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New data from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey indicates Philly has reclaimed the top spot from Houston after the two cities swapped spots in 2024.

Costs have risen faster than inflation from 2020 to 2024, with the U.S. average for full-time childcare topping $13,000 in 2025, according to Child Care Aware of America.

Communities along the coast are preparing for widespread flooding, which forecasters warned could be especially devastating if a big storm sweeps the coast this winter.

Dean Logan, the Los Angeles County registrar, said, “threats and intimidated have no place in elections.”

While the ruling will make it easier for some Medicaid recipients to get an exemption from the new work requirements, Stearns’ decision does not strike down the work requirements.

Mr. Stewart died Wednesday in Los Angeles, following “a brief and poignant journey” with Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy Body Dementia, spokesperson Kelly Bush Novak said.

A localized ceasefire in Oleshky, Ukraine, has entered its third day and humanitarian aid is expected to arrive soon

President Donald Trump's involvement in this year's midterm elections has moved from rhetoric to reality.

Supporters argue that ending the time change would provide more daylight during the afternoon, but opponents say commuters in some states wouldn’t see the sun until after 9 a.m.

Three news outlets are telling a federal court that the White House is defying a judge's orders by refusing to let them return to covering President Donald Trump.

Victims have expressed frustration over the Vatican’s silence on church proceedings involving priests convicted in criminal courts. They are demanding that the clergy be defrocked.

Political parties often support extra candidates on ballots to try to pull votes from their rivals. If state courts allow it, experts say, the federal government has no role challenging the results.

The proposal was received well by Iran’s leaders, many of whom view Vance as an influential figure who could help bring an end to hostilities, the Iranian official said.

Premiums on federal and state-run marketplaces will typically jump by around 15 percent next year, according to a Washington Post analysis of finalized and proposed rate increases.

Anthropic’s Dario Amodei and the CEOs of OpenAI and SpaceX said they wanted to curb the technology’s rapid progress. Six weeks later, there’s little sign of the companies decelerating.

Their efforts have aimed to erode this double standard and make it easier to hold men accountable for sexual assault.

A new study is the first to find that primates can prioritize friendships over tasty treats, revealing an ability to squash selfish impulses previously undocumented in our hairy ape cousins.

More than two years after Hurricane Helene hit, hundreds of North Carolina residents are waiting to have private bridges to their houses repaired or replaced.

McMahon has supervised a systematic dismantling of her department, firing hundreds of workers and dispatching the department’s most significant functions to other parts of the executive branch.

Inquirer readers on the Lindsay Clancy murder trial and protecting the polls on Election Day.

Today's advice from Dear Abby.

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan, a Republican fighting to hold on to a swing seat, and his Democratic challenger distanced themselves from their parties on Iran, voter ID and more.

The district is moving forward with major renovations at Bache-Martin, Catharine, Patterson and F.S. Edmonds schools. City Council members also pushed back on 17 forthcoming school closures.

In moving the popular backup catcher off the 40-man roster, the Phillies have a week to trade him or put him through waivers.

Stoop Pigeon cofounder Jen Leary also gave an update on its brick-and-mortar opening.