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Fatima Thompson, left, and her daughter Nasihah Thompson-King. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
The Philadelphia Tribune
Race & Ethnicity
Religion
Sports

Referee prevents student from playing with hijab

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

9 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

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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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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. ...

9 years ago

A group holds signs reading, “Guns Down Test Scores Up” during a protest in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Report: Students to rally in Toms River in response to Florida shooting

Students are set to rally in Ocean County Monday in response to a mass shooting last week that left 17 dead at a high school in Parkland, Florida.

9 years ago

 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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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.

9 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. ...

9 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.

9 years ago

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