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Asa Khalif, organizer of Black Lives Matter's Philadelphia chapter, Rowena Faulk, and Isaac Gardner, protested outside police headquarters Thursday to demand murder charges be brought against officer Pownall.
Philadelphia
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Philly officer will be fired for shooting fleeing suspect in back

A Philadelphia police officer who fatally shot a fleeing suspect in the back during a routine traffic stop has been suspended and will be ...

3 years ago

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 These undated photos provided by the Bucks County district attorney's office in Doylestown, Pa., show Cosmo DiNardo of Bensalem, Pa., an admitted drug dealer with a history of mental illness (left), and Sean Kratz of Philadelphia. The two are charged in the deaths of four young men in July. (Bucks County District Attorney’s Office via AP)
Pennsylvania

DiNardo, cousin will stand trial in slaying of 4 men in Bucks

A judge has held both defendants accused in the Solebury Township, Pennsylvania, killings of four young men for trial in October. ...

3 years ago

Rochelle Bilal (center), president of the Guardian Civic League, and Brian Mildenberg (right) attorney for a group of African American police officers, level charges of racism against the leadership at the Philadelphia narcotics unit. (
Philadelphia
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Several African-American cops allege racism, corruption in Philly police unit

A group of African-American cops wants the Philadelphia Police Department to investigate allegations of racial discrimination and corrupt ...

3 years ago

Keonna Thomas is depicted in Philadelphia's federal court in this artist's rendering.
Philadelphia

Philadelphia woman sentenced to 8 years in prison for aiding ISIS

A 33-year-old mother of two from North Philadelphia was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in federal prison for online support of the Is ...

3 years ago

 Sen. Bob Menendez, center, arrives with his children, Alicia Menendez and Robert Menendez Jr., to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)
New Jersey

Prosecutors: Menendez did favors for friend to protect his lavish lifestyle

Justice Department prosecutor Peter Koski began his opening arguments in federal court in Newark with a seemingly innocuous story: “ ...

3 years ago

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Supporters of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA chant slogans and hold signs while joining a Labor Day rally in downtown Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 4, 2017.
Delaware
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Del. State Dreamers fear deportation following Trump DACA announcement

Dreamers in Delaware are concerned after U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced the end of DACA. When Kevin Gutierrez was 8 ...

3 years ago

Philadelphia
Policing

Mayor criticizes McNesby over ‘rabid animals’ comment

Philadelphia’s mayor is criticizing the head of the city police union for labeling protesters outside an officer’s home a ...

3 years ago

 The federal trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, D-New Jersey, on corruption charges begins Wednesday. (NewsWorks file photo)
New Jersey

Menendez case could turn on legal issue at heart of previous Supreme Court case

It has been a busy year for the legal issue at the heart of the corruption case against U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, whose trial begins in fed ...

3 years ago

 Drivers who use these lanes without an EZ Pass toll pass face an additional $50 fine. (NewsWorks file photo)
New Jersey
Streets & Roads

Move to shield drivers from fine for misusing N.J. cashless toll plaza appears to be in slow lane

A New Jersey lawmaker wants to prohibit the state Turnpike Authority and the South Jersey Transportation Authority from adding a fee when ...

3 years ago

Pennsylvania

Penn State files paperwork to sue charity Sandusky founded

Penn State has filed paperwork indicating it intends to sue the charity founded by ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, whose chil ...

3 years ago

Higher Education
Sports

Penn State files paperwork to sue charity Sandusky founded

Penn State has filed paperwork indicating it intends to sue the charity founded by ex-assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky, whose chil ...

3 years ago

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International

US takes aim at countries doing business with North Korea

The United States said Monday it would target countries doing business with North Korea as U.N. Security Council members called for furth ...

3 years ago

 In this Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives on Capitol Hill Washington, for a closed-door meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
National

With his legacy and Democrats’ plans to thwart Trump at stake, Menendez to begin corruption trial

Opening arguments begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a case that could alter the future of Presid ...

3 years ago

 In this Aug. 2, 2017 file photo, Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., arrives on Capitol Hill Washington, for a closed-door meeting with Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Defense Secretary James Mattis.  (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo, File)
National
New Jersey

With his legacy and Democrats’ plans to thwart Trump at stake, Menendez to begin corruption trial

Opening arguments begin Wednesday in the federal corruption trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez, a case that could alter the future of Presid ...

3 years ago

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 Anquan Boldin, (left) a former NFL player, joins current Eagles player Malcolm Jenkins as he launches his campaign supporting Pa's Clean Slate bill. (Emily Cohen for NewsWorks)
Philadelphia

Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins pushing Pa. bill to help seal criminal records

The Philadelphia Eagles’ Malcolm Jenkins is considered one of the best safeties in the NFL. But lately, he’s become less wide ...

3 years ago

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