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Students and staff at Rutgers University must get their booster shot as soon as possible and show proof by the end of January.

The city is investigating reports of COVID-19 testing sites that claimed to be affiliated with FEMA. The federal agency does not have any Philly testing clinics at this time.

Biden has only occasionally emphasized the gravity of the threat to democracy from the Jan. 6 insurrection and the repeated lie that the 2020 election was stolen.

The Labor Department also reported that employers posted 10.6 million job openings in November, down from 11.1 million in October but still high by historical standards.

Pennsylvania is sitting on a fat budget reserve, a healthy and growing surplus, and billions in unspent federal coronavirus relief cash.

The Legislative Reapportionment Commission will hold four meetings the week of Jan. 3 to accept feedback on the maps, both in person and virtually.

Across the U.S., new COVID-19 cases have tripled in the past two weeks to over 400,000 a day, the highest level on record, amid a rush by many Americans to get tested.

Chester’s receivership team is sounding the alarm on the city’s parking contract with PFS VII, which it found to be “very one-sided in favor” of the vendor.

Friends said the groundbreaking CEO of Visit Philadelphia, the city’s tourism marketing corporation, planned his own funeral while succumbing to cancer at age 48.

Politically moderate, relatively affluent, Philadelphia-bordering Bucks County had more arrests than any other county in the state, putting it top 10 nationally.

A spike in COVID cases has led to staffing challenges at district schools. Dozens will be virtual until at least Friday.

In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and consider” the rule changes by Jan. 17, Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

N.J. health officials said they expect hospitals to be down about 30% of their staff because of illness. The state is calling in strike teams to help.

The judge said the rights of Willie Stokes were violated because he wasn't told that a key witness against him had been prosecuted for perjury after his conviction.

Philadelphia is home to hills large and small for sledders of all sizes. Here is a list of our top picks.