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A strike by tens of thousands of teachers in Los Angeles, the nation’s second-largest school district, began Monday with picketing and a protest march to district headquarters after the two sides did not renew negotiations over the weekend.

Democratic voters who could flip Pennsylvania from red to blue. The trend is fueled by last week’s state Supreme Court ruling that removed key Republican strongholds from the state’s voting map.

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, the powerful Democratic Party boss in Philadelphia for more than 30 years, will not seek re-election to an 11th term in Congress.

New York City filed a $500 million lawsuit Tuesday against prescription opioid manufacturers and distributors, seeking to hold them accountable for their alleged part in the city’s opioid epidemic.

Philadelphia’s longtime U.S. Rep. Bob Brady is getting a challenge in next year’s Democratic primary from Nina Ahmad, who is resigning her deputy mayor’s post to run.

A new top prosecutor is in office in Pennsylvania, taking over an agency that’s been reeling from the arrest and conviction of the woman who held the elected position until August.

A Philadelphia Democrat who spent two decades in Congress could spend that long in prison if federal prosecutors get their way at his sentencing Monday.

A veteran congressman on trial in a racketeering case ran a “white-collar crime spree” that stretched from Philadelphia to Washington, D.C., a prosecutor told jurors Monday.

Closing arguments are expected Monday in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Rep. Chaka Fattah and four co-defendants.

The mayor and deputy mayor of a New Jersey city have ditched their Republican party affiliation, fed up with what they call racist comments by Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee. Checkey Beckford reports.

The mayor and deputy mayor of a New Jersey city have ditched their Republican party affiliation, fed up with what they call racist comments by Donald Trump, the party’s presumptive presidential nominee.

The city of Philadelphia may try to condemn a piece of property along the Delaware River for part of a planned 3.3 mile bicycle and walking trail.

Philadelphia is considering changes to an executive order that prevents city officials from cooperating with federal immigration agents.

Philadelphia is considering changes to an executive order that prevents city officials from cooperating with federal immigration agents.

Airbnb employees and hosts tweeted from Paris about the deadly attacks during the hospitalitiy company’s first conference ever held outside of San Francisco.

Philadelphia Mayor-elect Jim Kenney is filling some key positions in his administration with some longtime civil servants.

After being abandoned for 15 years, Philly’s historic Divine Lorraine hotel will begin a highly anticipated renovation project.

Even with tens of thousands of people expected to flock to the Benjamin Franklin Parkway this weekend for the Made In America festival, post-event production will not interfere with preparation for Pope Francis’ visit.

When there’s a crisis — fire, flood, building collapse — you get the picture, one small group of volunteers swoops in to help rescue pets. Their efforts are being recognized during National Volunteer Week.

The City of Philadelphia spent nearly 25 million dollars last year to lease office space.