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This March 28, 2017, file photo, provided by the New York State Sex Offender Registry shows Jeffrey Epstein. Epstein has died while awaiting trial on sex-trafficking charges. (AP Photo)
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Courts & Law

Should the Jeffrey Epstein files be released?

Fallout continues over the White House’s handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files. After AG Bondi said she would release all the Epstein files, she changed course.

Air Date: July 23, 2025 12:00 pm

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Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

SNAP cuts have Philadelphia’s food banks nervous about increased needs

Billy Penn spoke with experts and food leaders about how recent legislation will worsen food insecurity in the region.

7 months ago

NPR editor-in-chief Edith Chapin poses for a headshot
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Community

NPR news chief announces she’s leaving days after Congress kills federal funding

NPR newsroom chief Edith Chapin says she's leaving the network. She made the announcement just days after Congress voted to strip public broadcasting of all federal funding.

7 months ago

Alina Habba speaks
Courts & Law

Trump administration fights to keep ex-Trump lawyer Alina Habba as New Jersey federal prosecutor

Habba initially appeared to lose the position Tuesday when district judges declined to keep her in the post while she awaits confirmation by the U.S. Senate.

7 months ago

Ozzy Osbourne sings into a microphone
Arts & Entertainment

Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

A family statement said he died Tuesday, just weeks after his farewell show. He was 76.

7 months ago

the back of A U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer
Courts & Law

U.S. immigration says it did not deport Chilean man living in Pennsylvania, refuting report

Allentown newspaper The Morning Call said Luis Leon, 82, ended up in Guatemala after being handcuffed in a Philly immigration office while replacing his lost green card.

7 months ago

Ralph Abernathy and Bishop Julian Smith flank Dr. Martin Luther King during a civil rights march
Politics & Policy

Trump administration releases FBI records on Martin Luther King Jr. despite his family’s opposition

The release involves more than 240,000 pages of records that had been under a court-imposed seal since 1977.

7 months ago

Malcolm-Jamal Warner smiles
Arts & Entertainment

Malcolm-Jamal Warner, ‘Cosby Show’ actor, dies at 54 in Costa Rica drowning

He was known for playing Theo Huxtable on “The Cosby Show.” Costa Rican authorities report he drowned Sunday afternoon at Playa Cocles on the Caribbean coast.

7 months ago

President Donald Trump, from left, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche standing
Courts & Law

Request to unseal Epstein grand jury transcripts likely to disappoint, ex-prosecutors say

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche made the request Friday, asking judges to unseal transcripts from grand jury proceedings that resulted in indictments.

7 months ago

Donald Trump pumping his fist
Courts & Law

Trump sues Wall Street Journal and media mogul Rupert Murdoch over reporting on Epstein ties

The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Miami. It seeks at least $10 billion in damages.

7 months ago

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Education

Education Department will release some frozen grants supporting after-school and summer programs

This decision comes days after 10 Republican senators urged the Office of Management and Budget to release the funds.

7 months ago

Attorney General Pam Bondi
Courts & Law

Trump administration seeks release of Epstein grand jury records but not Justice Department files

It comes a day after a Wall Street Journal story put a spotlight on Trump’s relationship with Epstein.

7 months ago

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters
Politics & Policy

Trump mired in Epstein controversy as Wall Street Journal reports on 2003 letter

The letter bearing Trump’s name ends with, “Happy Birthday — and may every day be another wonderful secret,” according to the newspaper.

7 months ago

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leaves the chamber
Politics & Policy

Local stations brace for impact after U.S. House votes to claw back public media funding

Public media leaders in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are prepping for a new reality as Congress gives final approval to federal funding cuts.

7 months ago

Emil Bove speaks
NPR
Courts & Law

Senate panel approves federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance Bove's nomination to the 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals. All of the panel's Democrats walked out and did not vote.

7 months ago

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