Kids

It's mid-afternoon when Irby walks in, a man on a mission. He needs a trim from his go-to barber, Kenny, but he also wants to check in on his 15 books.

Seventeen-year-old Sophia Angelica Delgado Feliciano says for a long time she used emotional distance as a survival tool.

Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys.

Tapping into trust and friendship, dancers ready their performance for Art-Reach’s 2018 Cultural Access Awards.

Gabriel Nyantakyi is raising money to expand his effort — called Waterarms Over Firearms — in Philly and Chicago, two cities plagued by gun violence.

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia offers a range of internships, the most popular is open to Philadelphia teens who have experience violence.

City contracts prohibit discrimination based on sex, gender identity, or sexual orientation.

The mid-week trip to Tampa was offered to me with relatively little notice. Of course I said yes. Freelancers always says yes. ...

Students across the country will be participating in a walk-out today to show their solidarity with the survivors of the Stoneman Douglas ...

State Rep. Frank Burns' bill gives parents three strikes.

Over a decade, more than 3,600 children were admitted hospitals for opioid ingestion — about 800 between 2004 and 2007 and more than 1,500 between 2012 and 2015.

Over two decades, there's been a sharp increase among adolescents with the disease. Historically, the condition affected mostly middle-aged white men.

In the wake of the Florida school shooting, politicians have raised concern over the influence of violent video games and films on young people.

The achievements of women throughout history have often been overlooked—but during the month of March, arts and cultural organizations ...

"There was a girl in my class who had on dirty clothes. The other kids laughed at her but I played with her during recess."