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Toomey proposes moderate gun control, tangles with Trump
In the meeting, Trump bucked the GOP line and appeared to come to a position on gun control that is well outside Toomey's — and most Republicans' — comfort zone.
8 years ago
Listen 3:02Helen Ubiñas: Gun control and everyday violence must not be ignored
Ubiñas, a longtime commentator on gun violence in Philadelphia, read her column, "Everyday gun violence must be part of gun control reckoning," on NewsWorks Tonight.
8 years ago
Listen 3:22Barnes provides showplace for Restorative Justice artists as part of Mural Arts Philly project
Passers-by have peered in to see what the artists are doing. This Sunday, the artists will invite the public inside for an open house.
8 years ago
Listen 2:05Congressional hopefuls scramble as Pa. districts shuffled
Candidates start circulating nominating petitions Tuesday in new districts due to the court order. Some are changing districts, some are quitting.
8 years ago
Listen 5:04Two towns, two approaches to immigration enforcement in Pa. Which is safer?
Experts can't say whether it's safer to keep ICE at arm's length with "sanctuary" policies or to work closely with federal immigration officers.
8 years ago
Listen 3:54After 20-year hiatus, Philly’s basketball championships return to ‘the cathedral’
The public league’s title game has leapfrogged venues for decades. Before Sunday, it had been exactly 20 years since the game was last played at the Palestra.
8 years ago
Listen 2:05New map unearths dozens of forgotten burial grounds across Philly
Like many old cities, Philadelphia is built on countless cemeteries and burial grounds. Its history is peppered with stories of graves disturbed and of cemeteries all but lost
8 years ago
Listen 5:10Farm to faucet, enlisting Pa. farmers to keep Delaware’s water clean
A coordinated effort is working to keep Delaware’s water clean starting at the source across the border in Pennsylvania.
8 years ago
Listen 4:54Most in U.S. favor stronger background checks, longer waiting periods to buy guns
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 4:35Un-sanctuary: Some Pa. police departments pull closer to ICE
It’s normal for police departments to cooperate with U.S. law enforcement, but ICE has repeatedly attempted to enlist local police in carrying out immigration arrests.
8 years ago
Listen 5:25Benched over head scarf, Mastery basketball player says ‘change is coming’
A referee would not Nasihah Thompson-King play during a playoff game last week because she did not have a signed waiver to wear a hijab.
8 years ago
Listen 2:06How ‘Black History Untold’ empowered its creator
Journalist and storyteller Sofiya Ballin says her identity series “Black History Untold” is more than a black history project.
8 years ago
Listen 5:51Wielding weapons on stage in ‘Les Miz’ makes students confront gun violence
William Penn Charter Schools annual musical, "Les Miserables," has extra meaning in the wake of Florida school shooting.
8 years ago
Listen 3:52Lawmakers move to ban N.J. pension fund investment in gun manufacturing
"I think if we're really committed to gun control, we need to have a starting point and move and continue forward," says bill sponsor.
8 years ago
To celebrate Reading Terminal Market’s 125th, shopping like it’s 1893
As a part of Reading Terminal Market's 125th anniversary celebration, some vendors were selling some items for what they would have cost when the market first opened in 1983.
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