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Bill Cosby departs after his sexual assault trial, Thursday, April 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. Cosby was convicted Thursday of drugging and molesting a woman in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
The Philadelphia Experiment
Race & Ethnicity

Race not only factor in Cosby case, but it was factor that couldn’t be ignored

I was walking out of my mother’s Chestnut Hill apartment when I checked my phone and read the news of Bill Cosby’s conviction on thre ...

8 years ago

The capitol building in Harrisburg
Kids
Pennsylvania

Activists rally for changes to Pa. child custody laws

The efforts of the group, known as the National Parents Organization, have inspired fierce opposition from domestic violence organizations.

8 years ago

Actor and comedian Bill Cosby reacts while being notified that the verdict was in during his sexual assault retrial, Thursday, April, 26, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa. (Mark Makela/Pool Photo via AP)
NewsWorks Tonight

Cosby attorneys vow to appeal guilty verdict: ‘The fight is not over’

Bill Cosby convicted of drugging and molesting a woman in first big celebrity trial of #MeToo era.

8 years ago

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FILE, In this Dec. 15, 2004 photo, Washington Mayor Tony Williams, left, introduces the District of Columbia's new director of the Youth Services Administration, Vincent Schiraldi.
NewsWorks Tonight
Criminal Justice

New study on probation in Pa. finds problem is bigger than Meek Mill

Pennsylvania holds the dubious distinction of having one of the largest populations of people under court supervision in the country.

8 years ago

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Mayor Jim Kenney joins judicial leadership at the introduction for Philadelphia Safe Return, at Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, on Wednesday April 25, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Opening church doors, closing cases of Philly defendants

During three days of hearings at Cheltenham church, those with city warrants can resolve longstanding cases.

8 years ago

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Wilmington Trust (File photo)
Criminal Justice
Delaware

Wilmington Trust trial goes to the jury

After six and a half weeks of trial, attorneys representing four former Wilmington Trust executives accused of bank fraud concluded their closing arguments.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for his sexual assault trial, Wednesday, April 25, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown, Pa.

Jury gets case after Cosby painted as predator, victim

The jury in Bill Cosby's sexual assault case began deliberating Wednesday in the first big celebrity trial of the #MeToo era

8 years ago

Demonstrators at a rally in Washington, D.C., protest the Trump administration's proposed travel ban, which goes before the Supreme Court Wednesday.
NPR
Immigration

In intense arguments, Supreme Court appears ready to side with Trump on travel ban

The Trump administration's travel ban finally reaches the SCOTUS Wednesday, posing enormous questions involving the structure of the American government and our values.

8 years ago

Wilmington Trust (File photo)
Delaware

Defense attorneys in Wilmington Trust case say loan extensions were not illegal

Closing arguments continued Tuesday during the seventh week in the trial of four former Wilmington Trust executives accused of bank fraud.

8 years ago

Collection of hunting rifles (Bigstockphoto.com)
Delaware
Mental Health
Public Safety

Del. Senate passes bill to keep guns out of the hands of mentally ill

The mental health bill would keep firearms out of the hands of those who present a danger to themselves or others.

8 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill comes out to ring the ceremonial Liberty Bell replica before Tuesday’s first-round NBA playoff game in Philadelphia Tuesday night. (Chris Szagola/AP)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philly rapper Meek Mill out on bail, flies to Sixers game

On Tuesday, the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court ordered a lower court to immediately grant Mill bail.

8 years ago

Dauphin County Coroner Graham Hetrick and Assistant Chief Deputy Coroner Lynn Choborda discuss blood test results. Like many Pennsylvania counties, Dauphin has had a steady increase in drug overdose deaths. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
WITF
NewsWorks Tonight
Addiction
Pennsylvania

Why Pa. counties are suing OxyContin drug maker

Any recovery from the lawsuits won't ease the financial burdens for many others affected by the financial costs of the crisis.

8 years ago

Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaks at City Council (Tom MacDonald/WHYY)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philly DA says more money needed for restorative justice programs

Philadelphia's District Attorney says the city has made progress in the just over 100 days he's been in office.

8 years ago

Bill Baroni and Bridget Kelly (Julio Cortez and Seth Wenig/AP Photos, file)
NewsWorks Tonight
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Bridgegate defendants appeal their convictions in federal court

Two allies of former Republican Gov. Chris Christie are hoping to overturn their 2016 criminal convictions for their roles in closing lanes on the George Washington Bridge.

8 years ago

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Bill Cosby arrives with his wife, Camille, for his sexual assault trial, Tuesday, April 24, 2018, at the Montgomery County Courthouse in Norristown. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Criminal Justice

Lawyers on both sides lodge ‘con artist’ accusations ahead of Cosby jury deliberations

Prosecutors say defense is ‘partially right’ in using the term, but says it applies to Cosby.

8 years ago

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