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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

A Tour of Abolitionism in Philadelphia

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

9 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.

9 years ago

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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’ ...

9 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.

9 years ago

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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.

9 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 ...

9 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.

9 years ago

File photo: Brandon Bostian, the engineer involved in the 2015 Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia, departs from the center for criminal justice in Philadelphia after a hearing, Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Amtrak engineer again faces criminal trial in deadly Philly derailment [updated]

An Amtrak engineer has been ordered to stand trial on criminal charges in the deadly 2015 derailment in Philadelphia.

9 years ago

Listen 2:16
Eagles head coach Doug Pederson holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy while displaying it to fans gathered to welcome them in Philadelphia a day after defeating the New England Patriots in Super Bowl 52 in Minneapolis, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Community

The Eagles have landed: Cheering fans greet champs upon arrival home

At the Philadelphia International Airport Monday, fans kept an eagle eye out for their hometown heroes. Their persistence paid off.

9 years ago

Listen 1:16
Community

Super Bowl will be bittersweet for some Eagles fans

On Sunday, a lot of people in the Delaware Valley will stop and watch a football game — for themselves, but also for the people who can’t watch it with them.

9 years ago

Listen 2:20
Philadelphia's official visitor and travel site promotes the Eagles on billboards across the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

Most Americans with a rooting interest in Super Bowl LII prefer the Eagles, poll finds

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

9 years ago

Listen 6:12
Philadelphia's official visitor and travel site promotes the Eagles on billboards across the city. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Community

‘Pray, pray your hearts out,’ Eagles fans

Philly pastor says while divine intervention could play a part in the Super Bowl outcome, the Eagles have 'a ton of talent. These boys can play.'

9 years ago

Listen 4:33
Cherry Hill resident Kimberly Reed, a Boston transplant, is rooting for the New England Patriots in this year’s Super Bowl. Many of her friends support the Eagles. (Joe Hernandez/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Lifestyle

How Patriots fans living in Eagles country are prepping for the Super Bowl

She roots for the Pats, he bleeds Eagles green. But, no matter what team wins Sunday, the Glenside couple has vowed not to gloat.

9 years ago

Listen 3:30
Pennsylvania's 1st, 2nd and 13th Congressional Districts.
Dave Davies: Off Mic
Politics & Policy

Will Bob Brady’s congressional district disappear?

Candidates thinking they'll run for Bob Brady's open congressional seat may find redistricting wipes it away, forcing them to run against one of two Philly incumbents.

9 years ago

Listen 2:45
Foster mom, Leigh, and Frank. (Alex Stern/for WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Gay and searching for family: from Indonesia to foster care

There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.

9 years ago

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