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File photo: Insurrectionists loyal to former President Donald Trump breach the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6.  (John Minchillo/AP)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
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Pa. man turned in by ex-girlfriend gets 9 months in Capitol riot

Twenty-nine-year-old Richard Michetti of Ridley Park pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting obstruction of an official proceeding.

3 years ago

File photo: A Juul electronic cigarette sign hangs in the front window of a bodega convenience store in New York City on June 25, 2022. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Health Care
Kids
Law
Public Health

Juul to pay nearly $440M to settle states’ teen vaping probe

The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the company, which still faces separate lawsuits from other states and individuals.

3 years ago

At issue in the Pennsylvania lawsuit is a citizen-submitted congressional map picked by the state Supreme Court in February. (Amanda Berg/Spotlight PA)
Elections
Pennsylvania
Politics
Spotlight PA

Pa. lawmakers spent at least $3 million on private lawyers, experts during redistricting battle, invoices show

The new districts have the potential to change the balance of power in both Harrisburg and Washington, so it’s not surprising that legal action played a major role.

3 years ago

Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic (from left) Dave Grohl and Kurt Cobain pose after receiving the award for best alternative video for
NPR
Music

A lawsuit over Nirvana’s ‘Nevermind’ naked baby album cover is dismissed (again)

Spencer Elden says Nirvana and its record label have profited from child pornography by selling the album that famously features him on the cover.

3 years ago

Pages from a FBI property list of items seized from former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate and made public by the Department of Justice, are photographed Friday, Sept. 2, 2022. FBI agents who searched the home found empty folders marked with classified banners. The inventory reveals in general terms the contents of the 33 boxes taken during the Aug. 8 search. (AP Photo/Jon Elswick)
Crime
Government Accountability

Judge grants Trump bid for special master in document search

The move has also temporarily halted the Justice Department’s use of the records for investigative purposes.

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.
Government
Government Accountability
National

Trump search inventory reveals new details from FBI seizure

The inventory reveals in general terms the contents of 33 boxes taken from Mar-a-Lago during the Aug. 8 search.

3 years ago

Retired New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Criminal Justice
National
Politics

Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot

Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

3 years ago

File photo: Doug Mastriano, speaks at an event on July 1, 2022, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (AP Photo/Marc Levy, File)
Elections
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Politics

Mastriano sues Jan. 6 committee over deposition authority

The lawsuit filed contends that the committee lacks House Republican appointees, and doesn't comply with House rules for conducting a compelled deposition of witnesses.

3 years ago

File photo: Gary Busey appears at the Entertainment Studios' Daytime Emmy and series launch party for ''Mr. Box Office'' in Los Angeles on June 19, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Criminal Justice

Bodycam video released in Busey sex offense investigation

The documentation released Wednesday by Cherry Hill police was heavily redacted and revealed no major new details regarding the allegations.

3 years ago

Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Government
Law

Delaware’s convicted auditor could actually be removed from office and still get re-elected

Gov. Carney says he’ll execute his duty to oust McGuiness once she’s sentenced for her crimes. Yet voters will make the final decision on her political future.

3 years ago

Caitlin Nagel poses for a portrait outside Community Legal Services in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Law
Philadelphia
Eyes on the Street

I’ve worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia for 10 years. Here’s why I’m angry — and why I want big change

For 10 years, Caitlin Nagel has fought for Philadelphians at Community Legal Services. When it comes to justice, she says we need more than “Band-Aid solutions.”

3 years ago

File photo: Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness leaves court in April with her attorney, Steve Wood.
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Government

Judge upholds 2 of Delaware auditor’s 3 convictions

In issuing his decision Tuesday, the judge rejected Kathy McGuiness’ request for a new trial.

3 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Criminal Justice
Law
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Mia Green’s killer convicted of third-degree murder

The 2020 shooting in Philadelphia is part of an alarming rise in violence against transgender women.

3 years ago

A woman in a green blouse speaks at a podium with a sign in front which reads DAO. People stand in the background.
Aging
Crime
Personal Finance
Philadelphia

Philly network of nonprofits aims to prevent and prosecute elder abuse

According to the National Council on Aging, 1 in 10 elderly people has been victims of financial or material exploitation, at a cost of $36.5 billion annually.

3 years ago

Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and her husband Nicholas Nicosia, pictured at their press conference in Rochester, NY, on Tuesday. The two deny allegations of racism and now blame
NPR
National
Race & Ethnicity
Technology

A Rochester couple denied allegations of racism. Then came a confession

Mary Znidarsic-Nicosia and Nicholas Nicosia defended themselves against "false claims of racism." Then, she confessed she runs a "blatantly racist" Twitter account.

3 years ago

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