With just days to go before NJ Transit train engineers potentially walk off the job, the CEO of the state's transit agency again traded barbs with the engineers union, and …
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Lawmakers, education leaders condemn Penn for dropping DEI protections in response to executive order
The University of Pennsylvania's efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion practices in response to an executive order from President Donald Trump was an act of "over-compliance," higher education leaders …
Democrats in the Pennsylvania House voted Wednesday to legalize recreational use of marijuana by adults, with sales through state-owned stores. That sends the question of whether the state will follow …
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Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who graduated from Villanova in 1977, becomes first American pope
White smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel on Thursday, signaling a new pope has been elected in the aftermath of Pope Francis' death in April. Robert Francis Prevost, taking the …
A proposal that would legalize the recreational use of marijuana advanced out of the Pennsylvania House Health Committee along party lines this week. House Bill 1200, sponsored by Rep. Rick …
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Temple student denies responsibility for antisemitic sign and demands apology from Barstool Sports founder
A suspended Temple University student allegedly involved in displaying an antisemitic sign at Barstool Sansom Street on Saturday night has denied responsibility for the hateful message and now demands an …
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Multi-year renovations on Commodore Barry Bridge begin with installation of new lane barrier
The Commodore Barry Bridge is under construction. Beginning this week, a project got underway to replace its moveable concrete barrier wall with a new steel one. Installation will take "approximately …
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Don’t have a REAL ID? You can still fly without one – for now, Homeland Security secretary says
Travelers are required to have REAL IDs or other acceptable forms of identification to board domestic flights as of Wednesday – a deadline a long time in the making. People …
More than three months after a medical transport jet crashed near the Roosevelt Mall in Northeast Philadelphia, a woman who was severely burned in the fiery wreckage died at Jefferson …
Several Philadelphia theaters have lost funding in the Trump administration's mass termination of National Endowment for the Arts grants. The Wilma Theater, Quintessence Theatre Group, Philadelphia Theatre Company and Pig …