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There’s the semiquincentennial celebration — but also a sad, personal reason.

Baseball's 2026 All-Star Game will be played in Philadelphia to mark the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.

These sentiments echoed through the approximately 3,000 members of the Sudanese community in greater Philadelphia this weekend.

French expatriates in Philly remember the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris as a landmark of their youth, and they wonder if it will ever be the same after Monday’s fire.

Since 2010, Broad Street Ministry has served as a kind of post office for people experiencing homelessness. Those who comes in can claim the ministry’s address as their own.

Philadelphia Councilwoman Cindy Bass called for new leadership at the city’s library system following allegations of workplace bias and discrimination.

The Food Bank of Delaware expands ability to help more than 114,000 residents in the state who struggle with food insecurity.

Firefighters continue working as massive blaze in brought under control at the French capital's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral.

Organizers said that Tree of Life synagogue is looking for "original, uplifting images and graphics" to be printed on windscreens that will cover the temporary fencing.

WHYY has acquired the digital news startup Billy Penn from Spirited Media. Public media companies have snapped up several such sites in recent years.

New Jerseyans are cleaning up after severe weather roared through state, disrupting travel and knocking out power to thousands of utility customers.

At least 50 priests accused of molesting children in Pennsylvania were referred to a facility in Downingtown for evaluation and treatment.

People in Philadelphia’s theater community push back against Philadelphia Theater Company’s diversity claim.

The U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue of a 71-year-old woman who fell ill on a cruise ship off New Jersey early Sunday morning. 

A Venezuelan photographer travels to a Colombian coca-growing region and uses instant photography and drawings to portray a country in limbo.