The Senate Education committee voted recently to pass a bill that would fund a test program to allow public schools to lock students' phones away during the school day. Sen.…
A circular sculpture installed at LOVE Park – resembling a portal – soon will connect Philadelphia to several cities around the world that have identical sculptures hooked up to 24/7…
SEPTA riders spent much of Monday unable to buy train tickets or reload their Key cards because of technical issues that affected the transit authority's website, kiosks and on-board purchasing…
When Abington School District students return to class in September, there will be new rules in place preventing them from using their cell phones during the school day. The district…
Francisco Arteaga was incarcerated, waiting to appear for a court hearing last fall, when he spotted a huge guy eyeballing him from the other side of the courthouse holding cell.…
One of the two nuclear reactors at Three Mile Island, the Pennsylvania site of a notorious partial meltdown 45 years ago, could be brought back online in the coming years…
On a winter day in 1895, a Quaker inventor brought his movie projector into the halls of the Franklin Institute and stunned its distinguished guests. The Phantoscope, as C. Francis…
What is the first thing you do in the morning after you awaken? Many people immediately check their phones for notifications of messages, alerts and social media updates by their…
Constellation Energy, the utility company that owns Pennsylvania's Three Mile Island nuclear plant, is expected to seek a $1.6 billion federal loan guarantee for its project to restart a reactor…
A nearly 350-year-old cemetery in South Philly with an estimated 5,000 people buried on its grounds has launched an app for self-guided tours. While Gloria Dei Episcopal Church – known…