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Project Funding for Newark Organizations to Fill Community Information Gaps through Collaboration

The Peer Learning + Collaboration Fund in Newark is an opportunity for local reporters, media makers, organizations and city residents to apply with…

Check For Ticks, There's A Lyme Disease Spike in NJ

New Jersey State Health Commissioner Shereef Elnahal says check for ticks after being out in wooded areas. Tick-borne illness is on the rise. “Ticks that…

Ina Jaffe

Ina Jaffe is a veteran NPR correspondent covering the aging of America. Her stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered have focused on older adults' involvement in politics and elections, dating and divorce, work and retirement, fashion and sports, as well as issues affecting long term care and end of life choices. In 2015, she was named one of the nation's top "Influencers in Aging" by PBS publication Next Avenue, which wrote "Jaffe has reinvented reporting on aging."

The charts are ruled by Morgan Wallen, Alex Warren… and doldrums

Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem continues to dominate the charts, while long-ago chart queen Connie Francis is gathering momentum for a song from 1962.

Abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court on Dec. 1, 2021. Heading in the 2022 midterm elections, abortion leads as the top issue for Democrats. For Republicans, it is inflation. For independents, inflation also tops and abortion ranks second.

Poll: Abortion and inflation collide as top issues in midterm elections

Democrats and many independents are motivated by the issue of abortion, while Republicans have the advantage on the economy, according to a new NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll.

The 13th annual Women in Media-Newark International Film Festival features amazing women filmmakers who are making a difference on tight budgets

Women In Media-Newark Executive Director Pamela Morgan and filmmakers Indrani Nayar-Gall, director of “String of Stories,” screening virtually on Aug. 6 and Bimpé Fageyinbo, a Nigerian-American poet and director of “boju weyín” screening in person on August 4 join host Doug Doyle to talk about the 13th annual Women In Media-Newark International Film Festival

The 2024 Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition's five finalists bring a message of love and appreciation of Newark's legendary singer

The 5 finalists of the Sarah Vaughan International Vocal Competition join WBGO's Doug Doyle to talk about performing at NJPAC's TD James Moody Jazz Festival

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., decided to create a select committee to investigate the January 6 insurrection after a bipartisan bill to set up an outside commission was filibustered by Senate Republicans.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Launches Select Committee To Probe Jan. 6 Insurrection

After Senate Republicans blocked a bill to create an outside independent commission to investigate the attacks on the U.S. Capitol, Pelosi said a special panel is needed to lead an investigation.

Classical jazz program at Lincoln Center 1987

Bright Moments Podcast: Dorthaan Kirk takes us to her 1987 Classical Jazz at Lincoln Center Series

Join Dorthaan Kirk on the Bright Moments podcast as she shares memories from 1987, exploring the humble beginnings of Jazz at Lincoln Center and its impact on New York City's jazz scene.

The Florida Panthers team poses with the Stanley Cup trophy after defeating the Edmonton Oilers in Game 7 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Final, on Monday in Sunrise, Fla. The Panthers defeated the Oilers 2-1.

Panthers win their 1st Stanley Cup, top Oilers in Game 7 to avoid historic collapse

The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions and they took the hardest path possible to the title. The Panthers won the first three games of the series, then lost the next three before Monday's win.

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