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Legislative inaction results in a plummet off the “fiscal cliff.”

Joel Embiid is expected to make his season debut Tuesday night for the Philadelphia 76ers.

"Here in Media, this is our county seat. This is the best Veterans Day parade in the region," said Delaware County District Attorney Jack Stollsteimer.

Local groups remembered the hundreds of people killed as a result of gun violence in Philadelphia and in its surrounding counties.

According to Philadelphia police, officers responded to a home on the 5400 block of Chancellor Street for reports of a disturbance.

An NPR investigation finds thousands of veterans were pushed into high-cost mortgages by a program that was meant to help them.

Bus, trolley and transit operators in Philadelphia are currently working without a contract.

“We’re going to have to address urgent needs while doing the long-term work to achieve structural change,” said one organizer. "We are going to need everyone to fight back."

The risk of fire damage while living in a Philly rowhouse is high. Here’s how renters insurance can and cannot protect you from bad luck, bad neighbors and landlords.

“Bringing people together through arts and cultural practices is as old as humanity,” organizer Jennifer Turnbull said.

Bridging Blocks event focused on small businesses in Philadelphia, bringing together small business owners and aspiring entrepreneurs.

Union leaders did say they could still strike as negotiations continue.

“We try to make it so that you can do a little or a lot,” said one organizer. “If you have 15 minutes … if you have three hours, we'll take it all.”

The messages were sent to Black men, women, and students, including middle schoolers, in several states prompting investigations by the FBI and other agencies.

The SS United States ocean liner ship will become an artificial reef off the coast of Florida.