Broadway composer and singer Duncan Sheik dies at 56
Duncan Sheik, who composed the Tony award-winning show “Spring Awakening” and sang the 1996 Grammy-nominated pop music hit “Barely Breathing,” has died. He was 56. His death was announced in…
Philly City Council returns with dueling plans for the city’s trash | Council roundup
Listen to article • 0:00 minPhiladelphia City Council members are considering dueling proposals over how the city eliminates its garbage, with one lawmaker leading an effort to immediately block the…
PFAS exposure on Pa. military bases linked with high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol, study says
A major study of PFAS-contaminated drinking water into people living near military bases in Bucks and Montgomery Counties shows associations with elevated cholesterol, increased blood pressure, and lower childhood development,…
Best of Orange County 2026: Best music and concert venue
Each year, we ask Orange County Register readers to choose their favorite places to shop, dine, play and do business in OC. Here are the top picks for Best music…
Trump administration has cut or frozen $177 billion in grants across every state, analysis shows
Listen to article • 0:00 minThe Trump administration has cut or frozen up to $177 billion in federal grants since the president took office for his second term, according to…
Pope Leo will present Villanova University’s first-ever sustainability medal to a cardinal who founded an AIDS network
Listen to article • 0:00 minA Czechoslovakian-born cardinal who is based at the Vatican will receive Villanova University’s inaugural sustainability medal for his work “at the intersection of human dignity,…
European leaders meet as Arctic thaw opens shipping routes and Russian buildup stokes security fears
ROVANIEMI, Finland (AP) — European leaders joined forces Monday to highlight growing competition in the Arctic, where global warming is opening new shipping routes, governments are vying for vast natural…
How novelist Emily St. John Mandel built ‘Exit Party’ out of a battered LA
Emily St. John Mandel’s brilliant new novel “Exit Party” begins five years in the future at a party in L.A.’s Echo Park neighborhood where a series of mysterious, hard-to-explain events…
We must keep New York students in school
Students across New York are returning to classrooms, meeting new teachers and beginning a new year filled with possibility. Yet for many students, particularly Black students and students with disabilities,…
This year’s Kennett Square Mushroom Festival celebrates the families who helped build the agricultural capital
Listen to article • 0:00 minThis weekend is more than just about breaded mushrooms for Gale Ferranto, even if her family’s farm stand continuously boasts one of the longest lines…