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In the wake of a shooting that disrupted Philadelpha’s July Fourth celebrations, scattering a crowd of thousands from the fireworks display, Mayor Jim Kenney told reporters he’ll be happy when he leaves office and can “enjoy some stuff.”. The comments spurred some Philly residents — and public...

Vice President Kamala Harris, in Chicago to speak to a teachers’ convention, addressed the July 4 mass shooting in Highland Park, Ill., saying “We need to end this horror. We need to stop this violence.”. Seven people were killed and dozens injured Monday when a shooter opened fire...

Monkeypox has arrived in Camden County. Officials announced Tuesday that a resident traveling out-of-state contracted the county’s first confirmed case of the virus. The patient is currently isolating at home. Treatment has been made available to close contacts. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the New Jersey...

The man charged Tuesday with seven counts of murder for opening fire at an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago legally bought five weapons, including two high-powered rifles, despite authorities being called to his home twice in 2019 for threats of violence and suicide, police said. Lake County State’s Attorney...

This story originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Women and people of color are under-represented in science, technology, engineering, and math. But there’s an effort afoot in Philadelphia to change that through an unusual mix of dance and coding lessons. DanceLogic, which is run by the West Park Cultural Center,...

A special grand jury in Georgia has issued subpoenas to some of the key figures associated with former President Donald Trump’s failed efforts to reverse his narrow defeat, as a wide-ranging investigation into possible criminal interference ratchets up. Those summoned by the seven subpoenas approved Tuesday include Rudy Giuliani,...

Philadelphia City Council came back into their chambers Tuesday afternoon to say they plan to do whatever is necessary to make the city safer from gun violence. The demonstration of unity comes after two officers were shot during the city’s Fourth of July fireworks celebration. Council President Darrell Clarke...

Russia’s war in Ukraine and the resulting sanctions have disrupted energy supplies and made energy security a top priority for nations again. Countries all around the world are feeling the shock of rising prices during a time when energy demand is growing and supplies are limited. How can we meet the world’s energy needs without derailing transitions to clean energy and accelerating climate change? Should nuclear energy play a bigger role, and how fast can we ramp up other renewables?

Most Pennsylvania lawmakers were absent from the state Capitol on Tuesday, five days into the new budget year without a state government spending agreement in place. Leaders were hoping negotiations would wrap up over the coming days and the House announced voting sessions were scheduled through Friday. Thursday “might be...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday signed a gun control package tightening the state’s already stringent gun laws. Flanked by Senate President Nick Scutari, Attorney General Matt Platkin, Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, and several more officials, Murphy claimed the new laws, deemed “gun safety package 3.0,” would make the state safer from gun violence.

Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican nominee for governor, has made a campaign staple out of the allegation that Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf’s policy of readmitting COVID-19 patients from hospitals to nursing homes caused thousands of deaths — a baseless claim for which no investigator or researcher has provided any evidence.

It’s becoming increasingly clear that the end of Roe will look vastly different than before Roe — in large part because of the role of data. Since the Supreme Court ruled that abortion access wasn’t a constitutional right, several states states have already enacted bans out of the two dozen states that are expected to ban or restrict the procedure.

SEPTA Police Chief Thomas Nestel III is retiring after almost 10 years at the mass transit agency. Before coming to SEPTA, Nestel spent two decades as a Philadelphia police officer, then became police chief in Upper Moreland. His decision comes as the transit agency is working to combat an increase...

On the heels of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, several big-name companies such as Microsoft, Nike and Tesla have announced that they plan to assist employees who live in places where abortion is restricted to travel out-of-state to undergo the procedure. But how that might...

Local student filmmakers find inspiration in music to tell stories of self-expression, love, and healing.

The Jan. 6 committee has now held half a dozen hearings and are promising at least two more some time this month. So we figured it’s a good time to reflect on what we’ve learned so far. Here are five takeaways:. 1. For Trump, the crowd was armed,...

While the House select committee carefully lays out a timeline of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and the events that led to it, false claims of a stolen election are still spreading. Now, a new strategy has emerged. Instead of trickling down from former President Donald...

Brittney Griner has made an appeal to President Joe Biden in a letter passed to the White House through her representatives saying she feared she might never return home and asking that he not “ forget about me and the other American Detainees.”. Griner’s agent Lindsay Kagawa Colas said...

U.S. Postal trucks travel to every town, back country road, suburban cul-de-sac, and city street in the country, delivering cards, bills, and packages. With all their stopping and starting, they also emit tons of climate-warming greenhouse gas emissions, along with dangerous air pollutants that contribute to ozone and cause health impacts like asthma.