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NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

As Costello bows out, newcomers vie for Pa.’s redrawn 6th Congressional District

The 6th district has a longer history of electing both Democrats and Republican representatives, but it has gone Republican since 2002.

8 years ago

Listen 5:41
Laughter yoga participants yucking it up for stress relief. (Alexa Fong Drubay)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philadelphia revs up for first celebration of World Laughter Day

The annual event grew from the laughter yoga movement, a kind of exercise that combines improvisational play with yogic breathing and meditation.

8 years ago

Listen 2:20
In this Nov. 6, 2015 file photo, an elderly couple walks down a hall in Easton, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo, File)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

51% expect to have enough money to live comfortably in retirement

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 6:15
President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a gun control bill at the White House, Oct. 22, 1968. (AP Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Few violent episodes triggered by mental illness

So why do we still expect the mental health system to decide who’s dangerous?

8 years ago

Listen 8:31
Members of the Newport Rowing Club make their way down the Christina River near Wilmington. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
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Community

Delaware rowers see urban river in a different light

Spend an afternoon on the Christina River with the Newport Rowing Club, and you'll see how these students see the water in a different light.

8 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill talks criminal justice reform with Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf during a press conference at the National Constitution Center.
Community

Meek Mill joins Pa. officials in calling for changes to criminal justice system

The rapper joined Gov. Tom Wolf at the National Constitution Center to push for changes in everything from probation and parole policies to cash bail.

8 years ago

Swarthmore student Morgin Goldberg sits in the office of Liz Braun, dean of students, in protest of the college's response to sexual assault allegations. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Angered by college response to sexual assault, Swarthmore students stage sit-in

Since Tuesday, activists have camped out in the offices of two deans they want fired.

8 years ago

Listen 1:50
Veteran Thomas Fitzinge holding his uniform. (Provided)
The Pulse
Health

Burn pits: A sick veteran waits for science to confirm his suspicions

In his last days in Iraq, Army Specialist Thomas Fitzinger’s job was to burn mounds of garbage. He says he inhaled soot and smoke, and that today his lungs are damaged.

8 years ago

Listen 11:33
Canadian glaciologist Roy (Fritz) Koerner working on a glacier in April, 1983. (Image courtesy of Mark Serreze)
The Pulse
Science

Looking for climate change answers in the melting north

As Arctic ice caps warmed, scientists — believers and skeptics — came together to seek answers.

8 years ago

Listen 5:23
Chris Bolden-Newsome puts new seedlings into a row. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

Indigenous traditions get science backing

Scientists are learning from farmers and traditional healers — and documenting what powers their success.

8 years ago

Listen 8:22
Six former officers of Wilmington Trust have been sentenced to prison for financial crimes. (image via Google Maps)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Four former Wilmington Trust executives guilty of fraud

A 12-member jury has found four former Wilmington Trust executives guilty on all charges.

8 years ago

Listen 1:28
Shani Akilah and Abdul-Aliy Muhammad with the Black and Brown Workers Cooperative at Rittenhouse Square Park. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

After Philly Starbucks arrest, what does it mean to be black in a ‘white space’?

The arrests of two black men at a Philly Starbucks exposed a central business district that struggles to make everyone feel welcome.

8 years ago

Listen 5:53
Jenaveve Mitzel, 17, a cystic fibrosis patient at CHOP, worked with students from Drexel University to direct and animate a film. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Making movies animates long-term Children’s Hospital patients

Drexel University students are teaming up with young patients at CHOP to create animated films.

8 years ago

Listen 2:02
Ashley Lunkenheimer is a former federal prosecutor and first-time candidate. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Does family tie bring super PAC too close to congressional candidate?

Congressional candidate gets help from super PAC funded by mom, raising questions of whether they're coordinating, a violation of campaign regulations.

8 years ago

Listen 4:35
Paul Mango, a Republican candidate for governor of Pennsylvania, participates in a debate at the National Constitution Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Mango running hard for Pa. governor’s office

GOP gubernatorial candidate Paul Mango hoping to win party's nomination on May 15.

8 years ago

Listen 6:00
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