Chinese crackdowns on chemicals used to make illicit fentanyl may have played a significant role in the sharp reduction of U.S. overdose deaths, according to research published Thursday. The paper…
By JONEL ALECCIA, AP Health Writer Starting Thursday, Americans in five states who get government help paying for groceries will see new restrictions on soda, candy and other foods they…
The booze-free month known as Dry January has surged in popularity, from just 4,000 participants when it launched in 2013 to millions of (at least short-term) teetotalers today. If you…
University of Pennsylvania researcher Ran Barzilay is a father of three. His first two children received cellphones before they turned 12. But this summer, as early results from his own…
According to one source, Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas parted ways when Cruise made it clear he wasn’t interested in siring another baby. Cruise, 63, has two adopted children…
As someone who has spent his career dedicated to helping young people, I was especially moved by how Zohran Mamdani’s campaign for mayor sparked engagement among a younger generation that…
Philly aspires to be the cleanest city in the nation. Does that include the sidewalks? The Center City Residents’ Association will not renew its contract with Center City District for…
BRANDYWINE, Md. — No one knows exactly when Terrence Butler began keeping a journal, but there is a best guess. The first and only time someone noticed that he was…
The average commute in Philadelphia takes longer than in most large U.S. cities — and it’s gotten slightly worse recently. In 2024, commuters spent on average 33.2 minutes getting to…
Kacii Hamer has no financial stress this holiday season. In past years, “holidays were always ‘give, give, give,’ and that’s what I always felt like I had to do,” said…
