
Courts & Law
Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties
The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least $10 billion in damages.
2 weeks ago
Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files
It comes a day after a Wall Street Journal story put a spotlight on Trump’s relationship with Epstein.
2 weeks ago
Senate panel approves federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump
Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. All of the panel's Democrats walked out and did not vote.
2 weeks ago
Man who sent Facebook message about committing a campus sexual assault pleads guilty
Thirty-two-year-old Ian Cleary faces a proposed four- to eight-year sentence after Thursday’s plea.
2 weeks ago
Settlement reached in investors’ lawsuit against Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and other company leaders
The settlement was announced in Delaware’s Court of Chancery at the start of the second day of trial.
2 weeks ago
The judge sentenced Mark Dial to 9 1/2 months in jail and immediately granted him parole because he had already been jailed for 10 months following his arrest in 2023.
2 weeks ago
One teen was handcuffed when state trooper Dempsey Walters broke his eye socket. Walters served prison time for assault and other crimes.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:47Crime on SEPTA drops in first half of 2025, report says
Serious crime has remained low, the report says. That includes a reduction in homicides, aggravated assaults, thefts and arsons.
2 weeks ago
Chemical maker DuPont agrees to $27M settlement in polluted water lawsuit in upstate New York
The settlement brings the total recovered in the 2016 class action suit to more than $90 million. Three other companies settled for more than $65 million in 2021.
3 weeks ago
Levittown man who posted video of father’s severed head online is found guilty of murder
Justin D. Mohn, 33, was found guilty in the January 2024 shooting death of his father at their home in the Philadelphia suburb of Levittown.
3 weeks ago
Masked immigration agents are spurring fear and confusion across the U.S.
The Department of Homeland Security says federal agents arresting immigrants are hiding their faces for their own safety. Legal advocates say the practice undermines trust.
3 weeks ago
Man who shot 6 Philadelphia officers during standoff to spend up to 240 years in prison
Maurice Hill, 41, was found guilty on multiple charges stemming from the hours-long standoff in August 2019.
3 weeks ago
Levittown man charged with beheading father says he was trying to perform a citizen’s arrest
Justin D. Mohn took the stand in a suburban Philly courtroom on the third day of his trial on murder and other charges stemming from the homicide of his father.
3 weeks ago
Supreme Court clears the way for Trump’s plans to downsize the federal workforce
The order comes despite warnings that critical government services will be lost and hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be out of their jobs.
3 weeks ago
Woman at Levittown son’s murder trial recounts finding husband’s decapitated corpse
Justin D. Mohn, 33, faces charges of murder, abuse of a corpse, terrorism related crimes and other offenses for the 2024 killing of Michael F. Mohn.
4 weeks ago