Criminal Justice
Judge dismisses all charges against Philly police officer Mark Dial after Eddie Irizarry killing
Dial was suspended after officials said he refused to cooperate with investigators. Police said Dial was fired in mid-September.
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Perdue Farms and Tyson Foods under federal inquiry over reports of illegal child labor
The two major poultry producers after reports that migrant children as young as 13 have been working overnight shifts to clean the companies' plants.
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Hundreds of families are affected by gun violence across Philadelphia each year — many cases go unsolved, leaving those left behind to grieve and fight for justice.
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Listen 1:31Escaped Missouri inmate on the run since June captured in Chester County, Pa.
An "armed and dangerous" inmate who escaped a jail in Barry County, Missouri earlier this summer was arrested on Thursday in Avondale, Pennsylvania.
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Hunter Biden plans to plead not guilty in felony gun case
The president's son was indicted last week after a plea deal with federal prosecutors fell apart.
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Ray Epps, center of a Jan. 6 conspiracy theory, is charged with a misdemeanor over the Capitol riot
Epps says he was falsely accused by Fox of being a government agent whipping up trouble that would be blamed on President Donald Trump's supporters. Fox hasn't commented.
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As captured fugitive resumes sentence in the U.S., homicide in his native Brazil remains unsolved
Cavalcante allegedly shot a man in Brazil in 2017, but he stood to receive a considerably lighter sentence.
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A Jan. 6 rioter was convicted and sentenced in secret. No one will say why
Pennsylvania resident Samuel Lazar was arrested in July 2021 and had been jailed since then on charges in the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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Police release new age-progression photo of girl who vanished from N.J. park 4 years ago
In the four years since the Dulce Maria Alavez's disappearance, hundreds of interviews have been conducted and investigators continue to follow up on every tip reported.
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Hunter Biden indicted on federal firearms charges in long-running probe weeks after plea deal failed
President Joe Biden's son has also been under investigation for his business dealings.
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After catching escaped murderer, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate
Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing.
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The timeline of the hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante
Here's a look at major developments in the massive manhunt.
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What it takes to search for a fugitive
The manhunt for convicted murderer Danelo Cavalcante, who escaped from a prison near Philadelphia last month, is nearing the two-week mark. So how do authorities find him?
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5 former officers charged with federal civil rights violations in Tyre Nichols beating death
The new charges come nine months after the violent beating of Nichols by officers during a Jan. 7 traffic stop near his Memphis home. Nichols died three days later.
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Trump lawyers seek recusal of judge in DC presiding over federal election subversion case
They say her past public statements about the former president and his connection to the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol call into question whether she can be fair.
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