Sunday night softball game turns violent with group assault at Coal Street Park
WILKES-BARRE, PA – A Sunday night softball game at Coal Street Park ended in violence when a 28-year-old man was attacked by a group of five males, police said. The incident was…
Former Tesla employee Gore to lead U.S. zero emission advocacy group
By David Shepardson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Albert Gore III, a former Tesla public policy employee, has been named executive director of the Zero Emission Transportation Association (ZETA), the Washington-based group said on…
Soldiers’ widows group calls on Putin to order major mobilisation for Ukraine war
By Guy Faulconbridge MOSCOW (Reuters) – A little known patriotic group which supports the widows of Russian soldiers has called on President Vladimir Putin to order a large-scale mobilisation of millions of…
Britain to proscribe Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terror group – Telegraph
(Reuters) – Britain will officially declare Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, which has arrested seven people with links to the United Kingdom over anti-government protests, as a terrorist group, the Telegraph reported on Monday,…
Ecuador insecurity, drug crime hitting exporters -business group
GUAYAQUIL (Reuters) – Insecurity in Ecuador is hurting the Andean country’s exports of products like bananas and shrimp, an exporters association said, amid assaults on shipping containers and contamination of shipments with…
Celebrity-Backed Bail Group Collapses After Helping Free Criminal Who Allegedly Shot Man After Release
Celebrity-Backed Bail Group Collapses After Helping Free Criminal Who Allegedly Shot Man After Release Bronson Winslow on December 26, 2022 A celebrity-backed jail reform group shut down and is now being sued…
‘Abolish ICE’ Group Could Reap Millions From Congress’ Massive Spending Bill
‘Abolish ICE’ Group Could Reap Millions From Congress’ Massive Spending Bill Jennie Taer on December 21, 2022 The massive congressional spending bill proposed in the Senate Tuesday would hand a group that…
Trans Advocacy Group Blasts South Dakota Over Terminated Contract To Create LGTBQ Health Program
Trans Advocacy Group Blasts South Dakota Over Terminated Contract To Create LGTBQ Health Program Kate Anderson on December 21, 2022 The Transformation Project (TP) criticized a move by Republican Governor Kristi Noem…
Unlicensed Group Home Owner Pleads Guilty to Medicaid Health Care and Wire Fraud Schemes
RICHMOND, Va. – A Chester woman pleaded guilty today to charges of conspiracy to commit health care fraud, health care fraud, and wire fraud, all stemming from her operation of a Richmond…
California PTA Group Creates ‘Myth Busters’ Fact Sheet Laying Out Why Schools Shouldn’t Be ‘Pro-Parent’
California PTA Group Creates ‘Myth Busters’ Fact Sheet Laying Out Why Schools Shouldn’t Be ‘Pro-Parent’ Reagan Reese on December 20, 2022 A California Parent Teacher Association (PTA) group focused on diversity and…
New York Appeals Court Rules Yeshiva University Must Recognize LGBTQ Student Group
by Kate Anderson NEW YORK NY – The New York Appeals Court ruled on Thursday that Yeshiva University must recognize the LGBTQ student organization, YU Pride Alliance. In September, the Supreme Court…
AbbVie to leave leading U.S. drug industry trade group
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc is leaving Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), the leading U.S. drug industry group said on Thursday. Politico, which first reported on AbbVie’s exit, said the drugmaker…
University Revises Its Student Snitching System After Legal Group Says It Can’t Punish Protected Speech
University Revises Its Student Snitching System After Legal Group Says It Can’t Punish Protected Speech Alexa Schwerha on December 14, 2022 The University of Maine (UMaine) updated its Bias Response Team (BRT)…
Panasonic agrees to supply EV batteries to Lucid Group
TOKYO (Reuters) – Tesla Inc battery maker Panasonic Holdings on Tuesday said it had concluded an agreement to supply lithium-ion batteries to electric vehicle (EV) maker Lucid Group as the Japanese company…
Norfolk Church Youth Group Leader Convicted of Sexual Abuse
NORFOLK, Va. – A federal judge convicted a Norfolk man today on charges of traveling with intent to engage in illicit sexual conduct with a minor. According to court records and evidence…
U.S. to form inter-agency group to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden is establishing an inter-agency group to coordinate efforts to counter antisemitism, Islamophobia and related forms of bias and discrimination, the White House said…
Responsible investment group rejects activist complaint over TIAA
By Ross Kerber (Reuters) – A United Nations-backed responsible investment group has sided with U.S. financial services provider TIAA and turned down a request that the firm’s membership be reviewed and possibly…
Ukraine regional official says strike hits Wagner group headquarters
(Reuters) – A senior official in eastern Ukraine said on Sunday that Ukrainian forces had attacked a hotel where members of Russia’s private Wagner military group were based, killing many of them.…
Investor group launches campaign to help companies protect nature
MONTREAL (Reuters) – Here’s the plan: Select 100 companies whose business burdens nature. Then, offer advice on how to lighten their impact and monitor their progress. Such is the vision of a…
Del Rio Sector Agents Apprehend Group of 700 Migrants
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector encountered a large group of 704 migrants, in a single event, shortly after they illegally entered the United States.…
Del Rio Sector Agents Apprehend Group of 700 Migrants
DEL RIO, Texas – U.S. Border Patrol agents assigned to Del Rio Sector encountered a large group of 704 migrants, in a single event, shortly after they illegally entered the United States.…
Lawsuit against Russia’s Wagner group seeks Ukraine reparations: lawyer
By Dan Peleschuk KYIV (Reuters) – A lawsuit in Britain against Russian private military contractor Wagner could help Ukrainians seek reparations for alleged crimes committed during Russia’s invasion, a lawyer whose firm…
Black Conservative Group Requests Meeting With Elon Musk To Support ‘Twitter’s Move Toward Free Speech’
Black Conservative Group Requests Meeting With Elon Musk To Support ‘Twitter’s Move Toward Free Speech’ Bronson Winslow on December 6, 2022 Project 21, a black leadership group for the National Center for Public…
Swiss engineering group ABB fined $4.3 million
ZURICH (Reuters) – Swiss engineering and technology group ABB has been fined 4 million Swiss francs ($4.3 million) by the country’s Attorney General in connection with a bribery case in South Africa.…
U.S. says Swiss engineering group ABB to pay over $315 million to resolve bribery case
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Swiss engineering and technology group ABB Ltd agreed to pay more than $315 million to resolve an investigation into a bribery case at a South African state-owned…
S.Korea 2023 exports to post first fall in three years – exporter group
SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports in 2023 are expected to post their first fall since 2020, on weakening IT demand, falling oil prices and a delay in global economic recovery, an…
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