Courts & Law

The report offers withering criticism of the bureau but fell far short of the former president’s prediction he would uncover the “crime of the century.”

A federal appeals court says Elon Musk cannot back out of a settlement with securities regulators over 2018 tweets claiming he had the funding to take Tesla private.

In 2020, the Supreme Court struck down laws that allowed people in Louisiana and Oregon to be convicted even if two jurors voted not guilty.

A look at how the city has fared under its most recent top cops.

Authorities say two escaped prisoners in Philadelphia were helped by a fellow inmate who’s charged with murder for a brawl outside a famed Philadelphia cheesesteak shop.

It comes as women across the U.S. ponder the cultural landscape amid sweeping threats to their hard-won progress.

Hurst and Grant were gone for nearly 19 hours before officials knew they were missing.

According to Philadelphia police, there is evidence of communication between the woman and one of the escaped inmates.

Congressman George Santos is in custody in a New York courthouse. He's charged with making false statements to Congress, money laundering, wire fraud and theft of public funds

The national homicide clearance rate is at an all-time low. Philadelphia’s numbers are lower.

The verdict was announced in a federal courtroom in New York City on the first day of jury deliberations.

They escaped from the Philadelphia Industrial Correctional Center around 8:30 p.m. Sunday by cutting a hole in a fence surrounding a recreation yard.

A hung jury ended the trial, the first of a Philadelphia law enforcement officer involved in police operations during the 2020 protests.

The jury told the judge it was at an impasse on Friday, but the judge urged them to continue working toward a verdict.

George Alvarez, 34, faces eight counts of manslaughter and 10 counts of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.