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Activists participate in the Take Back The Workplace March and #MeToo Survivors March & Rally on Nov. 12, 2017, in Hollywood, Calif. A new survey offers the first set of nationwide data on prevalence, showing that the problem is pervasive and women are most often the victims. (Sarah Morris/Getty Images)
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Gender

A new survey finds 81% of women have experienced sexual harassment

"The findings show that this is a pervasive problem and permeates all sectors of our lives," says Holly Kearl, the main author of the report.

8 years ago

(Asbury Park Police Department)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

10-year-old shot, killed in Asbury Park

Investigators are on the scene of a shooting in Asbury Park that left a 10-year-old dead and a woman wounded.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, February 21, 2018

Allentown Mayor Ed Pawlowski takes the stand in his corruption trial.  Philadelphia’s DA’s office announces it will no longe ...

Air Date: February 21, 2018

Listen 22:59
Rev. Billy Graham reads from the Bible during the third night of the Carolinas Billy Graham Crusade at Ericsson Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Sept. 28, 1996. The crusade runs through Sunday, Sept. 29.
NPR

‘America’s pastor’ Billy Graham dies at 99

Billy Graham, the most famous minister of his era, died Wednesday at his home in Montreat, N.C., spokesman Todd Shearer tells NPR.

8 years ago

The Rev. Nicolas O'Rourke, of the Living Water United Church of Christ in Northeast Philadelphia, says a prayer for the victims of gun violence during a vigil for the Parkland, Florida, school shooting victims.
Philadelphia
Public Safety

At Philly vigil for Florida shooting victims, a call for tougher gun laws

Naiser Robinson, 17, said hearing about the Florida shooting made him think of his friend Cece Johnson who was 16 when he was caught in a fatal crossfire.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, February 20, 2018

Chris Borick, Professor of Political Science and Director of the Muhlenberg College Institute of Public Opinion discusses Pennsylvania ...

Air Date: February 20, 2018

Listen 22:15
NPR's newsroom during election coverage on Nov. 8, 2016.
NPR
Gender
Media

Report detailing harassment at NPR cites ‘high level of distrust’ of management

Concerns about misconduct were reportedly flagged throughout Oreskes' two-and-a-half year tenure at the network right up to the day he was fired.

8 years ago

Coldilocks the polar bear (courtesy of The Philadelphia Zoo)
Philadelphia

Philly Zoo euthanizes polar bear Coldilocks after 37 years

At 37, Coldilocks outlived most polar bears, whose typical lifespan is 23 years. She was euthanized after suffering from several age-related ailments.

8 years ago

US Navy photo
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Explosive demolition operations at Naval Weapons Station Earle through Wednesday

If you live near Naval Weapons Station Earle, don’t be alarmed by loud booms coming from the installation through Wednesday. 

8 years ago

Fatima Thompson, left, and her daughter Nasihah Thompson-King. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
The Philadelphia Tribune
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Referee prevents student from playing with hijab

Nasihah Thompson-King chose to stand up for her religious beliefs by taking a seat.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight, February 19, 2018

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court issues a new congressional district map for the state’s 2018 elections. A natural gas pipeline compa ...

Air Date: February 19, 2018

Listen 21:52
Demonstrators participate in a
NPR

Teens ‘lie in’ at White House to push for stronger gun control

A group of teenagers who say they are desperate for some action on gun control staged a silent "lie-in" outside the White House Monday.

8 years ago

Al Gury holds Marley, one of the hundreds of cats he has fostered in his Old City home. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Feline foster parent committed to the work — despite losses in Old City blaze

One of Philadelphia's most dedicated animal-rescue workers loses everything in weekend fire. He's grieving the loss of five cats and a kitten he was fostering.

8 years ago

John DeBella
Gender
Media
Philadelphia

Longtime radio host John DeBella sued for sexual harassment

Jennifer Neill, John DeBella's former on-air sidekick, claims the radio host routinely made lewd comments and groped her. Bosses did nothing to curtail it, she says.

8 years ago

The European model forecast showing warm weather over the New Jersey region on Wednesday morning.
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Record warmth likely this week

Record warmth is likely ahead this week at the Jersey Shore as temperatures surge to levels more typical of mid-May, forecasters say. ...

8 years ago

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