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Michael Cohen
Crime
Government Accountability

Star witness Michael Cohen says Trump was intimately involved in all aspects of hush money scheme

“You handle it,” Cohen quoted Trump as telling him after learning that a doorman had come forward with a claim that Trump had fathered a child out-of-wedlock.

1 year ago

Sen. Bob Menendez speaks during a press conference
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Politics

Sen. Bob Menendez’s corruption trial begins, his second in the last decade

Besides charges including bribery, extortion, fraud and obstruction of justice, Menendez also is charged with acting as a foreign agent of Egypt.

1 year ago

File photo: Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., waits to speak during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee oversight hearing, Dec. 6, 2023, in Washington.
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Politics

For a second time, Sen. Bob Menendez faces a corruption trial. This time, it involves gold bars

The N.J. Democrat goes to trial in Manhattan federal court. Prosecutors say he and his wife accepted gold bars, cash and a luxury car as bribes to aid three businessmen.

1 year ago

Police disband the pro-Palestine encampment and make numerous arrests, Friday May 10, 2024, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
Politics
Protests

After a 2-week encampment, Philly police arrest 33 protesters on Penn’s campus

Penn had previously placed six students on a mandatory leave of absence for their role in the encampment.

1 year ago

Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York.
Crime
Government Accountability

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

The fine marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month.

1 year ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
Employment
Government Accountability

Former Delaware state employee stole $181K from unemployment trust fund

The state had not disclosed the theft to the public until WHYY News contacted the Department of Labor about the funding.

1 year ago

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Trump in the courtroom
Crime
Government Accountability

Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial

The second week of testimony in Donald Trump's momentous hush money trial saw crucial witnesses taking the stand.

1 year ago

The Meadowlands trailhead
PlanPhilly
Law
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Lawsuit fails to stop FDR Park renovations

A judge decided her court does not have jurisdiction to hear the suit to stop clearing trees. Petitioners plan to appeal.

1 year ago

Listen 1:16
James Antonio
Homelessness
Housing
Pennsylvania

Pottstown encampment residents are struggling to stay afloat as Supreme Court weighs landmark homelessness case

A federal court decision that protects the constitutional rights of homeless Pottstown residents could be overruled by the high court this summer.

1 year ago

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Al Sharpton in Wilmington
Delaware
Government Accountability
Race & Ethnicity

Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton joins Wilmington protest calling for Delaware court diversity

Carney is under pressure to diversify the court after Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock tendered his retirement.

1 year ago

Listen 1:07
Trump in the courtroom
Crime
Elections
Government Accountability

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

The court won't tolerate "willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment."

1 year ago

A student protests the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
NPR
Incarceration
Military
National
Protests

Nearly 300 people arrested at U.S. campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend

From from Arizona to Massachusetts, universities turned to forced removal of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments as students mount organized opposition.

1 year ago

Aftermath of shooting at Eid celebration
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

New charges announced against 4 youths arrested in gunfire at West Philly Eid celebration

Prosecutors said Friday that the 15- and 16-year-old youths arrested after the April 10 gunfire at Clara Muhammad Square will be charged as adults.

1 year ago

police car lights flashing
National
Philadelphia
Policing

Police officer hiring in U.S. increases after years of decline, survey shows

A survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum shows more officers were hired in 2023 than in any of the previous four years.

1 year ago

People flutter a Palestinian giant flag
NPR
Law
National

A student club is suing its school, saying its pro-Palestinian views were censored

The lawsuit alleges that the club was prevented from holding its Palestinian Culture Night in the way the students wanted.

1 year ago

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