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Police cars at the scene of the shooting
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Policing

Suspect in killing of 3 Pennsylvania officers was a 24-year-old being sought on stalking charges

The shooting erupted in the area of North Codorus Township, about 115 miles west of Philadelphia, not far from the Maryland line, authorities said.

3 months ago

Free speech and cancel culture. Now, the right is calling for people to be cancelled, fired and potentially investigated by federal agencies for what they say online.
Studio 2
Government
Government Accountability
National

Right-wing cancel culture and free speech

Demands to fire people for their opinion have ramped up after the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who talked a lot about the importance of open debate.

Air Date: September 17, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 51:12
Luigi Mangione looks on
Law
National

Why prosecutors charged Luigi Mangione with terrorism and a judge said no

A judge shut down an attempt to use a 9/11-era New York terrorism law in the case against Mangione. If that sounds like an unusual use of a terrorism law, it wasn’t a first.

3 months ago

FILE - Charlie Kirk speaks during a town hall meeting (AP Photo/Jeffrey Phelps, File)
Crime
Gun Violence
National

A timeline of Charlie Kirk’s assassination and the arrest of a suspect

Authorities in Utah will seek the death penalty against a 22-year-old man charged in the fatal shooting of Charlie Kirk on a college campus.

3 months ago

A woman uses soil remains of her mother to grow sunflowers
Aging
Law
New Jersey
6abc

New Jersey legalizes human composting as alternative to traditional burial

It's now the 14th U.S. state to legalize natural organic reduction. The legislation, which takes effect next year, allows funeral homes and facilities to offer the service.

3 months ago

police car lights flashing
Delaware
Government
Politics

Delaware DOJ official charged with DUI, vehicular assault after allegedly driving drunk in school parking lot

The Delaware Department of Justice employee hurt at least two people at the St. George’s Technical High School lot, police say. He has since been fired.

4 months ago

Listen 0:47
Basketballs sit on a rack on a court
Higher Education
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Sports

NCAA investigates former basketball players from 6 schools, including Temple, for sports betting violations

The NCAA's integrity program flagged unusual betting activities, including athletes betting on their own games and sharing information for betting purposes.

4 months ago

Nadine Menendez wearing a face mask as she walks into the courthouse
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Disgraced former Sen. Bob Menendez’s wife gets 4½ years in prison for role in bribery scheme

Nadine Menendez was sentenced Thursday by U.S. District Judge Sidney H. Stein after she was convicted in April of colluding with her husband, U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez.

4 months ago

New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin speaks at a podium
Health Care
New Jersey
Philadelphia

Appeals court upholds New Jersey’s ban on carrying firearms in sensitive places

The 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 139-page opinion, recounted a longstanding history in the United States of prohibiting firearms in certain circumstances.

4 months ago

Crime tape is seen in the area of a shooting in Philly
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
6abc

Charges downgraded in fatal Center City Philadelphia shooting due to video evidence

Surveillance and cellphone video show a confrontation between Jardine and the suspect, identified by police as 45-year-old John Kelly, escalating quickly.

4 months ago

Supreme Court chambers
Elections
Law
Pennsylvania

Pa. Supreme Court justices up for retention make rare public appearance together in face of campaign to oust them

The three Democratic justices argued that partisanship does not guide their decisions. They face an unprecedented effort to unseat them.

4 months ago

Listen 1:27
Justin Lee Smith holding up a book in a classroom
Crime
Delaware
K-12
Public Safety

‘Makes me want to vomit’: Ex-religious school leader in Delaware who shared child abuse videos gets 24 of 25 counts dropped

Justin Smith received a four-year prison sentence for one felony count. State police said many videos showed girls being forcibly raped.

4 months ago

A view of fentanyl and other drugs seized by law enforcement in Delaware
Addiction
Crime
Delaware

‘Major, major drug trafficker’ in Delaware who led biggest fentanyl ring gets 25-year prison sentence

Dwayne Fountain personally mixed the ultra-deadly opioid to make concoctions with cocaine and other drugs, then reformed them into bricks.

4 months ago

Listen 1:51
Mumia Abu-Jamal, convicted in the 1981 murder of Philadelphia police Officer Daniel Faulkner, in Philadelphia.
Criminal Justice
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.

4 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.

4 months ago

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