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Support for same-sex marriage hits a record high in U.S.
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.
8 years ago
Listen 5:39Delaware education secretary reverses course on school transgender policy
The Carney administration reversed course Friday on a proposed school anti-discrimination policy, removing a provision that would have al ...
8 years ago
Listen 2:03Guitarist Nels Cline plays a love song to Philly
Many cities tout their importance in the pantheon of American music, but it's hard to dispute the depth and range of Philadelphia's.
8 years ago
Listen 6:38‘Right to Try’ may not meaningfully change access to drugs for dying patients
Yardley woman waits to see if new law allows her husband to get experimental medication for ALS.
8 years ago
New Jersey's congressional races attracting millions
New Jersey’s Congressional primary candidates have already raised $40.4 million, with 40 percent of that brought in by the men expected ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:32Fears and evidence clash in the battle over kratom
The government is reviewing the status of an herbal supplement touted to ease opioid addiction.
8 years ago
Listen 9:58Home-cooked meals and sisterhood — an antidote for Hurricane Maria blues
Still reeling after lasts year’s storm season, women in the town of Mariana, Puerto Rico, spend time together and prepare meals for others to ease depression.
8 years ago
Listen 5:20Battle brews among Democrats over primary in South Jersey’s 2nd District
N.J.'s 2nd Congressional District seat is open for the first time in 24 years, as U.S. Rep. Frank LoBiondo retires.
8 years ago
Listen 5:15Mayor Kenney returns from Puerto Rico disappointed by the federal government’s work
On his first official visit to Puerto Rico, Mayor Jim Kenney was impressed by island residents’ resiliency and strength.
8 years ago
Listen 2:17Pushing Philly to mandate landlords have ‘good cause’ before eviction
NewsWorks Tonight's Dave Heller spoke with Peter Moskowitz, author of "How to Kill a City: Gentrification, Inequality, and the Fight for the Neighborhood."
8 years ago
Listen 5:18Philadelphia clears encampments of homeless drug users in Kensington
More than 100 displaced people accepted help in the form or treatment or shelter while demonstrators protested the eviction.
8 years ago
Listen 2:40Philly children’s book author fills a need with ‘Mommy’s Khimar’
A new children’s book from a Philadelphia author focuses on a mother-daughter bond told by a young girl who delights in wearing an Islamic headscarf.
8 years ago
Listen 5:12Examining political strategy of ‘divide and conquer’ in Hazleton, Pa.
Professor and author Jamie Longazel joins NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller to discuss the legacy of the Illegal Immigration Relief Act on the community of Hazleton, Pa.
8 years ago
Listen 8:44‘Challenge to us, as black businesses, is how do we do business differently’
Owners of small coffeeshops gather to talk about building up businesses in black community rather than boycotting Starbucks and other chains.
8 years ago
Listen 4:16Photos document how history lives on in river town of Lumberville
'River Town Portraits' is a visual love poem to quaint Bucks County village.
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