Pa. officials debate mandatory lead poisoning blood tests for children

Pennsylvania officials are hoping to lower the risk of lead poisoning through mandated blood testing for children and other measures.

Meek Mill, Meghan Trainor named NFL's Inspire Change advocates

Meek Mill and Meghan Trainor are helping kick off the new social change partnership between the NFL and Jay-Z before the season-opening game in Chicago next week.

Biden: Racism in America is institutional, 'white man's problem'

Racism in America is an institutional "white man's problem visited on people of color," former Vice President Joe Biden said, arguing that the way to attack the issue is to defeat President Donald Trump and hold him responsible for deepening the nation's racial divide.

Meek Mill pleads guilty to misdemeanor; all other charges dropped

Rapper Meek Mill pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor gun charge Tuesday in a deal that resolves a 2007 arrest that has kept him on probation or in prison for most of his adult life.

Trump administration ends protection for migrant medical care

The Trump administration has eliminated a protection that lets immigrants remain in the country and avoid deportation while they or their relatives receive life-saving medical treatments or endure other hardships, immigration officials said in letters issued to families this month.

NJ Gov. Murphy vetoes tax incentive programs

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has vetoed an extension of two tax incentive programs.

Trump revives suggestion of ending birthright citizenship

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he was looking "very seriously" at ending the right to citizenship for babies born to non-U.S. citizens on American soil.

A look at court fights over Trump financial documents

President Donald Trump's lawyers argued Friday at a federal appeals court in New York that two banks should be stopped from turning over his financial records to House committees seeking them. The case is one of several across the country where Trump is fighting against turning over documents sought by Democrats. The documents being sought include accounting records and his state and federal tax returns.

NFC East is two-team race with Cowboys and Eagles

The NFC East is a two-team race between Dallas and Philadelphia. The Eagles have a stacked roster, but their biggest question centers on Wentz's health.

Trump orders US companies to look for alternative to China after Beijing's $75B tariffs on US goods

President Donald Trump declared Friday that he had "hereby ordered" American companies with operations in China "to immediately start looking for" an alternative after Beijing announced a series of retaliatory tariffs.