Murphy, Cuomo, Lamont oppose new CDC recommendation to limit asymptomatic COVID-19 testing

In a joint statement issued Thursday, Governors Phil Murphy, Andrew Cuomo and Ned Lamont said their states will continue to prioritize asymptomatic testing in opposition of new recommendations made by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

RNC night 3 takeaways: Republicans push American exceptionalism amid national crises

Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the marquee speech Wednesday night at the Republican convention, making the case for another four years for President Donald Trump and laying the foundation for his own potential White House run in 2024.

DA Krasner addresses rising homicide rate, responds to critics

District Attorney Larry Krasner joined Good Day Philadelphia on Wednesday morning to address the rising homicide rate in the city amid claims from his opponents that he has been too lenient on violent offenders.

President Trump grants pardon to Jon Ponder, convicted bank robber, during RNC

In the Republican National Convention's first half-hour, the convention aired a video featuring Trump signing a pardon for Jon Ponder, an ex-convict who now runs an acclaimed prisoner reentry program. 

RNC Day 2: Trump family, a pardon and a naturalization ceremony featured at convention

First lady Melania Trump cast her husband as the best hope for America’s future in a Rose Garden address Tuesday night as President Donald Trump turned to family, farmers and the trappings of the presidency on the second night of the scaled-down Republican National Convention.

Melania Trump praises husband, touches on race, COVID-19, addiction and 'Be Best' in RNC Rose Garden speech

Melania Trump's address to the Republican National Convention on Tuesday night will be her first sustained public appearance since the start of the coronavirus pandemic that has come to define her husband's administration.

Mike Pompeo hails Trump's America First policy at RNC

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo sent a cable last month to all U.S. diplomatic missions warning that, under federal law, diplomats should not take overt sides in the presidential campaign.

Air traffic controllers sued by helicopter company in fatal Kobe Bryant crash

The company that operated the helicopter that crashed in Calabasas in January, killing Laker legend Kobe Bryant and eight others, is fighting back against lawsuits over the tragedy, filing a suit of its own contending air-traffic controllers are to blame for the crash.

Wolf eyes legalizing marijuana to assist with COVID-19 recovery
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Gov. Tom Wolf is renewing his call for Pennsylvania to legalize recreational marijuana, saying it could raise $90 million to supplement CARES Act funding aimed at helping people and business recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.

SC Republicans Nikki Haley, Tim Scott cite racial progress in US at RNC

During the first night of Republicans’ national convention, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley and Sen. Tim Scott offered uplifting views on racism in America through their personal experiences to close out the night.

Man whose daughter was killed in Parkland shooting speaks in support of Trump at RNC

Andrew Pollack, whose daughter, Meadow, was killed in the 2018 school shooting in Parkland, Florida, delivered remarks in support of President Donald Trump at the 2020 Republican National Convention’s opening night on Monday.

RNC takeaways: Trump in spotlight as convention kicks off

President Donald Trump’s Republican Party will try to reintroduce itself to the American electorate this week. It will be no easy task.

Police: Suspect ID’d, charges deferred in Philadelphia church assault

Philadelphia Archbishop Nelson Perez says a woman is recovering after she was punched while leaving the altar during a livestreamed mass at Cathedral Basilica of Saints Peter & Paul on Sunday.