What are the odds that the lawsuits succeed in a court of law, and what would victory look like?

The two first coronavirus vaccines, the ones made by Pfizer and Moderna have been out for months now. But the process of making them, shipping them, and getting them to people has been much choppier than most of us hoped.

For decades, tobacco companies targeted Black communities and young people with menthol cigarettes. That's the headline of a new report from the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids, who are trying to document the destructive impact cigarettes have and call for the banning of flavored tobacco products.

What would it take to have a real, functional, impactful third political party in America that actually has a meaningful chance of being competitive in elections? Episode Summary: What would it take to have a real, functional, impactful third political party in America that actually has a meaningful chance of being competitive in elections? It's something we talk about just about every national election cycle -- but is it something that could actually happen in American politics? Dr. Joshua Weikert, Assistant Professor at Immaculata University in the Department of Civil Engagement joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about if it could happen, what party organizers would need to do to be competitive, and if we could see something like a Patriot Party or Trump Party split off from the GOP.

“You approach people where they are.” Using knowledge and compassion to overcome vaccine hesitancy Clean title: “You approach people where they are.” Using knowledge and compassion to overcome vaccine hesitancy Episode subtitle: While a lot of us would do just about anything to get vaccinated, there are a significant number of people who are hesitant, if not outright hostile, about the vaccine. Episode Summary: The COVID-19 vaccines are here and becoming more accessible every day. And while much of the population would do just about anything to get vaccinated, there are a significant number of people who are hesitant, if not outright hostile, about the vaccine. So the Ad Council and COVID Collaborative are launching a new COVID-19 Vaccine Education Initiative to try and meet people where they are to try and answer the questions people have and get them to a point where vaccine hesitancy turns into confidence. Dr. Georges Benjamin, American Public Health Association Executive Director, and Michelle Hillman, Ad Council Chief Campaign Development Officer joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about how they're trying to get answers to people who have questions about vaccines.

As vaccinations keep ramping up and coronavirus cases keep dropping, what’s a realistic timeline for our economy to finally start building momentum again?

It's hard to imagine Donald Trump the President, or even Donald Trump the candidate, without Twitter. Have we ever seen anything like President Trump's use of Twitter before?

There's been momentum building behind the idea of adding states to the USA, with most of the buzz around Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. It's an interesting idea, but could it ever happen?

The Affordable Care Act was stress tested by a pandemic and a presidential administration that actively worked to dismantle it -- so what is the current state of the healthcare law? What could we see from the Biden administration to strengthen it?

The city of Philadelphia is looking at getting police officers a new tool for taking down suspects. It's called the BolaWrap, it's nonlethal, and it's a device a little bigger than a smartphone that shoots a Kevlar cord with weighted hooks on both ends.

To say the field has changed would be a complete understatement -- the tools of surveillance in place today would look like farfetched science fiction to all but the most inventive mystery writers of the previous generations.

Big space news this week, as NASA landed the rover Perseverance on Mars.

The bad news: jobless claims were astronomically high this week. The good news: it’s looking like whatever the opposite of trickle down economics is might be the greatest economic policy ever, after emergency stimulus checks caused retail sales to go bonkers.

Conventional wisdom would lead you to believe that people are counting down the minutes until they can take off their masks and throw the hand sanitizer into the garbage fire. But a new national survey shows that's not the case.

One of the most visible and contentious footprints left by the Trump presidency was the trade war with China. So now that the Trump presidency is over and with the benefit of hindsight, what did the trade war accomplish?

It's become pretty clear that the clean energy 'revolution' is not only here, it has eclipsed its activist roots and is now firmly being propelled by economics.

President Trump was not convicted of inciting the January 6th insurrection at the US Capitol, which wasn't a surprise to anyone who's been paying attention to the state of American politics recently. But it was perhaps a little surprising that 57 senators, including seven Republicans, thought he should be held responsible by the Senate.

When the vaccines were first announced and started to get distributed, it felt like the end was finally in sight. But it hasn't really gone the way we thought, just like everything else in this pandemic.

According to a new survey from US News & World Report, there's a whole lot of people who say they've either been a victim of financial infidelity or committed it.

Young adults are leaving college with staggering amounts of debt in student loans. And it seems like that college degree means a lot less today than it meant a few decades ago when it comes to job prospects and projected income.

The first computer was built at the University of Pennsylvania. It's called the ENIAC. And it's about to celebrate its 75th birthday.

And is it time to talk about inflation, or is that something to worry about after the average American recovers economically?

In Pennsylvania, frustrations are mounting at just about every level over the distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations, from individuals and families to communities and politicians. So why can't we seem to get this right?

We broke the wrong kind of record in 2020 -- a new report from the group Oxfam shows that for the first time, inequality has grown everywhere during the pandemic.

Ever since the start of the pandemic, the people on the wrong side of the K-shaped recovery have taken it on the chin. So many people have lost income and savings, and the number of people falling behind on the rent or the mortgage is truly hard to fathom.

