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What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.
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No Small Endeavor

What does it mean to live a good life? What is true happiness? What are the habits and practices that lead to human flourishing? No Small Endeavor examines these questions with host Lee C. Camp.

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Criminal Justice

Insurrectionists in front of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

On the left, a photo of Dulce Maria Alavez when she was five years old. Right, an age progression photo showing what she would look like four years later.
Community
6abc

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.

3 years ago

A close-up of Hunter Biden
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante in custody, flanked by officers
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante is captured by law enforcement.
Courts & Law
6abc

The timeline of the hunt for escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante

Here's a look at major developments in the massive manhunt.

3 years ago

A photo of Danelo Cavalcante
NPR
Courts & Law

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?

3 years ago

The screen at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans honors Tyre Nichols before an NBA basketball game between the New Orleans Pelicans and the Washington Wizards, Jan. 28, 2023
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Former President Donald Trump stands as the crowd cheers at the South Dakota Republican Party Monumental Leaders rally Friday, Sept. 8, 2023, in Rapid City, S.D.
Courts & Law

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.

3 years ago

Investigators believe Cavalcante is operating a white 2020 Ford Transit van bearing Pennsylvania license plate ZST-8818. The van has a refrigeration unit on the top and was reported stolen by Baily's Dairy.. (Pa. State Police)
Courts & Law
6abc

New images show escaped murderer Danelo Cavalcante has changed appearance and fled search area

Meanwhile, schools in Chester County are taking extra precautions to keep students and faculty safe, and Longwood Gardens is set to reopen after initial Cavalcante sightings.

3 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante scales a wall while escaping prison.
Courts & Law

Watchtower guard is fired as search for fugitive killer in Pennsylvania focuses on botanical garden

Pennsylvania officials say a prison tower guard has been fired after letting a convicted murderer slip out on his watch in a brazen escape.

3 years ago

Danelo Cavalcante scales a wall while escaping prison.
NPR
Courts & Law

What we know about the search for escaped Pennsylvania prisoner Danelo Cavalcante

Danelo Cavalcante, a 34-year-old Brazilian man who fatally stabbed his ex-girlfriend, escaped from the Chester County Prison last Thursday, sparking a massive manhunt.

3 years ago

President Joe Biden's son Hunter Biden leaves after a court appearance, Wednesday, July 26, 2023, in Wilmington, Del. Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Friday, Aug. 11, he has appointed a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, deepening the investigation of the president's son ahead of the 2024 election
Courts & Law

Prosecutors seeking new indictment for Hunter Biden before end of September

A new indictment against President Joe Biden’s son Hunter could come before the end of September, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

3 years ago

Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio speaks at a rally in Delta Park on Sept. 26, 2020, in Portland, Ore.
Courts & Law

Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio gets record 22 years in prison for Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy

Tarrio’s sentence is the longest so far among more than 1,100 Capitol riot cases.

3 years ago

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Community
6abc

4 confirmed sightings of escaped Chester County prisoner; residents urged to stay on alert

Danelo Cavalcante was spotted Saturday on surveillance video on the 1800 block of Lenape Road in Pocopson Township.

3 years ago

Proud Boy member Ethan Nordean at the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol Riot
Courts & Law

Proud Boy convicted of helping spearhead Capitol attack ties Jan. 6 sentence record with 18 years

Ethan Nordean was one of several members convicted of spearheading an attack on the U.S. Capitol to try to prevent the peaceful transfer of power following the 2020 election.

3 years ago

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