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A new study published today finds the genes of Africans are the most diverse among all humans. That’s what local researchers discov ...

A new study suggests that the majority of people taking anti-depressants would be screened out clinical trials for these drugs. Researche ...

Philadelphia’s Board of Revision of Taxes has come up with a new set of property value assessments that could upend the taxes paid ...

A Philadelphia City Councilman has proposed a series of bills to soften the blow of soon-to-be-higher property taxes. A Philadelph ...

The city is embarking on a new plan called “Greenworks Philadelphia” in order to become an environmental leader. The ...

A day earlier, three other members of the group were sentenced to life in prison. The five men found guilty of conspiring to kill ...

Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner says the state Liquor Control Board didn’t break any laws by awarding an employee-training ...

Senator Arlen Specter’s defection to the Democrats leaves the current Republican primary race with two right-wing candidates. ...

Philadelphia City Council wants to eliminate Mayor Nutter’s proposed property tax increase from the city budget. Council is offerin ...

The survey by the Pew Charitable Trusts finds that 53 percent favor casinos, while 41 percent don’t want them in the city. A ...