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In this March 18, 2015 file photo, former Associated Press Vice President and Senior Managing Editor Mike Oreskes poses for a photo at AP headquarters, in New York. Oreskes, current vice president of news and editorial director at National Public Radio, Oreskes has resigned as chief of NPR’s newsroom following accusations of sexual harassment that dated back to the 1990s. (Chuck Zoeller/AP Photo, file)
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Oreskes resigns as NPR news chief after harassment report

Oreskes said in a statement Wednesday that he was deeply sorry to the people he hurt.

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Top NPR News editor placed on leave after two women allege sexual harassment in ’90s

Two women have accused Michael Oreskes of sexual harassment. The alleged incidents took place in the '90s while he worked at the New York Times.

5 years ago

 Sen. Bob Menendez, center, arrives with his children, Alicia Menendez and Robert Menendez Jr., to court for his federal corruption trial in Newark, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 6, 2017. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Bribery definition in play as Bob Menendez closings approach

Attorneys in the bribery trial of U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez gathered on Tuesday to hash out the legal instructions the judge is to give to ...

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Philadelphia has agreed to pay two individuals $250,000 after they were targeted by police for filming officers on duty. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY, file)
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City awards West Philly man $750,000, settling claim of coerced murder confession

The city of Philadelphia has awarded $750,000 to a West Philadelphia man who claimed in a lawsuit he was forced by police to admit a doub ...

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Pa. Attorney General Josh Shapiro outlines charges against election officials in a Philadelphia special election.  (Tom MacDonald, WHYY)
Elections

4 charged with vote manipulation in Philadelphia special election

Pennsylvania and Philadelphia prosecutors have charged four people with interfering in a special city election in state House’s 197 ...

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Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein is shown at the 65th international film festival, in Cannes, France.
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Delaware

Harvey Weinstein heads to Delaware court to gain emails, personnel records

Dismissed move mogul Harvey Weinstein is going to Chancery Court in an effort to gain access to corporate email and other records.

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Kevin Brinkley (left) listens to an apology from attorney Gerald Dugan, who 40 years ago prosecuted the murder case that got Brinkley a life sentence. Dugan has since changed his mind about Brinkley's role in the murder of Charles Haag
Philadelphia

Freed but still fighting, Philly convict gets an unexpected ally in his bid for exoneration

The prosecutor who put Kevin Brinkley in prison apologizes to the former "juvenile lifer." Brinkley family says it will fight for exoneration.

5 years ago

Philadelphia City Solicitor Sozi Tulante leaves the  the federal courthouse in Center City following a hearing on the city's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Justice over withholding grant funding from
Immigration

Withholding U.S. grants over ‘sanctuary city’ status will be lethal for some, Philly officials tell judge

Top Philadelphia officials told a federal judge Thursday that if U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions gets his way and withholds public sa ...

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Pennsylvania lawmakers formed a task force dedicated to studying capital punishment in 2011. The report came out June 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
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Pa. capital murder study ties case trajectory to defendant income

A new report on death penalty cases in Pennsylvania shows a strong tie between how a case proceeds through the justice system and who a defendant relies on for legal counsel.

5 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez
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Lindsey Graham, Cory Booker testify to Menendez's honesty

Sen. Bob Menendez got a hand from colleagues on both sides of the political aisle in his corruption trial Thursday.

5 years ago

Philadelphia prisons Commissioner Blanche Carney and Deputy Commissioner Robert Tomaszewski appear side-by-side on the city's website. (phila.gov)
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Race & Ethnicity

Philly prisons bigwig claims discrimination in failed bid for top job

A white Philadelphia prisons official has sued the city for discrimination, saying city officials passed him over in favor of a less-experienced black woman.

5 years ago

Delaware police arrest eight adults and three juveniles accused of selling drugs as part of the Exit 4/Mag Boys Gang. (photos courtesy NCCo Police)
Delaware
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Delaware police arrest 11 in Edgemoor gang investigation

New Castle County Police have arrested 11 members of the Exit 4/Mag Boys Gang after a four month investigation into heroin and marijuana sales in Edgemoor.

5 years ago

U.S. Rep. Bob Brady
Dave Davies: Off Mic

Two Brady associates charged in probe of paying off political rival’s campaign debts

Two associates of U.S. Rep. Bob Brady, D-Philadelphia, have been charged after an investigation into a Brady opponent bowing out of the 2012 primary race.

5 years ago

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Former Philly DA Seth Williams sentenced to 5 years in prison

Philadelphia's onetime top prosecutor accepted posh dinners and Caribbean getaways in return for favors. A federal judge has sentenced him to 5 years for corruption.

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Philly reaches $12.5M deal with Taser maker for police body cameras

How a savvy purchase of a cloud storage company helped the company behind Taser snag big contract for Philly police body cameras.

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