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File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner (42) drives past Chicago Sky forward Candace Parker (3) during the first half of Game 1 of the WNBA basketball Finals, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ralph Freso, File)
Criminal Justice
International
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Brittney Griner chosen as honorary WNBA All-Star starter

Russian state-run news agency Tass reported last week that Griner's detention was extended until at least July 2.

3 years ago

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Addiction
New Jersey
Policing

Three N.J. police departments to learn how to identify families dealing with addiction

State officials are launching a program that trains law enforcement and social service providers on how to identify families dealing with addiction.

3 years ago

File photo: Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa., on Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
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Civil jury finds Bill Cosby sexually abused teenager in 1975

Jurors found that Cosby intentionally caused harmful sexual contact with Huth.

3 years ago

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Supreme Court rules religious schools can get Maine tuition aid

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that religious schools can’t be excluded from a Maine program that offers tuition aid for private education.

3 years ago

Students hug at a memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., Dec. 1, 2021.
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Oxford High School students sue for changes after deadly mass shooting last year

The federal lawsuit in Michigan requests a "fully transparent and independent third-party investigation" into what led to the shooting as well as other policy changes.

3 years ago

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Justices seem poised to hear elections case pressed by GOP

The Supreme Court seems poised to take on a new elections case being pressed by Republicans.

3 years ago

Law enforcement personnel stand outside Robb Elementary School following a shooting on May 24 in Uvalde, Texas. When the gunman arrived at the school, he hopped its fence and easily entered through an unlocked back door, police said. (Dario Lopez-Mills/AP)
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Uvalde officials are using a legal loophole to block the release of shooting records

After 19 children were killed at a Texas elementary, law enforcement officials have given little information. They're now using the "dead suspect loophole" to prevent the publ

3 years ago

Bill Cosby is seen on the left; On the right,
National

Bill Cosby civil trial jury must start deliberations over

By the end of Friday, jurors had decided on nearly all questions put before them, including whether Cosby had sexually assaulted plaintiff Judy Huth.

3 years ago

File photo: Beachgoers enjoy an afternoon on the sand in Point Pleasant Beach,N.J. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Judges block pop-up beach parties in 2 Jersey Shore towns

In separate rulings Thursday, judges in Monmouth and Ocean counties issued rulings prohibiting the parties from taking place without organizers first obtaining permits.

3 years ago

Stella Assange, wife of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, speaks in front of the U.K. Home Office in London as protesters demand Julian Assange's release on May 17. Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the extradition order on Friday. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Will Julian Assange be extradited to the U.S.? Where his case stands now

The WikiLeaks founder will face 18 federal counts — whenever he's brought to a U.S. courthouse in Virginia. For now, he has at least one more avenue of appeal.

3 years ago

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Philly defender association calls for pay parity with DA’s office

Keisha Hudson, leader of the Defender Association of Philadelphia, speaks with WHYY host Cherri Gregg about the DAP's fight for fair pay.

3 years ago

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File photo: Bill Cosby arrives for a sentencing hearing following his sexual assault conviction at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown Pa., on Sept. 25, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Law
National

Lawyer: Cosby must be held responsible for sex abuse of teen

An attorney for a woman suing Bill Cosby told jurors they must hold him responsible for sexually abusing her at the Playboy Mansion when she was 16 years old in 1975.

3 years ago

Kevin Seefried (left) and his son Hunter march through the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection.
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Delaware
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Judge convicts Delaware man who waved Confederate flag in Capitol during Jan. 6 insurrection, along with his son

Kevin and Hunter Seefried were among the first people to enter the Capitol while Congress was meeting to certify fellow Delawarean Joe Biden’s victory.

3 years ago

A SEPTA police officer stands on the platform of the Somerset stop
Employment
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SEPTA boosts police pay to $62,000 in an effort to improve safety and officer retention

The move is one of many designed to improve safety on the SEPTA system which will see spending on safety efforts increase by 50%.

3 years ago

File photo: Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner pauses on the court during the second half of a WNBA basketball game against the Seattle Storm Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2019, in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Criminal Justice
International
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WNBA star Griner’s Russia detention extended for third time

A top Russian diplomat was cited as saying that Griner will not be considered for detainee swaps until her case has been investigated.

3 years ago

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