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The needs of Black women and girls have become a focus of philanthropic efforts as major donors seek to narrow a racial wealth gap and address chronic funding disparities.

Delaware’s Green Amendment would create a Constitutional right to a clean and healthy environment.

The Philadelphia Police Department’s Internal Affairs Division arrested Detective Robert Redanauer on Tuesday for a Dec. 27, 2020 assault, police said Thursday.

“Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with State Rep. Joanna McClinton, a Pa. Legislative Black Caucus member, about the Chauvin verdict.

A decades-long movement to reshape the American political map took a further step Thursday as the House approved a bill to make the nation's capital the 51st state.

Mass vaccination clinics this weekend aim to get jabs into thousands more arms. And Penn joins the growing list of universities requiring students to be vaccinated this fall.

Approximately one-fifth of prison staffers have reported being vaccinated, far less than the roughly half of those incarcerated in Pennsylvania facilities.

WHYY’s “Morning Edition” host Jennifer Lynn speaks with Malcolm Burnley and Ed Felten, hosts of WHYY’s new podcast, “A.I. Nation.”

The new commissioner hopes public hearings will resolve a rancorous debate. He promises new regulations and permits, and tougher penalties.

Authorities wouldn't provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away.

How does a space focused on hands-on play get back in the game? New CDC guidance based on Penn Med research informed the choice.

Artist Tom Judd reshuffled historic images in his massive collage inside the 5th St. SEPTA station.

Aliya Catanch-Bradley responded to the murder of George Floyd by greening her school, where a quarter of the students struggle with respiratory illness.

Weekend events in and around Philadelphia April 22 - 28: Check out Philly Theatre Week, Caribbean Restaurant Week, and giant sculptures in Camden.

It would take another $57 million to fully fund the state’s Head Start program, which serves the poorest children, the NIEER analysis shows.