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Police stand in the street after a car crashed outside the Houses of Parliament in Westminster, London, Britain, on Tuesday
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Car crashes into security barriers at U.K. Parliament; At least 3 injured

A vehicle crashed into security barriers outside the Houses of Parliament in London early Tuesday

8 years ago

A plaque dedicated to Christopher Leach, one of three Wilmington firefighters killed in a September 2016 fire, is affixed to Station 6.. The term E6 refers to Engine 6, water-carrying truck that normally operates out of the station, but was mothballed the night the trio died 
while battling the blaze. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Community

Wilmington Fire Department still using rolling bypasses that lawyer blames for 3 firefighter deaths

Wilmington takes fire equipment out of service to save money. That policy will become the focus of a lawsuit over three firefighters' deaths.

8 years ago

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The Camden County Police mobile command sets up on Broadway near Mount Vernon Street in Camden, where two detectives were shot. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Authorities release photos of persons of interest in shooting of 2 Camden police detectives

The officers were sitting in their vehicle at a red light in Camden when two gunmen allegedly opened fire, wounding them in what authorities are calling an ambush attack.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro announces the formation of a federal, state and local task force to reduce gun violence.
Politics & Policy

Pa. attorney general targets straw purchases, gun violence in Philly

More cooperation from Pennsylvania and the U.S. will help disrupt the flow of guns to those prohibited from owning them, attorney general says.

8 years ago

Local students from Philly (in white shirts) and New Jersey, in grey shirts, are joined by students from Parkland, FL and around the country during a March For Our Lives National Tour stop in Philadelphia, on Tuesday (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Community

Parkland survivors, other student activists, barnstorm through Philly

The panel of eight spoke to an audience of a couple hundred at Universal Audenried High School, in an environment that felt more intimate than boisterous.

8 years ago

Members of white nationalist groups gathered around a statue of Robert E. Lee during a rally in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 12, 2017. (Joshua Roberts/Reuters)
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Courts & Law

Judge: app can’t hide identity of woman accused in planning Charlottesville rally

The unnamed woman is one of the dozens of people accused of using the gamer chat app Discord to organize violence at that event.

8 years ago

Kelli McIntyre and Andy Trackman check out walking conditions along Germantown Avenue during a FeetFirstPhilly walk audit. (Meir Rinde/PlanPhilly)
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Urban Planning
PlanPhilly

What a walk along Germantown Avenue reveals: Tough going for pedestrians

Kelli McIntyre stood in light rain on Germantown Avenue, holding a clipboard and watching as car after car ignored a “Do Not Enter” sign

8 years ago

Delaware has tested nearly 900 rape kits that had languished, untested, in police stations and hospitals -- some for more than three decades.  (Courtesy of Delaware Criminal Justice Council)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Rape kit-testing effort spurs arrest in 2014 assault; Del. officials expect more matches

Delaware officials have made their first arrest under the sexual assault kit initiative.

8 years ago

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California Highway Patrol Sgt. Jaimi Kenyon blows into a alcohol breathalyzer during a demonstration of devices used to test drivers suspected of impaired driving May 2017, in Sacramento, Calif. Lawmakers and police are hoping new devices will be developed to effectively test for marijuana use by drivers. (Rich Pedroncelli/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

The pot breathalyzer is here. Maybe

With few accurate roadside tools to detect pot impairment, police have to rely largely on field sobriety tests developed to fight drunk driving or old-fashioned observation.

8 years ago

Clark County Sheriff Joe Lombardo announced the end of the department's investigation of the October 2017 mass shooting in Las Vegas on Friday. Lombardo told reporters that officials could not determine a
NPR
Courts & Law

Las Vegas shooting investigation closed. No motive found

As the end of the probe was announced on Friday, officials still could not explain the "why."

8 years ago

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez said 3D plastic guns could be detrimental to safety at Amtrak stations and airports. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Menendez says 3D guns undermine transportation security

Menendez says guns made from plastic parts undermine all the security efforts the nation’s already put in place.

8 years ago

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, third right, speaks with media members following a hearing where a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order to stop the release of blueprints to make untraceable and undetectable 3D-printed plastic guns, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Seattle. Ferguson was among eight Democratic attorneys general who filed a lawsuit Monday seeking to block the federal government's settlement with the company that makes the plans available online. They also sought a restraining order, arguing the 3D guns would be a safety risk. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)
Courts & Law

Dispute over 3D-printed guns raises many legal issues

The gun industry calls the outcry an overreaction that preys on unwarranted fears about a firearm that can barely shoot a round or two without disintegrating.

8 years ago

(Big Stock photo)
Politics & Policy

New Jersey AG calls temporary ban on 3D gun blueprints a victory

New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir Grewal said if the state finds other websites that offer those gun blueprints, he’ll take them down.

8 years ago

Family members of Michael White, 20, charged in the stabbing death of Sean Shellenger, 37, pray during a vigil at True Gospel Tabernacle in South Philadelphia.
Community

Supporters of suspect in Center City killing pray for reduced charges

Reports have been circulating that city District Attorney Larry Krasner may seek reduced charges against Michael White.

8 years ago

Ryan Burke, one of the former fraternity members charged in the hazing death of Penn State student Timothy Piazza, pleaded guilty Wednesday. (Min Xian/ WPSU)
Courts & Law

Penn State frat member gets house arrest over pledge death

The first member of a PSU frat to plead guilty in connection with the death of a pledge was sentenced to three months' house arrest.

8 years ago

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