From the Archives: Signe Wilkinson wins Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning

Roughly 1 million people descended upon Philadelphia as Pope Francis became the second sitting pontiff to visit.

For the first time in the history of the Miss America pageant, which dates back to 1921 at the Jersey Shore, a deaf woman would wear the coveted rhinestone tiara in Atlantic City.

As Indians living under British colonial rule learned, data collection is never neutral.

She grew up in New York, lived in Swarthmore and Philadelphia for more than 50 years, and taught a variety of classes at Temple from 1974 to her retirement in 2011.

The history of the Suez Canal crisis reveals a similar conceptual mistake to the one the Trump administration is making.

On Sept. 7, 1964, Harry Anglemyer, the 37-year-old owner of the chain of Copper Kettle fudge shops, was found dead on the floor of the front seat of his Lincoln Continental.

Parton encouraged tolerance of marginalized groups and embraced feminism throughout her career — and was still beloved across ideological and political lines.

It was the venue for the First Continental Congress, where colonists wanted to work out their issues with England. But before they could come to a compromise, war broke out.

A fellowship in India after graduation challenged Steinem — and transformed her

In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, Philadelphia was focused on survival, and worried the birthplace of the nation could be the next target.

Thirty-seven years ago, Tanya Dacri pleaded guilty to drowning her 2-month-old son Zacharry and dismembering his body.

Chief Justice John Roberts penned an incomplete, but revealing, tribute to former President and Chief Justice William Howard Taft.

The band's first U.S. tour and Beatlemania were in full swing when they played at Convention Hall on Sept. 2, 1964.

She joined Penn’s School of Nursing in 1980, took charge of its new primary care nursing unit, and became director of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation primary care nurse practitioner program.

Darline Graham follows in her brother's stead, but may yet make her own name.

Sixty-three years later, the voices and vision of the women of the march have yet to be appreciated.

The Phillies and Cubs accounted for 49 runs on Aug. 25, 1922, the most ever recorded in a Major League Baseball game.

Since 1980, many Democrats have emphasized secularism over faith — but a new crop of Democratic candidates put Christianity at the core of their identity.

The explosions at the Gulf Oil Refinery in Southwest Philadelphia led to one of the deadliest days in the Philadelphia Fire Department's history.

We need stronger safeguards around AI systems and biological design tools. We need to recognize that biodefense is national defense, writes former Gov. Tom Ridge.

And the high costs for refs.

The mothers of Jahaad Atkinson, 9, and Ah’Yir Womack, 12, who were killed by an Amtrak train in 2023, sued lawyers Emeka Igwe and Daniel Purtell, as well as their firms, for legal malpractice.

E-scooters are inherently less stable than e-bikes because of their narrow platforms, smaller wheels, and riders are standing, experts say.

Plus, go inside a Gilded Age mansion in Elkins Park.

Will the Flyers live up to their increased expectations? Our beat writers forecast that and more ahead of the start of the 2026-27 NHL season.