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Scientists are adding tiny particles of clay, wool and other materials to asphalt — to create more durable pavement.

Judge Steven O’Neill’s ruling Thursday is a victory for prosecutors looking to portray the 80-year-old comedian as one of Hollywood’s biggest serial predators.

When a high-tech appliance breaks, some manufacturers discourage people from doing their own repairs. But a growing “right to repair” movement wants to change that.

Students from more than 50 schools in the region left their classrooms this morning for today’s National School Walkout.

A 1958 deadly fire at a Chicago school was the catalyst for life-saving fire drills. Experts say the 1999 Columbine shooting spurred school security changes at a slower pace.

A nationwide network of Marjory Stoneman Douglas high school graduates are mobilizing for change. That includes using comedy.

Graham wants the main beneficiaries to be people like herself, residents who stuck with the neighborhood during its darkest moments.

'It lets ICE know that we’re paying attention here,' says U.S. Rep. Bob Brady of private bill he's sponsoring.

Murphy wants to raise the sales tax from 6.625 percent to 7 percent and include ride-sharing services and accommodations like Airbnb.

Council members’ questions for city officials took up so much of the three-hour hearing that other speakers, including treatment providers, did not have a chance to speak.

Students weigh in on gun violence and the upcoming National School Walkout.

The reinvention of Society Hill in the 1960s is widely considered one of the first instances of gentrification — although no one called it that at the time.

From the outside, 625 South Delhi Street looks like an average Philadelphia rowhouse. But in the 1850s, it was home to Underground Railroad leaders William and Letitia Still.

NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup's Frank Newport to talk about trends in U.S. opinion.

After two years as Philadelphia solicitor, Sozi Tulante has resigned to teach at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.