NewsWorks Tonight, July 26, 2018
Listen 22:33Two longtime New Jersey radio hosts are now apologizing for their racist comments about the state’s attorney general. One hundred years ago, a single gunshot kicked off racially-charged mayhem in a changing Philadelphia neighborhood. A former Miss Pennsylvania winner and Miss America contestant gives context to the recent controversies surrounding the pageant. As hurricane season looms, a local legislator keeps the federal flood insurance program afloat. A food scientist provides insight into the recent recalls of crackers and cereal products.
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