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A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence outside Hennepin County Government Center
Black Lives Matter
National
Race & Ethnicity

Ex-cop told onlooker Floyd was big, ‘probably on something’

When Floyd was taken away by paramedics, Charles McMillian, a 61-year-old bystander who recognized Chauvin from the neighborhood, told the officer he didn't respect him.

4 years ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw speaks at Olney Transportation Center, where a mass shooting occurred on Feb. 17, 2021. She joined local and state officials in calling for legislative and executive action to stop gun violence. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
PlanPhilly
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly police chief says agency can’t fund violence prevention even as spending grows

Philly is spending more on policing now than in the past, yet PPD can’t budget for anti-violence work amid a homicide crisis, the Commissioner Outlaw said.

4 years ago

Malaysia Hammond places flowers at a memorial mural for George Floyd in Minneapolis on Sunday. Police brutality has sparked days of civil unrest. But the sparks have landed in a tinderbox built over decades of economic inequality, now exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic.
Black Lives Matter
National
Social Justice

Witnesses: Onlooker anger increased as Floyd stopped moving

Donald Williams returned to the stand Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd struggle for air and his eyes rolling back into his head as he slowly faded away.

4 years ago

Golf and Social Bar (NBC10)
Crime
Gun Violence
NBC10

L&I shuts down Philly social club where 7 people were injured in mass shooting

An L&I spokesperson told NBC10 Monday that they closed Golf and Social Bar due to coronavirus violations.

4 years ago

Deja Lynn Alvarez speaks at a podium
Criminal Justice
LGBTQ
Philadelphia

Philly district attorney to launch LGBTQ advisory board

The DA’s Office said the new LGBTQ+ advisory board will be a source of information and resources for victims and survivors of crime.

4 years ago

George Floyd family attorney Ben Crump, with fist raised, addresses media along with other attorneys and members of George Floyd’s family outside the Hennepin County Government Center
Black Lives Matter
National
Social Justice

Derek Chauvin trial in George Floyd killing gets underway

The trial is expected to last about four weeks at the courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, which has been fortified with concrete barriers, fencing, and barbed and razor wire.

4 years ago

Maesa Story, a worker at Montana Advanced Caregivers, packs a joint with marijuana at the Billings, Mont. medical marijuana dispensary on Nov. 11, 2020. Recreational marijuana initiatives passed in four states this year, from liberal New Jersey to conservative Montana and South Dakota. The results prove how broadly accepted marijuana has become throughout the country and across party lines. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown)
New Jersey
Policing

Parents must be told of cannabis offense under new state law

Murphy, a Democrat, signed the legislation a day after the Democrat-led Legislature passed what lawmakers called a “cleanup” bill to correct last month’s law.

4 years ago

In this Sept. 16, 2019, file photo, a Dominion Voting Systems voting machine is seen in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Elections
Media
Politics

Dominion Voting sues Fox for $1.6B over 2020 election claims

The lawsuit is part of a growing body of legal action filed by the voting company and other targets of misleading, false and bizarre claims spread by President Donald Trump.

4 years ago

(Charles Fox/Philadelphia Inquirer)
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
Policing
Spotlight PA

How being sick could result in even stiffer penalties for spitting on Pa. police

The bill, which is moving through the Pennsylvania legislature, specifically names HIV and hepatitis B, even though those viruses can’t be transmitted through saliva.

4 years ago

A magistrate ruled that William Murphy, who is blind, was
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Housing

Unlawfully evicted, blind Wilmington man sues landlord, court system

Justice of the Peace constables carried out the eviction of William Murphy and his daughters, even though the court order was for a previous tenant.

4 years ago

Listen 1:47
Marijuana buds are seen in a prescription bottle
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. lawmakers pass bill to notify parents of child’s first marijuana, alcohol offense

The so-called clean-up bill is yet another tweak to the state’s new laws legalizing recreational marijuana.

4 years ago

People view the Supreme Court building from behind security fencing on Capitol Hill
NPR
Policing
Public Safety

Supreme Court mulls whether police can enter a home without warrant to save a life

At issue in the case was whether police may enter a person's home in order to safeguard the homeowner from potential harm.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris about the southern border during a meeting in the State Dining Room of the White House, Wednesday, March 24, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Immigration
National
Politics

Biden taps VP Harris to lead response to border challenges

In delegating the matter to Harris, Biden is seeking to replicate a dynamic that played out when he served as President Barack Obama's vice president.

4 years ago

Smoke fills the walkway outside the Senate Chamber as rioters are confronted by U.S. Capitol Police officers inside the Capitol
NPR
National
Public Safety

New evidence points to coordination among extremist groups ahead of Capitol riot

Court papers filed by the Justice Department claim that a member of the Oath Keepers coordinated with the Proud Boys and a far-right self-styled militia to form an "alliance."

4 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Krasner’s stance on Mumia won’t cost him re-election. But it will stain his reputation as a reformer.

Krasner’s stance on misconduct in Mumia’s case may not cost him re-election, but it will stain his reputation as a criminal justice reformer.

4 years ago

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