Public Safety
Key Delaware lawmakers oppose ‘shell game’ of moving prisoners out of state
Looking to reduce $400,000 a week in corrections overtime, Gov. John Carney is mulling the mass move of up to 600 inmates.
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Emily Fredrick’s mother, Laura, spoke on behalf of the family, her voice cracking with emotion.
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Hurricane Florence, ‘an uninvited brute,’ brings floods, causes at least 4 deaths
As of 2 p.m. ET, Florence's sustained winds dropped to 75 mph.
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Florence close to landfall in N. Carolina
The powerful storm already has inundated coastal streets with ocean water and left tens of thousands without power.
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Turzai calls window for sex abuse lawsuits ‘a compromise’
Pennsylvania law currently requires victims to sue before they turn 30.
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FACT CHECK: ‘Puerto Rico was an incredible, unsung success’?
Last month, the death toll for Hurricane Maria was just revised from 64 to 2,975.
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‘Disaster is at the doorstep,’ N.C. governor says as Hurricane Florence zeroes in
A hurricane warning is in effect for a long stretch of the coast, from the South Santee River in South Carolina to Duck, N.C., which is part of the Outer Banks.
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Pope to meet with U.S. church leaders over clergy sex abuse
After weeks of relative silence, Pope Francis has agreed to meet a delegation of U.S. bishops and cardinals to discuss the Vatican response to the clergy abuse crisis.
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Philly officials ring fireman’s bell to honor 9/11 victims, including first responders
The ceremony honored 23 New York City police officers and 37 New York Port Authority police officers who were among the 2,819 people who died that day.
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Study: With mandatory sentencing, Pa. straw purchase prosecutions up
In 2012, Pennsylvania passed a law requiring a minimum five-year sentence for anyone convicted of multiple straw purchase violations.
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New Jersey to equip all state troopers with body cameras by mid-2019
Grewal said when law enforcement officers and citizens know their encounters are being recorded, they behave better.
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New Jersey, New York open investigations into sex abuse at Catholic dioceses
The offices of the Attorneys General have set up hotlines to identify potential victims of clergy sex abuse.
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The School Shootings That Weren’t
How many times per year does a gun go off in an American school? We should know. But we don't.
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Judge blocks online plans for printing untraceable 3D guns
A U.S. judge in Seattle blocked the Trump administration Monday from allowing a Texas company to post online plans for making untraceable 3D guns.
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Competitor: No one deserves to die over playing a videogame
As he fled, Williams, 28, said, he could see the back of the gunman's head as the attacker appeared to be walking backward as he fired.
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