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The only woman in history to serve as speaker, the California Democrat has a reputation as a formidable vote-counter and wily deal-cutter.

Each nominee is Black and has an intimate connection to Philadelphia’s school district. But their biographies are starkly different.

From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events.

Advocates for raising the standards say it will create jobs and help address climate change.

Jamie Gauthier never could have imagined the challenges she would face in 2020, her first full year as a City Councilmember.

As years go, this one does not deserve five stars. But five people saw their lives get better in ways they might not have predicted pre-pandemic.

With just days left in December, more than 2,200 people have been shot in Philadelphia, a 53% increase over the same time last year.

The stimulus earmarks $15 billion for independent venues. It’s a lifeline for roughly 225 businesses in Pa. — many of which have been in a coma since spring.

The historic Black cemetery outside Philadelphia is still in use, and the often-used paper records are in danger of disintegrating. A GoFundMe could help.

Louisville police took steps that could result in the firing of officers connected to Breonna Taylor's death, the one who sought the search warrant and one who opened fire.

Chester County, which handles the coronavirus response for both counties, says it’s ordering as many doses of the coronavirus vaccine as the state allows.

The coronavirus variant was found in a man in his 20s who is in isolation southeast of Denver and has no travel history, state health officials said.

On Dec. 11, the weekly average for new daily cases was 813. It has since dropped to 653, but officials suspect holiday get-togethers will mean another spike.

“We need to be honest — the next few weeks and months are going to be very tough, very tough for our nation. Maybe the toughest during this entire pandemic.”

Of the state’s 67 counties, six of the most highly populated decided to open auxiliary offices. Just one has firm plans to continue using them in the future.