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Fighters from the United Liberation Movement of Liberia (ULIMO) shoot their way through downtown Monrovia, LIberia Tuesday, April 16, 1996.
History
Immigration
International

Jurors begin deliberations in alleged warlord's trial

Prosecutors and the defense team for Mohammed Jabbateh delivered closing arguments. The jury must now decide if he committed fraud and perjury on U.S. immigration documents.

8 years ago

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Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania
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Race & Ethnicity

Racial inequity of pot arrests spurs ACLU call for legalizing drug in Pa.

In 2016, African-Americans were eight times more likely to be arrested for possessing marijuana than their white counterparts, despite using the drug at similar rates.

8 years ago

Kula Pelima admitted to killing two children inside a Wilmington home on Monday, police said. (photo courtesy Wilmington Police)
Delaware
Immigration

Mother charged with killing two Wilmington boys

Wilmington Police were at the home hours before the boys were killed Monday. The suspect, a Liberian immigrant, told officers she was worried about her immigration status.

8 years ago

Attorney General Jeff Sessions makes a statement at the Justice Department in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017, on President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA program.
Speak Easy
Economy
Immigration
National

How far-reaching are the president’s powers on DACA?

The Trump administration recently put an expiration date on the Obama-era program called Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. Is action of either president lawful?

8 years ago

Talula's Garden on Washington Square in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Food & Drink
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Talula's Garden fined for wage violations

A prominent restaurant in Philadelphia's Washington Square agrees to pay back wages and damages to settle an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor.

8 years ago

Four people are charged with murder, kidnapping and other crimes in the February 2017 riot at James T. Vaughn Correctional Center. (WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Delaware
Law
Public Safety

Delaware inmates charged with murder following prison riot

Eighteen inmates have been charged in connection with February's prison riot at Vaughn Correctional that resulted in the death of Lt. Steven Floyd.

8 years ago

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The grey facade of a New Jersey jali against a grey sky
Medicine
New Jersey

Recent overdoses highlight the difficulty of keeping drugs out of jails

On the first Friday of this month, four inmates at the Cumberland County jail in South Jersey overdosed in their cells almost simultaneously.

8 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney signs several bills to reform the state's juvenile justice system. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Delaware
Law

Delaware juvenile justice reforms signed into law

Gov. John Carney signed three bills Thursday that aim to divert juveniles away from the criminal justice system —where about 3,000 juveniles are arrested every year.

8 years ago

(File/WHYY)
Business
Delaware
Law

Former Chemours employee charged with trying to sell company secrets to China

A federal grand jury charged the former employee of the DuPont spin-off with conspiracy.

8 years ago

 Philadelphia City Controller Alan Butkovitz (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Income Inequality
New Jersey
Philadelphia

City controller pushes Philly to end cash bail for nonviolent defendants

City Controller Alan Butkovitz says eliminating cash bail could save Phillly millions — and help poor suspects who could lose their jobs while in jail and awaiting trial.

8 years ago

Phil Ahr
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Radnor Board of Commissioners president arrested on charges of child porn

Investigators find that Philip Ahr, who heads Radnor Township's board of commissioners, had shared and solicited graphic child pornography since 2013, the DA's office says.

8 years ago

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a deadly train derailment, Wednesday, May 13, 2015, in Philadelphia. (Patrick Semansky/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Transportation

Prosecutors: Reinstate charges vs. engineer in Amtrak wreck

Prosecutors are appealing a judge's decision to throw out criminal charges against the engineer in a deadly Amtrak derailment in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight
Business
Delaware

Wilmington Trust reaches settlement in federal fraud case

Wilmington Trust has reached a $60 million settlement with the U.S. Attorney’s office for its alleged role of hiding the amount of past due loans on the bank’s books.

8 years ago

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Delaware State Police
Delaware
Gender

Attorneys dismiss suit over discharge of overweight trooper

Attorneys have agreed to dismiss a federal lawsuit filed by a former Delaware state trooper who claimed she was forced to resign because she was overweight.

8 years ago

Det. Brian Shahan, M/Cpl., Heather Carter and Glenn Davis discuss New Castle County Cold Case Squad. (Andrea Gibbs/WHYY)
First
Delaware
Law
Public Safety

Cold case squad looks to solve New Castle County murders

The two-man unit scours all sources for information on unsolved murders in northern Delaware, from DNA evidence to social media.

8 years ago

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