City Council bans horse-drawn carriages in Philadelphia
City Council passed an amended bill on Thursday that bans both non-commercial and commercial horse-drawn carriages.
First up for the U.S. men’s national team? Paraguay. Here are our predictions for America’s World Cup opener.
Paraguay is the first of three matches for the United States in Group D. It’s a group many feel the U.S. can emerge from, and recent tune-up games against Senegal…
A Chester man who opened fire at his workplace, killing two people, is on trial for murder
Wilbert Rosado-Ruiz brought a 9mm handgun to Delaware County Linen in 2024 and shot five of his co-workers. Prosecutors say he would have shot more people had his gun not…
Oil executives warn White House that gas prices will get worse
Grim predictions add to the political and economic problems of a president already facing a sharp rise in inflation.
Iran war is the worst hit to the global economy since COVID, World Bank says
The bank says that the war is slashing global growth prospects and that a prolonged conflict could tip dozens of developing nations into years of stagnation.
An 80 year old rabbi from Chestnut Hill, a Senegalese immigrant, a former Vietnamese refugee walk onto a stage
Six Philadelphia women, between ages 69 and 86, are telling their stories as part of a new theatrical production.
FDA’s e-cigarette authorization: Fruity vapes not significantly better than tobacco ones
A new memo from U.S. health regulators is raising questions about a recent decision to authorize the first fruit-flavored e-cigarettes for adult smokers.
Strong storms, 100-plus heat indexes, kick off Philly’s World Cup fest
Temperature records may fall both days, but relief is coming this weekend.
El Niño has formed officially, and it likely will be one of the strongest on record
Strong El Ninos have coincided with some of Philly's strangest winters.
FIFA’s yearslong effort to woo Trump culminates with the World Cup
Gianni Infantino, the FIFA president, has unabashedly courted the president’s favor. Soccer officials privately ask, who really benefits?