
Courts & Law
‘Alternatives to detention’ are cheaper than jails, but cases take far longer
More than 84,000 undocumented migrants are enrolled in electronic monitoring — usually either an ankle bracelet or a smartphone check-in that uses voice recognition.
7 years ago
Witness: Vineland police shot and killed unarmed black man ‘like he wasn’t human’
Residents of Vineland, New Jersey are demanding answers from authorities after police shot and killed an unarmed black man over the weeke ...
7 years ago
Listen 3:204 blue states sue Washington over GOP tax overhaul
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Maryland sued the federal government over the Republican-led tax overhaul Tuesday.
7 years ago
NYPD will pursue internal charges against officers in Eric Garner’s death
Four years after Eric Garner was put in a chokehold by a police officer and died, NYPD says it will pursue disciplinary actions against officers involved in the case.
7 years ago
Shore woman banned from animal ownership charged with neglecting dogs
A Shore woman banned from owning animals has been charged with neglecting eight dogs, authorities said. Laura J. Giacini, 53, of T ...
7 years ago
Report on clergy abuse in limbo, awaiting decision from Pa. Supreme Court
The government charges that she was acting as a foreign agent without registering.
7 years ago
U.S. arrests, accuses woman of acting as Russian agent
Maria Butina was arrested Sunday on a charge of conspiracy to act as an unregistered agent of the Russian government.
7 years ago
Berks County protests lead to arrests over detention center
Bern Township Police Chief Wesley Waugh said the 17 protesters were taken into custody after obstructing a nearby highway.
7 years ago
The Russia investigations: 6 key insights from the cyberspy indictment
This week in the Russia investigations: Six insights about the latest master blast from special counsel Robert Mueller.
7 years ago
Pa. AG looking into allegations against Temple business school dean
Shapiro says he has asked the Bureau of Consumer Protection to examine the case.
7 years ago
Justice Department charges Russian cyberspies with attack on 2016 election
The Justice Department charged 12 Russian intelligence officers Friday with several alleged offenses related to Russia's hacking of the DNC's emails and other targets in 2016.
7 years ago
Charging drug dealers for overdose deaths is controversial. For one family, it brought justice
Since 2013, district attorneys have filed the charge at least 412 times, according to March 2018 data from the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
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Listen 6:42‘New information’ prompts U.S. to reopen Emmett Till case
A year after a book on the killing of black teen Emmett Till revealed that a key figure in the case acknowledged lying, the federal government has reopened its investigation.
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Renee Tartaglione sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison for defrauding nonprofit
The sentence was far less than a punishment at the statutory maximum of 15 years of imprisonment.
7 years ago
Listen 2:05Delaware judge approves revised Weinstein Co. bankruptcy sale plan
A Delaware judge approved a revised plan for the sale of the Weinstein Co., the studio forced into bankruptcy by the sexual misconduct scandal of Harvey Weinstein.
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