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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is launching a $1 billion pilot program aimed at helping reconnect cities and neighborhoods racially segregated or divided by road projects.

James Harden is taking less with hopes the Philadelphia 76ers can do more.

The murder rate in Philadelphia was 499 in 2020. That's a 40% increase from 2019.

CBS News analyzed decades of unsolved murders across the country, and found stark racial disparities in the clearance rates — the share of cases each year that are solved.

Atlanta Braves closer Kenley Jansen has been put on the 15-day injured list because of an irregular heartbeat.

Bryce Harper will be sidelined indefinitely with a broken left thumb after he was hit by a pitch from Blake Snell in the Philadelphia Phillies’ 4-2 victory over the San Diego Padres.

In 2021, Philadelphia had more than 2,300 shooting victims.

Walmart is expanding health care coverage for employees who want to use a doula, a person trained to assist women during pregnancies, in an effort to address racial inequities in maternal care.

John Albert Laylo and his mother were heading to the airport when someone in a black car fired several rounds into their Uber.

Philippine officials on Monday were mourning a government attorney fatally shot in Philadelphia and called for the perpetrator to be brought to justice. John Albert Laylo and his mother were heading to the airport to board a flight early Saturday when someone in a black car fired several rounds into their Uber at a red light near the University of Pennsylvania, police said. Philippine Consul General Elmer Cato met Laylo’s mother at the hospital and said she was slightly injured by glass fragments during the shooting.

The Tampa Bay Rays came into the season with Wander Franco at shortstop, Brandon Lowe at second base and Mike Zunino behind the plate.

Four other firefighters and an inspector with the city's Department of Licenses and Inspections had been rescued from the rubble and were in stable condition at hospitals.

Others were rescued and taken to local hospitals, authorities said.

Authorities say a building caught fire and later collapsed in north Philadelphia, killing one firefighter and injuring five other people after all became trapped.

Two actors on the Netflix series The Chosen One were killed and six other cast or crew members were injured after a van crashed near Mulege on the Baja California Sur peninsula.

President Joe Biden has told the largest federation of labor unions that he’s rebuilding the U.S. economy around workers.

Christian Walker had three hits and three RBIs, Jake McCarthy homered and the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Phillies 13-1 to end Philadelphia’s nine-game winning streak and give interim manager Rob Thomson his first loss.

Many of the actors who star alongside Adam Sandler in the new basketball movie Hustle are real NBA athletes. NPR's Cheryl W. Thompson talks with director Jeremiah Zagar about the film.

Zack Wheeler struck out eight over six sharp innings, Bryson Stott hit a two-run homer and the Philadelphia Phillies won their ninth straight game with a 4-0 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Rhys Hoskins hit a pair of solo home runs and Kyle Schwarber added a three-run shot to lead the red-hot Philadelphia Phillies to their eighth straight win.

The 8-year-old Philadelphia Phillies fan caught on TV praying for Bryson Stott in the ninth inning of a game this week got to meet his new favorite player before Friday's game.

In a northwest Philadelphia church, more than 40 people gathered to watch the hearings, calling for a moment of collective action.

Philadelphia Phillies interim manager Rob Thomson tries to extend his unbeaten run when Arizona visits Citizens Bank Park on Friday night.

Officials say the Saturday night melee in Philadelphia that left three people dead began with a fistfight and was followed by random gunfire a block or more away.

Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout singled in his first at-bat against the Boston Red Sox, ending a career-worst 0-for-26 drought.

At least 17 people are dead and dozens wounded after 13 mass shootings in the U.S. since Friday.

An arrest warrant has been issued for another person allegedly involved in the shooting, but authorities declined to identify that individual.

Both people have been taken into custody.

Bryson Stott hit a game-winning, three-run homer with two outs in the ninth inning after Bryce Harper tied it with a grand slam in the eighth, and the Philadelphia Phillies rallied for a 9-7 victory that sent slumping Mike Trout and the Los Angeles Angels to their 11th straight defeat.

Authorities say six people have died and at least 25 other people were wounded in a shootings overnight in Philadelphia and Chattanooga, Tennessee.

The umpires enforced a rule on Saturday night during the ninth inning of L.A.'s game against the New York Mets.

