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This image contained in a court filing by the Department of Justice on Aug. 30, 2022, and redacted by in part by the FBI, shows a photo of documents seized during the Aug. 8 search by the FBI of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida. (Department of Justice via AP)
Radio Times
Politics & Policy

The latest in the Trump classified documents investigation

How will the appointment of a "special master" impact the DOJ investigation into Trump's handling of classified documents?

Air Date: September 7, 2022 10:00 am

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A close-up of flowers on the ground, with an investigator examining a crime scene in the background.
Community

Canada police hunt remaining suspect in stabbing attacks

Canadian police are hunting for the remaining suspect in the stabbing deaths of 10 people in an Indigenous community and nearby town in the province of Saskatchewan.

4 years ago

File photo: Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf, right, shakes hands with Rep. Mark Rozzi, D-Berks, after signing legislation into law at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Wolf approved legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges. (Matt Rourke / AP Photo)
Politics & Policy
WITF

A lawsuit window for Pa. survivors of childhood sexual abuse could open as early as next May

State legislative leaders say they’ll take a procedural vote on the proposal early next year. 2023 primary voters would then get to weigh in.

4 years ago

Retired New York Police Department officer Thomas Webster leaves the federal courthouse in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Courts & Law

Ex-NYPD officer sentenced to record 10 years for Jan. 6 riot

Thomas Webster’s prison sentence is the longest so far among roughly 250 people who have been punished for their conduct during the riot on Jan. 6, 2021.

4 years ago

File photo: Gary Busey appears at the Entertainment Studios' Daytime Emmy and series launch party for ''Mr. Box Office'' in Los Angeles on June 19, 2012. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)
Courts & Law

Bodycam video released in Busey sex offense investigation

The documentation released Wednesday by Cherry Hill police was heavily redacted and revealed no major new details regarding the allegations.

4 years ago

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf speaks at a Capitol news conference
Politics & Policy

Gov. Wolf starts process to pardon lower level pot convictions

Beginning Thursday, anyone who has been convicted of possession of marijuana or small amount of personal use will be able to apply.

4 years ago

Delaware State Auditor Kathleen McGuiness
Courts & Law

Delaware’s convicted auditor could actually be removed from office and still get re-elected

Gov. Carney says he’ll execute his duty to oust McGuiness once she’s sentenced for her crimes. Yet voters will make the final decision on her political future.

4 years ago

Caitlin Nagel poses for a portrait outside Community Legal Services in Philadelphia
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
Eyes on the Street

I’ve worked at Community Legal Services of Philadelphia for 10 years. Here’s why I’m angry — and why I want big change

For 10 years, Caitlin Nagel has fought for Philadelphians at Community Legal Services. When it comes to justice, she says we need more than “Band-Aid solutions.”

4 years ago

File photo: Delaware Auditor Kathy McGuiness leaves court in April with her attorney, Steve Wood.
Courts & Law

Judge upholds 2 of Delaware auditor’s 3 convictions

In issuing his decision Tuesday, the judge rejected Kathy McGuiness’ request for a new trial.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner speaks during a news conference in Philadelphia, Monday, Jan. 31, 2022
Courts & Law

Mia Green’s killer convicted of third-degree murder

The 2020 shooting in Philadelphia is part of an alarming rise in violence against transgender women.

4 years ago

This image from police-worn body cam video and contained in the statement of facts supporting the arrest warrant for Howard Richardson, shows Richardson swinging a metal flagpole on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (Department of Justice via AP)
Courts & Law

Pa. man who attacked police on Jan. 6 gets 46-month sentence

Richardson’s sentence is one of the longest yet among those who have been prosecuted for storming the Capitol on Jan. 6.

4 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden walks on the beach with daughter Ashley Biden, in Rehoboth Beach, Del., June 20, 2022. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
Courts & Law

2 plead guilty in scheme to sell Biden’s daughter’s diary

Project Veritas has not been charged with any crime. The group says its activities were newsgathering and were ethical and legal.

4 years ago

A rider waves to approving pedestrians who stopped to watch the Philly Naked Bike Ride make its way through Center City. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Things To Do
Arts & Entertainment

Philly Naked Bike Ride, Korn, Ukrainian Festival, Welsh Week in this week’s ‘Things to Do’

Plus: salsa dancing, the Tony-nominated “Grand Horizons,” The Fishtown Card Show and the Art and Jazz Festival in Delaware.

4 years ago

File photo: Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner speaking at a press conference on Monday, August 22, 2022. (Tom MacDonald / WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philly DA Krasner applauds high bail after family feud ends in gunfire

Larry Krasner doesn’t like cash bail for non-violent offenses, but for gun crimes he believes the sky should be the limit.

4 years ago

File photo Gary Busey arrives at the premiere of ''Machete Kills'' at Regal Cinemas L.A. Live on Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)
Courts & Law

Horror film convention promoter speaks after Busey charges

A horror movie convention promoter says it is assisting authorities following charges against actor Gary Busey involving alleged sexual offenses at a recent event in N.J.

4 years ago

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