Day: May 13, 2013

Prosecutors have sought phone records from reporters before, but the seizure of records from such a wide array of AP offices, including general AP switchboards numbers and an office-wide shared fax line, is unusual. In the letter notifying the AP received Friday, the Justice Department offered no explanation for the seizure, according to Pruitt’s letter … Read more

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department secretly obtained two months of telephone records of reporters and editors for The Associated Press in what the news cooperative’s top executive called a “massive and unprecedented intrusion” into how news organizations gather the news. The records obtained by the Justice Department listed incoming and outgoing calls, and the … Read more

A jury has found Philadelphia abortion provider Dr. Kermit Gosnell guilty on three counts of first-degree murder… The jury also found Gosnell guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a former patient of his. 

 The ‘local crime’ story comes to an end (sarcasm) Justice truly served … Well done, jury, well done.

A report claims that the IRS audit scandal goes deeper: The Wall Street Journal and Reuters both reported that the IRS moved beyond giving a skeptical eye to “tea party” and “patriot” groups. It was also targeting groups focusing on specific issues including “government spending,” “government debt,” “Education of the public via advocacy/lobbying to ‘make … Read more

4 Children, 2 Adults Die in Eastern Pa. House Fire

A dispatcher says four children and two adults have died in a house fire in eastern Pennsylvania. Schuylkill (SKOO’-kul) County emergency dispatch supervisor Bill Lindenmuth says the fire broke out around 11:55 p.m. Sunday at a home in Pottsville and that firefighters later found the bodies… The AP has picked up the sad news this … Read more4 Children, 2 Adults Die in Eastern Pa. House Fire