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For the first time in decades, the new year dawned in Philadelphia without a formal Mummers Parade. Instead, there was a festive “protest.”

A ban on single-use plastic bags takes effect in 2021. Stores can sell reusable bags, or provide paper bags at no cost or a cost of their choice.

For people who are generally OK — healthy, employed — there's pressure to stay grateful. But those feeling so-called smaller losses also need to grieve.

When and how thoroughly Atlantic City bounces back is likely to depend on how quickly and effectively the coronavirus pandemic is brought under control in 2021.

Bay Pointe neighbors in Newark, Del., say Ignition Church is violating COVID-19 restrictions by holding services without masks and physical distancing.

New Year’s Eve celebratory gunfire has some afraid to leave their homes and comes at the end of a historically violent year.

The governor is urging residents to limit gatherings to their immediate households. Some are heeding his call; others say they can keep safe while socializing.

Hilco has promised a first-of-its-kind public-private partnership that offers a new pathway into skilled professions for Philadelphia public school students.

From virtual partying with celebs to walking tours through Historic Philadelphia, there’s plenty of ways to say farewell to 2020 and ring in a better year.

Safety is the primary reason why the status of the fist bump elevated big-time this year. The handshake was simply a causality of the coronavirus.

Journalists based in Colombia, South Africa and Indonesia talk about how the Black Lives Matter movement inspired activists abroad this year.

From New York's Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events.

Misinformation about the election and the coronavirus is also gaining a foothold in American society, according to a new NPR/Ipsos poll.

More than a year before the explosion that rocked Nashville last week, Anthony Warner's girlfriend told police that he "was building bombs in the RV trailer at his residence."

Jamie Gauthier never could have imagined the challenges she would face in 2020, her first full year as a City Councilmember.