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Public Safety

James T. Vaughn Correctional Center in Smyrna, Delaware (WHYY, file)
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Laura Fredricks reads a statement regarding the settlement with Gold Medal Environmental about her daughter's death.  (Jim Saksa/PlanPhilly)
PlanPhilly
Courts & Law
PlanPhilly

$6M settlement for family of cyclist killed in Philly bike lane; planned safety fixes remain incomplete

Emily Fredrick’s mother, Laura, spoke on behalf of the family, her voice cracking with emotion.

8 years ago

A woman reacts after a large tree fell on a house in Wilmington, N.C., as Hurricane Florence hit the area Friday. One man was taken out of the home in critical condition. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Community

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.

8 years ago

A work truck drives on Hwy 24 as the wind from Hurricane Florence blows palm trees in Swansboro N.C., Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018. (Tom Copeland/AP Photo)
Science

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.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania House Speaker Mike Turzai (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

Turzai calls window for sex abuse lawsuits ‘a compromise’

Pennsylvania law currently requires victims to sue before they turn 30.

8 years ago

President Trump tosses paper towels into a crowd in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria hit the island in 2017.
(Evan Vucci/AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

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.

8 years ago

Hurricane Florence will bring tropical storm conditions to North Carolina and South Carolina on Thursday and hurricane conditions on Friday. This satellite image was captured around 1:45 p.m. ET Wednesday. (NOAA/STAR)
NPR
Community

‘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.

8 years ago

Pope Francis will meet at the Vatican with leaders of the U.S. Catholic Church, including the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, Cardinal Daniel DiNardo, to discuss clergy sexual abuse. (Andrew Medichini/AP)
NPR
Community

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.

8 years ago

City officials ring the bell in honor of those who lost their lives on September 11, 2001, and the first responders. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

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.

8 years ago

 Firearms on display at a gun shop. (Seth Perlman/AP File Photo)
Courts & Law

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.

8 years ago

New Jersey State Police
Courts & Law

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.

8 years ago

In this Aug. 28, 2018 photo, turkey vultures rest on the cross atop the Cathedral of The Risen Christ adjacent to the Catholic Chancery in Lincoln, Neb. The Diocese of Lincoln housed at the complex, that refused for years to participate in annual sex abuse audits is facing a potential criminal investigation and criticism that it mishandled priests who were accused of sexual assault and morally questionable behavior. (Nati Harnik/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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.

8 years ago

(LA Johnson/NPR)
NPR
Education

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.

8 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018, file photo, Cody Wilson, with Defense Distributed, holds a 3D-printed gun called the Liberator at his shop in Austin, Texas. A federal judge in Seattle has granted an injunction that prohibits the Trump administration from allowing a Texas company to post 3D gun-making plans online. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, file)
Courts & Law

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.

8 years ago

The Coast Guard patrols the St. Johns River outside The Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Fla., Sunday, Aug. 26, 2018. Florida authorities are reporting multiple fatalities after a mass shooting at the riverfront mall that was hosting a video game tournament. (AP Photo/Laura Heald)
Community

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.

8 years ago

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