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New Jersey environmentalists are lamenting the state Assembly's failure to vote on a comprehensive ban on single-use plastic, the most stringent law of its type in the nation.

Studies have shown that doctors at some hospitals routinely instruct medical students to perform practice exams on unconscious patients without their permission.

“Education helps to lift an individual from the bondage of legends and half truths to the unfettered realm of objective analysis," Dr. King said.

Reps. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., and Jerrold Nadler, D-N.Y., are widely expected to be among the managers.

During most of the year, the goats eat hay. But this month, the stout mammals get a chance to enjoy one of their favorite meals: Christmas trees.

The eccentric personality had a lifelong love affair with his adopted city.

Permanent residents may have fled to warmer winter climes already, but U.S. Census employees, N.J. municipalities still want them to complete the forms.

Philadelphia’s vibrant urban farming community faces new pressures as land values increase. Three maps reveal challenges — and opportunities.

The head of a SEPTA division that is currently the subject of a federal corruption probe has been promoted to one of the highest ranking positions in the transit agency.

Elizabeth Warren is standing behind her charge that Bernie Sanders said a woman could not defeat Donald Trump.

In the annual speech before the Legislature, the first-term Democrat again pitched it as a way to raise revenue, fund his progressive political agenda.

The chamber narrowly passed a measure that would require judges to issue consecutive sentences for multiple crimes involving guns.

The felony theft charges come roughly three months after Drexel University agreed to pay the federal government nearly $190,000 to avoid a potential lawsuit.

The justices suggested during arguments that the government had overreached in prosecuting Bridget Kelly and Bill Baroni.

More than 1.7 million Pennsylvanians use SNAP and the program contributes $2.5 billion dollars to the state’s economy.