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A new bipartisan gun safety law makes it more difficult for intimate partners convicted of domestic abuse to obtain firearms.

Liz Truss became U.K. prime minister on Tuesday and immediately confronted the enormous task ahead of her.

Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ large climate and health care bill, included one provision aimed at helping miners afflicted by black lung disease.

The new districts have the potential to change the balance of power in both Harrisburg and Washington, so it’s not surprising that legal action played a major role.

“I Am Ruby Bridges” goes on sale Tuesday. It’s aimed at readers as young as 4 at a time when teaching the history of race in America has never been more difficult.

Canadian police are hunting for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan.

Gov. Phil Murphy says a review of how New Jersey responded to the COVID pandemic will happen “within a matter of weeks” after being pressed on national television.

East Falls residents say it’s been “a real hardship” since the post office closed after it flooded during Ida. It’s expected to finally reopen later this month.

Community members who attended the first round of listening tours in the spring say it’s not clear how their input will be used in the fight against gun violence.

The Penn Museum is showing declassified images from 13 miles in the air, giving archeologists new tools to study ancient cities.

Another member of Philadelphia City Council has resigned, and she’s leaving no doubt that she’s running for mayor.

Local workers at the large-chain coffeehouse are encouraging customers to skip buying a cup of Starbucks for a day, but still tipping a barista.

Five boys are in custody for a shooting incident in Center City among violent incidents over the weekend in Philadelphia.

Union leaders used Monday’s Labor Day rally and march to urge their members to vote for Democratic candidate for governor, Josh Shapiro.

The move has also temporarily halted the Justice Department’s use of the records for investigative purposes.