Nearly $1 million lottery prize claimed in Poconos
Monroe County lottery player wins $925,843.50 Cash 5 with Quick Cash jackpot on ticket sold in Pocono Township Middletown, PA – A Pennsylvania Lottery player in Monroe County is holding a ticket…
St. Charles Woman Sentenced to Nearly 5 Years in Prison For $2.5 Million Missouri Medicaid Fraud
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark on Tuesday sentenced a woman from St. Charles to four years and nine months in prison for her role in a $2.5 million…
United States announces nearly $376 million in new humanitarian aid to Venezuelans
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States will provide nearly $376 million in new humanitarian aid to vulnerable Venezuelans, including Venezuelan refugees and migrants and their host communities, U.S. Secretary of State Antony…
Nearly 1 million people face starvation in hunger hotspots – U.N. agencies
By Maytaal Angel LONDON (Reuters) – Nearly one million people in Afghanistan, Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, and Yemen are starving or will face starvation this year in the absence of aid, as…
Boeing to slash nearly 150 finance jobs in U.S
(Reuters) – Planemaker Boeing Co said on Tuesday it plans to cut about 150 finance jobs in the United States this year to simplify its corporate structure and focus more resources into…
St. Louis Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Identify Theft, Other Crimes
ST. LOUIS – U.S. District Judge Matthew T. Schelp on Tuesday sentenced a St. Louis man to five years and 10 months in prison for using stolen or fake identification documents to…
CBP Seizes Nearly $150K in Unreported Currency Officers intercept cash heading north and south of the border
SAN DIEGO – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the San Diego Field Office ports of entry seized a combined $148,693 in unreported currency on three separate occasions. CBP officers in…
Bread prices jump by nearly a fifth in EU, Eurostat says as war in Ukraine weighs
(Reuters) – The price of bread rose by almost a fifth in the European Union in August as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, both major exporters of grains and fertilisers, continued to disrupt…
China’s August gasoline exports nearly double from a year ago
BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s August gasoline exports rose 97.4% from a year earlier, customs data showed on Sunday, as refiners took advantage of fresh export quotas amid faltering domestic demand. Gasoline shipments…
Nearly two-thirds of Argentines see economy getting even worse: poll
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Nearly 64% of Argentines fear the country’s ailing economy will get even worse in the coming months, according to a survey published on Friday, against a backdrop of…
Mexico has released nearly 2,700 prisoners early as overall jail population grows
By Brendan O’Boyle MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has released thousands of prisoners during Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s presidency as part of an effort to free those who have not committed serious…
New York City subway slasher victim describes his nearly fatal attack
New York, NY- A 43-year-old New York City man describes his brutal attack while riding the New York City subway system. The man was stabbed in the back and then receive a…
Phil Murphy’s Neighbor’s Car Nearly Stolen Out of Garage, Area Gets More Security Coverage
MIDDLETOWN, NJ – If your home gets broken into and your car gets stolen, if you’re lucky a police officer will show up and write a report, and a few days later…
Former Oregon Dentist Pleads Guilty to Stealing Nearly $11.5 Million in Covid-Relief Program Funds
PORTLAND, Ore.—A former Oregon dentist pleaded guilty today in federal court for fraudulently converting to his personal use nearly $11.5 million in loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Colombian Man Sentenced to Nearly Five Years in Prison for Obstruction of Justice
BOSTON – A Colombian man, who was extradited from Colombia after indictment, was sentenced yesterday in federal court in Boston for his role in three charges related to obstructing justice. Orlando Lopez…
Calexico and Andrade CBP Officers Foil Seven Narcotic Smuggling Attempts Worth Nearly $3 Million
CBP Officers locate a large amount of narcotics within A vehicle after a K-9 detection altered to the vehicle and CBP Officers conducted a through search of the interior and exterior of…
Lufthansa to hire nearly 20,000 new employees by end of 2023 -CEO
BERLIN (Reuters) – Lufthansa is planning to hire nearly 20,000 new employees by the end of 2023 as the aviation industry recovers from the pandemic, according to Chief Executive Carsten Spohr. During…
Mexican National Sentenced To Nearly 20 Years For Trafficking Dozens Of Kilograms Of Methamphetamine And Possessing A Shotgun And Three Handguns
Tampa, FL – U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Evaristo Marin-Dominguez (34, Michoacan, Mexico) to 19 years and 7 months in federal prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with…
Texas Man Sentenced to Nearly 6 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Possess with Intent to Distribute Methamphetamine
Hattiesburg, Miss. – A Texas man was sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced U.S. Attorney Darren LaMarca and Special Agent in…
Jacksonville Convicted Felon Sentenced To Nearly Six Years In Federal Prison For Possessing A Firearm
Jacksonville, Florida – U.S. District Judge Brian J. Davis has sentenced Jeromy Washington (25, Jacksonville) to five years and ten months in federal prison for possessing a firearm as a convicted felon.…
Georgia Man Sentenced to Over 7½ Years in Prison for Synthetic Identities Scheme That Defrauded Banks Out of Nearly $2 Million
LOS ANGELES – A Georgia man was sentenced today to 94 months in federal prison for participating in a nationwide fraud ring that used stolen Social Security numbers – including those…
Woman’s Nearly Three Year Flight on Murder Charges Ends With CBP Arrest At El Paso Port
EL PASO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection Officers at the Paso Del Norte border crossing apprehended a woman with an outstanding warrant for murder out of the Nashville Metro Police Department,…
Nearly All Ocean County Officials Laugh Off Half-Baked Attempt to Form New Republican Party
TOMS RIVER, NJ – The Ocean County GOP, despite its recent fracture at the hands of former Chairman Frank B. Holman remains one of the largest and most successful political organizations in…
Three Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Federal Offense and Pay Nearly $13 Million in Federal Fines and Response Costs for Offshore Oil Spill
LOS ANGELES – A Texas-based oil company and two of its subsidiaries have agreed to plead guilty to violating the federal Clean Water Act, pay a $7.1 million criminal fine, and…
Tokyo Aug core consumer prices rise at fastest pace in nearly 8 years
TOKYO (Reuters) – Core consumer prices in Japan’s capital Tokyo rose in August at their fastest pace in nearly eight years, as inflationary pressures broadened due to higher fuel and raw material…
Kyiv renames nearly 100 streets to shed Russian past
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s capital renamed 95 streets on Thursday as part of a drive to purge Russian and Soviet place names, Kyiv’s mayor announced a day after Ukraine marked 31 years…
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