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Democrats strategizing on how to take back the House in upcoming midterm elections

Democrats are meeting this week to discuss their strategy to regain control of the House in the upcoming midterm elections.

Saudi Crown Prince visits Trump in the White House

Saudi Arabia's crown prince visits Trump to firm up bilateral and personal ties

Lake-Lehman fifth grader Kendall Grabinski is a grand national champion in the 34th annual Zaner-Bloser National Handwriting Contest. Kendall is the third national champion from Lehman-Jackson Elementary School since 2020. The contest included writing the sentence at the top of her paper.

Lake-Lehman fifth grader named national champion for her cursive writing skills

Schools in Pennsylvania are not required to teach cursive handwriting. Students still learn it in the Lake-Lehman School District, which has had three national handwriting champions since 2020.

Vote stickers are seen at a satellite election office at Temple University's Liacouras Center, Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020, in Philadelphia.

‘Our democracy will get better.’ Pa. legislators push for open primaries

One-point-three million Pennsylvania voters are not registered with major political parties, so they can’t vote in primaries.

Crews work at the site of a collapsed elevated section of Interstate 95 in Philadelphia, June 14, 2023. The highway was set to reopen to traffic Friday, June 23, less than two weeks after the collapse shut down a heavily traveled stretch of the East Coast’s main north-south highway. Workers were putting the finishing touches on an interim six-lane roadway that will serve motorists during construction of a permanent bridge.

Report says unsecured tanker hatch spilled out gas in crash that destroyed I-95 bridge in Philly

The crash and subsequent fire and explosions in June 2023 killed the driver and closed down the roadway.

Expanded World Cup delivers despite early doubts

The group stage of the World Cup continues this week. The U.S. has already won its group and qualified for the knockout stage. A few favorites have struggled and unexpected ones have shined.

Senate votes to fund much of DHS, but not immigration enforcement

The Senate approved a bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security early Friday. The bill does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

Britain's PM faces calls to resign over former ambassador's ties to Epstein

Britain's prime minister is facing calls to resign for naming a friend of Jeffrey Epstein as ambassador to the U.S. Police are also investigating if the king's brother passed trade secrets to Epstein.

An air traffic control tower is seen Wednesday at the Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Austin, Texas. The U.S. government has shut down after Congress failed to pass short-term funding. Nearly seven years ago, air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown.

Air traffic controllers helped end the last government shutdown, and may again

A shortage of air traffic controllers may have played a role in ending the last government shutdown in 2019. U.S airlines are once again bracing for possible delays in commercial aviation.

The FDA will lose 3,500 jobs as part of the HHS cuts. How will this impact you?

10,000 jobs will be cut at the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the Food and Drug Administration. How will this affect the safety of prescription drugs and medical devices?

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