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This photo provided by the Metro Nashville Police Department photo shows the rifle used in the deadly shooting at a Waffle House on Sunday in the Antioch neighborhood of Nashville. (AP)
NPR
National
Public Safety

Naked gunman kills 4 in Waffle House shooting

Waffle House called it a sad day for the restaurant's family.

8 years ago

Jack Willis leans on a sign that reads
NPR
Race & Ethnicity

A lesson in how to overcome implicit bias

Starbucks hopes to address part of that by including discussion about implicit bias in its training.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Flyers' Matt Read celebrates his empty-net goal during the third period in Game 5 of an NHL first-round hockey playoff series against the Pittsburgh Penguins in Pittsburgh, Friday, April 20, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
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Flyers edge Penguins to force Game 6

The Philadelphia Flyers are still alive.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
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New Jersey

Paper, not plastic: Sustainable alternatives expanding at Jersey Shore restaurants

An international environmental organization's movement to encourage more bars and restaurants to use less plastic is growing at the Jersey Shore. 

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
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NewsWorks Tonight, April 20, 2018

Teenage protesters rally for a voice in the national debate on gun violence. Preservationists want to save an old Philly chocolate factor ...

Air Date: April 20, 2018

Listen 22:28
People gather at a Starbucks on 18th and Spruce streets in Philadelphia to protest Thursday's controversial arrests of two black men at the store. (Bastiaan Slabbers/for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
National

Gallup: Most blacks say they’re treated more harshly than whites

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

Listen 6:24
A person leaves an LA Fitness gym while a group of women enter the club, Thursday, April 19, 2018, in Secaucus, N.J. Employees of the LA Fitness wrongly accused a black member and his guest of not paying to work out and called police, prompting an apology from the company. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Business
New Jersey
Race & Ethnicity

LA Fitness issues apology: Gym employees wrongly accuse black member of not paying, call cops

The incident occurred Sunday, according to a woman who answered the phone at the club but didn't give her name.

8 years ago

A orange ribbons adorns a fence after it was put there by a student during a walkout to protest gun violence on the soccer field behind Columbine High School Wednesday, March 14, 2018, in Littleton, Colo. More than 250 students took part in the short protest at Columbine, the scene of a mass school shooting on April 20, 1999. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
K-12
National
Public Safety

Day of service, no walkout at Columbine on 19th anniversary

Just as it's done every year since April 20, 1999, Columbine High School will be closed and students will hold a day of service to commemorate the tragedy.

8 years ago

Philadelphia 76ers' Joel Embiid
Philadelphia
Sports

Embiid scores 23, 76ers top Heat 128-108 for 2-1 series lead

Joel Embiid had trouble with his new mask. It didn't slow him down. Embiid's playoff debut was a smashing success for Philadelphia.

8 years ago

Customers sit in a Starbucks store in Seattle.
(Ted S. Warren/AP)
NPR
Business
Public Spaces
Social Justice

Not everyone feels welcome camping out in ‘third spaces’ like Starbucks

The way the rules are enforced isn't always consistent which is how unconscious bias and discrimination can creep in.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity
Visual Arts

NewsWorks Tonight, April 19, 2018

WHYY’s Joe Hernandez gives an update on the protests surrounding the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia Starbucks. A Philad ...

Air Date: April 19, 2018

Listen 21:29
Michael Brossard and Kathryn Wylde speak during a WOAR rally Thursday at Philadelphia City Hall.  (Tom MacDonald/ WHYY)
Philadelphia

Rally in Philadelphia emphasizes help, hope for sexual assault victims

Women and men who were sexually assaulted speak out at Philly City Hall

8 years ago

Thyyib Smith and Meegan Denenberg are cofounders of Pipeline Philly, a co-working space in Center City.
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Black in Rittenhouse and designing for a diverse city

One week ago, the arrest of two black men at a Rittenhouse Square Starbucks pushed a provocative idea about the racialization of urban space into mainstream conversation.

8 years ago

Lane Murdock, a high school sophomore, says she felt numb after the school shooting in Parkland, Fla., and knew it was time for her to try to make some change. (Christian Carter/WSHU)
NPR
K-12
National
Public Safety

Meet the students who dreamed up Friday’s national school walkout

There are more than 2,500 walkouts across the country registered through their website.

8 years ago

Zoning notice (PlanPhilly/file)
PlanPhilly
Changing Communities
Philadelphia
Real Estate

Planning officials put proposed community outreach rules on hold

The proposed regulation was initially introduced as a public-safety minded response to a recent North Philadelphia housefire that killed four residents of a rooming house.

8 years ago

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