Texas Man Pleads Guilty to Selling Chinese-Made Military Helmets and Body Armor to Federal Agencies

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Celeste, Texas, man pleaded guilty today to a wire fraud scheme involving the selling of Chinese-made military helmets, body armor, and other products to the United States Department…

Former Detroit Police Department Officer Pleads Guilty to Taking Bribes

DETROIT – A former Detroit Police Department officer pleaded guilty today in federal court in Detroit to accepting bribes, Acting United States Attorney Saima S. Mohsin announced. Mohsin was joined in the…

Hamtramck Man Sentenced to 12 years’ Imprisonment on Methamphetamine Distribution Charges

DETROIT – Don Valentino Zdybel, 61, formerly of Hamtramck, Michigan was sentenced yesterday to 12 years’ imprisonment on charges of possession methamphetamine with the intent to distribute it in the Detroit area,…

Former University of Michigan Professor Pleads Guilty To Charges of Child Exploitation of a Minor

DETROIT – Former University of Michigan professor pleaded guilty one count of transporting a minor girl across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual conduct, announced Acting United States Attorney…

Despite strict mask guidelines, mandates, New Jersey leading U.S. in influenza hospitalization by 3 times more than other states

New Jersey is known as one of the strictest states when it comes to COVID-19 health and safety mandates and policies. Students are required to wear face masks, public workers and teachers…

Federal Jury Finds Inmate Guilty of Brutal Prison Assault

Charleston, South Carolina — Acting United States Attorney M. Rhett DeHart announced today that federal inmate George Hall was convicted following a jury trial in federal court for charges stemming from a…

Retail Sales Grew In October As Shoppers Faced Higher Prices Entering The Holiday Season

U.S. retail sales increased in October as shoppers faced the largest price increase in 30 years entering the holiday season. Retail sales, a measure of how much consumers spent on goods, increased…

Tired of wobbly toilet paper? There’s a fix for that too

With the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve all come to put toilet paper in higher regards than before. We stock it, we buy it bulk and many people now hoard it, but what happens…

Murphy says New Jersey vaccination response will head in the direction of New York City, California now

TRENTON, NJ – On Monday, Phil Murphy said there’s some reading between the lines that needs to be done by New Jerseyans as he steers the state in the same COVID-19 public…

Joe Biden’s awkward mask-related senior moment tells more than a story about a forgetful old man

WASHINGTON, DC – Before U.S. President signed the bipartisan infrastructure bill on Tuesday, he had quite a senior moment. Keeping in mind, the President is fully vaccinated and was outdoors, he remembered…

Acting United States Attorney Nicholas Ganjei Announces Intent to Step Down from Eastern District of Texas Leadership

BEAUMONT, Texas – Acting United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas Nicholas J. Ganjei announced today that he will be stepping down from the role of Acting United States Attorney…

NIH Justifies Giving Green Light To Researchers To Boost Viruses Before Flagging Experiments For Gain-Of-Function Review

The National Institutes of Health justified allowing EcoHealth Alliance to create boosted lab-made viruses with the Wuhan Institute of Virology with up to one log — or 10 times — increased growth…

New Jersey rental assistance program window closes on December 15th

TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Department of Community Affairs (DCA) today announced that the second Phase of the COVID-19 Emergency Rental Assistance Program (CVERAP) and Eviction Protection Program application period will…

Left-Leaning Commission Calls On The Biden Administration To Develop A Strategy To Counter ‘Disinformation’

A commission made up of mostly left-leaning figures recommended Monday that the White House to counter the spread of disinformation and “dangerous conspiracy theories online.” The Aspen Institute Commission on Information Disorder…

Granholm Says Biden Is ‘All Over’ Gas Prices, Can’t List Any Policies To Lower Prices

Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm said President Joe Biden is “all over” rising gasoline prices but failed to name a single administration policy aimed at lowering energy costs. “The president is all…

CBP at the LA/Long Beach Seaport Reports Record-Breaking Year for Seizures of Counterfeit and Prohibited Merchandise

LOS ANGELES—In Fiscal Year 2021 (October 1, 2020 – September 30, 2021), amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to the Los Angeles/Long Beach Seaport identified and…

Everything you need to know about Six Flags Great Adventure Holiday in the Park for 2021

It’s that time of year in Jackson Township, New Jersey, the celebration of the holidays at one of the world’s best rollercoaster amusement parks, Six Flags Great Adventure. Here’s what Six Flags…

In New Jersey, refugee school children photographed unmasked while public school students masked

JOINT BASE MDL – It took a visit from Prince Harry and Meghan Markel, the Duchess of Sussex to give New Jersey residents their first look inside a refugee camp as Joint…

New Jersey lawmakers baffled after Murphy sends $1 billion in federal aid to New York

Senator Steven Oroho (R-24) and Senator Declan O’Scanlon (R-13) questioned why the Murphy administration would agree to give New York $1 billion of federal transportation aid that should have gone to New…

Kristi Noem Rakes In Over $10 Million In Fundraising, Announces Re-Election Campaign

Republican Gov. Kristi Noem of South Dakota disclosed massive fundraising numbers on Friday alongside announcing her re-election campaign for 2022. Noem raised over $10 million since her last election in 2018, with…

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