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File photo: Former Vice President Mike Pence speaks at a Coolidge and the American Project luncheon in the Madison Building of the Library of Congress, Feb. 16, 2023, in Washington
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AP Sources: Judge rules Pence must testify before grand jury

That’s according to two people familiar with the ruling, who spoke on condition of anonymity because it remains under seal.

4 days ago

Adnan Syed (center) leaves the Elijah E. Cummings Courthouse, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022, in Baltimore
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Court rules in favor of victim’s family in Adnan Syed’s ‘Serial’ case

An appellate court has ruled a lower court did not give the family of the murder victim enough time to attend a court hearing in person that led to the release of Syed.

4 days ago

File photo: A close up of a Boy Scout uniform is photographed on Feb. 4, 2013, in Irving, Texas
Delaware
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Boy Scouts’ $2.4 billion bankruptcy plan upheld by judge

The ruling follows a September decision in which U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Laurie Selber Silverstein approved the plan.

4 days ago

Former Fox producer Abby Grossberg is alleging the network's attorneys pressured her to portray the network in a favorable light in testimony about what happened after the 2020 election. Here, a display outside the Fox News headquarters in New York in July 2020.
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Fired Fox News producer says she’d testify against the network in $1.6 billion suit

A producer for Tucker Carlson and Maria Bartiromo alleges Fox News attorneys coerced her to lie under oath in a defamation case against the network. Fox fired her on Friday.

4 days ago

The exterior of Starboard restaurant
Black Lives Matter
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Latest lawsuit against Dewey Beach police claims abusive policies made man’s 2022 shooting death ‘inevitable’

The lawsuit reiterated claims that Dewey has longstanding “policies, customs, and practices” that condone excessive force by its officers.

4 days ago

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Protesters rally outside the Paterson Police Department on March 10 over the killing of Najee Seabrooks.
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Policing

New Jersey attorney general announces state takeover of Paterson Police Department

The changes come days after the release of police body-camera footage showing the death of Najee Seabrooks, a local activist who was in mental distress when cops killed him.

5 days ago

Close up of Donald Trump
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In Trump probe, Manhattan grand jury due back at work

The members of the grand jury are due to return Monday afternoon to hear more evidence.

5 days ago

A red brick building seen from afar.
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
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Ex-officer who worked with kids sentenced in abuse of teens

A former suburban Philadelphia police officer accused of sexually abusing teenage boys decades ago has been sentenced to decades in prison.

7 days ago

Rioters push a police barricade at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
NPR
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1,000 people have been charged for the Capitol riot. Here’s where their cases stand

More than 1,000 people have now been charged for the U.S. Capitol riot. NPR has tracked every case from arrest to sentencing. Here's what is happening to those charged.

7 days ago

6abc's Chopper 6 was live over the scene where there was a heavy police and fire presence. (6abc)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
6abc

Woman charged in connection with fatal hazmat incident in Mayfair

The suspect and a two-month-old baby were treated at the hospital for exposure to heroin and fentanyl.

7 days ago

(Courtesy of 6abc)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia
6abc

Parents charged after boy found in locked dog cage inside Philadelphia home

A 30-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man have been charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

1 week ago

File photo: A Wilmington Police car. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Policing

Former Wilmington cop who lied about changing gun barrel after shooting carjacking suspect avoids prison sentence

James MacColl lied to investigators after shooting his second suspect in a four-year period. His actions contributed to a carjacking case collapsing.

1 week ago

A person handles a mail ballot as a stack of mail ballots sit in front of them.
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Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania judge dismisses latest GOP mail ballot lawsuit

A Pennsylvania judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by the GOP aimed at preventing counties from helping voters ensure their mail-in ballots counted.

1 week ago

Riley Williams is pictured in the middle of a crowd
Government Accountability
Pennsylvania
WITF

Pa. woman who led Jan. 6 protesters to Nancy Pelosi’s office sentenced to 3 years in prison

Riley June Williams, a 22-year-old who lived in Harrisburg but went to high school in Mechanicsburg, was filmed inside the Capitol during the attacks.

1 week ago

Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg arrives at his office
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Manhattan DA rejects GOP demand for info on Trump case

The office called the effort an “unprecedented inquiry” into an ongoing probe.

1 week ago

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