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Heidi Thomas arrives to testify against actor and comedian Bill Cosby during the retrial of Cosby's sexual assault case at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa., on Wednesday, April 11, 2018.

Cosby accuser told Constand, ‘I got your back, sister’

Bill Cosby’s attorneys sought to portray one of his accusers as an attention-seeker influenced by other women sharing their allegations against the comedian

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Law
Politics

F.B.I. raid on Michael Cohen’s offices

Guest: Mimi Rocah Yesterday the F.B.I. raided the offices and home of Michael Cohen, President Trump’s personal ...

Air Date: April 11, 2018

Listen 14:16
(Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Appealing a public records request denial in N.J.? Don’t hold your breath

For one public records requester, the wait to have her complaint ruled on surpassed two years.

7 years ago

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Zhao Kong (center), the mother of Ao
NewsWorks Tonight
Higher Education
Mental Health

Lawsuit alleges Penn missed opportunities to prevent student’s suicide

Penn formed a task force to address the suicide rate in 2014 that issued some recommendations in an eight-page report. An attorney contends it hasn't taken sufficient action.

7 years ago

Listen 2:09
FILE – In this Feb. 11, 2016, file photo, Heidi Thomas, a Denver woman who claims she was assaulted by comedian Bill Cosby, heads to a hearing room after a news conference at the State Capitol in Denver.

First Cosby accuser takes stand, says he preyed on ‘little nobody from Colorado’

Cosby defense will cross-examine witness on 1984 encounter in Reno.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.
NewsWorks Tonight

Defense attorneys attack Cosby accuser in opening statement

The defense in Bill Cosby's retrial used its opening statement on Tuesday to portray a $3.4 million settlement paid to Constand as evidence of her greed.

7 years ago

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StateImpact Pennsylvania
Energy
Environment
Pennsylvania

Penn Township fracking dispute heads to court, with state’s Environmental Rights Amendment at center of lawsuit

A dispute over a local law that opens up much of a Pittsburgh suburb to oil and gas drilling has made it to a Westmoreland County courtroom.

7 years ago

Police in Princeton, N.J. closed Nassau Street between Washington and Witherspoon streets after a person with a gun entered the Panera restaurant there. (Dana Difilippo/WHYY)
New Jersey
Policing
Public Safety

Man killed in Panera standoff was armed with what turned out to be BB gun

New Jersey officials have released surveillance footage in last month's shooting death of an armed man inside the Panera Bread restaurant, near Princeton University's campus.

7 years ago

Michael Cohen, right, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, leaves Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2017.

Attorney: Federal agents seize documents from Trump lawyer

Federal agents carrying court-authorized search warrants have seized documents from President Donald Trump's personal attorney Michael Cohen.

7 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial at the Montgomery County Courthouse, Monday, April 9, 2018, in Norristown, Pa. (Corey Perrine/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Criminal Justice
Gender

Prosecutors reveal Cosby paid his accuser nearly $3.4M

Comedian Bill Cosby paid out nearly $3.4 million in a civil settlement with Andrea Constand, the woman he is on trial for allegedly drugging and sexually assaulting in 2004.

7 years ago

Listen 4:08
Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case, Friday, March 30, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Cosby trial take two: What you need to know

After jury selection and recent motions in retrial, here's the latest.

7 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions at a roundtable meeting on sanctuary cities hosted by President Trump earlier this month.
(Manuel Balce Ceneta/AP)
Immigration
National

Sessions orders ‘zero tolerance’ policy for border crossers

His one-page order lacks specifics on how the policy will be carried out.

7 years ago

Philly DA Larry Krasner announces a new Victims Advisory Committee (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Amid criticism, Philly DA Krasner establishing crime victims advisory panel

Families of crime victims have criticized the new district attorney. Krasner has apologized and says the 'door is open.'

7 years ago

Radio Times
Law
Politics

Update on special counsel Mueller’s investigation

Guest: Josh Gerstein We get an update on Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian collusion. Politic ...

Air Date: April 6, 2018

Listen 19:16
Jury selection finished Thursday, and the sexual assault retrial of Bill Cosby is set to begin Monday at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Jury set for Bill Cosby’s second criminal trial

The criminal retrial of Bill Cosby is slated to start Monday with a jury of seven men and five women.

7 years ago

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