Police officers were patrolling the area when they heard multiple gunshots and witnessed several suspects firing into a large crowd.

The Philadelphia Police Department responded to reports of a person with a gun in a large crowd. The conditions of those who were wounded by gunfire remains unknown.

Two men and a woman were among those killed in the shooting, police said. The conditions of those who were wounded by gunfire remains unknown.

At least two guns were recovered, one with an extended magazine, police said. The shooters’ whereabouts were unknown.

Authorities say gunfire killed three people and wounded at least 11 others in a popular Philadelphia entertainment district.

Joe Girardi has been fired by the Philadelphia Phillies after his team’s terrible start.

Joe Girardi was fired by the Philadelphia Phillies on Friday after his team's terrible start, becoming the first major league manager to lose his job this season. Philadelphia said bench coach Rob Thomson will become interim manager for the rest of the season. Expected to contend for an NL East title, the Phillies are 22-29 and 12 games behind the first-place New York Mets.

Black communities have been hit especially hard amid a national surge in traffic fatalities.

Just one more step and the stroller would have been on the curb. The thought haunts Latanya Byrd years after a driver racing down Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia struck and killed her 27-year-old niece, Samara Banks, and three of Banks’ young sons as they crossed the 12-lane road. Since the crash, Byrd became an advocate for safer streets, fighting to get automated speed cameras placed along the boulevard where 10% to 13% of the city's traffic fatalities happened each year prior to the pandemic, city officials said.

San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler stood just outside the third base dugout at Citizens Bank Park for the national anthem, taking a break on Memorial Day from his protest against the direction of the nation.

Reducing gun violence will require more policing and incarceration, not less.

Jacob Philadelphia was 5 years old when he was photographed touching the president’s hair because he wanted to know if it was just like his.

A house exploded Thursday night in Pottstown, Penn., killing at least four people and injuring two others, authorities said. It is not yet known what caused the explosion, but the investigation is ongoing.

Authorities say five people are dead after a house exploded northwest of Philadelphia.

The Senate has confirmed former California pollution regulator Steven Cliff to run the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Ko Im always thought she would live in New York forever. Eight of the 10 largest cities in the U.S. lost population during the first year of the pandemic, with New York, Los Angeles and Chicago leading the way. Between July 2020 and July 2021, New York lost more than 305,000 people, while Chicago and Los Angeles contracted by 45,000 residents and 40,000 people, respectively.

Many cities throughout the country, including in Massachusetts and Virginia, set new daily heat records on Saturday and Sunday.

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Yu Darvish struck out five and walked none over seven shutout innings to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies.

Bryce Harper sat out a third straight game as he recovers from a platelet-rich plasma injection in his right elbow and the Phillies slugger may not play right field again until late July.

To the Super Bowl winner goes the spoils of opening the entire schedule at home.

Pete Alonso homered twice, had three hits and drove in five runs to lead the New York Mets to a 6-1 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies and a doubleheader split.

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Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid returned for Game 3 of the playoff series against Miami after sitting out the first two games with a right orbital fracture and a mild concussion.

Big tech companies like Google and Facebook would have to comply with tough British rules under a new digital watchdog aimed at giving consumers more choice online.

The New York Mets erased a six-run deficit in the ninth inning, capping the rally with Starling Marte’s tiebreaking double to beat the flabbergasted Philadelphia Phillies 8-7 Thursday night.

The Mets and Phillies renew hostilities in Philadelphia only four days after their previous matchup at Citi Field, which got a little testy at the end.

COVID-19 vaccines and tests for the virus continue to boost CVS Health and the health care giant raised its annual forecast after a strong first quarter.

As mask mandates and vaccination rules kept falling across the U.S., infections from the latest COVID variants have been quietly taking hold in some places, sparking concern among public health officials but stirring a muted response from pretty much everyone else.

Tyler Herro scored 25 points, Bam Adebayo finished with 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Miami Heat topped the shorthanded Philadelphia 76ers 106-92 on Monday night in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Mets manager Buck Showalter was suspended for Monday's series opener against the Atlanta Braves after Major League Baseball determined New York reliever Yoan López intentionally threw at Philadelphia slugger Kyle Schwarber the previous night. Michael Hill, baseball's Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, announced the discipline about 20 minutes before the first pitch of New York's game against World Series champion Atlanta at Citi Field — the initial meeting this season between the NL East rivals.

