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People pose with Robert Indiana's iconic LOVE sculpture in Philadelphia Tuesday. Indiana died Saturday at this home in Maine.  (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Robert Indiana’s complicated relationship with LOVE

The 89-year-old artist died at his home in Maine. In Philadelphia, his LOVE lives on.

8 years ago

Listen 2:41
Paul Frame is an American citizen and husband of Ivan Martinez. The ACLU of Pennsylvania, Juntos, members from the immigrant and LGBTQ communities and allies gathered at the William Way LGBT Community Center in Center City, Philadelphia on May 22, to announce the federal filing of a legal complaint to end the unlawful detention of Jose “Ivan” Noe Nuñez Martinez, who has been in detention since Jan. 31, 2018 after ICE showed up to a routine marriage interview at USCIS. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

ACLU of Pa. pushing for release of gay immigrant who faces danger in Mexico

ICE agents arrested Jose “Ivan” Nuñez Martinez in January as he and his husband, Paul Frame, a U.S. citizen, were taking steps to apply for his green card.

8 years ago

Listen 2:06
The Philadelphia Orchestra
Arts & Entertainment

Philadelphia Orchestra begins European tour, including first stop in Israel in 25 years

The Philadelphia Orchestra has left town for a two-week European tour. A planned three-day swing through Israel has raised hackles.

8 years ago

Listen 2:26
The U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Alex Brandon/AP Photo, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Pa., N.J. Republicans fueling petition to bring DACA to House vote

A group of GOP lawmakers might force Congressional leadership's hand and bring a DACA bill to the floor.

8 years ago

Listen 4:37
Dickinson High junior Jeremy Nolan works on his robot as partner Ian Shotwell observes. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

For these Delaware students, robotics is ‘getting them to see the future’

Walking through Dickinson High School, one can't help but notice the two fluorescent yellow mechanical creatures.

8 years ago

Listen 3:17
(Rob Tornoe/WHYY)
First
Community

Delaware sports betting will create a lot of winners

Following the U.S. Supreme Court ruling that will allow sports betting nationwide, editorial cartoonist Rob Tornoe has questions about who will benefit and who won't.

8 years ago

The Orbiter 3 theater company premiers
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

This fleeting Philly theater company will dissolve on purpose after its seventh play

Orbiter 3, a collective of playwrights designed to produce seven new plays, did what it set out to do. It will dissolve after it's final production, 'A People.'

8 years ago

The United States Capitol building against a blue sky
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Government, immigration top concerns of Gallup poll respondents

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 7:55
Injured Iraq war vet Brian Tibbits bikes his way up Monkey Hill in Wilmington in preparation for the Wilmington Grand Prix. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Iraq veteran overcomes war injury to race in Wilmington Grand Prix

Told he might never walk again, Wilmington’s Iraq vet Brian Tibbits will tackle the Monkey Hill Time Trial as part of the Wilmington Grand Prix bike race this weekend.

8 years ago

The Gershman Y traces its origins back to the Young Men’s Hebrew Association (YMHA), originally formed in 1875 to serve as a cultural, educational, and social meeting place for the Jewish community. (Gershman Y)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Prominent Philly Jewish culture center, The Gershman Y changes name, mission

One of Philadelphia's prominent Jewish culture centers, The Gershman Y, will change its mission to focus solely on film.

8 years ago

Listen 2:01
Personal injury law firms in the Philadelphia area are sending patients in ERs, chiropractors and pain clinics targeted ads that some privacy experts and prosecutors say are intrusive, and possible, illegal. (ShutterStock)
Courts & Law

Forget ambulance chasing, personal injury law firms are now waiting for you at the hospital 

Geo-fencing has been deployed by retailers for years. Bringing it into health care spaces, however, is raising alarm among privacy experts.

8 years ago

Listen 5:31
Richard “Tre” Jenkins is a Philadelphia senior who’s headed to Harvard University. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

From homeless to Harvard: a ‘Mighty Writer’ makes it big

Philadelphia’s Richard “Tre” Jenkins recently received the email of his life, an acceptance letter from Harvard University. De ...

8 years ago

Listen 4:53
Keynote speaker Anita Hill receives a standing ovation at Rutgers Camden law school graduation. She also received an honorary doctor of law degree.
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

At Rutgers, Anita Hill says it still takes courage to speak up in the #MeToo era

Long before #MeToo, long before pound signs were even called hash tags, Anita Hill accused a powerful man of sexual harassment in plain view of the American public.

8 years ago

Listen 1:53
Republican nominee for governor of Pennsylvania, Scott Wagner, participates in a primary debate at the National Constitution Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Education

GOP nominee Scott Wagner calls education his ‘cornerstone,’ emphasizes fiscal accountability

If the last gubernatorial election is any indication, education will be a major topic in the upcoming race between two wealthy York County businessmen.

8 years ago

Listen 4:00
Dennis Hunsberger and his wife Lori at the chicken house on his farm. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Staying mobile to keep farming

As American farmers grow older, many more people may experience mobility issues — and need the adaptive technology disabled farmer Dennis Hunsberger uses.

8 years ago

Listen 3:31
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