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Norristown, Pa. in Montgomery County. (Wikimedia Commons)
Community

As Norristown closes parks from dusk to dawn, unhoused people fear arrest

Norristown council voted to close parks from dusk to dawn. Unhoused people fear they can’t sleep in parks, retribution from police.

4 years ago

File photo: Attorney General William Barr appears before a House Appropriations subcommittee on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 9, 2019. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)
Courts & Law

Panel rules Barr’s Justice Department improperly withheld memo in Russia probe

The department had argued the memo represented the private deliberations of its own lawyers before any decision had been formalized, and was therefore exempt from disclosure.

4 years ago

Mastriano speaks and gestures at a podium. Other men stand in the background.
Politics & Policy
WITF

Election deniers in Pennsylvania and other states are running to control voting. Here’s how they’ve fared so far

Across the country, GOP candidates for positions with some role in election administration have embraced the lie that widespread fraud affected the 2020 election.

4 years ago

File photo: Law enforcement personnel escort the Trump Organization's former Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg, center, as he departs court, Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
Courts & Law

Trump Organization CFO pleads guilty in tax evasion case

Allen Weisselberg is charged with taking more than $1.7 million in untaxed compensation from the Trump Organization.

4 years ago

A close-up of Rudy Giuliani speaking with his hands raised in front of him.
Courts & Law

Giuliani is target of election probe, his lawyers are told

Prosecutors in Atlanta have told Rudy Giuliani's lawyers that he is a target of their criminal investigation into possible attempts to interfere in Georgia's 2020 election.

4 years ago

File photo: An aerial view of former President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate is pictured, Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
Courts & Law

FBI seized ‘top secret’ documents from Trump home

Court papers show that the FBI recovered several documents that were labeled “top secret” from former President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida.

4 years ago

Former President Donald Trump gestures as he departs Trump Tower
Courts & Law

Trump says he took the Fifth in N.Y. civil investigation

The New York civil investigation involves allegations the Trump Organization misstated the value of prized assets like golf courses and skyscrapers, misleading lenders.

4 years ago

Smoke rises after Russian missile strikes in Kyiv, Ukraine, Sunday, June 5, 2022.
Politics & Policy

U.S. pledges $1 billion more rockets, other arms for Ukraine

Monday's pledge promises what will be the biggest yet delivery of rockets, ammunition and other arms straight from Department of Defense stocks for Ukrainian forces.

4 years ago

Ron DeSantis speaks with reporters.
NPR
Politics & Policy

Republicans have long feuded with the mainstream media. Now many are shutting them out

A trend of GOP candidates ignoring or actively avoiding legacy media — particularly national outlets — is building this year.

4 years ago

Two election employees check the tabulations made by voting equipment.
NPR
Politics & Policy

New data sheds light on one method to combat election lies

People driven by misinformation are acting on it to harass election workers — and election officials are struggling to find an effective message to fight back.

4 years ago

A sign shows a map of Pennsylvania with a person standing behind it.
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

Critics call water quality bill moving through Pa. legislature a back door to privatization

The bill requires some public water systems to create an asset management plan, a mandate that municipal leaders and environmental groups are questioning.

4 years ago

Mail ballots for the 2020 General Election
Courts & Law

4th county adds to Pa. ballot dispute as candidate sues to quit

The legal dispute is holding up certification of primary results for governor and U.S. Senate.

4 years ago

Up-close photo of Joe Sestak speaking into a microphone.
Politics & Policy

Joe Sestak, Christine Todd Whitman join Forward Party, a new third political party

The Forward Party aims to "give Americans more choices in elections, more confidence in a government that works, and more say in our future."

4 years ago

Steve Bannon exits a car.
Courts & Law

Steve Bannon convicted of contempt for defying 1/6 subpoena

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, has been convicted of contempt charges for defying a congressional subpoena from the House committee.

4 years ago

A volunteer uses a tree branch trying to prevent a forest fire from reaching houses in the village of Casal da Quinta, outside Leiria, central Portugal, Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Joao Henriques)
Radio Times

Code Red: executive action, extreme heat, and the global climate crisis

As heat waves and wildfires threaten the U.S and Europe and climate action in stalls in Congress, President Biden takes executive actions on climate. But is it enough?

Air Date: July 21, 2022 10:00 am

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