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The charter change would add graduates of career technical programs to the groups receiving a preference in civil service exams.

The budget includes no tax hikes, steps to ease the tax burden of rising property valuations, and a spending increase for violence prevention measures.

The decision by the 27-nation bloc to grant Ukraine candidate status Thursday was uncharacteristically rapid.

One longtime resident reported a drop in pressure to the water department on Monday. “We can’t take a bath, we can’t eat," she said. "Who’s going to make up for that?”

The Biden administration proposed a dramatic overhaul of campus sexual assault rules on Thursday.

Federal health officials on Thursday ordered Juul to pull its electronic cigarettes from the U.S. market, the latest blow to the embattled company.

The Taliban and the international community that fled their takeover struggled to bring help to the disaster's victims.

The exact language of the deal is still being written, and, if finalized, it would need approval from lawmakers in both chambers as well as Gov. Tom Wolf.

The state's primary during presidential election years would be moved from the fourth Tuesday in April to the third Tuesday in March.

Former top DOJ officials say Trump contacted the agency’s leader “virtually every day” and strove in vain to enlist officials in his bid to stay in power.

Wynton Marsalis and Bucks-Montco Pride Fest are also among Philly, Delaware, and N.J. events this weekend for the kickoff of the official summer season.

Under the bill, prospective buyers would have to complete a training course that involves gun safety and storage instruction, plus the live shooting of at least 100 rounds.

Officials gave an update on ongoing gun violence prevention, along with discussions on curfews and lawsuits against state and/or federal government about guns.

U.S. officials currently say that all Americans 6 months and older should get a flu vaccine every season.

What some council members were backing for the Philly budget points to themes you’ll be hearing in the 2023 campaign for mayor.