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Education Groups Sue Biden Administration For Composing Partisan Education Council Reagan Reese on July 7, 2022 Several education groups are suing the Department of Education (DOE) for composing a “partisan” …

            WASHINGTON – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia testified today at a committee hearing before the Council of the District of …

UNITED NATIONS – Two Afghan education ministers are no longer allowed to travel abroad for any peace and stability talks after the United Nations Security Council removed them from a …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill and some members of the Township Council celebrated the ceremonial raising of the LGBTQ+ rainbow flag high above town hall today. …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – A plan by Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill to convert a parking lot which is part of the Huddy Park Green Acres land preservation inventory into …

ALBANY, NEW YORK – Kimberly McPherson, age 61, of Troy, New York, pled guilty today to identity theft in connection with her casting of absentee ballots in two other people’s …

HONOLULU – United States District Judge Derrick K. Watson sentenced Arthur Brun, age 50, a former member of the Kauai County Council, yesterday to serve 20 years in federal prison …

TOKYO – U.S. President Joe Biden said on Monday that he supports Japan becoming a permanent member of the U.N. Security Council, NHK public television said on Monday. Calls have …

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Dalton Theodore Holland, age 30, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced Tuesday, May 10, 2022, to 51 months in prison for Prohibited Person in Possession of a …

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Cole Jacob Bergantzel, age 20, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced Thursday, May 12, 2022, to 48 months in federal prison for Prohibited Person in Possession of …

DUBLIN – Irish Central Bank Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on Thursday joined a chorus of European Central Bank policymakers calling for the Governing Council to act to tackle inflation, though not …

NORWALK, CT – The Norwalk City Council and Mayor Harry Rilling presented awards to several public safety cadets this week. On Tuesday April 26, 2022, at 6:00 p.m., several Norwalk …

(Reuters) – A missile struck infrastructure in the Ukrainian port city of Odesa on Saturday, the local authorities said in an online statement without giving further details. “Odesa was hit …

HOWELL TOWNSHIP, NJ – Howell Township Business Administrator Brian Geoghegan, a Toms River resident, suggested this week that the Howell Township Council consider canceling this year’s Howell Day celebration. Geoghegan …

OCEAN GATE, NJ – The Mayor of Ocean Gate was paid $50,000 per year by the borough until today. In addition to a heavy part-time mayor’s salary, he also worked …

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA – Jadelyn Marie Maher, age 39, of Council Bluffs, was sentenced yesterday in federal court to six months in prison for Acquiring a Controlled Substance by Misrepresentation, …

SHANGHAI – Hong Kong stocks jumped 9% on Wednesday to mark their best day since 2008, after China’s top policymaker assured markets of stability and support and helped put a …

NEWARK, N.J. – A member of the Newark Municipal Council and Board of Directors of the Newark Community Economic Development Corporation (NCEDC) today admitted scheming to obtain bribes and kickbacks …

United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Vance Campbell, 38, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, was sentenced today to 15 years’ imprisonment for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to …

TOMS RIVER, NJ – Art Gallagher, confidential secretary to Toms River Mayor Maurice Hill today said, the government of the township is here to help small businesses. According to Gallagher, …

SOUTH RIVER, NJ – As many towns across New Jersey are returning their regularly scheduled municipal town hall meetings in person, South River today announced it will continue using its …

WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden convened a meeting of the National Security Council on Thursday morning to discuss the latest developments in Ukraine, a White House official said as …

By Michelle Nichols and Humeyra Pamuk UNITED NATIONS – The United States and other United Nations Security Council members slammed Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday for attacking Ukraine as …