Week In Review

ABOVE PHOTO:  A scene from James T. VAUGHN Correction Center in Delaware where inmates took control of the building taking four corrections department workers hostage.  The 24-hour hostage standoff ended Thursday morning with one of the hostages dead. (Photo: Itsgoingdown.org) By Randall Chase Associated Press SMYRNA, Del.  — Police breached a building at Delaware’s largest…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Emmett Louis Till  (AP Photo)   By Hillel Italie associated press The woman at the center of the trial of Emmett Till’s alleged killers has acknowledged that she falsely testified he made physical and verbal threats, according to a new book. Historian Timothy B. Tyson told The Associated Press on Saturday that Carolyn…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  People participate in a peaceful demonstration against President Donald Trump’s immigration policies at International Arrivals Hall inside Philadelphia International Airport, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2017. (Joseph Kaczmarek/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP) By Deepti Hajela and Michael Tarm Associated Press NEW YORK — President Donald Trump’s immigration order sowed more chaos and outrage across the…

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Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney released the following statement on the stay of President Trump’s executive order and the release of two detainees from PHL Airport this morning. “I am so grateful to all those who worked to see these two new Americans released and reunited with their families, namely the ACLU, the International Refugee Assistance…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Mayor Jim Kenney signed the measure to bar employers from requestion salary history on interviews on Monday.  (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) By Kristen DeGroot Associated Press Despite a threat from cable giant Comcast to take legal action, Philadelphia has banned employers from asking potential hires to provide their salary history, a move supporters say…

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WPVI Action News 6 reported Wednesday, that President Trump signed an order Wednesday that could strip federal funding for so-called sanctuary cities that do not arrest immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. Philadelphia is one of those cities. Mayor Jim Kenney told Action News he has no intention of obeying the President’s order. “This is…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Rep. John Lewis (D-GA)  (Photo by Bill Z. Foster) By Steve Peoples Associated Press NEW YORK — Days before the national holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and as he got ready to replace the first African American president,  Donald Trump tore into civil rights legend John Lewis for questioning…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  This composite image made available by the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office in Jacksonville, Fla., shows a photo of Kamiyah Mobley, an infant baby girl who was kidnapped by a woman, seen in separate sketches first provided by police in 1998 during the initial search. On Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, Gloria Williams, of Walterboro, S.C.,…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Tamir Rice  (AP Photo) Associated Press CLEVELAND — The mother of Tamir Rice is upset that a police officer who shot and killed her 12-year-old son will again avoid charges in the shooting that contributed to the national outcry over minorities dying at the hands of police. Cleveland officials said Friday that the…

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ABOVE PHOTO:  Master Sgt. Debra Clayton  (Photo: Orlando Police Department) By Mike Schneider Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — A massive manhunt was underway Monday in central Florida as authorities searched for a man accused of shooting and killing an Orlando police officer. The Orlando Police Department announced the death of Master Sgt. Debra Clayton on its…

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