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Forget banging pots and pans and words of gratitude, health care workers in Delaware need more direct help to manage a tidal wave of COVID patients.

As homicides spike to a rate unseen in Philadelphia since the city began tracking murders, Philly DA Larry Krasner vows to focus on prosecuting gun crimes.

The new strike teams are part of a larger, state-directed effort to temporarily bolster capacity at short-staffed hospitals in Pennsylvania.

In-person visits will be stopped at all state correctional institutions starting on Thursday and lasting until Feb. 28.

Some environmental advocates say the program is outdated.

Temple University students can no longer wear cloth masks when they return to classes on Monday. Students who do not have an upgraded mask can pick one up on campus.

The ceramics center will vacate its Old City home of 41 years for a $14.5 million custom-designed building for artists and community members.

The new kitchen will produce baked goods and candies infused with medical marijuana. It’s poised to launch a recreational line, if lawmakers allow.

Sometimes disasters lead to change. But in Philadelphia, officials failed to take steps after the last deadly group home fire.

The new oral meds are in short supply around Philly, but doctors aren’t prescribing what’s available. Timing and risks are part of the equation.

Advocates who pushed for the curriculum are celebrating — and gearing up for the work necessary before school districts can begin teaching AAPI history in September.

Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments.

Fauci said the hope is the level of COVID infection will be below what he calls an 'area of control' in the future.

“The IRS right now has unacceptable backlogs and the customer service that people are receiving is not what the American public deserves.”

Rutgers scientists say exposure to the chemicals, found in plastics, nail polish and fast food, may disrupt the hormone that signals when to give birth.