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Central American migrants, part of a caravan hoping to reach the U.S. border, move on the road in Escuintla, Chiapas State, Mexico, Saturday, April 20, 2019. Thousands of migrants in several different caravans have been gathering in Chiapas in recent days and weeks. (Moises Castillo/AP Photo)
Immigration

Frustration grows among migrants in Mexico as support fades

The outpouring of aid that once greeted Central American migrants as they trekked in caravans through southern Mexico has been drying up.

7 years ago

In this Jan. 24, 2019, file photo, the Supreme Court is seen at sunset in Washington. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo)
Immigration

Accuracy at core of Supreme Court case over census question

The fight over the census question is the latest over immigration-related issues between Democratic-led states and advocates for immigrants and the White House administration.

7 years ago

A memorial service for Grace Packer was held at New Life Presbyterian Church in Glenside. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania government watchdog to probe Bucks County teen’s murder

DHS is supposed to investigate abuse allegations itself when the suspected perpetrator works for a county agency. Sara Packer was a former adoptions supervisor.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg (Kevin McCorry/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Law
Pennsylvania

ACLU ends longstanding public defense case in Pa., says larger issues persist

Pennsylvania's chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union is ending a seven-year lawsuit over a lack of funding for public defense in Luzerne County.

7 years ago

Four pages of special counsel Robert Mueller report on the witness table in the House Intelligence Committee hearing room on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Thursday, April 18, 2019. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo)
Politics
FactCheck.org

FactCheck: What the Mueller report says about Russian contacts

Throughout the investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 presidential election, court filings and news media revealed numerous instances of contacts with Russians.

7 years ago

The Delaware County courthouse in Media, Pennsylvania, is seen on April 11, 2019. In the county in 2017, there were 206 protection-from-abuse cases that ended with a stipulation or agreement between the parties, 187 final orders granted after a hearing before a judge, and 147 final orders denied after a hearing before a judge. (Ed Mahon/PA Post)
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
PA Post

County courts grapple with rollout of Pa.’s new rules for firearms in domestic abuse cases

Anyone subject to a final protection from abuse order after a contested hearing must turn over their firearms within 24 hours.

7 years ago

In this March 24, 2019, file photo, Special Counsel Robert Mueller walks past the White House after attending services at St. John's Episcopal Church, in Washington. (Cliff Owen/AP Photo, File)
National
Politics

Full text of Mueller’s questions and Trump’s answers

Mueller's team writes that it tried to interview the president for more than a year before Trump submitted written testimony in response to questions.

7 years ago

Marc Lamparello, 37, (center), is escorted out of a police precinct in New York, Thursday, April 18, 2019.  Police say Lamparello was arrested after entering St. Patrick's Cathedral Wednesday night in New York with two cans of gasoline, lighter fluid and butane lighters. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)

St Patrick’s suspect previously arrested at N.J. cathedral

Two nights before his arrest in New York, police in Newark arrested Lamparello after he wouldn't leave the Cathedral Basilica of the Sacred Heart at closing time.

7 years ago

Then-FBI Director Robert Mueller testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee during an oversight hearing on Capitol Hill on Dec. 14, 2011, in Washington, D.C.
(Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Highlights from the Mueller report, annotated

Read notable excerpts from the redacted report, annotated by NPR reporters and editors, below. We’ll be updating this analysis throughout the day as we read the report.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of the redacted version of the Mueller report as U.S. Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein (right) and U.S. Acting Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General Ed O'Callaghan listen at the Department of Justice Thursday in Washington, D.C. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Mueller report: Team couldn’t rule out obstruction … or firmly establish it

Mueller detailed 10 "episodes" involving actions by Trump that might have constituted obstruction of justice, Attorney General William Barr said.

7 years ago

Attorney General William Barr speaks about the release of a redacted version of special counsel Robert Mueller's report during a news conference, Thursday, April 18, 2019, at the Department of Justice in Washington. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
National
Politics

DOJ releases Mueller report on investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election

Barr said that no one outside the Justice Department has seen the unredacted Mueller report.

7 years ago

Mumia Abu-Jamal leaving a court hearing
Philadelphia

Krasner reverses position, no longer opposes new hearing for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner previously tried to block Abu-Jamal’s latest appeal, but now has changed his mind.

7 years ago

(Bigstock, file)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Law
Pennsylvania

ACLU to end suit over Pa. public defender funding

The American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania says it’s dropping a long-running lawsuit against Luzerne County over lack of fu ...

7 years ago

Delaware State University (Provided, file)
Delaware
Higher Education

Former Delaware State University registrar pleads guilty to accepting bribes

Crystal Martin has pleaded guilty to accepting bribes to change the registration status of hundreds of out-of-state students so they could pay cheaper in-state tuition.

7 years ago

A student leaves Columbine High School late Tuesday, April 16, 2019, in Littleton, Colo. Following a lockdown at Columbine High School and other Denver area schools, authorities say they are looking for a woman suspected of making threats. (David Zalubowski/AP Photo)
National
Policing
Public Safety

Young woman ‘infatuated’ with Columbine is found dead

Denver-area schools will be closed Wednesday as authorities search for a young Florida woman who flew to the city and bought a gun after becoming "infatuated" with Columbine.

7 years ago

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