White Houses says Roe v. Wade needs to be codified by Congress to protect abortion rights

White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki called Texas’ Heartbeat Act an “extreme threat” to Roe v. Wade Wednesday, reiterating President Joe Biden’s calls for the codification of the landmark abortion ruling. Reporters…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

DOJ Prepares Second Antitrust Suit Against Google Over Digital Ads: REPORT

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is readying an antitrust lawsuit against Google over its digital advertising practices, a source familiar with the matter told Bloomberg. The lawsuit will be based on the…

Tech and Gaming·US and World News

Lawmakers call for investigation into Facebook, Google anti-trust violation

Four Democrat lawmakers on Tuesday demanded the Department of Justice (DOJ) investigate allegations that Google and Facebook secretly colluded to fix prices for digital advertising. The letter, dated Aug. 31 and sent by…

Tech and Gaming

5 missing after U.S. Navy helicopter crashes into Pacific Ocean

A U.S. Navy helicopter crashed into the Pacific Ocean about 60 miles off the coast of San Diego on Tuesday, leaving five crew members unaccounted for. The MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter took…

US and World News

Woman sentenced for smuggling over five kilograms of meth

LAREDO, Texas – A 51-year-old resident of Hendersonville, North Carolina, has been ordered to federal prison for importing meth through Laredo, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Deanne Burkhart Bautista pleaded…

Coordinated Law Enforcement Effort Dismantles California to Western Pennsylvania Drug Pipeline

PITTSBURGH, PA – Forty-seven individuals have been charged in six separate, but related, indictments with narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and firearms violations following a nine-month Title III wiretap investigation into drug trafficking…

Drug trafficker sent to prison for trafficking meth via FedEx

McALLEN, Texas – A 20-year-old McAllen resident has been ordered to federal prison for his role in a meth conspiracy, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. Jose Edmundo Corona pleaded guilty June…

7 gang members with serious criminal records caught at U.S. border crossing

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest several active gang members and two criminal migrants. Friday morning, Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents, apprehended an Ecuadoran national near…

In the News

Cartel smuggler threw mother, child from moving car as they eluded border agents

EDINBURG, Texas – Rio Grande Valley Border Patrol Sector agents work alongside law enforcement partners to assist migrants placed in life threatening situations by smugglers. Friday evening, Rio Grande City Border Patrol…

In the News

Unaccompanied minors rescued at border being sent back to their native countries

LAREDO, Texas – In two separate incidents, Laredo Sector Border Patrol agents ensured the safety of several unaccompanied minors during two failed human smuggling incidents. The first incident occurred during the afternoon…

In the News

Mexican cartel loses $3 million in smuggled meth during botched border crossings

HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $3,066,900 in alleged methamphetamine and cocaine in two separate smuggling attempts. “As cartels continue to…

In the News

Baloney! Agents seize 320 pounds of bologna hidden in Honda Odyssey

EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agriculture Specialists assigned to the Paso Del Norte Border Crossing seized 320 pounds of pork bologna and 30 pounds of turkey ham Thursday. The…

Police Blotter

California Dems fear working-class Latinos could help defeat Gavin Newsom in recall election

Democrats in California are afraid low support among working-class Latino voters could be enough for Gov. Gavin Newsom to be recalled, Politico reported. “Latinos are the shifting demographic in this country,” former…

Business News·California News·Government News·Politics

Ceramic Art Concealed 3.4 Kilograms of Methamphetamine

PECOS – A federal jury convicted a Dallas man last Thursday for possessing methamphetamine. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Oscar Santiago Garcia Sanchez, 32, drove a vehicle with…

Biden administration says states allowing parental rights for school masks are violating civil rights

The Department of Education opened civil rights investigations into five states that banned mask mandates in schools, asking whether the bans discriminated disabled students. The Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights…

School and Education News

Mexican troops in riot gear attempting to stop immigrants heading to U.S.

Mexican troops in riot gear stopped hundreds of migrants making their way toward the U.S. border, the Associated Press reported Sunday. Around 300 migrants from Central America, Cuba and Haiti left Tapachula,…

US and World News

It’s the states, not Congress that pose biggest threat to tech companies

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation in May prohibiting tech companies from banning or suspending political candidates in the state, imposing fines of up to $250,000 per each day the candidate is…

Tech and Gaming·US and World News

Former Wind Farm Manager Sentenced to 3 Years in $550,000 Embezzlement Scheme

A San Angelo man who embezzled more than half a million dollars from a wind farm was sentenced yesterday to more than three years in federal prison, announced Acting U.S. Attorney for…

Second Man Charged in Deaths of Smuggled Chinese Migrants

SAN DIEGO – Saad Ali Awan, a U.S. citizen living in El Centro, appeared in federal court today to face charges that he was part of a conspiracy to illegally transport three…

More unaccompanied minors for Joe Biden, this time from Afghanistan

At least 30 Afghan children have arrived in the U.S. alone as refugees and were taken to federal shelters where officials hold unaccompanied migrant minors, CBS News reported Friday. The Afghan children…

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