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Brooks’ campaign commercials highlight his firefighting career but undersell his full story of hard work and life challenges. Experience that will serve him well in Congress.

Inquirer readers on the Cornell University case and the need to exercise caution when law enforcement uses AI tools.

Polls show that 41% of Americans believe the president is acting illegally. But GOP candidates in swing districts — including in Pa. and N.J. — still can’t bring themselves to condemn his behavior.

Trump announced Thursday that the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan first posited by Pete Hegseth will not take place publicly. But for many Catholics that’s not the end of the discussion.

While actions by ICE and excessive use of force have rightfully captured the headlines, the administration's gutting of legal immigration continues to grow.

John Cole on City Council’s reluctance to abolish the Philadelphia sheriff’s office despite a litany of scandals, including revelations that $20 million from deed sales went missing for months.

Inquirer readers on City Council recognition for a West Philadelphia neighborhood and the Trump administration’s abandoned plans to livestream an execution.

What two ex-high-ranking U.S. government officials fear about a presidential emergency should terrify all Americans.

The president backstabs an ally in hopes of making big business deals in Russia for family and friends.

Inflammatory breast cancer, or IBC, is an often overlooked and aggressive form of breast cancer whose symptoms can resemble infection or inflammation, and it is often misdiagnosed as mastitis.

Plus: Kenyatta Johnson is right to oppose business tax proposal, there's a place for automated license plate readers, and the Atwater Kent collection stays where it belongs.

Inquirer readers on the fatal shooting of a Philadelphia police officer and the sexual assault case at Cornell University.

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When I hear of racism once again rearing its ugly head in a sport I love, I get riled up.

After a dozen years working his way up the congressional ranks, the incumbent is poised to become chairman of the powerful Budget Committee, which shapes national economic and tax policy.

As a young artist working at the Academy of Natural Sciences, Signe Wilkinson had a front-row seat to the wonders it contained. For the city to lose this institution would be a travesty.

Inquirer readers on the fiscal challenges facing the city of Chester and plans to address a rat infestation problem in Philadelphia’s neighborhoods.

The recruits were all aged between 18 and 20, and some were still missing a day after the Iranian-backed rebels hit the al-Alam training camp in the southern province of Shabwa.

Police have said the mother of the 16-year-old shooter had purchased the shotgun that he used to kill three children and a teacher at Silver Rail Elementary School in Bend.

Christmas Village in Center City runs Nov. 26 to Dec. 27, with two preview opportunities on Nov. 21 and Nov. 22. Here's everything you need to know.

Trump’s disdain for Zelenskyy is hardly new. Nor is his willingness to give the benefit of the doubt to Putin.

Rising food and fuel prices, a lack of funding for education, the state of public services, and access to housing have created the perfect breeding ground for a fall of protests across Europe.

And a call for more protections for homeschoolers.