How did the filibuster evolve to become the tool of obstruction it's used as today, and what are the consequences of getting rid of it all together?

There's already a lot of people talking about the minimum wage and arguing whether we should or shouldn't bump it up -- so we wanted to sort of bypass the "should we or shouldn't we" of it all and talk about the issue from the math side.

Why we use prisons that turn profits in the United States and what it says that the government wants out.

It's been a busy week -- jobs numbers, new unemployment figures, stimulus development, questions about student debt forgiveness, and why you should care about the treasury yield curve.

How are advertisers thinking differently this year, and how have the messages they're sending changed?

If you've been working from home at all for the past year you've probably benefited from having a little more flexibility in your schedule.

What's next for Bezos, and for Amazon, after the CEO of one of the most important companies ever decided to step down?

KYW Newsradio's Jim Melwert asked Castor about the historic nature of the task ahead of him and why he thinks that the former President shouldn't be held responsible for the riot at the Capitol on January 6.

More and more people are dealing with long term symptoms and problems as a result of COVID-19.

How much different is the Biden White House's immigration agenda from that of former President Trump?

If this week was any indication, 2021 is going head to head with 2020 for how wild a single year can get.

Every day, unsolicited calls and voice mails and text messages for fake car warranties and lawsuits and spam links get delivered to people everywhere, and it feels like there's basically nothing we can do about it. Episode Summary: Robocalls are a massive annoyance. Every day, unsolicited calls and voice mails and text messages for fake car warranties and lawsuits and spam links get delivered to people everywhere, and it feels like there's basically nothing we can do about it. What's actually happening here? Why did robocalling start in the first place? And is anyone working on the problem? Dr. Brian Stuart, Associate Teaching Professor of Computer Science at Drexel University joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about why robocalls are so pervasive and why they're probably not going anywhere anytime soon.

The video game and electronics retail company GameStop has been going bonkers on the stock market after a group of Redditors decided to declare war on hedge funds and other institutional investors who were betting that the stock was overvalued.

What happens if a worker can't get it because of a health concern? Or just won't get it, because of a Facebook meme?

How can we prepare for the next pandemic? Former Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge and former Connecticut Senator Joe Lieberman are part of a team working to make sure our failures in addressing COVID-19 don't happen again.

What does bankruptcy do for the National Rifle Association?

When the IT software company SolarWinds was breached in a cyber hack, cybersecurity firewalls across the United States were effectively slashed open.

What kind of precedent is there for impeaching a public official who is no longer in office? What would conviction mean for the former president?

Ambitious relief plans have already been unveiled by the new presidential administration, but at the end of the day the American people need help kind of desperately to make it through this pandemic and the responsibility falls to Congress to act on a relief bill.

In Depth presents The Rundown from KYW Newsradio, a round table conversation with a group of KYW Newsradio reporters about Philadelphia area news.

Were there any surprises, or was his list pretty consistent with previous administrations?

Joe Biden will be inaugurated as President of the United States on Wednesday. He will take power in the midst of a pandemic, and two weeks after a mob stormed the US Capitol.

What's behind the inequality, who's getting hit the hardest, and how does a country that has trouble getting on the same page about anything work together to level the playing field?

And why exactly is the healthcare system in the United States so expensive and convoluted compared with similar countries?

As more people get vaccinated, employers will have to start making decisions about bringing their employees back to the physical office space -- the first of an almost endless list of health related workplace decisions that are going to be front of mind after the coronavirus pandemic.

A growing number of Americans believe some pretty wild things, and it’s nearly impossible for a conspiracy theorist to change their mind about their beliefs. Why is that?

How critical is funding for state and local governments, and what exactly do direct payments do for the economy?

We got some updates to vaccine rollout plans in the Philadelphia area, and the city of Philadelphia is working to commemorate 5,000 people buried in an old, nearly forgotten cemetery under a playground.

The stock market continues to hit high numbers despite the overall economy being uneven, at best. Is this normal?

What did people 100 years ago imagine today's world would look like? Jason Feifer from Entrepreneur Magazine wanted to find out.

One ripple effect of the violence at the Capitol has been that many corporations are now suspending financial donations to politicians who objected to the counting of the Electoral College votes that day. That seems like a big deal. Is it?

What happens when a country goes through a massive divorce like this? And what does it mean for the UK, for the EU, and the rest of the world? Episode Summary: After years of political turmoil, the United Kingdom has finally left the European Union. So now that Brexit is official, what exactly has changed? What happens when a country goes through a massive divorce like this? And what does it mean for the UK, for the EU, and the rest of the world? Dr. R. Daniel Kelemen, Professor of Political Science and Law and Chair in European Union Politics at Rutgers University joins KYW Newsradio in Depth to talk about what Brexit means and why it matters. Episode Pubdate: Now Midroll locations: 12'11"

The coronavirus pandemic, American political unrest, inequality, cyber warfare, climate change. Are we equipped to meet the challenges we're going to face in 2021?

Call it a K-shape, or maybe it's more of a straight line -- the wealthy did very well in 2020 and everyone else did not. So what's in store for 2021?

