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The DA reported nine homicides last week, 16 non-fatal shootings in the city, and 120 cases opened involving either possession of guns or gun violence.

The new rule is a reaction to former HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s move to withdraw certain protections.

A review of thousands of emails reveals the program was doomed to fail from the start, depriving desperate tenants of relief as they lived in fear of losing their homes.

Several county parties already voted to censure Toomey even before Saturday's vote. In Washington County, GOP chairman Dave Ball said party members felt betrayed by Toomey.

The WHO’s green light for the AstraZeneca vaccine is only the second one the U.N. health agency has issued after authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in December.

The Senate verdict Saturday hardly put to rest the debate about the Republican former president’s culpability for the Jan. 6 assault.

Two years ago, Tawanda Jones and Connie Kellum created a warming center for the unhoused in Camden. They’re back at it again.

Acting Commissioner Shawn LaTourette represented port developer when he was in private practice. Environmentalists say they didn’t know and have concerns.

Sims was recently re-elected to a fifth term representing a portion of downtown Philadelphia.

The icy weather is expected to start Monday afternoon and lead to slippery and even dangerous driving conditions into early Tuesday.

This tax season, Philadelphia isn’t offering the 1% discount on real estate taxes for early payment that it has given in years past.

Philly area employers thought encouraging workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 would be a challenge. That turned out to be the easy part.

A disorganized rollout has presented some people with that ethical quandary. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk heard several points of view.

Grewal said his department would focus on enforcement and funding victims services to “prevent and combat” trafficking, while the commission works on policy and prevention.

The only president to be impeached twice has once again evaded consequences, though this time as an election loser shunted off the field of play to the jeering section.