The Latest
-
Ex-Sharon Hill Cops Cut Plea Deal in Shooting Death of 8-Year-Old Delco Girl
Three former police officers charged with killing a young girl when they fired 25 shots at a moving car as a nearby crowd left a high school football game pleaded guilty Thursday to reckless endangerment as part of a plea deal.
-
Bill Cosby Granted Appeal in Pa. Sex Assault Case
In a stunning decision that could test the legal framework of #MeToo cases, comedian Bill Cosby has won the right to fight his 2018 sexual assault conviction in the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.
-
Bill Cosby Loses Appeal of Sex Assault Conviction
A Pennsylvania appeals court rejected Bill Cosby’s bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday over issues including the trial judge’s decision to let five other accusers testify. The Superior Court ruling was being closely watched because Cosby was the first celebrity tried and convicted in the #MeToo era. The same issue was hard-fought in pretrial hearings before movie...
-
US Attorney in Philadelphia Sues Over Safe Injection Site
The top federal prosecutor in Philadelphia has filed suit to stop a nonprofit from opening the nation’s first supervised drug injection site to address the city’s opioid problem.
-
District Attorney Larry Krasner Aims to Limit Juvenile Arrests, Jail Placements in Philly
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner is revamping city policies to try to limit the number of children arrested and held in custody.
-
Bill Cosby Victim Settles Defamation Suit With Ex-Prosecutor
The victim in Bill Cosby’s criminal sex-assault case has settled a defamation lawsuit against a former prosecutor who said she added details to her story over time.
-
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner Fights New Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeal
Philadelphia’s top prosecutor will fight a decision that gives former Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal a new appeals hearing in a 1981 police slaying.
-
Bill Cosby's Lawyers Ask Court to Void Conviction, Prison Sentence
Bill Cosby’s lawyers have asked a Pennsylvania court to overturn the actor’s conviction and three- to 10-year prison sentence because of what they call a string of errors in his sex assault case.
-
Woman Accused of Philly Gay Bashing Never Touched Couple: Defense
A police chief’s daughter accused of “slinging slurs” and throwing punches during a vicious group attack on a gay couple went on trial Thursday to fight felony charges.