Courts & Law

Supporters say the bill recognizes the extra hardship a public health crisis puts on people who are incarcerated.

Two Philadelphia women are facing murder charges for allegedly beating a two-year-old girl to death in the Tacony section of the city.

Eagle Arms Productions, the largest firearms show promoter in Pennsylvania, will no longer sell ready-to-assemble gun kits that create untraceable weapons.

Federal officials allege Julian Khater sprayed a chemical repellent at Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick on Jan. 6. The officer died the next day.

Rachel Wainer Apter, currently head of the state’s civil rights division, would be the 41st justice of New Jersey’s highest court if confirmed.

The investigation and prosecution of the Capitol Attack will likely be one of the largest in American history.

The mayor’s office hasn’t reviewed the UN report, despite the rare international censure.

At least three weeks have been set aside to complete a jury of 12 plus two alternates for Derek Chauvin's trial. Potential jurors' identities are being protected.

No arrests have been made and weapons have not been recovered in either shooting.

The suit names the state of New Jersey, Attorney General Gurbir Grewal, State Police Superintendent Col. Pat Callahan, and the trooper who shot Gordon as defendants.

The House on Thursday passed two bills aimed at strengthening the nation's gun laws, including stricter background checks.

Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin will face an additional charge of third-degree murder, Hennepin County Judge Peter Cahill ruled on Thursday.

SEPTA’s police union is calling on agency officials to reverse a policy that delays the arrest of alleged criminal offenders on the SEPTA system.

The identity of a young pregnant woman whose remains were found in a well in 1988 baffled Bucks County for decades. Now she has a name: Lisa Todd.

The process of picking a jury has started, even though prosecutors have asked to halt proceedings until their effort to add a third-degree murder charge is resolved.