Three cops killed, two wounded, serving a warrant in York County, gunman fired from cornfield
North Codorus Township, PA – Three police officers were fatally shot and two others wounded Wednesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire from a cornfield during a domestic-related investigation in York County,…
AG Investigating After Suspect Died in Paterson Police Custody
Paterson, N.J. – The Attorney General’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was the subject of a police response yesterday in Paterson, N.J. The identity of the decedent is…
Lakeland Man Sentenced To Federal Prison For Theft Of Public Money And Aggravated Identity Theft
Tampa, Florida – U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Julio Gonzales (45, Lakeland) to 2 years and 10 months in federal prison for theft of public money and aggravated identity…
Four Former Employees of Utility Company Plead Guilty in Bribery and Kickback Scheme
Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Patrick McCrann and Richard Zavada, two former employees of a New York-based utility company (the “Company”), pleaded guilty to accepting bribes and kickbacks from the…
Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp All Go Down At Once
Platforms owned by Facebook all experienced outages at the same time late Monday morning, and could not be accessed. Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp all went down Monday morning, according to outage tracking…
Willow Tree recall chicken due to contamination
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24, 2021 – Willow Tree Poultry Farm, an Attleboro, Mass. establishment, is recalling approximately 52,022 pounds of various chicken salads and dip products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials,…
Fort Myers Man Sentenced To More Than 22 Years For Firearms Offense And For Receiving Illegal Drugs Through The Mail
Fort Myers, Florida – U.S. District Judge Sheri Polster Chappell has sentenced Bradleigh Wayne Carter (32, Fort Myers) to 22 years and 6 months in federal prison for attempted possession with the…
Convicted Rapist And Armed Robber Who Assumed Another’s Identity For More Than 40 Years Pleads Guilty To Federal Charges
Tampa, Florida – Douglas Edward Bennett (77, Clearwater) has pleaded guilty to passport fraud, aggravated identity theft, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. He faces a maximum penalty of…
Leading ISIS Media Figure and Foreign Fighter Charged with Conspiring to Provide Material Support to a Terrorist Organization, Resulting in Death
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – As alleged in a criminal complaint unsealed today in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Mohammed Khalifa, a Saudi-born Canadian citizen who was a leading…
Milwaukee Man Sentenced to 12 Years in Federal Prison for Firearm and Drug Trafficking Crimes
Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling has announced that on September 30, 2021, Ahmad R. Johnson (age 42, of Milwaukee) was sentenced to 12 years in federal prison for narcotics trafficking…
Creve Coeur pharmacy and owner agree to pay $1,507,808.50 to resolve lawsuit alleging dispensing of controlled substances with no legitimate medical purpose
ST. LOUIS – The United States has reached a civil settlement with Olive Street Pharmacy, LLC (Olive Street) and pharmacy technician Irina Shlafshteyn (Shlafshteyn) resolving a civil complaint bringing claims under the…
Rep. Ken Buck Says Antitrust Bills Tackle Big Tech’s ‘Fundamental’ Problems
Colorado Rep. Ken Buck is leading the charge among Republican lawmakers to break up Big Tech, co-sponsoring six bipartisan antitrust bills set to hit the House floor next month. Following the conclusion…
EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Tech Groups Slam Ex-Intelligence Officials For Defending Monopolies, Urge Passage Of Antitrust Bills
Two conservative tech advocacy groups sent a letter to House lawmakers criticizing former national security officials for attempting to prevent the passage of antitrust bills targeting Big Tech. The letter, sent by…
Todd Akin, Former Republican Congressman And Failed Senate Candidate, Dies
Former Republican Rep. Todd Akin of Missouri, whose “legitimate rape” comment tanked his 2012 Senate bid, died Sunday. Akin’s son, Perry, confirmed his death to the Associated Press. He said that Akin…
Facebook Whistleblower Says Company ‘Paying For Its Profits With Our Safety’
Facebook knowingly chooses to prioritize its profits over the safety of its users, Frances Haugen, a whistleblower and former Facebook employee, said in an interview with “60 Minutes” on Sunday. “The thing…
Congress Wants To Know What The Intel Community Is Doing To Make Spying More ‘Inclusive’ And ‘Diverse’
A top House panel approved the 2022 intelligence community funding package, including a provision requiring officials to brief Congress on their diversity initiatives. The Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) — passed by the…
Pizza Twist: International Expansion Ramps Up and New California Unit Added
Sacramento CA – One-of-a-kind pizza chain, Pizza Twist, has just sold a new US territory while simultaneously ramping up international presence. The newest location can be found in Sacramento, California and is…
‘Radical And Partisan’: Republican Concern Is Growing Over Lina Khan’s FTC Overhaul
After only three months at the helm of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan is disturbing many top Republicans, who say she’s turned the agency into a partisan weapon. The 32-year-old Yale…
Employees Criticize Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin For Being ‘Mostly Male And Overwhelmingly White’
A letter written by current and former employees of Jeff Bezos’ rocket company Blue Origin took aim at the company’s workplace culture. The letter, posted on website Lioness and written by former…
Neiman Marcus Hacked, Exposing Personal Data Of Up To 4.6 Million Customers
Department store chain Neiman Marcus is sending notifications to millions of its customers telling them their personal data may be exposed. Neiman Marcus announced in a press release late Thursday that personal…
Owner of Trucking Companies Pleads Guilty to COVID-Relief Fraud, Tax Evasion and Conspiracy in Fatal Gas Tanker Explosion
LOS ANGELES – The owner of several Inland Empire-based trucking companies has pleaded guilty to five felony charges, admitting he engaged in an array of criminal conduct, including: Carl Bradley…