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The Most Rev. Ronald Gainer, the Roman Catholic bishop of the diocese of Harrisburg, Pa., discusses child sexual abuse by clergy and a decision by the diocese to remove names of bishops going back to the 1940s after concluding they did not respond adequately to abuse allegations, Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018 during a news conference in Harrisburg, Pa. (Mark Scolforo/AP Photo)
Kids
Pennsylvania
Religion

Diocese names 71 accused of child sex abuse, blames bishops

At a news conference to detail the church's actions, Harrisburg Bishop Ronald Gainer apologized to those who were abused.

7 years ago

A senior citizen's group called The Old Farts were arrested in front of Philadelphia’s ICE headquarters Friday morning in protest of the Trump administration’s family separation policy. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Immigration
National

U.S. appeals court: Trump ‘sanctuary cities’ order is illegal

In a 2-1 ruling, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed that the order exceeded the president's authority.

7 years ago

Family members of Michael White, 20, charged in the stabbing death of Sean Schellenger, 37, assemble in the front of True Gospel Tabernacle in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Philadelphia

Charges reduced against Philly man in fatal stabbing

Bail is set at $150,000, and Michael White will have to put down 10 percent of that amount to be released on house arrest while he awaits trial.

7 years ago

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, center, arrives for a meeting with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., Thursday, July 26, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
National

Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh’s gun views are clear

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh believes the Constitution limits how far the government can go to restrict gun use to prevent crime.

7 years ago

Court gavel, brown wood against a dark background
NewsWorks Tonight
Kids
Law

N.J. high court bars longtime behavioral theory from child sexual abuse cases

Some psychologists say the ruling could hurt kids who allege sexual abuse.

7 years ago

Listen 5:18
Ryan Burke, one of the former fraternity members charged in the hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza, pleaded guilty Wednesday. (Min Xian/ WPSU)
Higher Education
Public Safety

Penn State frat member gets house arrest over pledge death

The first member of a PSU frat to plead guilty in connection with the death of a pledge was sentenced to three months' house arrest.

7 years ago

A police officer comforts a pit bill found in a cage next to a tidal waterway in a Jersey Shore town on Monday. (Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office image)
Down the Shore
New Jersey

Good Samaritan rescues caged dog from rising tide at Jersey Shore

Authorities are trying to find the person who left a young pit bull to drown in a cage at water's edge in a rising tide.

7 years ago

Paul Manafort (center), standing with his lawyers, is introduced to jury pool on Tuesday. (Sketch by Art Lien)
NPR
Government Accountability
National
Politics

Jury is seated as Manafort trial begins, ushering in new phase in Mueller probe

Lawyers working for special counsel Robert Mueller plan to call witnesses they say demonstrate where Manafort spent his allegedly ill-gotten gains

7 years ago

3D printed gun (Defense Distributed/ Instagram)
NewsWorks Tonight
Public Safety
Technology

N.J., Pa. join effort to block online instructions for 3D-printed guns

As of Monday evening, officials said, 1,000 people have already downloaded blueprints for AR-15 rifles.

7 years ago

Listen 2:24
Judge John Cleland arrives at the Centre County Courthouse for an appeals hearing for former Penn State University assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky in Bellefonte, Pa. Friday, Aug. 12, 2016.
Pennsylvania

Judge named to sort out redactions in clergy abuse report

The judge who presided over Jerry Sandusky's child molestation trial will determine what can be made public in a grand jury's report into child sexual abuse in 6 Pa. dioceses.

7 years ago

In Germany, very few police departments have tried to diverse their officers by recruiting more people with a
NPR
Immigration
International

For local cops in Germany, no talk of ‘sanctuary cities’

Unlike in the U.S., asylum claims in Germany are handled by state-level authorities — and when someone is ordered deported, enforcement usually falls to local police.

7 years ago

In this July 26, 2018, photo, Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh meets with Sen. Jim Inhofe, R-Okla., on Capitol Hill in Washington. More than a decade after he served as what’s been called the president’s “inbox and outbox,” Kavanaugh’s role as White House staff secretary to President George W. Bush has become a flashpoint as Republicans push his confirmation to the Supreme Court. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Politics

Senators spar on access to Kavanaugh’s staff secretary work

Democrats want to see records from the time, portraying the potentially millions of documents as vital to understanding his approach to the law.

7 years ago

A plaque marks the U.S. border on the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry bridge which connects the U.S. and Mexico on July 23, 2018. As many as 2,551 migrant children ages 5 to 17 were separated from their families after they crossed into the U.S. from Mexico along the border. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Immigration
National

Judge to appoint special monitor to oversee detention facilities

The parties have until Aug. 10 to agree on a proposed monitor.

7 years ago

The state Judicial Center in Harrisburg, where the Supreme Court spends part of its time. (AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Religion

Redacted version of clergy abuse report will be made public, court orders

The report's slated to be out as soon as August 8, and by August 14 at the latest.

7 years ago

Pope Francis (Andrew Medichini/AP)
Pennsylvania
Religion

Lawyers criticize Pa. AG Shapiro’s appeal to Pope Francis in abuse probe

Attorney General Josh Shapiro sent a letter to the pope Wednesday asking him to intervene.

7 years ago

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