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Two veterans receive a lung each from the same donor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

North Penn's production of "1776" is revolutionary in that young women take on many of the starring roles of Founding Fathers.

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

Elected leaders, police officers and members of the criminal justice community walked a mile in a newly-released prisoner’s shoes.

Five decades later, its caretakers worry about how much longer they can keep Cpl. Charles J. Glenn 3rd U.S.M.C. Memorial going.

“It’s a typical hatchet job,” Marino said of the reports.

The annual gathering hosted by the Anti-Defamation League aims to combat hate through a day of workshops and tough conversations.

Earlier this year, Michael Murphy shared his story of that visit with WHYY's Commonspace, our storytelling collaboration with First Person Arts.

Given the dangers of brain trauma from helmet-to-helmet contact, would you want your child to play high school football? A new Philadelphia Inquirer analysis offers insight.

Studies show that reading to animals calms beginners and improves confidence in children who are reading aloud.

Veterans on Patrol runs controversial, sometimes illegal, camps to get chronically homeless vets off the street.

The military has a long history of using games in training, but troops also enjoy playing video games during their downtime, and some military gaming communities even help

Since 2014, police have handed out 6,940 citations for possession — which garners a $25 fine — and public use. That translates to $312,525 owed to the city.

Halladay's passion for piloting cost him his life Tuesday when his private plane crashed into the Gulf of Mexico. He was 40.

Philadelphia's new DA promises an emphasis on leniency and providing options other than incarceration to low-level offenders. That seems to be working out in Manhattan.