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In Tuesday’s primary, a record number of women won nominations to represent Pennsylvania in Congress. The Gallup Poll’s Frank ...

From skulls and bones to electroshock therapy equipment and a cycloptic pig — take a peek inside the Oddporium. Delaware's first and only shop for the peculiar and bizarre.

Back in the 1800s, 'tenderloin' was a common moniker for a city's vice districts and skid rows. Where was Philly's Tenderloin, and what was it like?

Experts on Anne's diary said the newly discovered text reveals more about her development as a writer than it does about her interest in sex.

Activists are reigniting Martin Luther King Jr.’s unfinished fight against poverty.

Her childhood home made headlines in 2014 when its 81-year-old former owner pleaded no contest to animal cruelty charges for keeping cats and dogs in unsanitary conditions.

Pennsylvania's May 15 primary election is an excellent opportunity to cast your ballot.

Crews began razing a decades-old Jersey Shore drive-in restaurant and landmark Wednesday. 

Drummer James "Jab'o" Starks may have thought he was playing for James Brown, but his drums ended up fueling the birth a genre.

In urban spaces all over the world, pedestrians traverse their cities’ neighborhoods, with the goal of living by the standards set by urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs.

When it comes to scientific knowledge, we’re selective about who and what we believe. But, how do we get to a place of knowing? We hear ...

America's first coffee-table book, circa 1800, showed Philadelphia as the world's next great city.

Blessed are the Peacemakers honored W.E.B. Du Bois, Martin Luther King Jr. and Paul Robeson for their work in promoting peace and justice around the world.

Young's new book, Brown, is colored by memories from his family and childhood, United States history, and black culture.

Thursday is 50/50 Day, a global day of action and conversations around gender equality in leadership.