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Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner, in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Mumia Abu-Jamal advocates blame Pa. Dept. of Corrections for his deteriorating eyesight, delaying corrective surgery

The former Black Panther member, who was convicted of the 1981 murder of a white Philadelphia police officer, says corrections officials have wrongly delayed the procedure.

2 months ago

SEPTA 32 bus at south broad street bus stop
Government Accountability
Philadelphia
Transportation

Judge grants temporary injunction over SEPTA’s service cuts

While current service reductions will remain in place, the reduced service to Regional Rail scheduled for next week has been paused pending another hearing set for Sept. 4.

2 months ago

People walking in American Dream
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New Jersey

New Jersey’s massive American Dream mall sued for selling clothes on a Sunday

Officials in Paramus argue that the mall's retailers have been open on Sundays for nearly a year, despite promises to comply with the law.

2 months ago

George Bochetto speaks
Government Accountability
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Transportation

Lawsuit challenges SEPTA cuts over impact on minority and low-income riders

The lawsuit was filed by local attorney George Bochetto, who previously fought the removal of the Christopher Columbus statue in Marconi Plaza.

2 months ago

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Katrina Blackwell addressing members of the Council from a podium
Crime
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Chester city homicides fall 85% this summer

Reported instances of both nonviolent and violent crime are down in Delaware County’s only city during the summer of 2025.

2 months ago

Listen 0:46
Kilmar Abrego Garcia leaves a jail accompanied by three people
Criminal Justice
Immigration
National
Politics

U.S. seeks to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda after he refused plea offer in his smuggling case

After Abrego Garcia left jail on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security notified his attorneys that he would be deported to Uganda.

2 months ago

Dozens rallied at City Hall on Dec. 10, 2024, calling on Philadelphia elected officials to reaffirm sanctuary city protections for undocumented residents. (Emily Neil/WHYY)
Immigration
New Jersey
Philadelphia
Politics

Judge blocks Trump from cutting funding from 34 cities and counties over ‘sanctuary’ policies

A judge has ruled the Trump administration cannot deny funding to Philadelphia, Boston, Chicago, Denver and 30 other cities and counties.

2 months ago

Senator Chris Van Hollen, right, sits with Kilmar Abrego Garcia — the Salvadorian citizen deported by the Trump administration — in El Salvador on April 17, 2025
NPR
Criminal Justice
Immigration
National

Kilmar Abrego Garcia released from federal custody pending criminal trial

The case of Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man originally from El Salvador, raised basic questions of due process in Trump's crackdown on undocumented immigrants.

2 months ago

FILE - Nadine Menendez, wife of Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., leaves Manhattan federal court in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura, File)
Crime
New Jersey
Politics

Wife of former Sen. Bob Menendez fights for reduced 1-year sentence

Nadine Menendez is scheduled to be sentenced next month for her conviction on charges that she teamed up with her husband to accept bribes of cash, gold bars and a luxury car.

2 months ago

Alina Habba
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Judge says former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey

U.S. District Judge Matthew Brann's decision comes in response to a filing on behalf of two New Jersey defendants who faced a trial on federal drug-trafficking charges.

2 months ago

Animal cruelty and the scales of justice (Eric Harris)
Crime
Criminal Justice
Pennsylvania

Upper Darby woman convicted of torturing, killing animals live on the internet sentenced to probation

Anigar Monsee was convicted of posting videos to the internet of her torturing and killing animals while soliciting likes and viewers on YouTube.

2 months ago

Michael Trail poses for a photo in the council chambers
Pennsylvania
Policing
Public Safety

Norristown appoints new police chief. Not every councilmember was on board

Michael Trail, who is currently Lansdale’s chief of police, will begin his tenure as Norristown’s top cop on Nov. 3.

2 months ago

Listen 0:50
Kathy Jennings speaks
Delaware
Government
Politics

‘Political pawns’: Delaware, New Jersey sue Trump administration over conditioning crime victims funding on immigration cooperation

Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings said $15 million for state crime survivors, shelters and providers is at stake. New Jersey and 18 other states are also suing.

2 months ago

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Criminal Justice
Immigration
National

Immigration arrests dip in July, and activists hope they’re partly responsible

Immigration arrests falter in July after a big push for mass deportations in June. Activists in sanctuary jurisdictions hope their resistance plays a role.

2 months ago

Swarthmore College. (Swarthmore.edu)
Gender
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Sports

Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team

The claim states the NCAA is not a governmental organization and doesn’t have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or Title IX.

2 months ago

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