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Here! Now! In the moment! Paddling in the middle of a fast moving stream of news and information. Here & Now is a daily news magazine, bringing you the news that breaks after "Morning Edition" and before "All Things Considered."

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Courts & Law

The Supreme Court is seen in Washington, Friday evening, Sept. 3, 2021
Law
National
Public Health

Supreme Court doesn’t block Texas abortion law, sets hearing

The Supreme Court is allowing the Texas law that bans most abortions to remain in place for now, but has agreed to hear arguments in the case on Nov. 1.

4 years ago

(Miguel Martinez/Billy Penn)
Crime
Philadelphia

Veteran Philadelphia police officer facing child porn charges

Williams Watts Sr. was taken into custody Thursday after the FBI executed a federal search warrant at his home.

4 years ago

People place stones near the memorials outside the Tree of Life Synagogue
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania

3 years after Pittsburgh synagogue attack, trial still ahead

A landmark synagogue building in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood remains dormant three years after it was the scene of a rampage that left 11 people dead.

4 years ago

(6abc)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
Transportation

‘Simply not true’: Delco DA disputes narrative of bystander inaction during alleged rape on SEPTA train

“There is a narrative out there that people sat on the EL train and watched this transpire and took videos of it for their own gratification,” he said.

4 years ago

James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Incarceration

New blueprint hopes to reverse revolving door at Delaware prisons

More than 65% of people released from Delaware prisons in 2016 were re-convicted within three years. A new blueprint from the state aims to change that.

4 years ago

The Montgomery County Courthouse Plaza in Norristown, Pa. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Elections
Pennsylvania

More than a ‘stump speech’: Local orgs to host Montco magisterial judge candidate forum

Masks will be required for this nonpartisan event, which will also be livestreamed for those who prefer to watch at home.

4 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Reinstated Philly police officer, fired for assaulting Dunkin’ Donuts worker, charged with another assault

Marion, a nine-year veteran of the department, was previously charged with assault in connection with a 2015 incident outside a Dunkin’ Donuts parking lot.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia City Councilmember Bobby Henon.
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Law
Philadelphia

Construction manager: Comcast hired contractors at 10x usual rate to win Bobby Henon’s support for franchise deal

After the owner of MJK Electrical bribed Johnny Dougherty, his company scored a $9 million deal with Comcast.

4 years ago

Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness
Delaware
Government Accountability
Politics

$550-an-hour hired gun or public defender? How will taxpayers foot legal bill for indicted Delaware auditor

Kathy McGuiness wants an expensive former top prosecutor to defend her against public corruption charges at state expense. The state calls her request “absurd.”

4 years ago

File photo: Former NFL players Ken Jenkins, right, and Clarence Vaughn III, center right, along with their wives, Amy Lewis, center, and Brooke Vaughn, left, carrie tens of thousands of petitions demanding equal treatment for everyone involved in the settlement of concussion claims against the NFL, to the federal courthouse in Philadelphia, Friday, May 14, 2021
Law
Medicine
Sports

NFL agrees to end race-based brain testing in $1B settlement

The NFL is set to propose changes to the $1 billion concussion settlement after an outcry over test score adjustments known as “race-norming."

4 years ago

(6abc)
Crime
Public Safety
Transportation

Charges unlikely for riders who saw Philadelphia train rape

“It’s still an open investigation, but there is no expectation at this time that we will charge passengers,” said Margie McAboy, spokeswoman for the Delaware County DA.

4 years ago

The Pennsylvania state Capitol
Law
Pennsylvania

Court breathes new life into Harrisburg gun laws challenge

A divided state Supreme Court said that Firearm Owners Against Crime and other plaintiffs have legal standing to take on the Harrisburg city gun ordinances.

4 years ago

Jhaimarion lays with his head on his arm
Black Lives Matter
Kids
Policing

Tiny wrists in cuffs: How police use force against children

The debate over disproportionate use of force by police that followed George Floyd’s death has largely ignored some of the most vulnerable targets: children.

4 years ago

John
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Law
Philadelphia

Wiretaps reveal union leader sought to use Philly council member to punish company that towed his car

After a local company towed union leader Johnny “Doc” Dougherty’s car, he allegedly acted fast to get revenge. His medium: City Councilmember Bobby Henon.

4 years ago

Facebook headquarters
Media
Social Justice

Facebook paying fine to settle U.S. suit on discrimination

Facebook is paying a $4.75 million fine and up to $9.5 million to eligible victims to resolve the Justice Department’s allegations that it discriminated against U.S. workers.

4 years ago

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