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Philadelphia has a lot more deadly shootings than expected for a big city − and NYC is much safer, new study says
Recent high-profile mass shootings at SEPTA bus stations have left Philadelphia commuters on high alert. Two gunmen opened fire at a bus stop in the Ogontz neighborhood on March 4, 2024, striking five people and killing 17-year-old Dayemen Taylor. Two days later, a group of teenagers shot eight other teens waiting at a bus stop near Northeast...Read more
Editorial: Only dictators have immunity from criminal acts while in power
It seems unlikely that the Supreme Court will embrace Donald Trump’s outrageous claim that as a former president he enjoys absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions that he allegedly took to overturn the 2020 election and cling to power. This is a relief. To do otherwise would allow the office to become, as Justice Ketanji Brown ...Read more
Commentary: Will Trump be tried for Jan. 6? After Supreme Court arguments, it's more uncertain than ever
For those rightly concerned about the timing of Donald Trump’s federal Jan. 6 trial, Thursday’s oral arguments before the Supreme Court gave plenty of reasons for worry. Moreover, the court’s conservative majority seemed inclined to define presidential immunity from prosecution in a way that could undermine some of the charges in special ...Read more
Trump trial reveals details about how the former president thinks about, and exploits, the media
The first week of testimony is winding down in former President Donald Trump’s trial in New York City on charges that he falsified business records to cover up hush money payments to an adult film star, in an effort to avoid reporting the payments as campaign-related spending.
In a discussion that quickly shifted to topics well ...Read more
Editorial: Gimme shelter: Supreme Court should outlaw punishment for the homeless who sleep outside
It is embarrassing to have to type this sentence, but type it we will: If and when there are no shelter beds available, it is unacceptable for a city or town to make it a crime for individuals to fall asleep outdoors. Though Grants Pass, Oregon, insists it is only prohibiting behavior, not the people themselves, that’s a distinction without a ...Read more
Doctors race against Florida's six-week abortion ban
ORLANDO, Fla. — With just days until Florida’s six-week abortion ban takes effect on Wednesday, providers are rushing to perform as many abortions as possible while planning contingencies for a future where they will need to turn thousands of women away.
Clinics have expanded hours, prioritized ultrasounds and added appointments in these ...Read more
Editorial: Pregnant women are not incubators. Antiabortion states should not deny them emergency care
It’s absurd that in the 21st century, the Supreme Court is debating how close to death pregnant women need to be before doctors can perform a medically necessary abortion.
But that’s where we are nearly two years after this same court in the Dobbs decision overturned the constitutional right to an abortion — and launched a profusion of ...Read more
Pecker at hush money trial says Trump feared trysts would hurt image, but didn't mention Melania
Donald Trump never mentioned worrying about his wife getting wind of his alleged trysts with porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal — only his future in politics, a Manhattan jury heard Thursday during explosive testimony at the former president’s hush money trial.
During his third day on the witness stand, the former CEO...Read more
Presidents crisscrossing New York create a stark split-screen
President Joe Biden and Donald Trump will be mere miles apart from each other this week in Manhattan, but the backdrops couldn’t be more stark: the presumptive Republican nominee sitting in a dingy courtroom and the current commander-in-chief attending fundraisers with New York City’s elite.
The disparate split-screen highlights the ...Read more
Trump advisers discuss penalties for nations that move away from the dollar
WASHINGTON — Former President Donald Trump’s economic advisers are considering ways to actively stop nations from shifting away from using the dollar — an effort to counter budding moves among key emerging markets to reduce exposure to the U.S. currency, according to people familiar with the matter.
Discussions include penalties for ...Read more
Pecker at hush money trial says Trump feared trysts would hurt image, but didn't mention Melania
NEW YORK — Donald Trump never mentioned worrying about his wife, Melania, getting wind of his alleged trysts with porn star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougal — only his future in politics, a Manhattan jury heard Thursday during explosive testimony at the former president’s hush money trial.
During his third day on the ...Read more
Trump’s immunity arguments at Supreme Court highlight dangers − while prosecutors stress larger danger of removing legal accountability
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments on April 25, 2024, in a case that will change the course of American history. That case is Trump v. United States, in which the justices have been asked to decide whether and to what extent former President Donald Trump – or any president – can be criminally prosecuted for actions taken while in...Read more
Biden campaign opens Hillsborough office, says it's serious about Florida
TAMPA, Fla. — President Joe Biden’s reelection campaign gave another indication Thursday that it’s serious about winning Florida.
The campaign announced that it will open a field office in Hillsborough County — its first in the state. The announcement comes on the heels of a presidential visit earlier this week to Tampa, where the ...Read more
Former top aide to LaTurner enters Kansas Republican race to replace old boss in Congress
After Rep. Jake LaTurner said he won’t seek reelection, a former top aide is now running to replace him.
Jeff Kahrs, until recently a senior adviser and district director for LaTurner, announced his campaign for Kansas’ 2nd Congressional District on Thursday, a week after LaTurner stunned Kansas Republicans with his decision, citing a ...Read more
What does Orange County's presidential primary data suggest about Biden and Trump's chances?
LOS ANGELES — More Orange County voters cast ballots for former President Donald Trump in the primary election than for President Joe Biden — but political experts say that doesn’t exactly spell trouble for the incumbent president.
Trump received the most votes in Orange County, 236,456, of the nearly 40 people on the presidential primary...Read more
Casey, McCormick to debate three times in key contest for U.S. Senate
U.S. Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania and his Republican opponent, former hedge fund CEO David McCormick, will debate three times this fall — including once in Pittsburgh — the campaigns announced Thursday.
The other two debates were scheduled for Philadelphia and Harrisburg. Dates were not announced.
Both men won their primaries without ...Read more
Supreme Court's conservatives lean in favor of limited immunity for Trump as an ex-president
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s conservative justices said Thursday they agree a former president should be shielded from prosecution for his truly official acts while in office, but not for private schemes that would give him personal gain.
They also suggested the case against former President Donald Trump will have to be sent back to ...Read more
Billie Eilish, Cyndi Lauper, Dave Matthews and hundreds more ask Congress to fix concert ticket pricing
Hundreds of musicians including Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper, the Pixies and Blue Oyster Cult petitioned Congress on Thursday to regulate concert ticket pricing.
“We are joining together to say that the current system is broken,” reads a letter signed by nearly 300 performers and sent to lawmakers. “Predatory ...Read more
Supreme Court sounds conflicted over Trump criminal immunity
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court appeared conflicted over how to handle Donald Trump’s claim that his presidency shielded him from federal prosecution during oral arguments Thursday in a case almost certain to shape this year’s presidential campaign.
The justices explored the breadth of the criminal case alleging Trump masterminded an ...Read more
Trump immunity protesters see 'make-or-break moment for our republic'
WASHINGTON — The sidewalk outside the Supreme Court was dotted with more reporters than protesters Thursday morning as oral arguments in the Donald Trump immunity case played out inside.
Dozens of demonstrators banged drums, blared music and at times hurled insults at one another. But it was a relatively subdued gathering as the morning wore ...Read more
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