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Gov. Tom Wolf, left, gives his budget address at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Chris Knight)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Wolf administration rejects GOP congressional map proposal [updated]

The interactive map above shows the boundaries of Pennsylvania’s 18 congressional districts as propos ...

8 years ago

Listen 1:18
Top GOP leaders proposed court-ordered changes to Pennsylvania's congressional district map.  Governor Tom Wolf is reviewing the proposed changes.
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Interactive map: GOP proposal for new Pa. congressional map sparks debate about fairness, partisanship

Some political analysts have raised red flags about partisanship within the proposed map.

8 years ago

Students at Mastery's South Philadelphia campus are part of an after school club that helps run Philadelphia's first CSF. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Education

Philadelphia’s new spot for fresh fish is … in a school?

Fishadelphia links fish harvesters in New Jersey with consumers in South Philadelphia. It's the city's first "fish-share" program, and it's run by South Philly students.

8 years ago

Listen 2:16
Laurel Middle School, which shares space with the high school in a sprawling building that opened during the 2014-15 school year, has improved dramatically since being declared a Priority school and threatened with possible closure. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Education

Low-performing school rebounds with academic rigor, investment in teachers

Laurel Middle School, where in 2015 barely one in seven students were proficient in math in state standardized tests, has seen a dramatic improvement following investment.

8 years ago

Listen 4:42
Rotting corpses of a woman and child at St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Monrovia, known as the Lutheran Church Massacre. Decomposing a long with those of hundreds of refugees massacred by soldiers of slain President Samuel Doe on July 30. This photography was taken mid October 1990. (Mark Huband/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Delaware County man accused of lying to cover war crimes in Liberia

A civil suit claims a Sharon Hill man orchestrated the slaughter of 600 civilians during civil war in the African country.

8 years ago

Listen 2:19
Activists call for more support for Puerto Ricans displaced by Hurricane Maria during a rally at Thomas Paine Plaza. They are joined by Carlos Torres (left), Muriel Rivera and her son, Yeriel, 6, (center left), and Melanie Garcia and her three children (center right), who all face eviction.
PlanPhilly
Community

Puerto Rico’s Governor to meet with city leaders on Friday, igniting hope of aid for Philly’s Maria evacuees

More than 800 families have evacuated from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia. And they’re still coming.

8 years ago

Listen 4:20
Philly Theatre Week includes the Walnut Street Theatre's production of
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Curtain rises on Philly Theatre Week

Philly Theatre Week launches as theater companies ready new productions for the second half of the season.

8 years ago

Listen 4:48
Hundreds of thousands fill the Parkway in Philadelphia, PA, on February 8, 2018, to celebrate the Philadelphia Eagles winning Super Bowl LII. The Eagles beat the New England Patriots by 41-33. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

Few arrests, untold numbers of fans, lots of love add up to ‘epic’ Eagles celebration

Still awaiting a tally on costs and participants, Philadelphia officials bask in good will on the day after massive parade for Super Bowl winners.

8 years ago

Listen 1:50
a woman on a flowery path
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

A Tour of Abolitionism in Philadelphia

A Tour of Abolitionism in Philadelphia Producer: Karen Smyles The City of Philadelphia playe ...

8 years ago

This photo provided by the White House shows President Barack Obama meeting with his national security team on Afghanistan and Pakistan, Thursday, May 6, 2010,  in the Situation Room of the White House in Washington.  (Pete Souza, White House/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

White House photographer shares 8-year chronicle of Obama presidency

From ceremonial moments to candid interactions with family, the photographs document the daily life of President Barack Obama.

8 years ago

Listen 4:51
Trader Frederick Reimer works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. The Dow Jones industrial average fell as much as 500 points in early trading, bringing the index down 10 percent from the record high it reached on Jan. 26. The DJIA quickly recovered much of that loss. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)
Radio Times
Money

Dow Jones in flux

On Monday, the Dow Jones industrial average suffered its biggest one day point drop and Tuesday the markets continued to fluctuate. We’ ...

8 years ago

Listen 13:30
Friedrich Heinrich Kern plays a version of the glass harmonica called the verrophone for Opera Philadelphia's production of
NewsWorks Tonight
Arts & Entertainment

Franklin’s glass harmonica sounds again in Philly production of ‘Written on Skin’

Opera Philadelphia presents 'Written on Skin,' featuring Ben Franklin's novel glass instrument.

8 years ago

Listen 3:00
File photo: A SEPTA Regional Rail train at Suburban Station. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

How to get around Philly during Thursday’s Super Bowl Parade

Hundreds of thousands of pilgrims flocked to Philadelphia for the papal visit in 2015, but millions are expected for Thursday’s Super Bowl victory parade.

8 years ago

Listen 2:54
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

Tensions on the Korean Peninsula: a primer

Guests: Frank Plantan  All eyes will be on the Korean Peninsula beginning Friday, as the Olympi ...

8 years ago

Listen 35:30
Gov. Tom Wolf gives his budget address at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Politics & Policy

Wolf unveils moderate budget proposal; GOP says it’s a mixed bag

Instead of the roughly $1.5 billion deficit they had to contend with in the last budget, they're on track for a small surplus.

8 years ago

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