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New York Police officers arrive at Altoona Police Department
Gun Violence
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Pennsylvania

Penn grad charged in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing contests extradition to New York

Authorities said the 26-year-old had on him a three-page, handwritten document that shows “some ill will toward corporate America."

1 year ago

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Crime
History
Philadelphia
Policing

Fourth man released in Philadelphia in review of ‘sex for lies’ scheme in 1980s homicide unit

Russell Williams, 67, served 41 years in prison. It's the latest review of whether police offered to arrange sexual liaisons for witnesses in exchange for false testimony.

1 year ago

Members of the New York police crime scene unit investigate the scene outside the Hilton Hotel
Crime
Gun Violence
National

UnitedHealthcare CEO was likely killed with a ghost gun that can be made at home

A ghost gun is a firearm without a serial number. Police said Monday that the gun used in last week's shooting of Brian Thompson may have been made with a 3D printer.

1 year ago

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Billy Penn
Crime
Philadelphia

Suspect in health care CEO shooting graduated from Penn

Luigi Mangione was arrested in Altoona this morning, police said.

1 year ago

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Government Accountability
New Jersey

Camden City Councilman Arthur Barclay enters pretrial intervention for hitting a pedestrian while on a suspended license

The case against the first-term councilman stems from a July 2023 incident.

1 year ago

Gov. Josh Shapiro, center, speaks during a press conference regarding the arrest of suspect Luigi Mangione, Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, in Hollidaysburg, Pa., in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.
Crime
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Policing

Penn graduate arrested in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO charged with murder, court records show

Luigi Nicholas Mangione, 26, was taken into custody Monday after police got a tip that the suspect had been spotted at a McDonald’s in Altoona, Pennsylvania.

1 year ago

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Crime
Criminal Justice
Health Care
National

Days after gunman killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO, police push to ID him and FBI offers reward

Nearly four days after the shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, police still do not know the gunman’s name or whereabouts or have a motive for the killing.

1 year ago

Suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO
Crime
Health Care
National

Police believe the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s CEO quickly left NYC on a bus after shooting

Police have video of the man entering the bus station but no video of him exiting.

1 year ago

Crews stand at the scene of a gas explosion at a South Philly home
PlanPhilly
Environment
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Philadelphia
Public Safety

PUC safety investigators claim PGW failed to prevent 2021 South Philly gas explosion

The explosion on Jackson Street in 2021 injured three people and caused several homes to be evacuated.

1 year ago

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Delaware
Housing

After ‘50 years of harm,’ Wilmington landlord forced to pay for endangering tenants in landmark settlement

A Wilmington landlord will pay $150,000 to tenants who suffered from a 2022 wall collapse after he repeatedly ignored essential repairs.

1 year ago

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DEI - Is it a truly beneficial practice, or just empty corporate jargon?
Studio 2
Black Lives Matter
Economy
Employment
Gender

Do racial minorities, women, other groups benefit from DEI efforts?

Walmart announced it would roll back its DEI policies - and others did the same earlier this year. We discuss why some major employers are shifting away from these policies.

Air Date: December 4, 2024 12:00 pm

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Matthew J. Platkin speaks
Crime
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

7 indicted in connection with 2 human trafficking rings in Bridgeton and North Jersey

In the Bridgeton case, a new group of victims were allegedly brought to a house on a weekly basis and instructed not to leave.

1 year ago

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Delaware
Economy
Law
Transportation

Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk

The judge ruled in January that Musk engineered a pay package potentially worth $56 billion in sham negotiations with directors who were not independent.

1 year ago

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Crime
Philadelphia
6abc

Man who allegedly killed ex, left her in shallow grave is ‘most wanted man’ in Philly: U.S. Marshals

The woman's body was found in the city's Fox Chase neighborhood last month. Police say the man had a dispute with the victim before she went missing.

1 year ago

A 16-year-old feeds a baby at a camp for displaced Palestinians
International
Military

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as hundreds of thousands of people are living in squalid tent camps and rely on international food aid.

1 year ago

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