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File photo: Philly Fighting COVID CEO Andrei Doroshin (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia Business Journal

Philly Fighting Covid founder files lawsuit against Drexel University

The lawsuit calls Drexel's investigation into Doroshin's conduct and resulting disciplinary process "deeply flawed."

3 years ago

A closeup of Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer
Crime
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Delaware man gets 19 years for his role in plot to kidnap Michigan’s governor

Croft was among those accused of hatching a stunning plot to abduct Gov. Gretchen Whitmer from her vacation home just before the 2020 presidential election.

3 years ago

 Border Patrol agent checks an asylum seeker's passport after she turned herself in, in Eagle Pass, Texas, on Dec. 19. (Veronica G. Cardenas/AFP via Getty Images)
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Government
Immigration
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Supreme Court allows border restrictions for asylum seekers to continue for now

In a statement, White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre said the Biden administration would "comply with the order and prepare for the Court's review."

3 years ago

File photo: IBEW Local 98 headquarters at 17th and Spring Garden streets. (Erin Reynolds/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Employment
Philadelphia

Local 98 employees plead guilty to fraud, embezzling union assets

Local 98’s former president Brian Burrows and business manager John “Johnny Doc” Dougherty are set to stand trial next month for the same embezzling plot.

3 years ago

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A closeup of Monsignor William Lynn
Crime
Philadelphia
Religion

20-year church abuse probe in Philly comes to a quiet end with misdemeanor plea

Lynn was the first U.S. church official ever charged, convicted or imprisoned over their handling of priest-abuse complaints.

3 years ago

Leonard Eley of Storm Shelter Ministries in Laurel is charged with soliciting the child for nude photos. (Google Maps)
Crime
Delaware
Public Safety
Religion

Delaware pastor charged with paying runaway child for nude photos. Authorities suspect more young victims

Court records allege that Leonard Eley of Storm Shelter Ministries paid the girl $200 through the church’s CashApp account.

3 years ago

File photo: The logo for chemical and consumer products maker 3M appears on a screen above the trading floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Oct. 24, 2017. The company said Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022, that it will phase out manufacturing of “forever chemicals” and try to get them out of all their products by the end of 2025. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Business
Environment
Public Safety
Sustainability

Spurred by regulators, 3M to phase out ‘forever chemicals’

The announcement Tuesday comes after U.S. environmental regulators in August designated the chemicals as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law.

3 years ago

Fred Ginyard just before entering the courthouse on December 20, 2022. (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Philadelphia

‘An unjust system’: Philly advocates hold 24-hour bailout ahead of the holidays

Cash bail in Philadelphia disproportionately punishes poor people and people of color, advocates say.

3 years ago

Juanita Kidd Stout Center for Criminal Justice
Law
Philadelphia

Ethics board says Philly judge ruled on cases early to leave for trip

When questioned, Brumbach said she only marked citations on “what she thought the outcome should be,” according to the complaint.

3 years ago

File photo: Harvey Weinstein arrives at a Manhattan courthouse as jury deliberations continue in his rape trial in New York, on Feb. 24, 2020. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Criminal Justice
Law
National

Harvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

Jurors in Los Angeles have found Harvey Weinstein guilty of rape at his second sexual misconduct trial.

3 years ago

Migrants stand near the U.S.-Mexico border in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Christian Chavez)
Government
Immigration
Law
National

High court temporarily blocks lifting of asylum restrictions

The order by Chief Justice Roberts comes as conservative states are pushing to keep limits on asylum seekers that were put in place during the beginning of the pandemic.

3 years ago

(6abc)
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety
6abc

Suspect charged after shootout with officer at King of Prussia Mall identified

According to Upper Merion Twp. police, the incident started with a hit-and-run in the area of the mall.

3 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a press conference
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Police charge 8 in Cobbs Creek mass shooting

The arrests include the person who bought the gun and resold it to the person who couldn’t legally own the firearm.

3 years ago

Infighting was rife among elected officials in Tioga, a tiny borough in northern Pennsylvania, when they hired Timothy Loehmann, the police officer who killed Tamir Rice. (Min Xian/Spotlight PA)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Policing
Spotlight PA

Broken borough: Grudges, tribalism, and infighting rife in Pennsylvania borough that hired the cop who killed Tamir Rice

After Tioga hired Timothy Loehmann, long-simmering personal grudges and infighting exploded and brought local government to a halt.

3 years ago

People walk around, as seen through the parted curtains of a tent.
Immigration
Law
National
Politics

U.S. court rejects maintaining COVID-19 asylum restrictions

The court’s decision means the restrictions are still on track to expire on December 21.

3 years ago

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