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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Judge's gavel on wooden table with law books. (bigstockphoto.com)
NPR
Courts & Law

Judge shuts down multimillion-dollar loophole in election law

A widely used loophole for funneling secret "dark money" into political ads closed quietly last weekend.

8 years ago

Alderman James Cappleman holds his CityKey ID card, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Chicago. The city of Chicago is sending out staffers into various communities to get the municipal ID cards into the hands of undocumented immigrants, homeless people, senior citizens and others who often find it hard to obtain a valid form of identification. Officials hope that in a couple of years more than 100,000 Chicago residents will have the cards that can be used to register to vote and do things like check out a book from the library. (AP Photo/Annie Rice)
Politics & Policy

Philadelphia set to roll out municipal IDs in January

Many populations in the city are unable to access services because they lack the proper identification. Issuing municipal IDs is expected to solve that problem.

8 years ago

This courtroom sketch depicts Rick Gates (right) answering questions by prosecutor Greg Andres as he testifies in the trial of Paul Manafort in Alexandria, Va. (Dana Verkouteren/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

As Manafort trial continues, the defense gets its shot at ex-partner Rick Gates

Tuesday is Gates' second day on the witness stand.

8 years ago

Rick Gates, Paul Manafort's former business partner, is expected to testify in federal court Monday.
NPR
Courts & Law

Paul Manafort’s ex-partner Rick Gates testifies they broke the law together

Paul Manafort's former business partner, Rick Gates, took the witness stand on Monday for the most highly anticipated testimony in Manafort's trial on bank & tax fraud charges

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Cory Booker speaks during an event, Wednesday, March 28, 2018, in Union City, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Money

Booker wants to bar banks from charging ‘unfair’ overdraft fees

Bankers say the fee mechanism ensures that consumers can spend money at critical moments without worrying about bouncing a check.

8 years ago

Shoes and a teddy bear, brought by a group of U.S. mayors, are piled up outside a holding facility for immigrant children in Tornillo, Texas, near the Mexican border, Thursday, June 21, 2018.  Mayors from more than a dozen U.S. cities including New York and Los Angeles gathered near the holding facility to call for the immediate reunification of immigrant children with their families.  (AP Photo/Andres Leighton)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Migrant child separation update

Guest: Julián Aguilar In this segment, we’re going to focus to the ongoing crisis surroun ...

Air Date: August 3, 2018 10:20 am

Listen 18:31
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, August 2, 2018

Former President Barack Obama endorses seven Democratic candidates from the Philadelphia region. Puerto Rican scholars and artists displ ...

Air Date: August 2, 2018

Listen 21:32
Senate intelligence committee chairman Richard Burr warned about complacency over ongoing Russian attacks on the U.S. political system, at a hearing on Wednesday. (Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
NPR
Community

This is ‘Not Fine’: New evidence of Russian interference meets inaction, frustration

"The extremes are screaming while the majority whispers."

8 years ago

Radio Times
Arts & Entertainment

La Borinqueña: a superhero for Puerto Rico

Guests: Danica Coto, Edgardo Miranda-Rodriguez La Borinqueña is an Afro-Latina Puerto Rican comic book superhero ...

Air Date: August 2, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
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Politics & Policy

House Speaker Paul Ryan uncovers Jewish roots on PBS show

House Speaker Paul Ryan was surprised and proud to find out he has Jewish roots.

8 years ago

Paul Manafort (center), standing with his lawyers, is introduced to jury pool on Tuesday. (Sketch by Art Lien)
NPR
Courts & Law

Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Lawyers working for special counsel Robert Mueller plan to call witnesses they say demonstrate where Manafort spent his allegedly ill-gotten gains

8 years ago

Signs inside the League of Women Voters of Delaware's Wilmington headquarters (Shirley Min/WHYY)
Community

Delaware League of Women Voters rolls out electronic voter guide

Delaware's primary elections are two months away and the League of Women Voters is banking on its electronic voter guide to help folks make informed decisions.

8 years ago

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is proposing new rules to the Borrower Defense program. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

DeVos to make it tougher for defrauded students to seek debt relief

The U.S. Education Department is proposing changes to Obama-era rules that offer debt relief for students who were defrauded by their colleges.

8 years ago

In this July 26, 2018, photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than a decade after he served as what’s been called the president’s “inbox and outbox,” Kavanaugh’s role as White House staff secretary to President George W. Bush has become a flashpoint as Republicans push his confirmation to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Courts & Law

Senators spar on access to Kavanaugh’s staff secretary work

Democrats want to see records from the time, portraying the potentially millions of documents as vital to understanding his approach to the law.

8 years ago

U.S. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania's 8th District is co-sponsoring a bill calling for a carbon tax in an effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions. (Emily Cohen for WHYY, file)
Money

In rarity for GOP, Fitzpatrick pushes for carbon tax to cut greenhouse gas emissions

Most of the tax revenue would go to the Highway Trust Fund.

8 years ago

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