CONTACT: Barbara BurnsPHONE: (716) 843-5817FAX #: (716) 551-3051 ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that Joseph McGrain, 50, of Greece, NY, who was convicted of enticement of a minor…
– Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc said on Wednesday it would suspend all new development activity in Russia and had closed its corporate office in Moscow, following the invasion of Ukraine.…
NEW ORLEANS, LA – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today that JAMES MOHAMAD, 52, of Kenner, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to use an interstate facility with intent to carry on…
By Hilary Russ NEW YORK – Coffee giant Starbucks Corp said on Tuesday that it is suspending all business activity in Russia, including shipment of its products and cafes run…
LONDON – Britain’s construction sector grew at its fastest pace since mid-2021 in February as disruption from the Omicron coronavirus wave eased and input costs rose at the slowest pace…
MADRID – Activity in Spain’s services sector bounced back in February from a brief contraction in January, when restrictions on travelling and socializing were reimposed to curb the Omicron variant…
TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity expanded in February at the fastest pace in three months as an easing of domestic restrictions to contain the coronavirus pandemic supported a pick-up in…
BEIJING – Activity in China’s services sector grew at a faster pace in February, official data showed on Tuesday. The official non-manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) was at 51.6 in…
TOKYO, Mar 1 – Japan’s manufacturing activity growth slowed to a five-month low in February, as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus pandemic and raw material shortages hurt firms’ output,…
Olga Sagan will close her Piroshky Piroshky Bakery’s downtown Seattle location because of crime and concern for her employees’ safety, the bakery announced Monday. “For the safety of its employees…
BEIJING – China’s factory activity likely contracted in February on slower production after the Lunar New Year holiday and Winter Olympics, with Beijing expected to unveil more stimulus measures at…
WASHINGTON – U.S. business activity regained speed in February as the drag from the winter surge in COVID-19 infections diminished, but higher prices for inputs remained a burden amid lingering…
PARIS – French business activity grew more strongly than forecast in February, according to a monthly survey, helped by an improvement in the country’s COVID-19 situation and stronger demand for…
TOKYO – Japan’s manufacturing activity expanded at the slowest pace in five months in February as output contracted, underscoring the prolonged impact that global supply chain disruptions are having on…
ST. Thomas, USVI – U.S. Attorney Gretchen C.F. Shappert announced that District Court Judge, Wilma A. Lewis, today sentenced Zayvon Acoy, 31, to 120 months in prison and 15 years…
PECOS – A federal grand jury in Pecos returned an indictment yesterday charging an Alabama man with transportation of a minor across state lines to engage in criminal sexual activity.…
– Gilead Sciences Inc’s drug, remdesivir, showed antiviral activity against Omicron, Delta and other variants of the coronavirus in laboratory studies, the company said on Friday. The study results showed…
WELLINGTON – New Zealand’s manufacturing sector saw a reduction in the level of expansion in the first month of 2022, a survey showed on Friday. The Bank of New Zealand-Business…
TORONTO – Canadian manufacturing activity expanded at the joint-slowest pace in 11 months in January as material shortages and disruptions from the Omicron coronavirus variant held back output, data showed…
BEIJING – China’s factory activity contracted at the sharpest rate in 23 months in January, underscoring the huge economic costs from the country’s zero-COVID approach as surging cases and tough…
WASHINGTON – U.S. business activity grew at its slowest pace in 18 months in January as a winter surge in COVID-19 infections worsened worker shortages at factories, though demand remained…
SCRANTON- The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Earnest Lee Pittman, Jr., age 46, of Cresco, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on December 14, 2021 to…
On January 28th 2020, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office responded to a residence in the 600 block of Lee Rd. 307 in Phenix City, in reference to a homicide that…
Leonard C Boyle, Acting United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that DENNIS ANTHONY SZANTYR, JR., 47, of Prospect, waived his right to be indicted and pleaded guilty…
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Marcia Morales Howard has sentenced Andrew Christian Hammock (48, Boca Raton) to 18 years and 8 months in federal prison for attempting to entice…