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WILLIAMSPORT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that on March 29, 2022, federal inmates Ralph Hooper, age 43, and Jordan Reid, age 29, …

ATLANTA – OGCC Behavioral Health Services, Inc. (“OGCC”) and its owner and Executive Director, Dionne Huffman, have agreed to pay $750,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims …

SCRANTON – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Manuel Maldonado-Martinez, age 33, of York, PA, was indicted on March 29, 2022, by a …

PITTSBURGH, PA- A resident of Pittsburgh, PA, has been indicted by a federal grand jury on bank robbery charges, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. The three-count Indictment, …

By Julie Gordon OTTAWA -The Canadian economy likely gathered momentum in February, growing for a ninth consecutive month after a January gain, data from Statistics Canada showed on Thursday, prompting …

(Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that he had signed a decree saying foreign buyers must pay in roubles for Russian gas from April 1, and contracts …

MADRID – Sales of consumer goods rose 13% in Spain in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as supply concerns, exacerbated by a partial transport strike, prompted shoppers to …

By John Kemp LONDON – China’s manufacturing sector contracted this month as coronavirus outbreaks, city-level lockdowns, rising input prices and the severe disruption of global supply chains take their toll …

BEACHWOOD, NJ – Police in Beachwood are investigating after two cars entered a quiet neighborhood in the borough and the driver of one car fired shots at the other with …

By Anthony Deutsch and Toby Sterling THE HAGUE -Dutch lawmakers demanded of Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s government on Thursday that it speed up the implementation of sanctions against Russia, saying …

By Huw Jones and Carolyn Cohn LONDON – Britain’s finance ministry flagged several reforms on Thursday and defended regulators from criticism they are too slow to license firms, saying flawed …

PHILADELPHIA, PA – Police arrived on Jackson Street to find one man shot inside a Chinese restaurant on Tuesday. Now, the Philadelphia Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance …

BERLIN -Volkswagen Group will have to recall more than 100,000 plug-in hybrid vehicles globally due to the risk of fire, said a spokesperson for the German carmaker. Some 42,300 owners …

By Andrew MacAskill and Sinead Cruise LONDON – Banks in Britain have warned the government that a plan to ban all Russians from holding more than 50,000 pounds ($65,430) in …

BRASILIA – Brazil’s jobless rate stood at 11.2% in the three months through February, statistics agency IBGE said on Thursday, the lowest level for the period in six years, amid …

LONDON – S&P Global sees losses in the speciality insurance market of $16-35 billion from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the ratings agency said on Thursday. This includes possible aviation insurance losses …

BERLIN/SHANGHAI -Volkswagen on Thursday said it would halt work at its factory in Shanghai between April 1-5, reversing an earlier plan to maintain some of its production, as the city …

LONDON – S&P Global sees losses in the speciality insurance market of $16-35 billion from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the ratings agency said on Thursday. This includes possible aviation insurance losses …

SANTIAGO – Copper output in Chile, the world’s largest producer of the metal, fell 7% year on year to 399,817 tonnes in February, the country’s statistics agency said on Thursday. …

(Reuters) – British bank Barclays PLC on Thursday raised the minimum hourly wage for its U.S. employees to $20.50 from $17, months after a similar move by rival Bank of …

By Dhara Ranasinghe LONDON -Battered euro zone bonds recovered ground on Thursday, but were set to end March with one of their biggest selloffs in years as rising inflation and …

By Philip Blenkinsop BRUSSELS – Raising the drawbridge has been a response to war and pestilence throughout human history, and the tumultuous winter of 2022 has similarly led trading nations …

By Gram Slattery RIO DE JANEIRO – Brazilian oil company PetroRio SA is close to agreeing on terms to purchase the Albacora Leste field from state-run oil company Petrobras, two …

SAO PAULO – Brazil’s Petrobras said on Thursday that a Rio de Janeiro state court has ruled against the state-run oil company in a case brought up by drilling contractor …

By Anna Ringstrom STOCKHOLM -Sweden’s H&M said on Thursday it would need to raise prices this year as it reported a December-February profit sharply below expectations amid high raw material …