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The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 39-year-old woman who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey Sunday evening. 

Three hundred and fifty cats and dogs evacuate shelters near the Carolina coast to escape Hurricane Dorian and to make space for new animals that may be displaced.

Robert Morris School in North Philadelphia has made notable academic progress. But, like the school district, it still has a long way to go.

The city didn’t set that rate. It’s written into a section of state statute.

The campaign launched last May to tackle systemic racism, poverty, the war economy and environmental degradation.

Joe Biden has long been adept at talking with a foot in his mouth, so perhaps it's no surprise that lately, on the stump, he has overdosed on whoppers.

Philadelphia Fringe Festival opens Sept. 5 and runs for 18 days with 158 different shows: theater, dance, music, circus, film and visual art, plus digital.

Hurricane Dorian will pass "well offshore" from the New Jersey region later this week, forecasters say. 

Two thirds of Philadelphia public schools don’t have playgrounds, and until now, there were none in the 19120 zip code.

Stephanie Schmid is a human rights advocate and former Foreign Service officer who opposes Smith’s stances on reproductive rights. She is also the Congressman's former intern.

Formerly an arts desert, Philadelphia’s Mayfair neighborhood is expanding its cultural footprint for the Fringe Festival.

These days, limiting time spent on smartphones is a challenge for adults and teenagers alike.

Hite says steady progress and stability is the recipe for Philly schools. But is that type of change powerful enough for the long-struggling system?

Philadelphia union members marched for Labor Day at the Philadelphia waterfront at a time when many say organized labor is under attack.

A recent training for a group in Pa. addressed the softer skills around how to assess and prevent threats.