Skip to content
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

Here and Now

Listen Live

Listen Live

Today, Explained is Vox's daily explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.
Next

Today Explained

Today, Explained is Vox's daily explainer podcast. Hosts Sean Rameswaram and Noel King will guide you through the most important stories of the day.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Gun Violence

Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his text messages asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Alex Jones ordered to pay Sandy Hook parents more than $4M

The Texas jury must still decide how much to award in punitive damages.

3 years ago

A closeup of Philadelphia Mayor Kenney
Community

Philadelphia mayor says the city will ‘plug along’ on prevention as shootings spike

Philadelphia Police Department representatives said they’re recruiting more officers and trying to increase presence in areas impacted by gun violence.

3 years ago

Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones attempts to answer questions about his emails asked by Mark Bankston, lawyer for Neil Heslin and Scarlett Lewis, during trial at the Travis County Courthouse in Austin, Wednesday Aug. 3, 2022. (Briana Sanchez/Austin American-Statesman via AP, Pool)
Courts & Law

Alex Jones concedes Sandy Hook attack was ‘100% real’

The parents suing Jones, though, testified Tuesday that an apology wouldn't suffice. They are seeking at least $150 million.

3 years ago

Crowd at Music Midtown in Piedmont Park
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Music Midtown pulls the plug over Georgia’s gun laws, highlighting a legal gray area

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports Music Midtown canceled the annual festival at Piedmont Park because of legal concerns over the ability to ban guns during the event.

3 years ago

Last year Wilmington reeled from a wave of what the mayor called street
Courts & Law

‘Different temperature’ on Wilmington streets: Gun homicides down sharply after 2021’s record carnage

A wave of “assassinations’’ led to 39 gun fatalities in Delaware’s largest city last year. This year, however, the opposite has been true.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Community
6abc

House destroyed in fire after stand-off with suspect who shot at police in New Hanover Township

The suspect fired shots at the responding officers and a barricade was declared.

3 years ago

File - National guard troops help protect Philadelphia police headquarters during a series of protests aimed at police brutality. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Can the National Guard really solve gun violence?

WHYY student interns team up with P.O.C., a partner in the News and Information Community Exchange, to survey residents about their feelings on the National Guard.

3 years ago

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., speaks as Democrats push to bring the assault weapons ban bill to the floor for a vote, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, July 29, 2022. Pelosi says the House will consider the public safety bills on police reform later when the House considers the Senate reconciliation package. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Politics & Policy

House passes semi-automatic gun ban after 18-year lapse

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi pushed the bill forward Friday, but the legislation is likely to go nowhere in the Senate.

3 years ago

A person holds a sign that reads Justice for Fanta in front of a sign that reads Sharon Hill Police Department.
Courts & Law

Sharon Hill releases independent report — but withholds crucial details — into fatal police shooting of Fanta Bility

Sharon Hill Borough has released its independent report into last year’s police shooting — and many of the most important details are being withheld.

3 years ago

Police, religious and political leaders, and community members walk for peace in East Germantown. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Community

Pastors and police walk for peace: East Germantown hosts monthly prayer walk

The monthly prayer walk organized by the 14th District police took on extra meaning this week after a 7-year-old was caught in the crossfire of a shooting.

3 years ago

A sign marks a street in Kensington closed for use as a Playstreet. Sam Searles/WHYY
Community

‘Children still live there’: The fight for safe summer play in Kensington

Due to safety concerns in Kensington, the City of Philadelphia is downsizing a program designed to encourage outdoor play for kids.

3 years ago

Listen 5:23
File photo: A visitor prays at a memorial to the seven people killed and others injured in the Fourth of July mass shooting at the Highland Park War Memorial in Highland Park, Ill., Thursday, July 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
Courts & Law

Highland Park Parade attack suspect indicted for murder, attempted murder

A grand jury has indicted the man accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago, on 117 felony counts.

3 years ago

Protester holding a picture of Fanta Bility
Courts & Law

Attorneys representing ex-Sharon Hill police officers want manslaughter charges dismissed in Fanta Bility case

The defense is challenging whether the Delaware District Attorney’s Office produced enough evidence at the preliminary hearing to allow the case to go forward.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner and Assistant District Attorney Jezreel Moore hold a news conference on the arrest of a woman who allegedly sold guns to minors. (6abc)
Courts & Law
6abc

Woman bought handguns and sold them to minors, Philadelphia DA says

The D.A.'s office said one of the guns was used in a shooting.

3 years ago

A group of teens plays double dutch jumprope.
PlanPhilly
Community
Eyes on the Street

A curfew isn’t the way to protect Philly teens

A Philly teen suggests taking away her freedom under the new curfew law is not going to be the path to a safer city.

3 years ago

Page 50 of 87« First«...4849505152...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • This sister-led Philly podcast is changing the tone around conservationism

    20 mins ago

  • Jersey Shore braces for potentially highest water levels in decade as nor’easter delivers final blow

    3 hours ago

  • Delaware’s fastest-growing student group is being left behind as multilingual learners face deep gap in funding, resources

    7 hours ago

    Listen 1:23
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Radio Times Rewind
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • N.I.C.E. Initiative
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© MMXXV WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org