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Police disband the pro-Palestine encampment and make numerous arrests, Friday May 10, 2024, on the campus of the University of Pennsylvania.
Philadelphia
Politics
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After a 2-week encampment, Philly police arrest 33 protesters on Penn’s campus

Penn had previously placed six students on a mandatory leave of absence for their role in the encampment.

2 years ago

Former President Donald Trump leaves Manhattan criminal court, Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024, in New York.
Crime
Government Accountability

Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as judge warns of possible jail time

The fine marks the second sanction for Trump for inflammatory comments about witnesses since the start of the trial last month.

2 years ago

Delaware State Capitol Building in Dover. (Paul Brady/Bigstock)
Delaware
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Former Delaware state employee stole $181K from unemployment trust fund

The state had not disclosed the theft to the public until WHYY News contacted the Department of Labor about the funding.

2 years ago

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Trump in the courtroom
Crime
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Hulk Hogan, hurricanes and a blockbuster recording: A week in review of the Trump hush money trial

The second week of testimony in Donald Trump's momentous hush money trial saw crucial witnesses taking the stand.

2 years ago

The Meadowlands trailhead
PlanPhilly
Law
Philadelphia
Public Spaces

Lawsuit fails to stop FDR Park renovations

A judge decided her court does not have jurisdiction to hear the suit to stop clearing trees. Petitioners plan to appeal.

2 years ago

Listen 1:16
James Antonio
Homelessness
Housing
Pennsylvania

Pottstown encampment residents are struggling to stay afloat as Supreme Court weighs landmark homelessness case

A federal court decision that protects the constitutional rights of homeless Pottstown residents could be overruled by the high court this summer.

2 years ago

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Al Sharpton in Wilmington
Delaware
Government Accountability
Race & Ethnicity

Civil rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton joins Wilmington protest calling for Delaware court diversity

Carney is under pressure to diversify the court after Vice Chancellor Sam Glasscock tendered his retirement.

2 years ago

Listen 1:07
Trump in the courtroom
Crime
Elections
Government Accountability

Judge holds Trump in contempt, fines him $9,000 and raises threat of jail in hush money trial

The court won't tolerate "willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment."

2 years ago

A student protests the Israel-Hamas war at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
NPR
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National
Protests

Nearly 300 people arrested at U.S. campus protests against the war in Gaza this weekend

From from Arizona to Massachusetts, universities turned to forced removal of pro-Palestinian protests and encampments as students mount organized opposition.

2 years ago

Aftermath of shooting at Eid celebration
Crime
Gun Violence
Philadelphia
Policing

New charges announced against 4 youths arrested in gunfire at West Philly Eid celebration

Prosecutors said Friday that the 15- and 16-year-old youths arrested after the April 10 gunfire at Clara Muhammad Square will be charged as adults.

2 years ago

police car lights flashing
National
Philadelphia
Policing

Police officer hiring in U.S. increases after years of decline, survey shows

A survey released by the Police Executive Research Forum shows more officers were hired in 2023 than in any of the previous four years.

2 years ago

People flutter a Palestinian giant flag
NPR
Law
National

A student club is suing its school, saying its pro-Palestinian views were censored

The lawsuit alleges that the club was prevented from holding its Palestinian Culture Night in the way the students wanted.

2 years ago

A police officer drives in Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Policing
6abc

Ex-PPD officer Ryan Pownall, who shot and killed David Jones, to be reinstated after winning arbitration

Pownall was charged with shooting Jones, who was pulled over while riding a dirt bike. A judge threw out the case in 2020.

2 years ago

John
Philadelphia
6abc

Mistrial declared in 3rd federal trial of Philly labor leader John Dougherty

The longtime union leader was convicted last year of embezzling more than $650,000 from the electrician's union he once led.

2 years ago

Former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani, a lawyer for President Donald Trump, speaks during a news conference at Four Seasons Total Landscaping on legal challenges to vote counting in Pennsylvania, Nov. 7, 2020, in Philadelphia
NPR
Elections
Government Accountability
National

Meadows, Giuliani, 11 ‘fake electors’ from 2020 are among those indicted in Arizona

Arizona is now the fourth state where charges have been brought against individuals involved in so-called "fake elector" schemes that sought to undermine Joe Biden's victory o

2 years ago

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