WASHINGTON – A bill to ban Russian energy imports and review that country’s status at the World Trade Organization has excluded a proposal to revoke its permanent normal trade relations…
By Richa Naidu LONDON – Camel and Lucky Strike cigarette maker British American Tobacco Plc said on Wednesday its business in Russia continued to operate, but that it had suspended…
PARIS – EU leaders will hold initial talks at a summit this week in Versailles about a joint investment plan to boost the bloc’s independence in defence and energy following…
BRUSSELS – The European Union on Wednesday blacklisted the CEO of Russian airline Aeroflot, foreign minister Sergei Lavrov’s son-in-law and more oligarchs in a fresh round of sanctions following Russia’s…
– Annual inflation in Russia accelerated to 9.15% in February from 8.73% in January, its highest in seven years, official statistics showed, with prices soaring further on a weakening rouble…
ZURICH – Around a dozen Russian aircraft are stranded at Swiss airports by the closure of airspace in many European countries to punish Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine, Switzerland’s…
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Andrew Carl Fulda (44, Jacksonville) to 37 months in federal prison for possessing firearms while he was subject to…
Scranton –United States Attorney John C. Gurganus recently honored eight individuals for their outstanding contributions to public safety. These awards are made each year to a select group of individuals…
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – A federal judge this week sentenced a convicted felon for illegally possessing a semi-automatic assault rifle, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms…
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 7, 2022, Donald Royce, age 45, of Orlando, Florida, pleaded guilty before U.S.…
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 7, 2022, Dahveed Dean, age 45, an inmate at United States Penitentiary Canaan…
BOSTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts has reached an agreement with the Massachusetts State Police to resolve allegations that the agency failed to comply with…
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Giuseppe Tomasino, age 45, and Andrea Tomasino, age 71, co-owners of Tomasino’s Restaurante Italiano, located…
INDIANAPOLIS – James Lancaster, 40, of Indianapolis, the former manager of customer service at Indianapolis’ New Augusta Post Office, has been charged in federal court with conspiracy to commit bank…
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 8, 2022, Joel Luis-Aguilar, age 56, was sentenced to 24 months’ imprisonment to…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a seven–day trial, a federal jury found Robert Pierre Duncan, 26, of Sacramento, guilty on Tuesday of conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking of a child,…
SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that James Hughes, age 33, of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on March 7, 2022, to 132…
By Deborah Mary Sophia – Packaged food maker Campbell Soup Co posted below-expectation quarterly sales on Wednesday but forecast better profit margins for the second half of 2022 thanks to…
By Selena Li and Carolyn Cohn HONG KONG/LONDON -Prudential PLC notched up a 16% rise in 2021 operating profit after it strengthened its focus on Asia, though it warned of…
(This March 8 story changes description of Avanci from “patent pool” to “independent licensing marketplace” in paragraph 4) BERLIN – Volkswagen Group has reached a patent agreement over 4G technology…
By Seher Dareen – Palladium slid as much as about 9% on Wednesday to lead a sharp reversal in precious metals, while gold shed over 3%, as a retreat in…
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss BOSTON – Curtiss-Wright Corp on Wednesday settled a week-old proxy fight with Saddle Point Management LP after the investment firm argued that the defense company lacked strategic…
– Carlyle Group Inc said on Wednesday it would acquire credit investment platform CBAM Partners for nearly $787 million, in a deal that would make the buyout firm the biggest…
By Tetsushi Kajimoto TOKYO -Toyota Motor Corp agreed on Wednesday that its union demand for annual salary and bonus hikes will be fully met in the new fiscal year, President…
– AT&T’s WarnerMedia unit will pause all new business in Russia in response to the invasion of Ukraine, WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar said in a note to staff on Wednesday.…