We’re still learning about the extent of what happened, and how it was able to happen, but we wanted to talk about putting this moment in context and where we go from here.

He's widely known as President Obama's Supreme Court pick who never got a vote before Congress. But what else should you know about Merrick Garland?

One mutation was found in South Africa, another highly contagious strain of the virus emerged in the UK and now is being found all over. So how concerned should we be? And are the vaccines we have now still effective against these mutations?

KYW Newsradio covered the storming of the Capitol on January 6th, 2021, as it happened. Here's how it sounded.

Republicans and Democrats alike agree that bridges should get fixed, potholes should get filled, water should flow through pipes with above average structural integrity. So why can't we agree to fix the one thing we agree needs fixing?

What's inside the bill, who is it going to help, and is it going to be enough to get America through the coronavirus crisis?

What can COVID-19 mean for you if you smoke or vape? And if you're looking to quit, what steps should you take?

Marijuana is legal in more places than ever, business is booming, and there's a huge market demand for bright young minds to advance the industry. We wanted to find out how colleges and trade schools are responding to that demand.

A new report developed by the Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and the non-profit Trust for America’s Health looks at the health impacts of climate change, including which states are at the highest risk and which states are the most prepared.

Toilet paper near me. Election results. Why were chainsaws invented? It's the end of the year and time for that age old tradition of revealing all of our browser histories to the world.

What happens when instead of aiding day to day life, our phones and gadgets start to interfere with it?

If confirmed, Janet Yellen would be the first woman to ever serve as Treasury Secretary. So what does it look like to take over the United States Department of the Treasury in the middle of an economic crisis?

With the holidays coming up and families getting together, there are going to be conversations that a lot of people are dreading. How do you preserve relationships that feel fractured by all this political hostility?

The Lazaretto is a beautiful, stately building in Tinicum Township, Delaware County, Pennsylvania. It's also the last surviving quarantine hospital in the United States.

A lot of parents are concerned about their children's mental health and their ability to recover the longer this continues -- but there are good reasons to be optimistic.

From New Jersey to Arizona to Oregon, voters pretty uniformly voted to loosen drug laws. So what does that mean for the country, and what does it mean for the war on drugs?

Thinking back to March, what was a big deal back then that we barely think about now? And what can we take from 2020 to learn from and apply to next year and the years to follow?

We still don't know the full scale of the damage of the SolarWinds hack that breached thousands of systems, including U.S. government agencies and Fortune 500 companies.

The holidays can be a tough time emotionally and mentally for people. Add that to a raging pandemic, and there are a lot of land mines we have to be aware of right now when it comes to our mental health.

Children make lasting memories during the holidays, but everything is different this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. How can you make sure that despite everything, the 2020 holiday season stays special for kids?

If you enjoy sky watching, something very cool is on the horizon involving Saturn and Jupiter that you won't want to miss.

We've seen workplace COVID-19 rules and guidelines put in place everywhere, but how effective are they? Are things like temperature checks and deep cleaning as effective as we once thought?

Just a few more weeks until many programs that have helped Americans through the pandemic expire. If Washington DC doesn't act, this could get ugly.

Independent music venues have been out of business since March. The situation is desperate, time is running out, and they're making one last push to stay alive.

Philadelphia was one of the cities that helped the CDC come up with a distribution plan, and Philadelphia Deputy Health Commissioner Dr. Caroline Johnson joins KYW Newsradio In Depth to talk about how the COVID-19 vaccine is going to be distributed.

A geomagnetic storm is coming to the Earth, from the Sun, as soon as Thursday, December 10. It could affect everything from appliances to satellites to making the northern lights visible in places that would normally never see them.

The UK has started administering the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine, and regulators there have issued a warning after two healthcare workers had allergic reactions to it.

December 8th is safe harbor day. It's a key date for presidential elections and the Electoral College, dating back to the election of 1876, when the country was still scarred by the aftermath of the Civil War.

As the pandemic worsens and we see some really challenging days ahead during the holiday season, places like the Food Bank of South Jersey are working hard to help as many people as they can.

If Congress passed a stimulus today, how long would it take before help arrives to the people who need it most?

When you spend too much time looking at yourself, especially in the absolutely brutal mirror called video chat, it's all too common to start picking out things you don't like. And some people decide to go a step further and do something about it.

How far along is the vaccine from INOVIO? Dr. David Weiner gives an update on what's happened over the past few months and how the team making the vaccine is doing.

Election years are usually intense in America, but 2020 seemed like it was a different animal entirely. What is it that prevents people from different political parties from finding common ground?

Scientists and doctors have done incredible work developing treatments for COVID-19 and creating a vaccine in record time. But while we are grappling with coronavirus, the critical work of advancing the fight against HIV/AIDS still needs to get done.

In part five of our series on the next administration, we're taking a look back at the accomplishments of the Department of Justice under President Trump and how the DOJ's priorities might change under President Biden.

If the tourism and hospitality industry can just hang on a little longer, a research team at Temple University says there are reasons to be hopeful.