
Courts & Law
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.
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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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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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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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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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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Listen 1:51Former 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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Listen 3:33Philly 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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