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Courts & Law

In this Monday, Aug. 24, 2020, file photo, Postmaster General Louis DeJoy is sworn in before testifying during a House Oversight and Reform Committee hearing on the Postal Service on Capitol Hill in Washington. (Tom Williams/Pool Photo via AP)
Elections
National

Postal Service agrees to reverse service changes

The postal service agreed to reverse all changes, which included reduced retail hours, and removal of collection boxes and mail sorting machines.

6 years ago

Video shows Amy Cooper threatening to call the police on Christian Cooper
Policing
Race & Ethnicity

White woman charged in racist NYC run-in made a 2nd 911 call

Amy Cooper drew condemnation and was fired from her job after frantically calling 911 to claim she was being threatened by “an African American man," Christian Cooper.

6 years ago

An early election ballot completion area at the North Park Ice Skating Rink Lodge area, Friday, Oct. 9, 2020, in McCandless, Pa. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Elections
Pennsylvania

Will my ballot get counted? How the Supreme Court decision impacts voting in Pa.

A pair of GOP court challenges have had Pa. voters wondering whether their mail ballots will be counted. Here’s what you need to know.

6 years ago

Philadelphia FOP President John McNesby at a “Back the Blue” rally in Philadelphia in July 2020. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly FOP sues over City Council hearings on proposed contracts

Philadelphia police union wants to keep their bargaining efforts private and are against hearings on city proposals with public input.

6 years ago

Kyle Rittenhouse, left, with backwards cap, walks along Sheridan Road in Kenosha, Wis., Tuesday, Aug. 25, 2020, with another armed civilian. Prosecutors on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 charged Rittenhouse, a 17-year-old from Illinois in the fatal shooting of two protesters and the wounding of a third in Kenosha, Wisconsin, during a night of unrest following the weekend police shooting of Jacob Blake. (Adam Rogan/The Journal Times via AP)
NPR
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Kyle Rittenhouse, accused Kenosha killer, won’t face gun charges in Illinois

The white teenager accused of fatally shooting two demonstrators and injuring a third in Wisconsin in August will not be charged with gun crimes in his home state.

6 years ago

Lancaster police deployed tear gas on a crowd of people protesting early Monday after an officer shot and killed a man while responding to a domestic disturbance call.
Pennsylvania
Policing

Prosecutor says police justified in fatal Lancaster shooting

The officer acted appropriately last month in shooting to death a Lancaster man who was wielding a knife at the officer and chasing him after his sister called 911 for help.

6 years ago

A man exhales a puff of smoke from a vape pipe
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly sues e-cigarette company JUUL over vaping ‘epidemic’ among young people

Philadelphia is suing the San Francisco-based e-cigarette manufacturer, alleging the company used deceptive marketing to get young people hooked.

6 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett speaks during a confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee
Law
National
Politics

Barrett skips past Democrats’ pressing questions

Senators are digging deeper into the conservative judge’s outlook on abortion, health care and a potentially disputed presidential election.

6 years ago

The 2020 census form. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Elections
National
Philadelphia

‘Do not wait’: Philly urges residents to take the census as Supreme Court stops the count

Philly’s census organizers are urging residents to take the census now before the online portal is turned off following Tuesday’s Supreme Court ruling.

6 years ago

Barry G. Croft of Bear, Delaware is accused of allegedly conspiring to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. (Facebook)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Del. man was leader in plot to kidnap Michigan governor, FBI says

Barry G. Croft of Bear is portrayed in an FBI affidavit as a leader of the alleged abduction plot. The FBI said he constructed improvised explosive devices.

6 years ago

Supporters and opponents of the confirmation confront each other in front of the Supreme Court.
NPR
National
Politics
Social Justice

Protesters flock to Supreme Court, Capitol Hill for Amy Coney Barrett hearings

U.S. Capitol Police say 21 people were arrested and charged with "crowding, obstructing, or incommoding," and one person was arrested and charged with unlawful conduct.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trumps Supreme Court nominee, during the first day of her Senate confirmation hearing
NPR
Law
National

Watch live: Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court confirmation hearing

The nomination has become a political lightning rod as Democrats charge that Republicans are rushing it to get Barrett confirmed before the Nov. 3 election.

6 years ago

Sakirah Augustus, a teenager involved with the anti-gun violence organization YEAH Philly, says it's important for adults to check in with kids and listen to what they have to say. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Safety
Social Justice

Rooting out Philly’s gun violence epidemic

Gun violence is tearing families and communities apart, but many Philadelphians are also stepping forward with ideas for how to root out the epidemic.

Air Date: October 12, 2020

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Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett is sworn in during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing
Law
National
Politics

Health care is focus as Barrett Supreme Court hearing opens

Republicans, who control the Senate, are moving at a breakneck pace to seat Judge Amy Coney Barrett before the Nov. 3 election to secure Trump's pick.

6 years ago

Judge Amy Coney Barrett
NPR
Law
National

‘Courts are not designed to solve every problem,’ Barrett to say in opening statement

The Senate Judiciary Committee starts confirmation hearings on Monday for President Trump’s latest Supreme Court nominee, Judge Amy Coney Barrett.

6 years ago

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