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27 injured in fire at Pennsylvania senior living community
Officials say 27 people were treated for injuries after a fire ripped through a large nursing home complex in West Chester, Pennsylvania, Thursday night.
8 years ago
Listen 2:25Amy Ragsdale: Inspired by the Elkins Estate
Producer: Karen Smyles Amy Ragsdale is a jewelry designer who lives on The Elkins Estate in Cheltenham PA. In 2008 ...
8 years ago
Lost Rodin bust finds a home in Philadelphia
A forgotten bust by the French sculptor Auguste Rodin, hiding in plain sight in a small New Jersey town for 80 years, is now on display at the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
8 years ago
Listen 2:08Tax code overhaul: How area representatives voted
Just one congressman from New Jersey voted in favor of the GOP tax plan.
8 years ago
Listen 1:03‘This is pretty alarming’: Philly councilwoman returns from hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico
Philadelphia City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez spent a week in Puerto Rico, where she reunited with family members nearly two months after Hurricane Maria struck.
8 years ago
Listen 5:15To kick off Ramadan, Muslim astronomers rely on computer equations
While Islamic scholars track the moon in the night sky to mark the beginning of fasting, scientists turn to their computers.
8 years ago
Listen 4:36At ALS clinic, supporting mental health care not an afterthought
Living with ALS is an extraordinary psychological challenge, and at this clinic, mental health services are integrated into patients’ medical care.
8 years ago
Listen 2:40The complicated ‘science’ of individual Communion cups
Individual communion cups were supposed to be about protection from germs. But a look back shows Americans had other reasons to stop sharing a communion cup.
8 years ago
Listen 6:30Churches introduce science education into Bible study
U.S. church congregations are shrinking, and members who leave often cite ‘science’ as one of the reasons. Some churches are engaging with science to stay relevant.
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Listen 11:40Mistrial in Menendez corruption case
Department of Justice prosecutors had accused the New Jersey Democrat and wealthy Florida ophthalmologist Salomon Melgen of engaging in a bribery scheme.
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Listen 2:38Inside a Pa. prison, a parenting movement grows
Inmates at Graterford state prison have been leading a program aimed at keeping fathers connected with their children. What happens after these fathers come home?
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Listen 5:56John Raines, who helped expose FBI spying with 1971 burglary, leaves legacy of activism
The burglary in Media, Pennsylvania, exposed FBI director J. Edgar Hoover's spying on protest groups, and it forever changed the way the agency conducted its investigations.
8 years ago
Listen 2:16Pew Report: Philly’s poor have been stuck in the inner city, separated from suburban job growth
The report compares Philadelphia’s poverty statistics with the nation’s ten largest cities and the nation’s ten poorest cities. Philadelphia is the only city in both lists.
8 years ago
Listen 5:02U.S. judge: Sessions can’t deny grant to Philadelphia for being ’sanctuary city’ [updated]
The judge's decision represents a significant blow to Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who has sought to punish so-called sanctuary cities.
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Listen 2:23Touring Pa.’s 7th congressional district, one of the nation’s most gerrymandered
Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional district, which has an eye-popping shape that spans five counties, has been described in terms of a Disney cartoon: Goofy kicking Donald Duck.
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