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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Episode 4: Political will

Stop and frisk is a divisive topic in Philly, with political implications. Gun violence and public safety are bound to be central campaign topics in the 2023 mayoral race.

Air Date: December 6, 2022

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File photo: Singer Taylor Swift performs on stage in a concert at Wembley Stadium on June 22, 2018, in London. (Photo by Joel C Ryan/Invision/AP, File)
Business
Music
Performing Arts

Taylor Swift fans sue Ticketmaster after messy tour ticket sale

A group of her fans are suing Ticketmaster for a list of violations.

3 years ago

File photo: The Supreme Court is seen at sundown in Washington, on Nov. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Elections
Government
National
Politics

Supreme Court weighs ‘most important case’ on democracy

A Republican-led challenge is asking the justices for a novel ruling that could significantly increase the power of state lawmakers over elections for Congress and the preside

3 years ago

FILE – Deborah Frein, left, and Eugene Michael Frein, right, the parents of Eric Frein, walk to the Chester County Justice Center in West Chester, Pa., March 9, 2017. The parents of gunman Eric Frein, who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks, have settled a lawsuit that accused them of partial responsibility for the attack. A Lackawanna County judge was to hear arguments on the motion Oct. 31, 2022, but court documents indicate that he was advised that the case had been settled, the Wilkes-Barre Citizens' Voice reported. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Policing

Parents of gunman settle suit over police barracks ambush

The parents of a gunman who killed a Pennsylvania state trooper and permanently disabled another eight years ago in an ambush of a police barracks have settled a lawsuit.

3 years ago

The entrance of a correctional facility.
Delaware
Incarceration
Law

Appeals court rules that the son of a prisoner with schizophrenia held in solitary confinement is allowed to sue Delaware

The man was put in isolation for seven months in 2016. An appeals court says the lawsuit alleging cruel and unusual punishment can resume.

3 years ago

A view from above of a sprawling building with a pool and green laws, with a beach and ocean in the background.

Trump probe: Court halts Mar-a-Lago special master review

The decision removes a hurdle the Justice Department said had delayed its criminal investigation into the retention of top-secret government information.

3 years ago

President Biden stands with Education Secretary Miguel Cardona
Government
Higher Education
Law
National

Justices keep student loan cancellation blocked for now

The Supreme Court says the Biden administration program to cancel student loans will remain blocked for now, but the justices have agreed to take up the case in late winter.

3 years ago

Information wanted signs are pictured for the ''Boy in the Box'' cold case.
Crime
Philadelphia
6abc

Major break in Philadelphia’s Boy in the Box’ cold case

The body of the young boy was found in a box on the side of Susquehanna Road in Fox Chase back in 1957.

3 years ago

Hydraulic fracturing opponents, including Ray Kemble of Dimock, Pa., front, demonstrate before Gov, -elect Tom Wolf takes the oath of office to become the 47th governor of Pennsylvania, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Criminal Justice
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

‘Gasland’ driller will pay millions for new water system in Dimock

Cabot Oil and Gas admits responsibility for contaminating drinking water wells.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference on Monday, August 22, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly DA Krasner calls for longer sentence for Eric Ruch over Dennis Plowden killing

DA Krasner filed a motion to reconsider the sentencing, claiming the current sentence of 11.5 to 23 months is well below recommended guidelines.

3 years ago

NPR
Criminal Justice
Government
History
Politics

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes convicted of seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 trial

A federal jury has found Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and one other defendant guilty of seditious conspiracy in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

3 years ago

A scale is seen as a symbol of law and justice
Crime
Delaware

‘Biggest cocaine trafficker in Delaware’ sentenced to 45 years in prison

Omar Morales Colon, along with his wife, Shakira Martinez, have both been convicted on drug and money laundering charges.

3 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety
Transportation
Billy Penn

Details on the AI gun detection tech SEPTA is installing in 300 surveillance cameras

This is ZeroEyes’ first public transit rollout of the service, which has DHS anti-terrorism designation.

3 years ago

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NPR
Gun Violence
National

Six people killed in shooting at a Walmart in Virginia

The incident is the second high-profile mass killing in only a handful of days.

3 years ago

A closeup of Donald Trump in front of American flags
National
Taxes

Supreme Court OKs handover of Trump tax returns to Congress

Alone among recent presidents, Trump refused to release his tax returns either during his successful 2016 campaign or his four years in the White House.

3 years ago

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