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Alora Miller is still delivering care packages to those who are feeling the pinch of missed paychecks.

State and federal agencies are partnering on a pilot program to utilize dredged material from a notoriously turbulent New Jersey inlet for "beneficial use."

About 40 people rallied in South Philly Sunday in support of Vietnamese and Cambodian immigrants threatened with deportation, some for decades-old crimes.

Two bombs exploded just minutes apart at a Roman Catholic cathedral in the southern Philippines where Islamist militants are active.

Recent surveys show that knowledge of the atrocities during World War II is declining generally.

The partial federal government shutdown is slowing the approval process for construction permits and several other environmental-related issues, according to the state DEP.

Five years ago, two young women decided they were going to do something about the plastic problem on their island of Bali. And Bye Bye Plastic Bags was born.

A Swedish teenager had a stark message for global elites at the World Economic Forum in Davos this week.

Disney's Frozen remains one of the greatest box-office successes in history. But in terms of impact and influence, it is perhaps most loved for one of its breakout songs.

The shutdown left a painful toll for African-Americans who make up nearly 20 percent of the federal workforce and historically have been on the low end of the pay scale.

Mark Zuckerberg’s latest attempt to explain Facebook’s data-sharing practices is notable for its omissions as well as what it plays up and plays down.

Pennsylvania is home to nine federal prisons, and a lot of the guards and other staff have been working without pay.

Co-working is often a more urban phenomenon. But in the heard of suburban South Jersey, 1776 has opened a co-working space on the 2nd floor of the Cherry Hill Mall.

One South Philadelphia resident says he looks forward to paying his bills, now that government operations have resumed.

The Newseum is losing its stately glass-and-steel digs. The organization behind the journalism museum, The Freedom Forum, says it has reached a $372.5 million deal.