After Flowers was convicted in a sixth trial, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned it and a state judge dismissed capital murder charges against him.

Billionaire hedge fund manager Ken Griffin is doubling down on Miami, announcing on Wednesday a $3 billion donation to help fund a new campus for Carnegie Mellon University in the city.

For nearly a decade, the artist Trevor Paglen has exhibited the original faces that the U.S. military used to develop facial recognition technology. Now, we’ve all become the dataset.

After 30 years on death row, Christa Pike faces execution for a grisly murder she committed at 18.

From Sinatra to SZA, Appalachian folk to Detroit funk, a journey through the music that showed one British critic this country’s soul

Green Street Friends Meeting, a Quaker congregation in Germantown, pledged to spend $50,000 a year for 10 years as part of its reparations work. It’s helping Black Philadelphians become homeowners.

The head of the police union is calling on the D.C. Council to regulate how the license-plate readers are used in the nation's capital.

A new bipartisan effort in Congress to rein in automated license plate readers takes a page from the national drinking age: Comply, or risk losing federal highway funding.

Even some Republicans are losing faith in Trump’s economy, a New York Times/Siena poll found, and Democrats were favored on the top issues as the sprint to the midterms gets underway.

Schuylkill County is the new face of Trump’s mass deportation, as local cops, lured by federal cash, bust scores of migrants.

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Funding cuts have threatened the work of community groups that work outside of law enforcement to support crime victims and prevent more violence.

Mighty Writers has been a community anchor in Philadelphia, Camden, Kennett Square, and Atlantic City for 18 years. We are committed to supporting our youth, their families, and every single person wh...

Historic opioid settlements were supposed to be a lifeline for underserved communities. But much of that money is flowing to law enforcement.

Activism is different from speech. Kaepernick jolted the sports world, but in the following years, many have extracted the wrong takeaway.

This fascist moment, this age of Trump, demands outspoken, unrelenting and fearless opposition. We all deserve better

A legal loophole allows the government to sell mustangs on the cheap, stripping them of protections and clearing their path to destruction.

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Comedians Eric André and Clayton English have settled a lawsuit challenging a police program at Atlanta's airport.

Major League Baseball’s upcoming CBA negotiations have generally been framed around the question of the salary cap. Owners want it. Players don’t. The rest of it—Juan Soto makes $50 million a year, a ...

In New Jersey, automated license plate readers can be found in almost every corner of the state. What does that mean for privacy?

Communities fighting data centers refuse to be sites for extraction that help megabillionaires purchase more mansions.

Police killings like the death of Madison’s Corey Ruiz, caught on gruesome video, are rising, but public outrage is not.

FIFA is selling pieces of the World Cup final field for $450 each. The grass will be used for the July 19 final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

The suit says the rule forces “vulnerable Medicaid members” to “jump through unnecessary administrative hoops.”

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York Revs first baseman Jacob Teeter explains why he came to Pride Night after his other teammates refused to play wearing Pride uniforms.

The secretary of defense is sending the message that Black service members are not welcome.

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As corporations angle to squeeze profits out of water systems throughout Pennsylvania, towns are fighting back.