Skip to content
Go behind the headlines: From the economy and healthcare to politics and the environment - and so much more - On Point talks with newsmakers and real people about the issues that matter most. On Point is produced by WBUR for NPR.

On Point

Listen Live

Listen Live

The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.
Next

BBC World Service

The latest news and information from the world's most respected news source. BBC World Service delivers up-to-the-minute news, expert analysis, commentary, features and interviews.

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

Immigration

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy meets with Senate President Nicholas Scutari, right, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, second right, before he delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Politics & Policy

N.J. citizen groups, activists upset at government’s ‘failure’ to protect immigrants, transgender and disabled people

They want the Democratic governor, Senate president and Assembly speaker to pass bills to protect the state’s most vulnerable populations.

7 months ago

Listen 1:09
Students entering the school
Education

Teachers sue over Trump’s immigration crackdown, saying students are staying home

High school teachers in Pennsylvania said some students stopped showing up in the spring, fearful they would be arrested on campus.

7 months ago

Lydia Munoz
Community

Atlantic County’s Spanish Community Center’s interim leader Lydia Munoz, 81, braces herself to support immigrant families

Lydia Munoz has been helping immigrant families since the 1970s and feels her work is needed more than ever in changing times.

7 months ago

New Jersey Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks into a microphone outside of an immigrant detention center in Newark, New Jersey
Politics & Policy

House rejects effort to censure New Jersey congresswoman over actions at detention center

The House has rejected a resolution to censure Democratic Rep. LaMonica McIver of New Jersey.

7 months ago

Rep. LaMonica McIver speaks into a microphone while sitting in a chair
NPR
Politics & Policy

New Jersey Democrat faces House censure vote and removal from key committee

New Jersey Democrat LaMonica McIver is facing a censure vote in the House of Representatives over her arrest earlier this year at an immigration detention facility.

7 months ago

Mary Gay Scanlon speaking
Politics & Policy

ICE denies U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon entry to region’s largest detention center

Delaware County’s member of Congress is considering joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration.

7 months ago

Listen 0:57
a yung girl waves a small American Flag during the ceremony
Community

Immigrants drive growth in Philly, new report shows

A new report explores how immigration shapes Philadelphia’s population, economy and community. WHYY and the Welcoming Center are hosting a Sept. 18 forum to discuss the data.

7 months ago

Emergency medicine physician Kenny Banh measures a patient’s blood pressure. (Courtesy of UCSF Fresno)
The Pulse
Health

Amid fears of ICE raids, one California doctor is meeting farmworkers where they are

Mobile HeaL brings health care directly to farm workers and trains physicians in Fresno County.

7 months ago

Listen 08:33
Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves a jail accompanied by three people
Courts & Law

U.S. seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case

After Abrego Garcia left jail on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security notified his attorneys that he would be deported to Uganda.

7 months ago

Dozens rallied at City Hall on Dec. 10, 2024, calling on Philadelphia elected officials to reaffirm sanctuary city protections for undocumented residents. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies

A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Denver and 30 other cities and counties.

7 months ago

Senator Chris Van Hollen, right, sits with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the Salvadorian citizen deported by the Trump administration — in El Salvador on April 17, 2025
NPR
Courts & Law

Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial

The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

7 months ago

ICE agents standing in an alleyway
Community

ICE engaged in ‘standoff’ in Trenton, N.J.

ICE agents failed to gain entry to detain an unknown number of people inside a home on Bayard Street.

7 months ago

Migrant farmworkers pick a vegetable crop on an early morning in Fresno, Calif., on July 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Pulse
Health

As farmworkers face longer, hotter harvest seasons, their risk of heat-related illness grows

Agricultural workers in the U.S. are 35 times more likely to die from heat-related stress than people working in any other field.

8 months ago

Listen 12:08
A man holds up a sign that reads
NPR
Courts & Law

Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they’re partly responsible

Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.

8 months ago

Farmworkers often have to enduring punishing temperatures while harvesting crops — and now, thanks to climate change, summers are getting even hotter and longer. Heat-related illnesses are just one of the many health risks that farmers and farmworkers face as part of their work. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)
The Pulse
Health

Protecting the People Who Grow Our Food

A look at the growing health challenges affecting farmers and people who produce our food.

Air Date: August 15, 2025

Listen 50:03
Page 8 of 89« First«...678910...»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

  • New ChristianaCare, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia partnership to expand pediatric services in Delaware

    4 hours ago

  • Volunteers collect over 125,000 of pieces of plastic waste from New Jersey beaches

    4 hours ago

  • Federal judge orders Penn to turn over information on Jewish staffers as part of discrimination investigation

    5 hours ago

  • 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
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • 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
  • Bridging Blocks
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

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

© 2026 WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org