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Greater Philadelphia earned failing air quality grades. A new study finds higher asthma rates near industry and major roads, especially where green space is scarce.
New legislation in Denver created a program to build, repair and maintain sidewalks throughout the city.
Camden, New Jersey’s homicide rate in 2025 was four times the national average – still high, but a marked change from when it was 18 times the national average in 2012.
First Choice, the crisis pregnancy center chain that brought the case, argued that merely issuing a subpoena can deter donors from making a gift.
Karen Ann Quinlan fell into a coma in 1975. The high-profile legal case over her parents’ wish to remove her ventilator shapes American patients’ rights today.
Although thousands of Americans embraced fascist ideas during the interwar years, a new study examines why the US has had little appetite to remember that past.
There are some 2,500 of these centers across the United States. Many are located within a mile of an abortion provider.
In a new book based on hours of body-cam footage, a legal scholar shows how local police in sanctuary jurisdictions still help ICE − and why true non-cooperation is nearly impossible to enforce.
Thomas Edison is just part of the answer, and the light bulb is just part of what he achieved.
President Trump wants to punish states and cities that eliminate bail money, but releasing defendants pretrial without having to post bail doesn’t lead to higher crime rates, data shows.
Cities across the normally wet Northeast scrambled to reduce water use amid a 2024 drought. It was a reminder that drought isn’t a problem only in the West.
Parolees over 50 tend to have health issues and strained family ties. They’re less likely to reoffend after prison but need more help getting back on their feet.
Gov. Kathy Hochul hit the brakes on congestion pricing in June but now is ready to roll, with a lower fee. Critics, including New Jersey officials and President-elect Donald Trump, remain opposed.
The earthquake, one of New Jersey’s largest on record, could be felt from Maryland to Boston. But don’t read too much into it.
The Garden State is the only one in the country that forbids self-service gas stations − and that’s not likely to change anytime soon.
Governments can do more to protect patients at for-profit nursing homes. A behavioral scientist who studies nursing homes weighs in.
Pittsburgh’s mayor renamed the city ‘Swiftsburgh’ when the singer’s tour hit town. He’s not the only politician who has publicly fawned over the star.
With few regulations in place, gambling companies are going all-in to attract as many customers as possible – with younger, sports-obsessed and smartphone-savvy Americans particularly vulnerable.
Researchers who analyzed every sports bet placed online since 2018 found that young adults are the fastest-growing group of bettors, with more than 70% of them placing in-game bets.
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