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Hidden Brain helps curious people understand the world and themselves. Using science and storytelling, Hidden Brain reveals the unconscious patterns that drive human behavior, and the biases that shape our choices.

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A close-up of President Joe Biden.
Government
Gun Violence
Law
National

Biden expected to release rule on ghost guns in days

The Biden administration is expected to come out within days with its long-awaited ghost gun rule. The aim is to rein in privately made firearms without serial numbers.

4 years ago

Demonstrators gather on the steps of the Florida Historic Capitol Museum in front of the Florida State Capitol, March 7, 2022, in Tallahassee, Florida/
NPR
K-12
Law
LGBTQ
National

Not just Florida. More than a dozen states propose so-called ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bills

Specific details vary state to state. But overall, they seek to prohibit schools from using a curriculum or discussing topics of gender identity or sexual orientation.

4 years ago

Governor Tom Wolf
Environment
Government
Pennsylvania

Gov. Wolf appeals court order blocking carbon emissions plan

The filing in the state Supreme Court appealed a two-day old decision by a lower court which barred the official publication of the the regulation “pending further order."

4 years ago

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer attends an event with President Joe Biden in the South Court Auditorium on the White House campus, Wednesday, March 9, 2022, in Washington. Prosecutors in the trial of four men charged with planning to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer are showing jurors profanity-filled messages and social media posts on Thursday, March 10, by two of the men, some months before the FBI got involved in the case
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Government

2 acquitted, jury hung on Delaware man and 1 more in Whitmer kidnap plot

Defense portrayed their clients as weekend warriors prone to wild talk. They said FBI undercover agents and informants tricked the men into agreeing to a conspiracy.

4 years ago

Bill Freeborn (third from left) observes as Mayor Mike Purzycki talks about a Land Project in Wilmington in 2019.
Delaware
Government
Government Accountability
Real Estate

GOP insider ‘now a criminal’ after pleading guilty to stealing $28,000 from Wilmington housing agency he ran

The plea marks a dramatic fall for the ex-city councilman and business executive who once held a fundraiser at his home for then-President George H.W. Bush.

4 years ago

Three people are hugging in each other with a yellow background in this illustration.
Kids
Law
Pennsylvania
Billy Penn

Pennsylvania lawmakers are trying to limit damage awards to kids injured in the child welfare system

Child welfare advocates say the cap won’t address the underlying issue: longstanding staffing shortages.

4 years ago

Philadelphia City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Philadelphia

Defense in Johnson trial starts with tense testimony from Universal employee

Things got testy while prosecutors cross-examined Gregory Scott, a former special assistant at Universal Companies, the nonprofit at the heart of the bribery trial.

4 years ago

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

Judge hints at delay in trial of indicted Delaware auditor

Jury selection was set to start May 16 for Kathy McGuiness, who is accused of hiring her teenage daughter to a no-show job, intimidating witnesses, and theft.

4 years ago

File photo: Cleveland Browns defensive coordinator Steve Wilks walks on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals, Sunday, Dec. 8, 2019, in Cleveland. Two coaches joined Brian Flores on Thursday, April 7, 2022, in his lawsuit alleging racist hiring practices by the NFL toward coaches and general managers. The updated lawsuit in Manhattan federal court added coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton
Law
Race & Ethnicity
Sports

2 more Black coaches sue NFL alleging racial discrimination

The updated lawsuit filed Thursday in Manhattan federal court adds coaches Steve Wilks and Ray Horton.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference
Government Accountability
Law
National

AG: Fine Trump $10K a day for failing to turn over evidence

James has said her investigation into Trump's business practices uncovered evidence he may have misstated the value of assets on financial statements for more than a decade.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump speaks during his Save America rally
NPR
Government Accountability
Law

Justice Department investigating Trump’s possible mishandling of government secrets

The investigation, prompted by the discovery of top-secret papers found at Mar-a-Lago, is at an early stage, a source told NPR.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden goes to hug Supreme Court nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as they watch the Senate vote on her confirmation from the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, April 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Law
National

Jackson approved as first Black woman Supreme Court justice

The Senate confirmed Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court on Thursday, shattering a historic barrier by securing her place as the first Black female justice.

4 years ago

John Dougherty (center) walks to the federal courthouse
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Why John Dougherty and Bobby Henon still haven’t been sentenced, months after a jury found them guilty

It seems Henon might’ve forestalled things by resigning when he did, while Dougherty still faces additional federal trials.

4 years ago

Police officers walk in the area of a shooting in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

SEPTA police officer, 2 women shot by man in Frankford shootout

Officers say they found the gunman dead from a gunshot wound that they determined was self-inflicted.

4 years ago

City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson.
PlanPhilly
Government Accountability
Law
Philadelphia

Defense to start calling witnesses in bribery trial of City Councilmember Johnson

Defense attorneys are expected to question witnesses for up to three days before the jury starts its deliberations.

4 years ago

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