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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Criminal Justice

Parishioners receive communion at Holy Infancy Roman Catholic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, part of the Allentown Diocese. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Allentown priest charged with sexual assault of high school student

Updated: 3:59 p.m. Lehigh County prosecutors have charged a catholic priest from the Allentown Diocese with assa ...

8 years ago

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Parishioners worship during Mass at St. Paul Cathedral, the mother church of the Pittsburgh Diocese, last week.
NPR
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

More than 400 have called Pennsylvania’s hotline since clergy sex abuse report

The attorney general's office has been scrambling to keep up, pulling in specially trained investigators from other departments to handle the deluge.

8 years ago

The federal government has shut down Backpage.com,  but it retains its
Courts & Law

Delaware attorney general will seek to dissolve Backpage.com

The company that advertised prostitution has been shut down by the government, but its status as a limited liability company remains in 'good standing' in Delaware.

8 years ago

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Former priest James Faluszczak, who says he was molested by a priest as a teenager, reacts as Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks during a news conference at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Former priest with insider view among the 1,000 victims in Pa. clergy abuse report

James Faluszczak quit the priesthood in 2014, and he’s one of dozens of witnesses who testified before the grand jury about their experiences of abuse.

8 years ago

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Camden Police Chief John Thomson asks for the public's help in finding the men wanted in connection with the shooting of two undercover detectives. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Police arrest 1 of 3 men charged in ambush shooting of Camden police detectives

Police said Saturday night that they arrested Juan Figueroa without incident in Gloucester City, N.J.

8 years ago

NewsWorks Tonight
Community

NewsWorks Tonight, August 17, 2018

Prison officials are considering moving some inmates out of state as a temporary solution to staffing issues. Journalist Maura Ewing expl ...

Air Date: August 17, 2018

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Camden Police Chief John Thomson asks for the public's help in finding three men wanted in connection with the shooting of two undercover detectives.
Courts & Law

Three men face charges in ambush shooting of Camden police detectives

Still at large, the suspects are considered to be extremely dangerous, police say

8 years ago

Correctional Sgt. Steven Floyd was beaten and stabbed to death during the uprising at the Vaughn prison. (File/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Carney considers moving hundreds of inmates out of Delaware

Nearly 270 of 1,910 correctional guard positions are vacant. To address the shortage, Delaware may send hundreds of prisoners to other states.

8 years ago

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Gov. Tom Wolf
Keystone Crossroads
Education

New Pa. school safety funding on track for March 2019

The funds are part of a bipartisan bill signed into law in the months after the Parkland, Florida school shooting that killed 17 people.

8 years ago

This courtroom sketch depicts defense lawyer Kevin Downing questioning Rick Gates, as former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort listens.
(Dana Verkouteren/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Paul Manafort case goes to jury after closing arguments by prosecutors and defense

Jurors are set to begin deliberations in the trial of Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

8 years ago

Arthur Baselice Jr. poses with a photo of his son, Arthur Baselice III, who was abused by two Franciscan clergymen in Northeast Philadelphia. Baselice III died of a drug overdose in 2006 at age 28.
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Father of son abused by clergy falls deeper into ‘dark hole’ in wake of new report

For victims and their families, having these reports come to light can be a vindication, but there are also a lot of difficult emotions that can be a struggle to process.

8 years ago

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The federal government shut down Backpage.com and indicted seven executives on multiple charges. (screen grab/backpage.com)
Politics & Policy

Backpage.com maintains ‘good standing’ as Delaware LLC

Despite its website being shut down by the federal government due to a criminal investigation, Backpage.com remains in “good standing ...

8 years ago

Parishioners pray the Rosary at Holy Infancy Roman Catholic in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania after mass on Tuesday, August 14, 2018, the same day, Pennsylvania Attorney General released his two-year grand jury investigation into widespread sexual abuse and cover-up within six Catholic dioceses across the state. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Pa. grand jury interim report on clergy child sexual abuse is public. What’s next?

More than 300 “predator priests” allegedly sexually abused over one thousand victims in six Pennsylva ...

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says more charges await following an investigation into decades of cases of the Catholic clergy sexually abusing children.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Keystone Crossroads
Community

Report details 1,000 victims of child sexual abuse by 300 ‘predator priests’ across Pa.

The roughly 900 page report, paints a horrid portrait of activity that occurred in the dioceses of Scranton, Allentown, Harrisburg, Greensburg, Erie and Pittsburgh.

8 years ago

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Bridgeton, N.J. police car
Courts & Law

After a spate of killings, prosecutor says Cumberland County is not a ‘war zone’

Three recent killings have shocked the South Jersey community, not only for their dizzying pace, but also for the fact that children were among the victims and witnesses.

8 years ago

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