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PEORIA, Ill. – The last of five defendants – Jaquon Timothy, 19, of the 1600 block of South Stanley Street in Peoria, Illinois – was sentenced on March 24, 2022, …

PEORIA, Ill. – A Metropolis, Illinois, man, Roy T. Rolfe, 40, formerly a resident of Peoria, was sentenced on March 24, 2022, to 27 months in prison, to be followed …

Richland, Washington – Vanessa R. Waldref, the United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced today that HPM Corporation (HPMC) and its owners have agreed to pay $2,939,400 …

NASHVILLE – Kedrick Ross, 29, of Nashville, was sentenced yesterday to 17 years in federal prison for drug distribution and firearms charges, announced U.S. Attorney Mark H. Wildasin for the …

Spokane, Washington – Chief U.S. District Judge Stanley Bastian has sentenced Julio Leal Parra, 47, of Benton City, Washington, to 191 months in federal prison for leading and organizing a …

MIDDLE VILLAGE, NEW YORK – One lucky ticket in Middle Village won the top-prize ticket for the TAKE 5 drawing for March 24th. The $19,562 ticket was purchased at 7-eleven …

Cincinnati – Frederick Louis, 57, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was indicted on 16 counts of aiding or assisting in the preparation of false tax returns, 4 counts of wire fraud, and …

LAS VEGAS – A Las Vegas man made his initial appearance in federal court on Wednesday for allegedly robbing eight businesses at gunpoint. George Perez (38) was arrested on January …

-The rouble extended recovery gains on Friday, hitting its strongest since early March against the dollar, while stocks fell in their second day of trading after a near month-long suspension, …

By Foo Yun Chee BRUSSELS – Landmark EU rules targeting Google, Amazon, Apple, Meta and Microsoft are likely to set a global benchmark and may even force changes in the …

ZURICH – Neutral Switzerland had adopted more European Union sanctions against Russia for invading Ukraine, the cabinet said on Friday, keeping the country in line with EU measures it has …

By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Colombia’s central bank will raise its benchmark interest rate by the highest uptick in more than two decades when it meets next week, analysts said …

By Jonathan Saul LONDON – Finland’s Wartsila, a leading ship engine maker, has suspended business with Russia including equipment training while German counterpart MAN Energy Solutions is reviewing contracts, adding …

– Russia is looking to China, India, Iran and Turkey to plug the gap created by an exodus of western retail companies, an industry body said on Friday, as Moscow …

By Marcela Ayres BRASILIA – Brazil’s central bank chief Roberto Campos Neto said on Friday that ongoing monetary tightening will likely end with benchmark rates at 12.75% unless unpredicted market …

By Scott DiSavino – The United States, the world’s top natural gas producer, wants to send more liquefied natural gas (LNG) to Europe to help its allies break their dependence …

By Elvira Pollina and Giuseppe Fonte MILAN – CVC Capital Partners and rival private equity investors are looking at a potential investment into the services arm of Telecom Italia (TIM) …

By Lindsay Dunsmuir -The U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates more aggressively to tackle high inflation, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Friday, becoming …

By Vera Eckert and Markus Wacket BERLIN – The Bundestag lower house on Friday approved legislation requiring Germany’s privately-operated gas storage facilities to be full at the start of the …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Toms River Township Council has signed a new contract with the USDA to manage the township’s wild geese population, and once again, the Animal Rights …

By Julia Payne LAUSANNE, Switzerland – Commodities traders such as Trafigura and Vitol have helped keep Russia’s oil flowing through its Baltic and Black Sea ports in March, when some …

By Jarrett Renshaw and Nina Chestney BRUSSELS/LONDON -The United States will work to supply 15 billion cubic metres of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to the European Union this year to …

LONDON -The British pound steadied against the U.S. dollar and euro on Friday after consumer morale fell to its lowest level in 16 months and retail sales unexpectedly declined. The …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill is renewing the contract for public relations services firm Direct Development, of Tinton Falls, owned by New Jersey State Democrat Senator …

LONDON/NEW YORK – Bank of America (BofA) and Citi have joined a small but growing number of top investment banks calling for more aggressive interest rate increases from the U.S. …