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In this file photo, a police cruiser is parked in Camden, N.J. (Bas Slabbers/for WHYY, file)
New Jersey
Policing

N.J. police departments ordered to identify problem cops, randomly drug test officers

Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said the new rules were part of an effort to increase “transparency and accountability.”

8 years ago

People evacuate as emergency vehicles stage near the site of another explosion on Tuesday in Austin, Texas.
NPR

Report: Austin suspect kills himself in explosion as police move in for arrest

A man reportedly killed himself with an explosive device early Wednesday as police tried to arrest him in connection with a string of deadly bombings in the Austin area.

8 years ago

Sign outside George Smith Towing in Southwest Philadelphia (Tom MacDonald, WHYY)
Business
Philadelphia

Philly towing company agrees to fine, refunds in settlement with Pennsylvania AG

The deal between George Smith Towing and the state includes the company's agreement to refund money to 28 people.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby (Mel Evans/AP, file)

Jury selection for Bill Cosby retrial delayed until April 2

The start of Bill Cosby's sexual assault retrial is being pushed back a few days to give both sides more time to wrangle over pretrial issues.

8 years ago

Apartment buildings in the Astoria section of Queens, N.Y., once owned by the Kushner Cos. Bebeto Matthews/AP
NPR

Kushner Cos. profited by false filings on NYC real estate, report says

In the AP exclusive, the news agency, working with Housing Rights Initiative, uncovered at least 80 such applications for construction in 34 buildings across NYC from 2013-16

8 years ago

DeAndre Harris, seen balled on the ground, suffers a beating in a parking garage near the Charlottesville police station after the white nationalist rally last August. Zach D. Roberts/AP
NPR
Race & Ethnicity

Black man beaten at Charlottesville white nationalist rally is acquitted of assault

Harris, 20, suffered serious injuries during the attack, saying later that because of the beating, he had "eight staples in my head, a broken wrist and a chipped tooth."

8 years ago

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NPR

After Oxfam’s sex scandal: Shocking revelations, a scramble for solutions

The Oxfam sex scandal was not a one-time news story.

8 years ago

Then-Acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee on Capitol Hill on May 11, 2017, soon after James Comey's abrupt firing by President Trump.
NPR

Justice Department fires embattled FBI deputy director just short of retirement

In a statement issued immediately after his termination was announced, McCabe said the decision was politically motivated.

8 years ago

Victor Garcia Diaz, left, and Zully Palacios Rodriguez, at a recent demonstration in Richford, Vt. They are two of the undocumented Migrant Justice leaders arrested by ICE.
NPR
Immigration
Social Justice

Immigration advocates warn ICE is retaliating for activism

Activists across the country say they are being targeted by federal immigration authorities for speaking out at protests and accusing the government of heavy-handed tactics.

8 years ago

Philadelphia District Attorney Lawrence Krasner  (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philly DA announces changes to ‘end mass incarceration’ through lighter sentences

A new directive broadens the scope of interests considered at sentencing from the direct impact on criminals and their victims to include the effect on taxpayers.

8 years ago

Bill Cosby arrives for a pretrial hearing in his sexual assault case

Judge: 5 other accusers can testify at Bill Cosby’s retrial [updated]

Judge Steven O’Neill’s ruling Thursday is a victory for prosecutors looking to portray the 80-year-old comedian as one of Hollywood’s biggest serial predators.

8 years ago

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Model Janice Dickinson outside Los Angeles Superior Court in 2016
Criminal Justice

Janice Dickinson’s lawsuit against Bill Cosby can proceed

Model Janice Dickinson's defamation lawsuit against Bill Cosby can move forward after the California Supreme Court refused an appeal from the comedian.

8 years ago

This Oct. 31, 2014, photo shows Timothy Piazza, (center), with his parents Evelyn and James Piazza, during Hunterdon Central Regional High School football's 'Senior Night' at the high school's stadium in Flemington, N.J. (Patrick Carns via AP)
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Prosecutors drop assault charges in Penn State hazing death

Pennsylvania prosecutors are dropping all assault charges against members of a now-closed Penn State fraternity in the hazing death of 19-year-old pledge Tim Piazza.

8 years ago

Rapper Meek Mill arrives at the criminal justice center in Philadelphia, Monday, Nov. 6, 2017. A Philadelphia judge has sentenced rapper Mill to two to four years in state prison for violating probation in a nearly decade-old gun and drug case.
Criminal Justice
Philadelphia

Philly prosecutors not opposed to releasing rapper Meek Mill

Mill was sentenced in November to two to four years in prison for violating probation on a roughly decade-old gun and drug case.

8 years ago

Soldiers wearing protective clothing prepare to lift a tow truck in Hyde Road, Gillingham, Dorset, England as the investigation into the suspected nerve agent attack on Russian double agent Sergei Skripal continues Wednesday March 14, 2018.  The army cordoned off a road in Dorset on Wednesday as the investigated the attack on Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia. Authorities have cordoned off several sites in and near Salisbury, 90 miles (145 kilometers) southwest of London as part of their probe.  (Andrew Matthews/PA via AP)
Radio Times
International
Politics

Poisoned spy inflames U.K. – Russia relations

Guest: Richard Pérez-Peña We talk about the nerve agent attack on a former spy and his daughter in Salisbury, U ...

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