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From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! As other politicians scramble to craft affordability messages ahead of November’s congressional elections, Pennsylvania U. S. Sen. Dave McCormick came to Philadelphia this week to press his campaign for cutting government “red tape.”

Support WBUR05:59Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your siteHere & Now NewsroomOctober 15, 2026Ukraine says it's able to access SpaceX’s Starshield on Thursday, after restrictions on Wednesday that could have made it harder to intercept Russian missiles. Here & Now's Scott Tong looks at what we know about the restrictions and President Trump's pressure on Ukraine in the war, with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, a Democrat from Connecticut. This segment aired on October 15, 2026.

East Hartford police are investigating after a man's body was found in the Connecticut River Saturday.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENTWatch 'Broadway Backstage Fall Preview 2026'Monday, October 19, 2026 6:40AMNEW YORK -- Join Eyewitness News anchor Michelle Charleswoth and star of Broadway and TV Jasmine Amy Rogers for a half-hour sneak peek of the hottest shows hitting this season in ABC7's "Broadway Backstage: Fall Preview.'Tony Award nominee Jasmine Amy Rogers talks about playing the role of Ericka Boafo this season in the brand-new play "School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play. "She joins Tony Award winner Patina Miller and Tony Award nominee and "The Gilded Age" star Denée Benton for the comedic play, inspired by a true story, of schoolgirls in 1986 Ghana who dream of entering the Miss Ghana pageant. Eleven-time Emmy winner Julia Louis-Dreyfus makes her Broadway debut alongside a powerhouse cast in the fascinating revival of "Other Desert Cities. "She stars with Oscar winner Allison Janney and Golden Globe and Emmy Award winner Ed Harris in the politically charged family drama. Janney speaks on what she loves about the play's timeless message.

Advocates say the man seen being detained is a U. S. citizen from Long Beach. Dramatic new video shows a man calling out for help as ICE agents pin him to the ground in Long Beach. Advocates say he is a U. S. citizen. Monday, October 19, 2026 6:22AMLONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- Dramatic new video circulating online shows U. S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arresting a man in Long Beach. The group StopICE.net shared video of the incident, which happened on Saturday morning near 56th Street and Elm Avenue. The group says in the moments before the video was recorded, ICE agents used a vehicle to run the man down and tackle him to the ground. Advocates say the man seen being detained is a U. S. citizen from Long Beach. You can hear his cries for help in the video as he's being held down and restrained by masked agents. SEE ALSO: UCLA study shows 15,000 people have been deported in SoCal during Trump's 2nd termA new study by UCLA and UC Berkeley is shedding new light on the ICE enforcement surge across Southern California. "Help me! Help me! My arm is f------ broken," the man is heard yelling. Witnesses say he was also tased.

Laura Benanti is not a big star. Suggest otherwise and she will laugh as she denies it, even as she acknowledges the generosity of the suggestion and her own luck. Even so, as an accomplished Broadway performer (with five Tony nominations and one win), an actor in acclaimed movies such as “Tick, Tick… Boom!” and “No Hard Feelings,” and a familiar presence on television — from “The Sound of Music Live!” to recurring roles on “The Gilded Age” and “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” the latter as the definitive Melania Trump in many people’s hearts — she drew the attention of audiobook and podcast outlet Audible, which suggested she create a show for its Audible Originals series. She initially jumped at the opportunity. Then came the pandemic and a sinking feeling: “I don’t know if a middle-aged white lady is the voice people are clamoring for right now,” recalled Benanti on a video call from her New Jersey home as her two young daughters puttered around the room. “I just kind of stopped writing it, and then they called and were like, ‘Remember when we paid you and you didn’t do it?’ So then I had to write it for real. And as I was writing it, I just kept thinking, Nobody cares.