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Khieu Samphan, (left), former Khmer Rouge head of state, stands at the dock in a court room during a hearing at the U.N.-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on Friday. (Nhet Sok/AP/Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia)
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History
International
Military

Verdict on Khmer Rouge leaders is first to officially acknowledge regime’s genocide

The last two surviving leaders of Cambodia's brutal Khmer Rouge regime of the 1970s were found guilty Friday by an international tribunal.

8 years ago

A 12-member jury are deliberating charges against inmates allegedly involved in a prison riot (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware

Jury gets the case in Vaughn prison uprising trial

Prosecutors and defendants argued over the legitimacy of evidence and inmate testimonies during closing arguments in a trial for three pr ...

8 years ago

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At the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia Thursday, the national anti-death penalty organization Witness to Innocence calls for Pennsylvania to abolish the death penalty. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Exonerated death-row inmates push Pa. to abolish capital punishment

Witness to Innocence, a national anti-death penalty organization based in Philadelphia, ...

8 years ago

Attorney Jeff Anderson announces a suit against the Pennsylvania’s eight Catholic dioceses on behalf of victims of clergy child sexual abuse. He is joined by victim Daniel Hillanbrand and Hillanbrand’s wife, Donna. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Public Safety
Religion

New lawsuit against Pa. Catholic dioceses demands more secrets be revealed

Two people who have accused priests of molestation in Philadelphia have filed a lawsuit against the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference and ...

8 years ago

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Johnny Bobbitt Jr., (left), Kate McClure, and Mark D'Amico pose at a gas station
Addiction
Homelessness

GoFundMe benefit scheme: Couple charged, homeless man in custody

It's not exactly clear what happened with the money, though Bobbitt's attorney has said it's all gone.

8 years ago

A guard tower and razor wire at New Jersey Department of Corrections Riverfront State Prison are seen in Camden, N.J., not far from the span, left, of the Benjamin Franklin bridge that crosses the Delaware River to Philadelphia.
Criminal Justice
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey’s recidivism rate plummets 19 percent over past six years

New Jersey’s rate of prison recidivism has dropped by 19 percent over six years, with fewer than three in 10 of those released winding up reincarcerated within three years.

8 years ago

The Senate has confirmed a number of judges nominated by President Trump to the federal bench, including two additions to the Supreme Court. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Politics

Trump is reshaping the judiciary. A breakdown by race, gender and qualification

The Trump administration has already written the opening chapters of what could be its most enduring legacy: the makeup of the federal courts.

8 years ago

left to right: Kwame Ajamu, Kirk Bloodsworth (AP)
Radio Times
Criminal Justice
Policing

Death row exonerees speak out

Guests: Kirk Bloodsworth, Kwame Ajamu, Helen Prejan Being sentenced to death row for a crime you did not commit i ...

Air Date: November 15, 2018 10:00 am

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Cherry Hill, NJ lawyer Evan M. Levow is shown with an Alcotest 7110 MKIII-C machine at his office  in Cherry Hill, N.J., in a Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005 file photo. The Alcotest, the successor to the Breathalyzer machine, is under scrutiny as the state Supreme Court considers an appeal challenging whether the machine provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings. (Jose F. Moreno/AP Photo, File)
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

20,000 DWI cases cast in doubt by N.J. Supreme Court ruling

On Tuesday, the New Jersey Supreme Court threw out the results of breathalyzer tests managed by an indicted staete police sergeant. Now, ...

8 years ago

In this Oct. 28, 2018, file photo a Pittsburgh Police officer walks past the Tree of Life Synagogue and a memorial of flowers and stars in Pittsburgh in remembrance of those killed and injured when a shooter opened fire during services Saturday at the synagogue. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo, File)
Criminal Justice

Man tied to synagogue shooting suspect arrested

The FBI says a self-described white nationalist with a social media connection to the suspect in last month's Pittsburgh synagogue massacre has been arrested.

8 years ago

DO NOT REUSE
NPR
National
Politics

DOJ memo: Acting Attorney General Whitaker’s appointment is legal

Acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker's temporary appointment was legal, the Justice Department said in a memo on Wednesday.

8 years ago

A striped bass. (Public domain image)
Down the Shore
New Jersey
Outdoors

Anglers receive summonses for striped bass violations

With the striped bass season heating up in New Jersey, state authorities are patrolling fishing spots and enforcing catch and size limits.

8 years ago

The European Union's highest court has ruled that a food's taste can't be copyrighted. Here, people shop for cheese in Gouda, Netherlands, in 2015. (Tim Graham/Getty Images)
NPR
Food & Drink
International

There’s no copyrighting taste, rules EU court in Dutch cheese case

8 years ago

Ken Feinberg addresses a reporter's question during a news conference Tuesday Nov. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. Feinberg and Camille Biros, not pictured, are administrators of claims submitted to the Independent Reconciliation and Reparations Program, a new clergy child sexual abuse victim compensation fund set up by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. George Mitchell, background, is chairing the committee. (Jacqueline Larma/AP Photo)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Religion

Clergy abuse victims fund launches in Philadelphia, other Pa. dioceses to come

The Archdiocese of Philadelphia’s new victim’s compensation program is up and running, less than a ...

8 years ago

A 12-member jury are deliberating charges against inmates allegedly involved in a prison riot (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Delaware

In court, Delaware prisoner admits organizing siege that led to officer’s death

Updated: 9:49 p.m. An inmate on trial in connection with a February 2017 prison riot that led to the death of a c ...

8 years ago

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