Courts & Law

Mastriano was seen outside the Capitol on the day of the insurrection, and was in regular communication with Trump as the then-president sought to reverse his election loss.

A 2019 grand jury report accused Philip Nordo of using his position to intimidate and groom male suspects and witnesses into sexual acts.

The suspect had previously been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, which also injured three people. He has pleaded not guilty.

A suburban Philadelphia man charged in the January 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol after he was turned in by an ex-girlfriend after reportedly insulting her intelligence.

Three distinct suits are being appealed to the state’s highest court, all arguing that cities and municipalities in Pennsylvania should be allowed to pass their own gun laws.

The judge had indicated that the state risked triggering double jeopardy if they tried the case in New Castle County.

The alleged gunman Stacey Hayes is accused of walking into the hospital and killing nursing assistant Anrae James.

Investigators initially said a teacher propped the door open before 18-year-old Salvador Ramos entered the school in Uvalde, Texas, on May 24.

The Justice Department argues that the order issued by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in early 2021 "falls easily within the CDC's statutory authority."

Opening statements began in the trial stemming from the lawsuit of Judy Huth, who alleges Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16.

A divided Supreme Court has blocked a Texas law, championed by conservatives.

The issue is whether Kathy McGuiness committed any of the alleged crimes in New Castle County, as the indictment asserts.

Inspectors general need more authority to go after fraud in the COVID-19 relief programs, the independent committee overseeing federal pandemic relief spending said Tuesday.

The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey has organized the clinics through September, with no appointments necessary.

The Justice Department says it will review the law enforcement response to the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 students and two teachers dead.