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Studies show that when black students benefit from being taught by people who look like them. Yet the number of black teachers in Philly is on the decline. Why?

Guests: Inga Saffron, Mark Kuhn, Brendan Boyle, Mark Mazzetti Say goodbye to 30 ...

Selling homes seized by law enforcement was supposed to improve communities. But a new WHYY investigation found it's added to blight in some of Philly's poorest neighborhoods.

Americans are deeply divided on so many issues these days; gun control, climate change, and immigration, just to name a few. But in his n ...

China’s next lunar visitor Chang’e 4 is due to touch down on the far side of the moon on December 31st. If it succeeds in th ...

Guests: Helaine Olen, Kristin Wong Do you have a budget, track your spending, carry too much debt, save for retir ...

Even though U.S. Rep. Bob Brady's campaign paid $90,000 to an opponent who dropped out of the race, he won't be charged with a crime.

Guests: Quinta Jurecic, Andrew Prokop, David Corn It’s a busy week for the Mueller investigation. On Tue ...

Our bodies are ours, but how we feel about them is largely defined by others — by the things people say, the culture we live in, the me ...

Guest: Sharon Saline For children with ADHD the daily tasks of ordinary life can be challenging. Getting out the ...

In Philly and Camden, many shooting victims arrive at trauma centers in the back of police vehicles. Is this "scoop and run" practice saving lives?

Guests: Ryan Briggs, Nic Esposito, Mike Newall, Leonard Stewart Philadelphia has a litter problem. Neighborhoods ...

A look at one of the messiest political scandals in Pennsylvania history as the former state Attorney General begins her jail sentence.

Guests: Joe Watkins, Jeet Heer, John Meacham Over the weekend, President George Herbert Walker Bush died at the ...