Listen to Smart Talk every weekday at 9am and 7pm on WITF 89.5 & 93.3. You can also stream WITF radio live on our website or ask your smart speaker to “Play WITF Radio.” Education advocates are crying foul over the state’s subsidies to the Pennsylvania...

The Pennsylvania Department of Health reports that more than 60 percent of residents have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. Time will tell if the state can reach 70 percent fully vaccinated by the end of June; a deadline set by the Wo...

When Japanese-born Naomi Osaka dropped out of the French Open tennis tournament last month citing mental health concerns, the media world took notice. There were some who accused the athlete of being a prima donna by declining post-competition media in...

Everyone loves the Chesapeake Bay; the natural beauty, recreation opportunities, the bountiful fish and wildlife. But appreciating the Chesapeake will not fix Pennsylvania’s pollution problem. Pennsylvania’s role in polluting the Bay is well documented...

Cyber criminals and even foreign governments are constantly working to obtain online data they can use — whether it be for money or sabotage. Just in recent weeks, more than eight billion passwords were leaked in a popular hacker forum.

The U.S. Supreme Court takes on high-stake cases on the June docket, likely holding the most important ones until the end of the term. Most observers count four potentially big decisions; those decisions that have the highest notoriety.

Pennsylvanians may be familiar with Gus the “spokesgroundhog,” selling instant scratch-off lottery tickets on TV. Nowadays, he may not be nearly as popular as the lottery offerings that are directed at the newly vaccinated.

Gun violence is on the increase across the country and very close to home. The City of York, in particular, is on pace for around 70 shootings in 2021 — a number similar to last year. Just last Tuesday, a 15-year-old boy was shot.

To mask or not to mask — attend or not attend. Pennsylvanians have options as pandemic restrictions ease and the state, and country, return to “normal.” That doesn’t mean it will be easy to shed the anxiety that came along with the mitigation protocols...

There is a lot of debate about the importance of privacy and the role of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 regarding vaccination status. Can an employer ask you if you’ve been vaccinated? What about schools?