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Gender
Health Care
International

Mexico’s Supreme Court decriminalizes abortion nationwide

The sweeping decision comes amid a trend in Latin America loosening restrictions on abortion even as access has been limited in the United States.

3 weeks ago

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday, Aug. 11, he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election
Criminal Justice
Delaware
Politics

Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September

A new indictment against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter could come before the end of September, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

3 weeks ago

Fani Willis speaking at a podium
NPR
Crime
Government Accountability

Prosecutors expect to call over 150 witnesses in Georgia election interference case

Prosecutors in Fulton County, Ga., say they expect that a trial in their election interference case would last four months – not including jury selection.

3 weeks ago

E. Jean Carroll leaving the courthouse.
Crime
Social Justice

E. Jean Carroll, who won a sex abuse and defamation lawsuit against Trump, scores another victory

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that still more of the ex-president’s comments about her were libelous.

3 weeks ago

Willis McGahee, No. 26 of the Cleveland Browns, is tended to on the field in the fourth quarter of a game against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium in Foxboro, Mass., on Dec. 8, 2013,
NPR
Health Care
National
Sports

Former NFL players speak out against the league’s handling of disability benefits

While the lawsuit lists 10 players, attorneys representing the former players say the lawsuit represents thousands who have filed for benefits before them.

3 weeks ago

Danelo Cavalcante is seen on surveillance footage after escaping from Chester County Prison.
Pennsylvania
Public Safety

Schools shut down as manhunt for Chester County prison escapee expands

Law enforcement officials have widened the search perimeter after Danelo Cavalcante was spotted on security cameras at Longwood Cameras on Monday night.

3 weeks ago

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio speaks at a rally in Delta Park on Sept. 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
Criminal Justice
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Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Tarrio’s sentence is the longest so far among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases.

3 weeks ago

Proud Boys chairman Enrique Tarrio rallies in Portland, Ore., on Aug. 17, 2019.
NPR
Elections
Law
National

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio faces lengthy prison sentence for Jan. 6 riot

Prosecutors want Tarrio to be sentenced to 33 years in prison for his role in conspiring with his Proud Boys lieutenants to keep former President Donald Trump in power.

3 weeks ago

Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw
Philadelphia
Policing

Philly Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw is resigning

Outlaw has accepted a new role as the deputy chief security officer with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.

3 weeks ago

Danelo Cavalcante appears in surveillance footage on the left; on the right is Cavalcante's mugshot
Pennsylvania
Public Safety
6abc

Escaped Chester County prisoner seen on trail cam at Longwood Gardens; search prompts school closures

The Unionville-Chadds Ford School District and the Kennett Consolidated School District will be closed Tuesday.

3 weeks ago

A prisoner who has escaped walks down the street.
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Policing
Public Safety

Convicted murderer who escaped Pennsylvania prison is spotted nearby on surveillance cameras

Authorities say a recently convicted murderer was spotted on residential surveillance cameras in an area not far from the prison.

4 weeks ago

Proud Boy member Ethan Nordean at the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot
Criminal Justice
Government
National

Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years

Ethan Nordean was one of several members convicted of spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.

4 weeks ago

A prisoner who has escaped walks down the street.
Criminal Justice
Incarceration
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

A man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania and wanted in Brazil remains at large after prison escape

A man convicted of murder in Pennsylvania for the fatal stabbing his ex-girlfriend remains at large, a day after he escaped from a county jail.

4 weeks ago

People gather at a rally to support Ralph Yarl, Tuesday, April 18, 2023, in Kansas City, Mo. Yarl, a Black teenager, was shot last week by a white homeowner when he mistakenly went to the wrong address to pick up his younger brothers.
Criminal Justice
Gun Violence
National
Race & Ethnicity

Judge rules white man will stand trial for shooting Black teen Ralph Yarl, who went to wrong house

The case shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America.

4 weeks ago

File photo: Proud Boys members including Zachary Rehl (left) Ethan Nordean (center) and Joseph Biggs, walk toward the U.S. Capitol in Washington, in support of President Donald Trump on Jan. 6, 2021
Criminal Justice
Elections
National

Former Philly Proud Boys leader sentenced to 15 years in prison in Jan. 6 Capitol attack case

The judge who sentenced Zachary Rehl also sentenced Proud Boys organizer Joseph Biggs to 17 years in prison.

4 weeks ago

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