Philadelphia’s celebrated children’s authors inspire young minds through storytelling and literature, nurturing the next generation of readers and lifelong learners.
While Pennsylvania’s academic levels have yet to return to pre-pandemic performance levels, recent data indicates that students are gradually regaining lost ground.
Struggling fabric and crafts seller Joann plans to close about 500 of its stores across the U.S. — or more than half of its current nationwide footprint, including more than two dozen in Pennsylvania.
Only a handful of Pennsylvanians have been a part of the “Saturday Night Live” cast during the show’s 50-year run. Do you know who they are?
Marc Fogel, a Pittsburgh teacher who was deemed wrongfully detained in Russia, has been released in what the White House described as a diplomatic thaw that could advance negotiations to end the war in Ukraine.
Recently, researchers reported what they called the first evidence that a spine-stimulating implant already being tested for paralysis might also aid neurodegenerative diseases like spinal muscle atrophy – by restoring some muscle function, at least temporarily.
Gov. Josh Shapiro's administration is recommending the closure of Rockview state prison and the Quehanna boot camp, both in central Pennsylvania, amid longer-term national trends of shrinking prison populations.
Hundreds of Pennsylvanians lost a combined $21 million to romance scams in 2023, a problem that is on the rise with the use of AI-generated photos.
The Free Library of Philadelphia offers so much more than just books. Here are nine ways to make the most of your membership.
Barkley finished with a modest 57 yards rushing in the Eagles' 40-22 win over Kansas City in the Super Bowl — a paltry number for an elite running back who posted seven touchdown runs of 60-plus yards this season — but the total was enough to set the NFL single-season rushing record, postseason included, topping the mark of 2,476 yards set by Terrell Davis.
