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Public Safety

First-person shooters like 'Battlefield 3' have become very realistic.
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Community

Fact Check: The facts on media violence

In the wake of the Florida school shooting, politicians have raised concern over the influence of violent video games and films on young people.

7 years ago

Heavy wet snow falls in West Philadelphia Wednesday morning. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Winter storm: Take two

What you need to know about the latest winter storm to hit our region.

7 years ago

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PECO truck in the foreground, PECO worker in the background
Community

Philly region braces for another storm while thousands remain without power

The National Weather Service has declared several winter storm warnings in the region for “significant” heavy snow in eastern Pennsylvania and northern and central New Jersey.

7 years ago

Listen 5:11
Sharon Patrick and Melissa Fratanduono-Meo
Courts & Law

Families of murdered Bucks County victims sue parents of confessed killer and his cousin

Families of 3 of the 4 young men murdered on a Bucks County farm last summer are suing the confessed killer, Cosmo DiNardo, as well as his cousin and co-defendant Sean Kratz

7 years ago

U.S. Senators Pat Toomey and Chris Coons announce their gun legislation in Philadelphia, March 5, 2018. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Senators Toomey and Coons want FBI to alert states when potential gun buyer fails a background check

Convicted felons, fugitives, domestic abusers and others not legally allowed to buy guns try to do so anyway. They’re known as “lie and try” buyers.

7 years ago

Streets department workers David Boardly, left, and James Ockimey clear a downed tree during a winter storm, Friday, March 2, 2018, in Marple Township, Pa.
Community

SEPTA and PECO slowly resolving nor’easter complications

The weekend nor'easter is slowly resolving itself this week, after it left commuters without travel means and hundreds in the area without power.

7 years ago

Charles Dutoit, conducting the Philadelphia Orchestra at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2010. (Hiroyuki Ito/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Sexual assault claim against conductor Dutoit is credible, Boston Symphony says

Since the initial AP report chronicling allegations against the conductor, ten women have accused Dutoit of sexual misconduct.

7 years ago

In this Feb. 28, 2018 photo, a police car drives by Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Fla., as students returned to class for the first time since a former student opened fire there with an assault weapon.  (Terry Renna/AP Photo)
Community

Global school security measures vary, but no arming teachers

Here is a look at school security measures at some countries around the world.

7 years ago

Law enforcement officers at Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, take up positions as they close the area to pedestrian traffic, Saturday, March 3, 2018.    The Secret Service says a man shot himself outside the White House, and medical personnel are on the scene. President Donald Trump is not at the White House,  he's in Florida, but is set to return later Saturday. The agency says in a Twitter post that there are no other reported injuries related to the incident.   (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP Photo)
NPR
Community

Man fires several rounds near White House before killing himself, Secret Service says

President Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Fla., at the time of the incident.

7 years ago

U.S. Senator Bob Casey visited students at Cheltenham High School, March 2, 2018.
Education

Anxious students question Sen. Casey at Cheltenham town hall on guns

"All I can say to you is keep going, keep fighting, keep marching, keep mobilizing," U.S. Sen. Bob Casey tells high-schoolers calling for changes in gun law.

7 years ago

 Pa. Capitol Building, Harrisburg. (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Community

Allegations against Delco lawmaker raise Pa. Capitol security questions

House Republicans, Governor Tom Wolf, and a number of other lawmakers say Miccarelli should resign. House GOP leaders are urging police to investigate.

7 years ago

Large crane operations were suspended in Philadelphia for the day because of high winds. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Nor’easter slams region, knocking down trees and snarling travel

Philly officials suspend crane work, ask public to prep for high winds.

7 years ago

Audience members listen to a discussion convened by The College of Physicians of Philadelphia on the issue of gun violence in the city. (Dana Bate/for WHYY)
Health

Discussing Philadelphia’s daily violence that’s overshadowed by mass shootings

Early numbers from the Department of Health show a slight uptick in gun homicides last year after they’d been steadily declining since 2006.

7 years ago

Russian politician Alexander Torshin, standing next to then-Russian prime minister Vladimir Putin, attends a ceremony at the Kremlin in 2011. Torshin is a lifetime member of the National Rifle Association, and says he met Donald Trump through the group in 2015. (Konstantin Zavrazhin/Getty Images)
NPR
Money

Depth of Russian politician’s cultivation of NRA ties revealed

A prominent Kremlin-linked Russian politician has methodically cultivated ties with leaders of the National Rifle Association, and documented efforts in real time.

7 years ago

Journalists watch as Russian President Vladimir Putin gives his annual state of the nation address in Manezh in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, March 1, 2018. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pentagon dismisses Putin’s boasts about new nuclear weapons

The Pentagon dismissed Putin's boasts about developing a new array of nuclear weapons, saying America's missile defense is ready but is not directed at Russia.

7 years ago

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