UK PM Johnson faces new call to resign over ‘partygate’
LONDON -A Conservative lawmaker submitted a letter of no confidence in Boris Johnson on Friday and another quit a role as an assistant to Britain’s …
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California Real Estate Developer Faces Federal Charges for Using Stolen Identities to Obtain COVID-Relief Program Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A federal indictment was unsealed today charging a California real estate developer with using stolen identities to fraudulently obtain more than $1.5 million in …
Finance faces new nature-positive disclosure requirements
By Divya Chowdhury and Jessica DiNapoli DAVOS, Switzerland – Financial firms already struggling with climate-compliance due to unclear measurement metrics will soon face new disclosure …
Fertiliser maker Yara says world faces extreme food supply shock
By Dmitry Zhdannikov DAVOS, Switzerland – Norwegian fertiliser giant Yara says donors urgently need to close the U.N.’s $10 billion food programme funding gap to …
China’s Didi faces rocky path to growth after winning U.S. delisting nod
By Julie Zhu HONG KONG – Didi Global may have ensured its survival after winning shareholders’ nod for a U.S. stock delisting but a quick …
Springfield Man Faces Federal Pipe Bomb Charge
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Anibal Castro, Jr., 33, of Springfield, Vermont, has been charged with …
Democratic Mayor Says He Refuses To Bring Back Mask Mandates As City Faces ‘High’ COVID-19 Alert Level
Democratic Mayor Says He Refuses To Bring Back Mask Mandates As City Faces ‘High’ COVID-19 Alert Level Kendall Tietz on May 19, 2022 New York …
Former Stone County Sheriff’s Deputy Faces Fraud, Extortion, and Firearms Charges
LITTLE ROCK—A former Chief Deputy with the Stone County Sheriff’s Office appeared in federal court today for arraignment on charges of bank …
REPORT: Professor Faces Termination After Opposing Wokeness
REPORT: Professor Faces Termination After Opposing Wokeness Harold Hutchison on May 18, 2022 A professor at an Ivy League university reportedly faces termination after being …
Madisonville Man Faces Federal Methamphetamine Charges
Paducah, KY – A federal grand jury returned an indictment last week charging a Madisonville, KY man with distributing methamphetamine and possessing with the intent …
Suspect in Dallas hair salon shooting faces additional charges
(Reuters) – The man suspected of shooting three women of Asian descent at a Dallas hair salon last week is facing additional charges in relation …
Offshore wind faces shake-up as tenders abandon price-only criteria – report
OSLO – A new set of factors beyond bidding price is gaining traction in global tenders to award licences for offshore wind farms and will …
Denver Man Faces Federal Drug Charge
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces 46-year-old Jesus Alfredo Moreno Olivas has been charged by criminal complaint with …
Denver Man Faces Federal Charge
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces 46-year-old Jesus Alfredo Moreno Olivas has been charged by criminal complaint with …
Houstonian faces federal penalties in HPD officer shooting
HOUSTON ‐ A 23-year-old Pasadena man has been charged with firearm and drug trafficking offenses for his role in the shooting of a Houston Police …
Fayetteville Daycare Owner Convicted of Drug and Gun Charges – Faces at Least 20 Years in Prison
RALEIGH, N.C. – On May 10, 2022, Reshod Jamar Everett, 36, of Cumberland County, was found guilty by a federal jury on six felony drug …
KPMG faces $18 million misconduct fine for misleading regulator
By Kirstin Ridley LONDON – KPMG faces a 14.4 million pound ($17.6 million) fine after admitting it misled regulators during spot checks on audits of …
Arizona man faces charge for attempting to entice a minor
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Jonathan John James, 58, of Tsaile, Arizona, appeared in federal court today for a preliminary and detention hearing where he was charged …
S.Korea’s Yoon faces early challenge amid hints of N.Korea nuclear test
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL -South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol’s plans to offer economic aid in return for denuclearisation could face an early challenge amid signs …
Oakland Resident Faces Fentanyl Distribution Charge Following Tenderloin Arrest
SAN FRANCISCO – Mainor Escoto Escoto appeared in United States District Court today and was ordered detained in custody on a charge of possession with …
Suncor CEO Little faces scrutiny after activist Elliott takes aim
By Nia Williams and Svea Herbst-Bayliss (Reuters) – Three months ago Mark Little, the chief executive of Canadian oil and gas major Suncor Energy, issued …
Disconnecting Russia’s banks: Sberbank faces SWIFT removal
By Kirstin Ridley and Karin Strohecker LONDON – The European Union aims to cut off Sberbank, Russia’s largest lender, from the SWIFT international payment system …
Alien smuggler faces up to life for three deaths
LAREDO, Texas – A 23-year-old Laredo resident has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to transport undocumented aliens resulting in death, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. …
Colchester Woman Faces Federal Charge For Knife Point Robbery Of Church Street Store In Burlington
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Sabrina Kingsbury, 40, of Burlington, Vermont has been charged under the …
As some states hit record low unemployment, Fed faces tough adjustment
By Howard Schneider WASHINGTON – When Georgia matched its record low unemployment rate of 3.4% last October, officials in the southern U.S. state could, in …
Zuni man faces charges of aggravated sexual abuse of a child
