in the age of #MeToo

Today, we add to that national conversation by taking a look at women and their representation in reggaeton alongside some special guests.

7 years ago

Sunrise in Bay Head Sunday by Brian Perez/@reveille_photography as tagged #JSHN on Instagram.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Here's how much snow fell at the Jersey Shore

It wasn't much but most of the Jersey Shore region saw some snow Saturday night as a quick moving low pressure system passed offshore.

7 years ago

5:25 p.m. Saturday radar image.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Little to no snow accumulation Saturday night at the Shore

It’s a snoozer of a snow event Saturday night into Sunday morning at the Jersey Shore as a low pressure system passes offshore. ...

7 years ago

Coral Bay, on the eastern end of St. John, is home to an active sailing community. For months, the Coast Guard has been using a crane boat and barge to retrieve sunken vessels. (Greg Allen/NPR)
NPR
Environment
International

Coast Guard reels in hundreds of sunken and cast-off boats in Virgin Islands

In the Virgin Islands, the debris piles along roadsides from Hurricanes Irma and Maria are mostly gone. In the water however, there's still a major debris problem.

7 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, February 16, 2018

Southeastern Pennsylvania’s first medicinal marijuana dispensary opens its doors. Emmanuel Martinez, data reporter for Reveal from ...

Air Date: February 16, 2018

Listen 20:20
Dave Ritchie, a plumber by trade, lives in a self-made shack in the Pennsylvania woods. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Homelessness
Pennsylvania

Short-term housing, wraparound services help Bucks cut homeless rate by 20 percent

A combination of factors explains the decline, with a shift toward rapid-rehousing programs perhaps playing the biggest role, according to experts.

7 years ago

The Rev. Eugene Bettinger celebrates Mass at the Chapel on the Mall on Ash Wednesday last year in Paramus. New Jersey has the second-highest concentration of Catholics in the country.  (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
National
Politics
Religion

New Jersey 2nd in U.S. for Catholic and Jewish identification, Gallup poll finds

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 6:13
A member of the Philly Suns does a lion dance through the streets of Chinatown in celebration of the Chinese New Year on February 15th 2018. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Year of the Dog bounds in with lions, lights, and spectacle in Chinatown

Philadelphia's Chinatown community rang in the Year of the Dog Thursday night with traditional lion dances and firecrackers.

7 years ago

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Delaware
History

A Legacy of Opportunity

A Legacy of Opportunity is a film which documents the legacy of Delaware’s only Historically Black University: Delaware St ...

Air Date: February 16, 2018

The Mid-Atlantic region team from Jackson, N.J., participates in the opening ceremony of the 2017 Little League World Series tournament in South Williamsport, Pa., Thursday, Aug. 17, 2017. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

2 leaders of New Jersey's Little League World Series contender arrested

Two officials of a world-famous New Jersey Little League organization are facing theft and conspiracy charges for their alleged role in stealing funds from the organization. 

7 years ago

Jorge Zapata, Jr., center, a student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, holds candles with his mother Lavinia Zapata, and father Jorge Zapata, Sr., during a candlelight vigil for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at the school, in Parkland, Fla., Thursd
Speak Easy
Home & Family
Law
Public Safety

Gunshots, again

It’s not rocket science. It’s not even algebra 2. It’s a no-duh equation: Countries with more stringent gun controls clock fewer gun murders.

7 years ago

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