NYC Council backs Mamdan push for increased childcare funding from Albany
The City Council on Thursday endorsed Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s call for the state to pony up more money for childcare programs in the Big Apple — and laid out a…
Pa. scientific researchers urge Congress to increase funding to the NIH as the shutdown ends
The record-breaking federal government shutdown marked yet another impediment to scientific research efforts at the Wistar Institute this year. After a year in which federal research funding was thrown into…
Coal miner found dead in West Virginia mine after 5-day search
A West Virginia coal miner was found dead inside a flooded mine on Thursday morning after a desperate five-day search, officials said. Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old Elkview native, died in…
The forgotten story of the Jews who helped win the American Revolution
It’s a tale of American independence not taught in schools. For centuries, the story of how a small community of Jews living in America and on a tiny Caribbean island…
Philly street festivals are shutting down over rising police overtime costs. But some groups don’t have to pay.
Want to hold a parade, festival, or block party in Philadelphia? Be prepared to pay — sometimes tens of thousands of dollars — to cover police overtime, paramedics, and other…
The best Philly-area holiday markets and Christmas villages to visit this season
A surefire way to get in the holiday spirit is to be whisked away to a place filled with twinkling lights, towering spruce trees, mugs of hot cider and cocoa,…
We must help NYC’s paraprofessionals
They help blind students learn to navigate the city. They empower autistic students to communicate their needs. They monitor the well-being of children with severe medical conditions. They are the…
SNAP recipients call on Trump admin to restore food benefits immediately as clergy fast in solidarity
Jacqueline Chapman was one of thousands of Pennsylvanians who received their federally funded food assistance late last week before the commonwealth paused payments as the Trump administration’s efforts to cease…
‘I wish we weren’t here.’ Philly cops turn out for trial of the men accused of killing Police Officer Richard Mendez
The trial of three men accused of killing Philadelphia Police Officer Richard Mendez and injuring another officer during a shooting in an airport parking lot began Wednesday in Common Pleas…
How city life taught me to see animals — and people — differently
I didn’t fall in love with the natural world on safari. I fell in love with the natural world around us on a city block. As a kid growing up…