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Phillip Lahi, Sr., 70, and an enrolled member of the Zuni Pueblo, made an initial appearance in federal court today facing charges …
Russia faces risk of “orchestrated” default on state debt -VTB CEO
(Reuters) – Russia may face an “orchestrated” default on state debt due to Western sanctions which should not be seen as a technical default, the …
Russia cenbank head Nabiullina faces full-scale crisis in new term
(Reuters) – Russian Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina will have to deal with a full-scale economic crisis, tackling unprecedented uncertainty stemming from Western sanctions, as …
Polish fashion retailer LPP faces surplus products, challenging first-half 2022
GDANSK – Poland’s biggest fashion retailer LPP faces a surplus of merchandise this year after closing stores in Eastern Europe, which is likely to erode …
Bennington County Man Faces Federal Firearms Charges
The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont stated that Logan Foster, 30, of Arlington, Vermont, has been indicted and arrested …
COVID cases down in the Americas even as North America faces increase -PAHO
By Gabriel Araujo and Steven Grattan SAO PAULO -COVID-19 cases and deaths are declining in the Americas, the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) said on …
Pueblo Man Faces Federal Weapons Charges
Denver – The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announces that Leonard Cordova, age 43, has been charged by criminal complaint with …
Explainer-Michael Barr faces long to-do list as the U.S. Fed’s next Wall Street cop
By Pete Schroeder WASHINGTON – U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday said he would nominate former Treasury official Michael Barr to be the Federal Reserve’s …
Euro zone faces slower growth, higher prices as war hits: ECB poll
FRANKFURT – The euro zone economy faces slower economic growth and higher inflation as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes up costs, disrupts trade and hits …
White House faces April 18 deadline on transit mask mandate
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON – The Biden administration faces an April 18 deadline on whether to extend or end a mandate requiring travelers to wear …
Carjacker Who Shot Two People at South Florida Tow Yard Faces Life in Prison After Guilty Verdict
Note: Still images of surveillance video showing defendant Thomas Daniels pointing firearm appear at end of this release. Miami, Florida – A Homestead man who …
Europe faces recession risk, so why are bond curves so steep?
By Yoruk Bahceli and Dhara Ranasinghe (Reuters) – The euro area economy is one of the most vulnerable to the fallout from Russia’s invasion of …
Analysis: JetBlue faces struggle in selling Spirit takeover bid to investors
By Rajesh Kumar Singh CHICAGO – Robin Hayes, the ebullient chief executive of JetBlue Airways Corp, was on an Amtrak train on Tuesday coming back …
Germany faces steep recession if Russian oil and gas halted – banks
FRANKFURT – Germany will face a steep recession if there is a stop to imports or delivery of Russian gas and oil, a top German …
Bill to legalize marijuana passes U.S. House, but faces dim prospects in Senate
By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON – The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill to end the federal ban on marijuana, which has created …
Russia faces rising sugar prices, shortages as traders divert shipments
By Maytaal Angel LONDON – Commodity traders have started diverting sugar shipments away from Russia, according to industry sources and shipping data, a move set …
Fresno Man Convicted of Being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm Faces Additional Escape Charge
FRESNO, Calif. — A federal grand jury returned a single-count indictment today against Joel Jose Rueda, 29, of Fresno, charging him with escaping from federal …
Illegal alien faces 50-year prison term after admitting multi-million-dollar conspiracy to harbor other illegals for labor
SAVANNAH, GA – An illegal alien has admitted to a scheme in which he and his co-conspirators fraudulently employed other illegals to work for a …
Britain’s Sainsbury’s faces shareholder vote on workers pay
By James Davey LONDON – Sainsbury’s shareholders are set to vote on a resolution at this year’s annual meeting calling for Britain’s second biggest supermarket …
Analysis-Biden faces worsening North Korea threat with fewer options
By David Brunnstrom WASHINGTON – After U.S. President Joe Biden’s 2020 election victory, his future policy chief for the Indo-Pacific region said the new administration …
China faces challenges supplying Russia with alumina – analysts
By Eileen Soreng and Praveen Menon – Russia might look to its giant neighbour to replace Australian alumina supplies cut off by sanctions, but Chinese …
Catawba Co. Man Faces COVID-19 Relief Fraud And Bank Roberry Charges
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – A federal grand jury sitting in Charlotte has returned a criminal indictment against Spenc’r Denard Rickerson, 35, of Claremont, N.C., charging him …
India’s Zomato faces heat for plans to deliver food in 10 minutes
By Abhirup Roy and Aditya Kalra MUMBAI – Indian food-delivery giant Zomato Ltd is facing a backlash on social media for its plans to roll …
Explainer-Russia faces a raft of external debt payments
LONDON – Russia is due to make another dollar-denominated payment to bondholders on Monday after last week defying fears it might not be able or …
Providence Man Sentenced, Faces Deportation for Misuse of a Passport, False Citizenship and False Social Security Number Claims, Health Care Fraud
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – A Dominican national who resided in Providence is facing deportation after being convicted and sentenced in federal court for falsely representing his …