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Our greatest actors transport us through the magic of fiction, one short story at a time. Sometimes funny. Always moving. Selected Shorts connects you to the world with a rich diversity of voices from literature, film, theater, and comedy. Hosted by Meg Wolitzer.

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People stand on the stairs of Sixth Presbyterian Church as the crowd spills up the hill and down the street for a vigil blocks from where an active shooter shot multiple people at Tree of Life Congregation synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, in the Squirrel Hill section of Pittsburgh. (Stephanie Strasburg/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette via AP)

Victims of Pittsburgh synagogue shooting ID’ed, including brothers, married couple

Officials released the names of all 11 victims during a news conference Sunday, all of them middle-aged or elderly.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania doesn't allow early voting — but it does let voters send in absentee ballots as long as they have a good reason for needing one. (John Minchillo/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

So far, Pa.’s absentee ballot returns point to high-turnout midterm

The DOS said as of Friday, the total number of absentee ballots requested is approaching 200,000.

7 years ago

The Pennsylvania Youth Congress offices on Walnut St. in Harrisburg. (Rachel McDevitt/WITF)
Politics & Policy

Harrisburg looks to condemn — but not-ban — conversion therapy

It's the latest Pennsylvania city to address conversion therapy — but it's not going as far as others.

7 years ago

Hundreds of Philadelphians stand in solidarity with the Pittsburgh Jewish community during a vigil at Rittenhouse Square, on Saturday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Hundreds hold vigil in Philadelphia for synagogue shooting victims

A few hundred people held a candlelight vigil in Rittenhouse Square to mourn those killed in Pittsburgh Saturday.

7 years ago

People gather on a corner near the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pa., where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018, injuring multiple people. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

11 killed, 6 injured in Pittsburgh synagogue shooting; FBI investigating as hate crime

A law enforcement official has identified the suspect in a shooting Saturday at a Pittsburgh synagogue as Robert Bowers.

7 years ago

Families affected by pre-existing conditions attend a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pre-existing conditions shape election debate over health care

Republican U.S. Representative Scott Perry took to Facebook Live last Thursday to talk pre-existing conditions.

7 years ago

Acting EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler, at the Shale Insight Conference in Pittsburgh. (Reid R. Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Politics & Policy
StateImpact Pennsylvania

EPA head says rollbacks will keep environment clean, economy up

Wheeler: Fed action not needed to lower CO2

7 years ago

Voting machines at the Office of the City Commissioner's warehouse (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Pa., N.J., and Del. upgrading voting machines — not in time for midterms

The three states use electronic voting machines that can be hacked, and don’t have a paper trail to facilitate vote audits.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg. (WITF)
Politics & Policy

Pa. Democrats launch ads criticizing GOP for Senate’s lack of action on abuse bill

A new political ad that’s hitting TVs across southeastern Pennsylvania is ripping on Republican state senators for ...

7 years ago

Crystal Weimer was arrested in 2004 for third degree murder, a crime she didn’t commit. She spent nearly 12 years in prison and was exonerated on June 27, 2016, and all charges were dropped with prejudice. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
The Why
Courts & Law

I want my lawyer?

How one woman's experience with her county public defender's office resulted in 12 years in prison for a crime she didn't commit.

Air Date: October 25, 2018

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Jose
Courts & Law

Chesco man arrested at green card interview released after 9 months in detention

Nearly nine months after federal immigration enforcement agents arrested and detained Jose “Ivan” Nu ...

7 years ago

Founders Hall at Haverford College (Wikimedia Common s)
Courts & Law

Haverford College sues Trump admin. over crackdown on lapsed student visas

More than one in ten of the 1,300 students enrolled at the 185-year-old Quaker institution have student visas.

7 years ago

Happy Halloween (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Philly’s family-friendly Halloween happenings

Do you like to be scared? I don’t!

7 years ago

Close-up of a standardized test.
Keystone Crossroads
Education

Pa. test scores stay flat in 2018

Student performance on Pennsylvania’s suite of standardized tests didn’t change much in 2018. ...

7 years ago

Ann Tickamyer, professor of sociology at Penn State, was one of the presenters at the 26th National Symposium on Family Issues. She says there's a lack of good policy for rural families and communities. (Min Xian/Keystone Crossroads)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Challenges facing rural America deeply rooted in economic and social distress, researchers say

Nearly three and a half million Pennsylvanians live in rural parts of the state and face challenges different than those in urban areas.

7 years ago

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