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WHYY’s Jennifer Lynn and Susan Phillips explore the beauty of nature through poetry, featuring iconic poets like Amanda Gorman, Walt Whitman and Allen Ginsberg.

A grant of $59 million would have helped hundreds of farmers in the Mid-Atlantic adapt to climate change. The Trump administration called the funds a “green new scam.”

Heat, air pollution, lead and other toxins can harm pregnant people and babies. Birth workers are raising awareness.

Admired for their improved safety and efficiency compared to traffic lights, roundabouts are growing nationwide — including in Philadelphia.

Harvard University has filed suit to halt a federal freeze on more than $2.2 billion in grants after recently announcing it would defy the Trump administration’s demands.

During a 2022 raid on Bob and Nadine Menendez's Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, home, FBI agents found nearly $150,000 worth of gold bars and $480,000 in cash.

Over the past decade, the number of Philadelphians living in poverty has dropped by 6%. But racial disparities linger, according to the annual Pew Charitable Trusts report.

The Trump administration's posture was meant to hold the line against Democratic demands for Pete Hegseth’s firing at a time when the Pentagon is engulfed in turmoil.

For-profit parent company Prospect Medical Holdings moved Monday to shutter Delaware County’s largest hospital system.

Archbishop Nelson Pérez reflects on Pope Francis’ impact, his humility and the deep connection he shared with Philadelphia following news of the pontiff’s passing at age 88.

The pontiff died Monday at age 88. Here’s a look back at his historic Philly visit as part of the World Meeting of Families.

The election of a new pope itself is shrouded in secrecy, with cardinals forbidden from communicating with the outside world what happened during the voting in the conclave.

Francis' death sets off a weekslong process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, followed by a funeral and a conclave to elect a new pope.

Independence Health Group, the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, spent $500 million last year to provide weight-control medications to its members.

Thrifting proponents hope more people will turn to sustainable fashion as the trade war between the U.S. and China places the fast fashion industry in a chokehold.