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Among the various projects now in line to be funded by state taxpayers are golf programs, shade trees and town hall renovations — mostly in Democratic districts.

Biden, who ran a relatively centrist primary campaign, hasn't embraced those calls, worried they may intensify the nation's partisan split.

The Wilma Theater in Philadelphia joins dozens of companies around the world in staging a new play from Belarus written during the protests.

Pennsylvania and Delaware have released apps to help with contact tracing. Will the strategy work?

The CDC invited Philly and 4 states to help develop U.S. strategy for distributing a vaccine. After a brief consult, a playbook was released nationwide.

The union that represents SEPTA workers fought for a $500,000 death benefit — a payout that New York’s MTA provided over the summer.

This week’s “Things to Do” features festivals for techies, music lovers and beer lovers.

Pa. health officials abandoned their urgency in implementing a faster process, leaving them ill-prepared to accurately report death data when the pandemic arrived.

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear says he has authorized a “limited” deployment of the National Guard as hundreds of demonstrators have gathered to protest.

The outcome demonstrates the vast disconnect between widespread public expectation of justice and the limits of the law when police use deadly force.

President Donald Trump is declining to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses the Nov. 3 presidential election.

Demonstrators marched from Independence Hall to a planned rally at City Hall Wednesday evening, chanting “no justice, no peace.”

Testing and Contact Tracing Director Michael Huff said the tiered approach to testing will prioritize the most vulnerable.

Fears of a second COVID wave are growing. Bill could affect more than 3,000 incarcerated.

In a system designed to devalue and disregard the sanctity of Black life, Breonna Taylor’s case proves that the system isn’t broken. It’s working just fine.