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Politics & Policy

Sen. Bernie Sanders speaks during a campaign rally in June 2016 at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego, Calif. He launched a second presidential campaign on Tuesday, with a big burst of donations from supporters, but new challenges ahead. (Sandy Huffaker/AP)
NPR
National

Is Bernie Sanders the ‘MySpace’ of the Democratic left?

Bernie Sanders has again proved he should not be underestimated in a presidential contest.

7 years ago

Kelly Craft, who has been serving as U.S. ambassador to Canada, is President Trump's latest pick for U.N. ambassador (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
NPR
International

Trump nominates Kelly Craft, ambassador to Canada, for U.N. post

If confirmed by the Senate, Craft, currently U.S. ambassador to Canada, will succeed Nikki Haley, who announced her departure last fall.

7 years ago

Children line up to enter a tent at the Homestead Temporary Shelter for Unaccompanied Children. Once youth turn 18, they are aged out of the children's shelter and are at risk of being placed in an adult detention facility.
(Wilfredo Lee/AP)
NPR
Immigration
Kids

Migrant youth go from children’s shelter to adult detention on their 18th birthday

When children cross the border without their parents, they're sent to federal shelters until caseworkers can find them a home. But everything changes when they turn 18.

7 years ago

A screen shows Chinese President Xi Jinping during a symposium on the
International

China bars millions from travel for ‘social credit’ offenses

Forgot to pay a fine in China? Then forget about buying an airline ticket.

7 years ago

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif speaks during the Munich Security Conference in Munich, Germany, Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019. (Kerstin Joensson/AP Photo)
International
Military

UN nuclear watchdog: Iran stays within limits of 2015 deal

The International Atomic Energy Agency said Iran has been abiding with key limitations set in the so-called Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, or JCPOA.

7 years ago

Patty-Pat Kozlowski (right) working at McPherson Square Day Camp. (Provided)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Philadelphia

Patty-Pat for Philly Council: A challenge for Henon

Civic activist Patty-Pat Kozlowski challenging indicted Philadelphia City Councilman Bobby Henon for re-election.

7 years ago

Computer mouse pads with Secure the Vote logo on them are seen on a vendor's table at a convention of state secretaries of state Saturday, July 14, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Officials in 18 Pa. counties accepted gifts from voting machine vendors, audit finds

Officials in 18 Pennsylvania counties accepted gifts, such as wine festival tickets, trips and dinners at high-end restaurants, from voting equipment vendors.

7 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a National African American History Month reception in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 21, 2019. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP Photo)
NPR
Health Care
National

Trump administration proposes sweeping changes to federal family planning program

The Trump administration has issued its final draft of a rule that makes sweeping changes to Title X.

7 years ago

Electoral workers prepare identity card and biometric verification readers, at the offices of the local Independent National Electoral Commission office in Yola Nigeria, Friday, Feb. 22, 2019. (Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)
Elections
International

Africa’s largest democracy finally goes to vote

Four years after one of Nigeria's most peaceful elections, heated rhetoric in a tight race threatens a return to violence.

7 years ago

Cooling towers at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Radio Times
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Online gambling in New Jersey, City Council term limits, nuclear power in Pa.

Regional Roundup: Should Philly's city council have term limits? A Trump administration rule change that could stymie legal sports betting in NJ. The future of nuclear in Pa.

Air Date: February 22, 2019

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Trucks loaded with officers of the Bolivarian National Guard arrive at the entrance of the Tienditas International bridge that connects Venezuela with Colombia, in Urena, Venezuela, Feb. 21, 2019. (Rodrigo Abd/AP Photo)
International
Military

1 killed, 12 injured amid aid standoff in Venezuela

Heightened tensions in Venezuela left one woman dead and a dozen injured near the border with Brazil on Friday.

7 years ago

Red foxes prey on piping plovers, an endangered bird species, and can be hunted and trapped during specific times. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection traps and kills the foxes to protect the plovers. (Big Stock photo)
New Jersey

Red foxes, piping plovers compete for beach front property

Red foxes prey on endangered piping plovers along the New Jersey Shore. Managing their numbers can be controversial because the animals are championed by coastal residents.

7 years ago

In this file photo, Pennsylvania State Police are seen in Philadelphia in  February 2018 (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania

Pa. taxpayers continue funding state troopers in towns without cops after years of capitol debate

Republican leaders want to charge municipalities for state police service based on workload indicators like calls for service instead of the governor’s proposed population-dri

7 years ago

Listen 1:22
Deputy Attorney General Rod J. Rosenstein speaks at his alma mater, The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.
Higher Education
Law

Outgoing Deputy AG Rosenstein discusses DOJ tenure with Wharton students

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, who’s endured jabs by President Trump, says his job means ignoring politics and carrying out the administration’s priorities.

7 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey, D-Pa., gives a victory speech during his election night party in Scranton, Pa., on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. (Jake Danna Stevens/The Times-Tribune via AP)
National

Aircraft, submarine project money may be at risk, Casey says

Casey's office said there is nearly $200 million in congressionally approved money for military construction projects in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

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