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Public Safety

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.

8 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.

8 years ago

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., listens as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with lawmakers about trade policy in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Washington. (Evan Vucci/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Odds improving for Toomey bill to expand background checks, but no slam dunk

The Republican Party seems to be slowly shifting on gun-control measures, but every proposal still faces an uphill battle.

8 years ago

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President Trump speaks, watched by Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, during a bipartisan meeting with members of Congress on school and community safety at the White House on Wednesday. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
NPR
Politics & Policy

Senate will not vote on gun measures next week

"We'd love to do that at some point," McConnell said. "I'm hoping there is a way forward."

8 years ago

Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey (https://goo.gl/maps/9wisT8sURnA2)
Community

10-year-old boy behind South Jersey school shooting threat; situation at Cumberland Community College resolved

The school shooting threat was linked back to a 10-year-old student. And just after 11 a.m., Cumberland County College in Vineland, New Jersey, lifted its lockdown.

8 years ago

 Persons walk in and out of a Walmart store, Friday, Aug. 26, 2016, in Dallas. (Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo)
Community

Walmart sets age of 21 to buy firearms, ammunition

Walmart said its decision came after the company reviewed its firearm sales policy in light of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida.

8 years ago

Cherry Hill Mayor Chuck Cahn joins the more than 200 in attendance at the Cherry Hill school board meeting Tuesday night, where a long list of speakers sounded off about school security and administrative gaffes at Cherry Hill East High School. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Following student protests, Cherry Hill mayor favors armed security in schools

But Mayor Chuck Cahn says he does not support arming teachers.

8 years ago

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