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Family of boy fatally shot by Philadelphia police officer agrees to $3M settlement

Authorities have said Thomas “T.J.” Siderio was on the ground and unarmed when the officer fired the fatal shot into his back.

2 weeks ago

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Crime
Immigration
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New Jersey

U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to assault charges stemming from immigration center visit

The charges stem from a congressional oversight visit at Newark's Delaney Hall facility on May 9. Mayor Ras Baraka also was arrested the same day.

2 weeks ago

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Studio 2
Government
National

US Supreme Court to make decisions before end of term

As the court nears summer recess, some of its biggest cases, like birthright citizenship, age verification for online pornography, religious opt-outs in schools, remain.

Air Date: June 25, 2025 12:00 pm

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Emil Bove looks on
Law
National

Trump judicial nominee faces Senate questions, denies advising lawyers to ignore court orders

Emil Bove was nominated to serve on the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which sees cases from the Delaware Valley. A whistleblower said Bove proposed ignoring court orders.

2 weeks ago

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Crime
Delaware
Philadelphia

How authorities unraveled Wilmington-Philly gang network in kidnapping, execution

Mark Sellers was beaten in a Wilmington home and killed execution-style in an industrial park near Philadelphia. Six people have been convicted.

2 weeks ago

Listen 2:17
Kathy Jennings speaks
Crime
Delaware

Delaware AG announces charges in UD student homicide case, WSFS bank exec cold case

Delaware AG Kathy Jennings said the new charges stemmed from law enforcement investigation and commitment to public safety.

2 weeks ago

Listen 1:00
Border Patrol Agent David Maland posing with a service dog
Crime
Pennsylvania

Woman with ties to cultlike group appears in court after border agent’s killing

Teresa Youngblut allegedly fired the bullet that killed agent David Maland in January. Authorities have linked the Zizians group to killings in Pennsylvania and California.

2 weeks ago

Emil Bove sitting in the courtroom
Government Accountability
Immigration
Social Justice

Justice Department official suggested ignoring court orders on deportations, whistleblower claims

The whistleblower's claims about Emil Bove come a day before he is set to face lawmakers for his confirmation hearing to become a federal appeals court judge.

2 weeks ago

The Renter’s Justice Campaign organized a protest and canvas event against the Landlord Tennant Office outside the municipal court building in Philadelphia on August 21, 2023. A former city property management worker has filed a lawsuit regarding one of the alleged violent evictions in 2023 that helped spur the protest. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Philadelphia
Public Safety

Philadelphia property management worker files suit over assault during 2023 eviction

The complaint filed by Angelize Rodriguez is the latest fallout from a series of shootings that shuttered the Landlord and Tenant Office last year.

3 weeks ago

Listen 1:41
The U.S. Supreme Court is seen, Nov. 15, 2023, in Washington.
Health Care
LGBTQ
Social Justice

Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights

The decision effectively protects from legal challenges many Trump administration and Republican-led state government efforts to roll back protections for transgender people.

3 weeks ago

Police officers dressed in combat fatigues
Government Accountability
Immigration
New Jersey
Social Justice

Officials arrest 1 of 2 detainees still missing from New Jersey immigration facility

New Jersey's U.S. Sen. Andy Kim said the detainees escaped from Delany Hall in Newark by breaking a wall and escaping from a parking lot.

3 weeks ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Crime
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Disgraced ex-N.J. Sen. Bob Menendez arrives at prison to begin serving his 11-year bribery sentence

“Despite his decades of service, he is now known more widely as Gold Bar Bob,” said defense lawyer Adam Fee.

3 weeks ago

U.S. Supreme Court
Health Care
New Jersey
Religion

Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal from New Jersey faith-based pregnancy center

First Choice Women’s Resource Centers is challenging a state investigation into whether it misled people into thinking its services included referrals for abortion.

3 weeks ago

The exterior of a church in South Jersey
Law
New Jersey
Religion

New Jersey can have a grand jury investigate clergy sex abuse allegations, state high court rules

In early May, the Diocese of Camden said it would no longer oppose a state grand jury investigation of clergy sexual abuse.

3 weeks ago

Protesters attempt to block a vehicle from leaving the Delaney Hall Detention Facility during protests
Immigration
Incarceration
New Jersey
Policing

4 detainees escape from Newark’s Delaney Hall immigration detention center, Department of Homeland Security says

Authorities are looking for four detainees who escaped from the New Jersey facility. There were reports of a possible uprising and disorder at the facility Thursday night.

4 weeks ago

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