WASHINGTON – The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it screened just 1.06 million passengers at U.S. airport checkpoints on Tuesday, the lowest daily total since April 2021. Airlines reported…
By Gertrude Chavez-Dreyfuss NEW YORK – Cybercriminals laundered $8.6 billion in cryptocurrencies last year, up 30% from 2020, according to a report from blockchain analysis firm Chainalysis released on Wednesday.…
LONDON – Fund manager Quilter saw a strong final quarter of 2021, with improved year-on-year net flows, it said in a trading statement on Wednesday. Assets under management reached 111.8…
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ended 2021 with more than 2 million migrant encounters. December 2021 numbers released Monday showed that border patrol encountered 178,840 migrants at the southern…
LONDON – Global crude steel production gained 3.7% last year to 1.95 billion tonnes, World Steel Association data showed on Tuesday, despite weaker output in top producer China as an…
HARFORD COUNTY, MD – MDTA Police Officers arrested a Virginia man on open warrants and stolen vehicle charges after a traffic stop yesterday afternoon in Harford County. An MDTA Police…
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy this week, in an interview with former Bridgegate architect David Wildstein on his 77 WABC radio said that he’s not changing up…
Amazon and Facebook parent company Meta spent more money in 2021 lobbying lawmakers and officials than any year before, according to lobbying disclosure filings. Amazon spent $20.3 million on lobbying…
U.S. existing home sales soared to a 15-year high in 2021 fueled by low interest rates and remote work, which boosted a competitive housing market, the National Association of Realtors…
PHOENIX, Ariz. – United States Attorney Gary Restaino announced today that the District of Arizona collected $38,381,652 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2021. Of this amount, $24,125,534…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Township of Toms River has announced a new recycling schedule for 2022 to remedy the confusing schedule of 2022. “In an effort to improve service…
OKLAHOMA CITY – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Oklahoma collected $7,929,582 in criminal and civil actions and through asset forfeiture in Fiscal Year 2021, announced…
WinRed, Republicans’ national fundraising apparatus, raised over $550 million in 2021 ahead of the party’s efforts to take back majorities in the House and Senate. The platform raised $559 million…
NEWARK, NJ – Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) list of Top 10 List of most unusual items found nationwide at security checkpoints…
Last year marked the sixth-warmest year on record, but it was colder than both 2019 and 2020, according to two independent federal reports. The average surface temperature worldwide, measured via…
United States Attorney Dennis R. Holmes announced that the District of South Dakota collected $9,315,964.19 in criminal and civil actions in FY 2021. Of this amount, $4,224,092.52 was collected in…
The Producer Price Index (PPI), which measures inflation at the wholesale level, surged to 9.7% on a year-over-year basis as of December 2021, marking the highest rate in history, the…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – A suspect in a February 2021 shooting murder has been indicted. On January 12, 2022, Jahvontae Debose, 25, of Lakewood, was indicted by a Grand Jury…
(COLUMBIA, S.C.) – South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chair of the South Carolina Human Trafficking Task Force, released the 2021 Annual Report at the State House today. Task Force…
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy announced Wednesday morning that he raised $72.4 million in 2021, a record for a non-election year. McCarthy also reported raising $11.7 million in 2021’s fourth…
Greenhouse gas emissions in the U.S. surged in 2021, even as President Joe Biden pursued an aggressive environmental agenda to stave off climate change. Overall, carbon emissions ticked up 6.2%…
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Patrick Harrison, 39, of Pottstown, PA, was arrested and charged by Indictment with Hobbs Act robbery; carrying, using, and brandishing…
Tampa ― U.S. Attorney Roger B. Handberg announced today that the Middle District of Florida (MDFL) collected $160,946,371.39 related to criminal and civil matters in the fiscal year ending September…
Harry Wilmerding on January 7, 2022 Apple chief executive Tim Cook made nearly $100 million in compensation in the company’s fiscal year, according to SEC filings published Thursday. SEC filings show that…
Thomas Catenacci on January 6, 2022 The average temperature in 2021 was lower than the previous year but still the fifth-warmest since recording began in 1979, preliminary European Union data…