Biden announces $1.3 billion investment into HBCUs during Philly visit
President Biden visited Philadelphia and delivered a speech at the 2024 HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia.
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President Biden visited Philadelphia and delivered a speech at the 2024 HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia.
President Biden announced an additional $1.3 billion investment in Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) during his speech at the 2024 HBCU Week Conference in Philadelphia.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will each visit Philadelphia this week for separate events.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will each visit Philadelphia this week for separate events. Mr. Biden will travel to Philadelphia on Monday, thought the details of his visit aren't clear at this time, while Harris is taking part in an interview with the National Association of Black Journalists on Tuesday. According to a spokesperson, the visits by Mr. Biden and Harris are not campaign events.
United Flight 93 crashed in a Pennsylvania field when forty passengers and crew members fought back against hijackers on September 11, 2001.
Former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris met in Philadelphia on Tuesday for a chaotic presidential debate on Tuesday, a high-stakes showdown that could shape the rest of the campaign with less than two months until Election Day.
Here's what to know about plans for the next 2024 presidential debate, when Donald Trump will face off against Kamala Harris.
As Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump prepare to debate in Philadelphia, reporter Dan Snyder takes a look at the history of presidential debates in the United States.
When Donald Trump and Kamala Harris meet onstage in Philadelphia, they'll both know there's little debate that Pennsylvania is critical to their chances of winning the presidency.
The visit comes just days after being in town for a Labor Day campaign event.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro was a finalist to be Kamala Harris' running in November's election, but she chose Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz.
Vice President Kamala Harris and President Joe Biden are coming to Pittsburgh for a joint campaign event.
President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will visit Pittsburgh on Labor Day.
President Biden got a taste of Delaware at the DNC when someone brought him a milkshake from the Charcoal Pit in Wilmington.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. won't testify in defense of his effort to appear on Pennsylvania's presidential ballot.
"We don't tell you enough that you are the love of our lives and the life of our love," Ashley Biden said of her father at the first night of the DNC.
President Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the convention on its first night.
The first night of the Democratic National Convention walked the line between "thank you Joe" and "we are moving forward."
President Biden delivered the keynote speech Monday at the first night of the Democratic National Convention, highlighting his signature achievements while in office as the party hands the baton to the new party nominee, Vice President Kamala Harris.
Top Democrats who spoke to CBS News Philadelphia said they expect President Biden to be celebrated on the first night of the Democratic National Convention in Chicago Monday.
The 2024 Democratic National Convention is underway in Chicago with a new focus on social media. Digital reporter Marcella Baietto shares how you can follow CBS News Philadelphia and the convention all week.
Mediators have spent months trying to halt the fighting, efforts that gained new urgency amid rising fears of an all-out war across the Middle East.
On Saturday, former President Donald Trump again sought to deliver a campaign message focused on the economy in Wilkes-Barre.
Both former President Donald Trump's and Vice President Kamala Harris' campaigns are focused on Pennsylvania voters. Surrogates from the Harris-Walz campaign spoke to volunteers in Philadelphia Thursday.
The price of prescription drugs used by millions of older Americans will be going down because of a new Medicare deal announced by President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris Thursday.
A Heat Advisory is in effect through Saturday, and additional evening thunderstorms are expected.
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has identified the officer and the man involved in a fatal police-involved shooting in Millville.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 70-year-old man in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police say.
An emergency curfew will go into effect in the city of Trenton Friday night after multiple violent crimes happened in recent months, city officials said.
A report released this week said police actions at the Feb. 20 Quakertown protest caused trauma but did not find police violated the law.
A Heat Advisory is in effect through Saturday, and additional evening thunderstorms are expected.
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has identified the officer and the man involved in a fatal police-involved shooting in Millville.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 70-year-old man in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police say.
An emergency curfew will go into effect in the city of Trenton Friday night after multiple violent crimes happened in recent months, city officials said.
A 9-year-old girl was injured, and an adult woman was found dead in an East Goshen Township home on Friday.
The New Jersey Attorney General's Office has identified the officer and the man involved in a fatal police-involved shooting in Millville.
Police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 70-year-old man in North Philadelphia Friday evening, police say.
A report released this week said police actions at the Feb. 20 Quakertown protest caused trauma but did not find police violated the law.
A 9-year-old girl was injured, and an adult woman was found dead in an East Goshen Township home on Friday.
A Philadelphia man was indicted on a civil rights charge after an arson at a Northeast Philly mosque in July, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
An emergency curfew will go into effect in the city of Trenton Friday night after multiple violent crimes happened in recent months, city officials said.
