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Front-line workers in several U.S. cities walked off their jobs and took to the streets to demand racial and economic justice.

An open letter to Mayor Kenney and Philadelphia Housing Authority CEO Kelvin Jeremiah about the city’s homeless encampments and demands for housing.

The $600-a-week federal supplement was designed to make the average worker whole during the worst economic downturn in at least four decades.

Former and current staff say they want fair pay and a culture shift.

NPR spoke to 11 girl activists during the (virtual) 2020 Girl Up Leadership Summit last week.

The demonstration, which will move from Center City to North Philly, is a call to action aimed at city leaders and residents.

Two-year-old King Hill, of North Philadelphia, went missing in early July. Prosecutors have now charged a babysitter with murdering the boy.

Officials said Quest Laboratories, one of the private labs involved with COVID-19 testing, had problems reporting results electronically.

This week: Philadelphia schools Superintendent William Hite on reopening schools, the efforts to reform fracking in PA, and the life of a "synth tech."

Two-year-old King Hill was reported missing on July 7.

A creative writing contest for 6- to 10-year-olds gave them an opportunity to reflect on their lives while sheltering in place. Here’s what they said.

Black and Latinx business owners have been hit harder by the pandemic than their white counterparts, but have been less likely to receive federal aid.

A gunman reportedly entered the North Brunswick home of U.S. District Court Judge Ester Salas, fatally shooting her 20-year-old son and critically wounding her husband.

“He didn’t have to stand with us, he chose to," said Malkia Devich Cyril, the founder and senior fellow of MediaJustice. "That’s real leadership.”

A heat health emergency will be in effect beginning Monday morning in Philadelphia. Heat indexes are forecasted at over 110 degrees.