Emma Jacobs

Last month, young detainees sleep in a holding cell at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing facility in Brownsville, Texas. Immigration courts backlogged by years of staffing shortages and tougher enforcement face an even more daunting challenge since tens of thousands of Central Americans began arriving on the U.S. border fleeing violence back home. (AP file photo/Eric Gay, pool)

Health experts contest Corbett comments about Central American kids, health risk

Immigration experts are questioning statements by Gov. Tom Corbett that child migrants from Central America could cause “health iss ...

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Showboat casino in Atlantic City, N.J., is expected to close in September. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

Two casinos set to close may yet find buyers, says leader of Atlantic City union

The president of the casino workers union in Atlantic City said he wants to see two casinos slated to close sold instead to new operators ...

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A small group of Tea Party protesters were met by a large rally of immigrant advocates outside the Mexican consulate on Friday in Philadelphia. (Emma Jacobs/WHYY)

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Demonstrators, opinions clash in Philly over Central American kids coming to U.S. [photos]

Demonstrators clashed outside the Mexican consulate Friday in Philadelphia over the thousands of Central American children streaming acro ...

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During a visit to Philadelphia, Julia Hearthway, Pennsylvania's Secretary of Labor, encoraged young people to pursue careers in math and science. (Nathaniel Hamilton/for NewsWorks)

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Pa. labor secretary says demand still strong for STEM grads

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Labor is encoraging young people to pursue careers in math and science — despite ...

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SEPTA Transit Police Sergeant Timothy Catto demonstrates how a new body-mounted camera works. Three SEPTA officers will be testing the cameras this week. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)

SEPTA transit police testing wearable camera technology

This week, SEPTA police officers began testing wearable cameras that will document their interactions with the public. Sharing a d ...

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Federal panel releases recommendations on SEPTA regional rail contract talks

Negotiations between SEPTA and two of its unions have entered a new phase with recommendations from a fact-finding panel appointed by Pre ...

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Maria Quinones-Sanchez, Philadelphia's only Latino councilwoman, worked to end the city's cooperation with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). (NewsWorks file photo)

Municipalities cooperating less with ICE for practical and political reasons [audio]

When Tamara Jimenez’s friend Ivan stopped in at the North Philadelphia bakery where she works about two years ago, she never dreame ...

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Workers work to repair power lines Friday, July 4, 2014 damaged by Hurricane Arthur. (Randall Hill/AP Photo)

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PECO: some power not back until Sunday

PECO says fewer than 30,000 people remain without power as of Friday afternoon after after overnight storms wiped out service for more th ...

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Biden calls same-sex marriage the ‘civil rights issue of our day’ in Philadelphia

Standing in front of Independence Hall in Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was adopted 238 years ago, Vice President J ...

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Uber says it will defy court ruling in Pittsburgh

Judges in Pittsburgh have granted emergency orders to the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to shut down ride-sharing services UberX ...

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Sex assault numbers indicate growing awareness on college campuses, experts say

A new analysis of college sexual assault reports ...

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Trust aims to preserve Gettysburg headquarters of Robert E. Lee

The Civil War Trust, a national historic preservation group, is planning to purchase the house Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee used as his ...

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