(Reuters) -A medevac plane crashed soon after takeoff in Philadelphia on Friday with a child and five others on board, the air ambulance company that operated it said, adding that it had not confirmed ...

This milestone marks the highest attendance for any combat sports event in modern Philadelphia history, surpassing previous records held by both boxing and mixed martial arts events like UFC and WBA.

Students in the School District of Philadelphia, however, exceeded this gain, boosting their scores by 7 points. Despite the stronger bump, Philly's fourth graders are still below average in math.

A historic Center City building, once home to the Philadelphia Elks Lodge and later the Salvation Army, is currently on the market for $5.75 million, writes Paul Schwedelson for the Philadelphia ...

City Council wants answers from the Philadelphia School District on its “reassignment rooms” — offices where school staffers are assigned when they are being investigated for misconduct. Isaiah Thomas ...

The Philadelphia School District wants high school students who failed their state algebra tests to retake them in an attempt to pass — and is offering a cash incentive for those who do. Deputy ...

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Dignitaries from across Washington and around the world crammed into the U.S. Capitol Rotunda on Monday to watch power transfer peacefully from Democratic former President Joe Biden to his ...

PHILADELPHIA - A year after their stained-glass windows were vandalized, causing tens of thousands of dollars in damage, a historic church in Northern Liberties was hit with another blow.

In 2010, the newly established Common Core State Standards program, which outlines skills and knowledge students should acquire between kindergarten and high school, did not include cursive in its ...

President Trump left Washington four years ago a beaten man. He lost a bitter election battle. Faced recriminations over the Capitol riot. That’s to say nothing of a host of criminal charges. F ...