Crime
Ex-U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error
Lawyers for Menendez, who was convicted in July of 16 charges, cite a recent revelation that improper evidence was put on a computer used by jurors during deliberations.
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‘Blood is on your hands’: Feds say incarcerated man extorted $3.5M from Delaware woman
The indictment said the woman’s money was used to buy property and luxury cars, including a Bentley and Maserati, and to run a car rental business.
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Listen 1:19Court hears legal arguments in sex assault case of 5 hockey players, including ex-Flyers goalie
Arguments will continue for weeks in the case involving Carter Hart, who left the Flyers in January, and four other members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.
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Dartmouth sorority, two fraternity members charged in death of student from Delaware
Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had attended an off-campus party in July hosted by Alpha Phi sorority.
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Trump’s promise to fix the fentanyl crisis appealed to voters and alarmed experts
Critics say there's no indication Trump's efforts to secure the southern border during his first term were effective in stopping fentanyl.
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Police report gives details, timeline of the sexual assault claim against Pete Hegseth
The woman who accused then-Fox News host of sexual assault in 2017 said that she "remembered saying 'no' a lot," according to a police report.
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Former Eagles player Wendell Smallwood Jr. charged with COVID-19, tax fraud
The former running back is charged with submitting fraudulent PPP loans and tax filings.
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Neighbor kills 2 people and then himself in West Oak Lane: Police
The circumstances surrounding the shooting have not been released.
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Second teen charged in New Jersey forest fire as rain should help douse New York blaze
Police in Evesham Township arrested a 14-year-old from Marlton in connection with an Oct. 30 wildfire that burned less than a tenth of a square mile.
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Student stabs 2 staffers at Castor Gardens Middle School in Northeast Philadelphia
Police said a 63-year-old woman was stabbed in the left side and was taken to a hospital, and a 31-year-old woman was stabbed in the right arm and refused treatment.
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Teen arrested for a series of deadly summer shootings, Philly city leaders announce
U.S. Marshals arrested a 17-year-old Wednesday linked to two deadly shootings in Philadelphia over the summer.
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Man sentenced for escaping a Philadelphia prison after being involved in 4 murders
Ameen Hurst, 20, will serve 55 to 110 years behind bars following his escape from prison, where he was being held for murder charges.
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Prosecutors say some erroneous evidence was given jurors at ex-Sen. Bob Menendez’s bribery trial
Federal prosecutors insisted it should have no effect on the Democrat’s conviction.
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Police release name of man killed by officers during West Philly carjacking
Police say the 47-year-old pulled a gun on officers after they responded to reports of a domestic disturbance.
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Man fatally shot by Philadelphia officers after alleged carjacking, pursuit: Police
According to Philadelphia police, officers responded to a home on the 5400 block of Chancellor Street for reports of a disturbance.
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