Laura Benshoff

Philadelphia families of Afghan residents left behind after the U.S. withdrawal last summer say efforts to get humanitarian parole are increasingly difficult.

A Berks County detention center for immigrant families has reopened, this time detaining only adult women, according to immigration attorneys.

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the need for donated blood has risen even as opportunities to donate have fallen, leading to a significant shortage.

The top reason for hybrid or remote work was, unsurprisingly, COVID-19 itself. The second most given reason was attracting and retaining employees.

As early as March, Philadelphia will start giving up to 60 people $500 a month, for at least 12 months.

The Philly workers join a wave of others attempting to unionize the national coffee chain’s shops as the pandemic economy has bolstered organizing efforts.

The local Afghan community, centered in Northeast Philadelphia, has nearly doubled with the influx of evacuees, who worry for family and friends left behind.

Members of the local Ukrainian diaspora have been doing what they can to support Ukrainian resistance from afar.

City officials are trying to reach at least 10,000 city families who officials believe have missed out on all payments.

Despite public health guidance, for many workers amid the omicron surge, the idea of missing so many days of work has become wishful thinking.

Long before he reached fame, Saget was a graduate of Abington Senior High School and Temple University, where he attended film school.

This year saw the consolidation of big pharmacy chains around the country, even as they played a crucial role in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.