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New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy speaks during a Tuesday afternoon press conference. (New Jersey Office of the Governor/YouTube)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Gov. Murphy declares state of emergency in advance of nor'easter

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy declared a state of emergency Tuesday afternoon in advance of another nor'easter that is set to impact New Jersey with snow, wind, flooding.

8 years ago

The 2900 block of Hope Street in North Philadelphia (WHYY, file)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Income Inequality
Philadelphia

Everyday Philadelphians will tell the stories Hollywood can’t

The Oscars made me realize that no film is more compelling than the drama playing out in the city I’ve long called home.

8 years ago

Dumpster fire
NPR

A phrase for our time: Merriam-Webster adds ‘dumpster fire’ to dictionary

What qualifies as a dumpster fire depends on who's watching, but you tend know it when you see it.

8 years ago

Kindness grows like a weed
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Kids

What kids think about bullying and kindness in the Trump era

"There was a girl in my class who had on dirty clothes. The other kids laughed at her but I played with her during recess."

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight

NewsWorks Tonight March 5, 2018

Bill Cosby is back in court. NFL Films releases Eagles Super Bowl movie. And what exactly is a gerrymander? Plus Derrick Pitts, Chief Astronomer at the Franklin Institute.

Air Date: March 5, 2018

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Delaware leaders unveil the state's new text-to-911 system at the New Castle County 911 center. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware

Can’t call? Text-to-911 now available in Delaware

Delaware residents can now text 911 for help in an emergency when it's not possible to make a phone call.

8 years ago

Streets department workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa.
Public Safety
Streets & Roads
Transportation

SEPTA and PECO slowly resolving nor’easter complications

The weekend nor'easter is slowly resolving itself this week, after it left commuters without travel means and hundreds in the area without power.

8 years ago

Students at Cherry Hill High School East staged a sit-in Monday morning in support of teacher Timothy Locke.

Parents, students say bringing armed police officers to Cherry Hill schools ‘a really good step’

Starting Monday, around seven to 10 armed police officers have been assigned to all Cherry Hill schools full-time through the end of the school year on June 19.

8 years ago

Streets department worker James Ockimey clears a downed tree during the storm Friday in Marple Township, Delaware County.  The nor'easter pounded the Atlantic coast with hurricane-force winds and sideways rain and snow, flooding streets, grounding flights, stopping trains and leaving 1.6 million customers without power from North Carolina to Maine. Tens of thousands of homes in the Philadelphia region were still without power Sunday. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Delaware
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Tens of thousands still without power in Philly region

Tens of thousands of people are still without power in the Philadelphia region Sunday evening, two days after a powerful nor’easter toppled trees and damaged electrical wires.

8 years ago

Danai Gurira, Lupita Nyong'o and Florence Kasumba are pictured in a scene from the film, Black Panther. Gurira says the representation of women in Black Panther is important for young girls to see. (Matt Kennedy/Disney/Marvel Studios via AP)
NPR
Movies
Race & Ethnicity

‘Black Panther’ brings new visibility to cosplayers of color

The film "Black Panther" has inspired black cosplayers around the country to be more visible within the cosplay community.

8 years ago

In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, a police car drives by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as students returned to class for the first time since a former student opened fire there with an assault weapon.  (Terry Renna/AP Photo)
International
K-12
Public Safety

Global school security measures vary, but no arming teachers

Here is a look at school security measures at some countries around the world.

8 years ago



A customer approaches the window at Saartj, a pop-up food stall in New Orleans running a social experiment. Customers of color are charged the listed $12 price for a meal. White customers are told about the income gap in New Orleans between whites and African-Americans and asked if they want to pay $30 instead, a price that reflects the gap. (Deji Osinulu)
NPR
Business
Food & Drink
Race & Ethnicity

Food stall serves up a social experiment: Charge white customers more than minorities

Can a $12 lunch change the way people think about racial wealth disparity in America? How about a $30 lunch?

8 years ago

Down the Shore
New Jersey

Gas prices decline at the Shore, move up nationwide

Gas prices in New Jersey are continuing to decline even as the national average is moving up.

8 years ago

Pope Francis is cheered by faithful during an audience with health workers, in the Paul VI hall at the Vatican, Saturday, March 3, 2018. (L'Osservatore Romano/ANSA via AP)
International
Religion

Pope declares new feast day devoted to the Virgin Mary

The Vatican published a decree Saturday in which Francis declared that the Mary "Mother of the Church" feast would be celebrated on the Monday following Pentecost.

8 years ago

Cancer Patient Robert Brown and his sister Marion make the first purchase at The Keystone Shops. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Business
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania’s medical marijuana dispensaries running dry

Pennsylvania's budding medical marijuana dispensaries have just about run out of pot.

8 years ago

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