A massive 8-foot python was found in a New Jersey backyard. The 40-pound snake is now safely back in a cage, but not before it gave residents in Freehold a scare.
Joel Deanley Jr. was arrested for having a sexual relationship with a Timber Creek Regional High School student.
Hope Community Charter School in Camden is scrambling to move into a new space after flooding earlier this summer.
New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill says the best cheesesteaks are in Camden — not Philadelphia.
William Simpler Jr. is charged with fatally shooting Jason Paoletti in a road rage shooting in Delaware.
Electronic speed cameras are now in place along a busy residential road in Delaware.
Two crews from the Delaware Forest Service traveled to assist fire crews in Minnesota working to contain wildfires sparked by lightning.
A 13-year-old boy accused of assaulting two people with fireworks earlier this month in Wilmington faces attempted murder charges, police say.
The Wilmington Blue Rocks officially has a new owner, and with it comes new hope for the future of the ballpark.
An incredible story of luck, bravery and medical expertise after a Glassboro dad gets impaled with a tree branch.
Temple University alum Dr. David Hartman was the first blind person to graduate from an American medical school.
Measles cases have spread to the Lehigh Valley in Pennsylvania, as a big jump in outbreaks is happening in other parts of the state.
The Chick Mission, a nonprofit, rolled into Montgomery County on Monday. It aims to save fertility for young women who have cancer by providing grants.
Two Michigan residents who had "significant underlying health conditions" have died after contracting cyclosporiasis, the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said.
Thieves are smashing windows and targeting trading card stores looking for valuable Pokémon cards, police in South Jersey say.
Customers lined up to support Somerdale Cold Cuts as it reopened after a copper theft.
While some assume landlords are required to provide air conditioning, the law is not nearly as clear-cut as it is for heat in the winter
New Jersey is set to charge companies whose workers have Medicaid health coverage.
Target is voluntarily recalling two types of baby wipes due to concerns that the products may be contaminated with bacteria that may cause "serious and life-threatening infections," the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday.
A deadly crash in Warminster is under investigation Sunday, police said.
PennDOT is advising drivers about an overnight closure on the Schuylkill Expressway westbound in West Philadelphia between 30th Street and the interchange with I-676 East.
Pennsylvania State Police are investigating two crashes, one of which was fatal, that happened hours apart on I-95 and I-76 in Philadelphia.
An overturned tractor trailer blocked traffic on the southbound lanes of Route 55 after a crash early Monday morning in Gloucester County, New Jersey.
A major rail injection saw service suspensions and delays after a SEPTA Regional Rail train derailed Wednesday in Philadelphia.
Cristopher Sánchez became the first 15-game winner in the majors this season, and the Phillies beat the Washington Nationals 7-3 on Thursday night for their fifth victory in six games.
Jaylen Brown has joined the Philadelphia 76ers, forming an All-Star trio with Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
The Philadelphia 76ers introduced Jaylen Brown during a press conference Thursday afternoon.
Kyle Schwarber spent time honoring veterans before the Phillies' game Wednesday and gave them a private tour of Citizens Bank Park.
CJ Abrams hit a tiebreaking, two-run triple in Washington's six-run 11th inning, and the Nationals snapped their seven-game skid with a 10-4 victory over the Phillies.
The Philadelphia theater program created for Black girls returns with an original production exploring identity, immigration and the stories often left untold.
Vincent Pastore played Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on all six seasons of "The Sopranos," which aired from 1999 to 2007.
The Regal movie theater in King of Prussia said its IMAX 70mm projector is working again after an outage that affected screenings of "The Odyssey."
A warmup jacket worn by Wilt Chamberlain during the 1972 NBA finals that was found in an Oregon thrift store could fetch more than $150,000 in an auction closing Monday.
The actor's agent said he was providing more information following news reports "which contain inaccuracies and outright falsehoods."
Ukee Washington reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Natasha Brown reports.
Ukee Washington reports.
Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Most of the day will be dry, but again, like Friday, don't let the quiet weather fool you. Bill Kelly has the forecast.
Civil rights leaders in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, are calling for changes to use-of-force guidelines in the wake of an investigative report that found no criminal conduct in the Quakertown police chief's Feb. 20 brawl with student protesters. Dan Snyder reports.
Ukee Washington reports from the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Wilmington, Delaware.
Storms weaken as rain approaches parts of South Jersey Friday night. Bill Kelly has the forecast.
A South Jersey wrestler goes from scared to compete to state champion. Krystle Rich reports.