Jan. 20, 2025, marks five years since the CDC reported the first laboratory-confirmed case of COVID-19 on American soil.

Applications to Philadelphia-area medical schools declined in 2024 for the third consecutive year, returning to pre-pandemic levels, according to new data from the Association of American Medical Colleges.

As U.S. police departments release preliminary or finalized 2024 crime numbers, many are reporting historic declines in homicides and drops in other violent crimes compared to 2023

Two suspects charged with murdering Philadelphia Police Sgt. James O'Connor have pleaded guilty in federal court.

Chris Patel has learned a lot about what works and what doesn’t work while growing his Papa Johns portfolio from four to 70 locations since the height of the COVID-19

Before COVID-19, major U.S. urban centers were enjoying a resurgence. Now decreased occupancy has downtown economies and municipal budgets feeling the pinch. Wharton faculty research suggests that how cities navigate the next few years could be crucial.

December 2024 marked the first time since mid-2022 that home prices grew across all 50 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas

Max Malec never gave up on his dream. Born with spina bifida, the North Pocono resident played junior football, competed in track and field and eventually fell in love with sled hockey. Growing

JetBlue now accepts Venmo payments for flights, in what it called a first for airlines on Tuesday. Venmo payment options are available on the airline's website and will roll out on their mobile app "in the coming months," the carrier announced.

As part of Archbishop Nelson Perez's plan to get more Catholics back to church in Philadelphia, a listening tour will make dozens of stops in the city and Bucks, Chester, Delaware, and Montgomery counties.

A day that began with the outgoing president's pardon of lawmakers and his own family ended with the incoming president's pardon of supporters who violently stormed the U.S.

Chinatown routinely confronts the prospect of huge, imposing developments — a prison, a casino, a Phillies baseball stadium — that demands the neighborhood expend time, money and energy.