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The shooting of Philadelphia Police Officer Jesse Hartnett unfortunately capped Jim Kenney’s first week as mayor of Philadelphia.&n ...

Lehman Brothers.  Goldman Sachs.  JP Morgan Chase.  Wilmington Trust. You might not think of that last one as a ban ...

If you happened to be watching President Barack Obama’s announcement on gun control earlier this week, you might have noticed that, ...

More than 29 million people in the country have diabetes. With a market that big, why aren’t more people focusing on medical innova ...

As the debate heats up over where to send refugees from Syria and other conflicts, it recalls earlier waves of immigrants who flocked to ...

Dylan Mortimer grew up as the son of a Missouri preacher. For more than a decade, he’s explored faith and spirituality in his artwo ...

As Jim Kenney prepares for his inauguration as Philadelphia’s mayor Monday, his predecessor is winding down his administration. ...

Over the course of a job, most people accumulate stuff. And most of us don’t think ahead to if — and when — we might le ...

How much of who we are is determined by our DNA? Is our DNA a predictor of behavior? How do our genes evolve over time?  Whil ...

Graphene, a thin layer of tighly packed pure cabon atoms, is often talked about as a “supermaterial” that is poised to change ...

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller talks with Meir Rinde about his ...

Now more than ever, it seems, robots and automation are taking a more prominent role in places where humans are either unwilling or unabl ...

It’s difficult to pinpoint exactly when the rise of the microbrew began, but one thing is for sure: across the country, from Portla ...

A lot of times, when we’re deciding to cut out specific foods for better health, our decision is based on the latest study.  B ...

Produced by Karen Smyles The Philadelphia History Museum, formerly known as the Atwater Kent Museum, may not be hug ...