Pfizer-BioNTech To Seek Approval To Vaccinate 5-Year-Olds

BioNTech, the vaccine maker collaborating with Pfizer, is set to seek worldwide approval for its COVID-19 vaccine for children between the ages of 5 and 11 within the coming weeks, according to…

Health and Wellness·US and World News

Food Delivery Apps Sue New York City Over Commission Caps

Grubhub, DoorDash, and Uber Eats are suing New York City over a law that sets limits on the commissions the food delivery services can charge restaurants. The complaint, filed Thursday in a…

New York News·US and World News

44 Afghan refugees in U.S. identified as potential national security threats

Some 44 Afghan refugees who were brought to the U.S. were flagged as potential national security threats in the last two weeks, The Washington Post reported on Friday. Over 60,000 Afghans have…

US and World News

All federal workers must get vaccinated, except the ones that go door to door every day

WASHINGTON, DC – In a bizarre twist to President Joe Biden’s federal vaccine mandate announced Thursday evening that requires all federal workers to get vaccinated, one group of workers is exempt. The…

New Jersey News·Politics

One Of The Wealthiest School Districts In US Reallocates COVID-19 Relief Funds Toward ‘Equity’ Programs

One of the wealthiest school systems in the U.S. unveiled plans to reallocate COVID-19 relief money to promote “equity” programs and a “welcoming” and “culturally responsive” student learning environment, according to the…

US and World News

Colorado Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Unprovoked Stabbing of Black Man

EUGENE, Ore.— A Colorado man was sentenced to federal prison today for stabbing a Black man from Ontario, Oregon, while the man was sitting in a fast-food restaurant. Nolan Levi Strauss, 27,…

Attorney General James and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Arrest and Indictment of Group for $15 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme That Defrauded Public Benefits Programs

New York – New York Attorney General Letitia James and New York City Department of Investigation Commissioner Margaret Garnett today announced the indictment and arrest of 10 individuals and corporations for operating…

New York News

Rikers Island Inmates Partying, Brawling, Fatally Overdosing Amid Staffing Crisis: REPORT

Inmates on Rikers Island are partying, brawling and fatally overdosing amid a staffing shortage, the New York Post reported on Thursday. Over 30 guard posts were unmanned and around 20 officers were…

New York News·US and World News

Bellingham, Washington woman convicted of ‘shunt’ attack on BNSF Railroad

Seattle – A 28-year-old Bellingham, Washington woman was convicted today in U.S. District Court in Seattle of violence against a railroad carrier, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman. Ellen Brennan Reiche,…

Attorney General James Announces Conviction of Former Fugitive Dentist for Medicaid Fraud

NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the conviction and sentencing of Dawer Nadi, 63, of Long Island, for defrauding New York state by submitting false Medicaid claims…

New York News

Biden continues to ignore Phil Murphy request to expand disaster declaration, Ciattarelli chimes in

TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has a hard choice to make during an election year between the people of New Jersey and his Democrat friends in Washington, D.C., including…

New Jersey News·North Jersey News

Moderna Is Developing A Single-Dose Vaccine That Combines COVID-19 And Flu Boosters

Moderna is in the early stages of developing a single-dose vaccine that protects against both the flu and COVID-19, the company announced Thursday. “Today we are announcing the first step in our…

Politics

Arrest Made Shooting in Northeast D.C.

WASHINGTON D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fifth District announced an arrest has been made in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense that occurred on Tuesday,…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Gunshot in D.C. leaves one injured

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Fourth District seek the public’s assistance in identifying suspects and a vehicle in reference to an Assault with a Dangerous Weapon (Gun) offense…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Gunshots leave one dead in D.C.

Washington, D.C. – Detectives from the Metropolitan Police Department’s Homicide Branch are investigating a homicide that occurred on Sunday, September 5, 2021, in the 600 block of Morton Street, Northwest. At approximately 7:05…

D.C. News·Police Blotter

Cedar Rapids Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison After Heroin He Distributed Led to an Overdose

A man who distributed heroin that resulted in an overdose was sentenced September 3, 2021 to more than three years in federal prison. Diondray Louis Wilson, age 34, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa,…

New Mexico Man Sentenced in Federal Court in Iowa for Flying a Plane Without a Pilot’s License

A man who attempted to pilot an airplane from Wisconsin to New Mexico without a pilot’s license was sentenced today in federal court. Keith Alexander Thomas, age 44, from Portales, New Mexico,…

Border Patrol Interdicts Two Human Smuggling Events in the Rio Grande Valley

EDINBURG, Texas –Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol (RGV) agents arrest 10 individuals, seize two vehicles, and a small amount of crystal methamphetamine. Yesterday afternoon, as Weslaco Border Patrol Station agents apprehended…

Police Blotter

Expanded Unemployment Benefits Hindered Main Street Recovery, Small Business Owners Say

Pandemic-related unemployment benefits slowed the economic recovery by incentivizing out-of-work Americans to remain unemployed, small business owners said. The recently-expired unemployment boost often paid better than working and, therefore, forced employers to…

Business News·US and World News

Kristi Noem Signs Executive Order Restricting Abortion Drugs In South Dakota

Mary Margaret Olohan on September 8, 2021 Republican South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem signed an executive order Tuesday restricting the use of abortion drugs in South Dakota. “The Biden Administration is continuing…

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Pfizer-BioNTech To Seek Approval To Vaccinate 5-Year-Olds

Food Delivery Apps Sue New York City Over Commission Caps

44 Afghan refugees in U.S. identified as potential national security threats

All federal workers must get vaccinated, except the ones that go door to door every day

One Of The Wealthiest School Districts In US Reallocates COVID-19 Relief Funds Toward ‘Equity’ Programs

Colorado Man Sentenced to 16 Years in Federal Prison for Unprovoked Stabbing of Black Man

Attorney General James and DOI Commissioner Garnett Announce Arrest and Indictment of Group for $15 Million Bid-Rigging Scheme That Defrauded Public Benefits Programs

Rikers Island Inmates Partying, Brawling, Fatally Overdosing Amid Staffing Crisis: REPORT

Bellingham, Washington woman convicted of ‘shunt’ attack on BNSF Railroad

Attorney General James Announces Conviction of Former Fugitive Dentist for Medicaid Fraud

Biden continues to ignore Phil Murphy request to expand disaster declaration, Ciattarelli chimes in

Moderna Is Developing A Single-Dose Vaccine That Combines COVID-19 And Flu Boosters

Arrest Made Shooting in Northeast D.C.

Gunshot in D.C. leaves one injured

Gunshots leave one dead in D.C.

Cedar Rapids Heroin Dealer Sentenced to Federal Prison After Heroin He Distributed Led to an Overdose

New Mexico Man Sentenced in Federal Court in Iowa for Flying a Plane Without a Pilot’s License

Border Patrol Interdicts Two Human Smuggling Events in the Rio Grande Valley

Expanded Unemployment Benefits Hindered Main Street Recovery, Small Business Owners Say

Kristi Noem Signs Executive Order Restricting Abortion Drugs In South Dakota

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