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President Biden and Speaker McCarthy continue to spar over the next steps in negotiations on the debt ceiling. The country faces a historic default if no deal is reached before the summer deadline.
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The Penn State Faculty Senate approved on Tuesday a change in its class attendance policy that says, in most cases, instructors should switch from in-person to remote classes on November election days to make in-person voting easier for students. -
Students were evacuated from the Bellefonte Area High School and other schools across the state Wednesday morning, after police received threatening phone calls, which police are saying are not credible.
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The Pennsylvania legislature might soon see a bill that would require in-depth eye health examinations for children. Supporters say insufficient eye examinations can leave kids behind in school.
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WPSU's Poetry Moment features poet Dave Bonta and his poem "Reflection."
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An archive recording of the WPSU Blues show as aired on Saturday, March 25, 2023 and hosted by Max Spiegel.
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An archive recording of the WPSU Jazz Show as broadcast on March 24, 2023 and hosted by Greg Petersen.
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European Union states agreed to a plan after adding an exemption for cars that run on e-fuels. In the U.S., efforts to phase out gas-powered cars include future bans in several states.
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All 276 lawmakers present voted in favor of Finland's application. The action lifted the last hurdle in the way of the Nordic country's long-delayed accession into the Western military alliance.
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Irvo Otieno was killed in custody earlier this month at a psychiatric hospital while experiencing mental health distress. Reverend Al Sharpton says this has to be a turning point.
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Russia detained a U.S. journalist working for The Wall Street Journal, accusing him of espionage. Evan Gershkovich was reporting in the city of Yekaterinburg when he was detained.
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, states could offer free meals to every public school student every school day. That program ended, but some states, like Vermont, are looking to keep it on their own.
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A free-spirited mom, fresh from prison, kidnaps her 6-year-old from foster care, determined that her family will not be separated again in the drama A Thousand and One.
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NPR's Juana Summers speaks with actress Gabrielle Dennis about her new role in the Apple TV+ series The Big Door Prize.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks to Christopher Stokes, who leads the Doctors Without Borders operation in Ukraine. A recent report by the organization says the medical situation in frontline areas is dire.
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State Sen. Karen Berg lost her trans son to suicide before the Kentucky legislative session began and pleaded with Republicans not to pass restrictive LGBTQ laws. This week, Republicans did just that.
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NPR's Adrian Florido talks with New Yorker writer Jay Caspian Kang about his latest piece, "The Particular Misery of College Admissions TikTok."
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The deaths of at least 39 migrants in a temporary detention center in Ciudad Juarez raises broader questions about migrant detention in Mexico. NPR's Adrian Florido talks with reporter James Fredrick.
It takes all of us to support public radio. And your contribution to WPSU this spring will be worth 50% more if you help us reach a cake & icing challenge before our fund drive starts on April 15th! When our listeners contribute $10,000 before the drive starts, Donna Queeney of State College will ice that cake with an extra $5,000. You can help make it happen when you make your contribution early! Thanks!
News Over Noise is a new special series that helps you separate spin from fact-based journalism. Hear two half-hour episodes, Friday at 8 p.m. on WPSU-FM.
The Local Groove features music written and recorded by musicians with roots in central and northern Pennsylvania, Saturday nights at 9:00 on WPSU.
The show features many genres: rock, blues, jazz and more. If you're from the area and you’d like WPSU to consider your recordings for the show, submit your music online today at wpsu.org/localgroove.
The show features many genres: rock, blues, jazz and more. If you're from the area and you’d like WPSU to consider your recordings for the show, submit your music online today at wpsu.org/localgroove.
The Metropolitan Opera season of radio broadcasts continues now through June 10 on WPSU-FM. Click below for the 2022-2023 schedule of Saturday afternoon Met Opera broadcasts.
NPR's Student Podcast Challenge is back! It’s for student podcasters in grades 5-12. The deadline to submit entries is April 28.
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Planetary Radio is a half-hour program produced by the Planetary Society. The show focuses on space exploration and the scientists and visionaries who lead it. Each week’s program includes a commentary from Bill Nye, The Science Guy.
Planetary Radio is a half-hour program produced by the Planetary Society. The show focuses on space exploration and the scientists and visionaries who lead it. Each week’s program includes a commentary from Bill Nye, The Science Guy.
The new host of Poetry Moment is poet Todd Davis. He has lived and worked along the Allegheny Front between Bellwood and Tipton for 20 years. Davis brings us work by Pennsylvania poets on Poetry Moment, Monday mornings at 7:45 and Monday afternoons at 4:44 beginning August 29th on WPSU.
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