Criminal Justice

National data shows the number of children sent to adult courts for criminal prosecution in the U.S. has dropped to new lows.

Her testimony Friday in a lawsuit filed by another woman is the first time she has told the story in a public venue.

A 2019 grand jury report accused Philip Nordo of using his position to intimidate and groom male suspects and witnesses into sexual acts.

The suspect had previously been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting, which also injured three people. He has pleaded not guilty.

The alleged gunman Stacey Hayes is accused of walking into the hospital and killing nursing assistant Anrae James.

Opening statements began in the trial stemming from the lawsuit of Judy Huth, who alleges Cosby forced her to perform a sex act at the Playboy Mansion in 1975 when she was 16.

Inspectors general need more authority to go after fraud in the COVID-19 relief programs, the independent committee overseeing federal pandemic relief spending said Tuesday.

The United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey has organized the clinics through September, with no appointments necessary.

Timothy Hale-Cusanelli has been convicted of storming the U.S. Capitol to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory.

Keyonna Perkins’ killing and Ja’Shown Banner’s shooting occurred 20 miles apart on the same day while the gunmen hunted for Perkins’ boyfriend.

A lawyer for Trump said his legal team would appeal Friday's ruling.

The Restorative Response Program offered hundreds of non-violent offenders an alternative to taking their cases through the courts. Reformers say it worked.

Washington Post reporters Robert Samuels and Toluse Olorunnipa on their book, "His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice."

Neighborhood branches of the public library in Philly will screen episodes of the doc series about Larry Krasner, with discussions about criminal justice.

A Manhattan judge declared Trump in contempt of court April 25 and fined him $10,000 per day for not complying with a subpoena.