Disabled workers are getting screened out of digital hiring
Big questions are emerging about the equity of digitized hiring assessments and the impact they have on disabled people.
In Philly State of Schools address, officials tout ongoing learning improvement
School District of Philadelphia Superintendent Tony Watlington touted ongoing educational gains on Thursday, though a recent ...
GDP grew at a 2.3% pace in the fourth quarter, less than expected
Gross domestic product, a measure of all the goods and services produced across the sprawling U.S. economy during the period, ...
Extreme demand took down LA's water system during the Palisades Fire. Here's how other U.S. cities can prepare
Some 20% of hydrants failed during the fight to save the Pacific Palisades from LA’s massive fire on Jan. 7. Here’s how other ...
Man shot in face as 10 bullets fired into West Philly living room, police say
A 25-year-old man was shot in the face when at least 10 bullets crashed through the windows of his West Philadelphia ...
How a Quez Watkins fumble in 2022 led to a huge Eagles play in NFC title game
Nick Sirianni explains how the Eagles’ ability to protect the ball and force turnovers has made them virtually impossible to ...
Man shot in head found dead on Southwest Philadelphia street
Police and fire department paramedics responded to Allman Street, near South 61st Street, just after 3 a.m. on Jan. 30, 2025, ...
41-year-old's business brought in $1 million in its first year—then he quit to take a 9-to-5 job instead
Carlos Gil’s sneaker store brought in $1 million in its first year — but entrepreneurship didn’t make him as happy as he’d expected, he says.
Pa. inmate, man charged in Instagram murder-for-hire plot against ex-girlfriend
A Montgomery County jail inmate asked a man to create an Instagram account that offered $15,000, a watch and a car to anyone who could beat up and kill the mother of his child, investigators said.
Apple reports first-quarter earnings after the bell
Apple reports December-quarter earnings Thursday after the bell. The December quarter is Apple's largest of the year, partially due to the holiday shopping season and also because it is the first full ...
New report throws shade on Punxsutawney Phil's ability to predict early spring
Pennsylvania's Punxsutawney Phil might be the most known weather-predicting groundhog, but a new study is throwing shade on how much his predictions should be trusted. Phil did so poorly that ...
German economy shrinks by 0.2% in fourth quarter, more than expected
The German economy shrank by 0.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to preliminary data released by Germany’s ...