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U.S. health officials Tuesday warned doctors not to abruptly stop prescribing opioid painkillers to patients who are taking them for chronic pain ailments, such as backaches.

Emboldened by the new conservative majority on the Supreme Court, anti-abortion lawmakers and activists in numerous states are pushing near-total bans on the procedure.

Across the nation, too, black mothers are three to four times more likely than white mothers to die from pregnancy-related complications.

The state Senate has taken a first step toward overhauling Pennsylvania’s redistricting process — passing a bipartisan proposal out of committee.

Last year's sweeping Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse did not investigate abuse by nuns.

A congressional hearing on online hate turned into a vivid demonstration of the problem Tuesday when a YouTube livestream was bombarded with racist and anti-Semitic comments.

About five to 10 reported cases of the disease continue to come in daily, but that number is slowly decreasing.

A string of buildings that once housed one of the city’s first social service providers for black Philadelphians are set to meet the wrecking ball.

Gun rights groups sued Tuesday to block Pittsburgh from enforcing firearms legislation passed after a mass shooting at a synagogue.

Bill’s Deli Market has been cited repeatedly for health and other violations. But Sunday’s violence led police to shut down the corner store temporarily.

School board members in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh are pushing for higher standards for charter schools. They say the state appeals board undercuts their efforts.

Facebook said it "mistakenly deleted" posts by CEO Mark Zuckerberg, but also changed how it archives corporate announcements and blog posts that makes them harder to find.

Muslims from all over Philadelphia come to the services at Germantown Masjid, with the Friday congregational prayer getting anywhere between 800 to 1200 people.

It appears Philly will have yet another election in which independent, outside groups spend more to influence votes than the top candidates themselves.

Gun control bills are always a tough sell in Harrisburg, and this one is no different.