Former officer Edsaul Mendoza is charged with first-degree murder and other charges.

Edsaul Mendoza, a Philadelphia police officer at the time, fatally shot 12-year-old Thomas “T.J.” Siderio in March, the district attorney said, when the boy “was essentially facedown on the sidewalk.”

Prosecutors said 12-year-old Thomas "T.J." Siderio was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot.

Prosecutors said 12-year-old Thomas "T.J." Siderio was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot.

The Voloshky Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, which turns 50 this year, hopes to counter Russian aggression by teaching U.S. audiences about Ukrainian history and culture.

Exxon Mobil reported $5.48 billion in profits during the first quarter as oil and gas prices rose steadily.

Zack Wheeler tossed one-hit ball over six shutout innings and Alec Bohm homered to help the Philadelphia Phillies complete a four-game sweep of the Colorado Rockies with a 7-1 victory.

Ballroom—competitive drag shows—dates back to drag balls and masquerades in 1860s Harlem. Now it's making headway in Texas.

The Philadelphia 76ers were up 3-0 in their series against the Toronto Raptors just a few days ago.

Meteorologists are retiring the name Ida from the list of Atlantic hurricane names.

Universities are responding to rising Covid cases by reinstating mask mandates, even as most of the country loosens public health restrictions.

Courier Journal reporter Kirby Adams talks with Churchill Downs publicity manager Kevin Kerstein to find the answers to all your biggest Derby questions.

Twenty-one people have died in fires in the city since January.

Twenty-one people have died in fires in the city since January.

3-year-old Yaseem Jenkins died this week after his father, Nafes Monroe, allegedly used him as a "human shield" during a 2019 shooting in Philadelphia.

Ben Simmons hopes to play for the Brooklyn Nets during their first-round series against Boston, though he said he probably won’t be ready for Game 3 on Saturday.

The mask mandate went into effect in Philadelphia on Monday.

The mask mandate went into effect in Philadelphia on Monday.

Philadelphia health officials say they're ending the city's indoor mask mandate, abruptly reversing course just days after people in the city had to start wearing masks again amid a sharp increase in infections.

Remember all those thousands of passengers that airlines banned for not wearing face masks.

The number of people hospitalized with Covid in Philadelphia almost doubled last week, from 46 people on April 11 to 82 people on Monday.

Cases are up slightly nationally, but they appear to be less severe, with deaths and hospitalizations still dropping.

Several businesses and residents have filed suit in state court in Pennsylvania seeking to overturn Philadelphia’s renewed indoor mask mandate scheduled to be enforced beginning Monday amid a surge in COVID-19 infections.

Mets outfielders Brandon Nimmo and Mark Canha have been placed on the injured list after a New York coach tested positive for COVID-19.

Pete Alonso drove in five runs to help the New York Mets beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-6 in the finale of their three-game series.

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Tylor Megill delivered his second straight scoreless start for the Mets, Brandon Nimmo homered and New York beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-0.

As prevalence of the Omicron subvariant nears 90% nationwide, officials around the world are already tracking the rise of dozens of new potential variants.

Health inspectors will begin enforcing the mask mandate at city businesses April 18.

Over six months, the Atlanta-based group bought hundreds of firearms from local retailers only to resell them to Philadelphia-based brokers. Now the weapons are showing up at crime scenes.

The city will require masks in schools, businesses, government buildings and restaurants starting April 18.

Philadelphia will again require masks indoors at businesses and schools. The Health Department is still holding a briefing about the news.

Philadelphia has become the first major U.S. city to reinstate its indoor mask mandate after reporting a sharp increase in coronavirus infections.

What polls say on Florida's so-called 'Don't Say Gay’ law, transgender athletes and other issues.

The 1964 killing of three civil-rights workers in Neshoba County changed America. But today, if you want to know what happened here, you need to know who to ask.

U.S. regulators say GlaxoSmithKline’s COVID-19 antibody drug should no longer be used because it is likely ineffective against the latest version of the virus that accounts for most cases.

Saint Peter's saw its fantastic run in the NCAA Tournament end with a 69-49 loss to North Carolina in the East Region final.