Over Half Of US States Will Increase Their Minimum Wage In 2022
Over half of the states in the U.S. will institute a minimum wage increase in 2022, according to a report. A total of 26 states …
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Justice Department Awards Over $5.1 Million in Grants to State of Louisiana
U.S. Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced that the Department of Justice’s Bureau of Justice Assistance has awarded $5,186,242 collectively to the Louisiana Commission on …
Over 90% Of Chicago Teachers Union Members Said They Would Participate In A ‘Remote-Work Action’ When They Go Back To School
Over 90% of Chicago Teachers Union members polled said they would participate in a “remote-work action” when they resume school in January. The internal poll …
US Confirmed Over 441,000 New COVID Cases Tuesday, A Record
The United States recorded an all-time high number of coronavirus cases Tuesday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The U.S. saw …
U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $38.5 Million In Civil And Criminal Actions In Fiscal Year 2021
LAS VEGAS – Acting U.S. Attorney Christopher Chiou announced today that the District of Nevada collected $38,515,689.66 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year …
‘Wild West’: California Aims To Crack Down On Major Retailers Over Plastic Bag Violations
A California state commission requested that authorities crack down on retailers it accused of skirting plastic bag and pollution laws, Reuters reported. The California Statewide …
Nasdaq Expected To Underperform The S&P 500 For First Time In Over 5 Years
The Nasdaq Composite, a technology-heavy index of publicly-traded companies, is set to underperform the S&P 500 for the first time since 2016, according to CNBC. …
TikTok Employee Allegedly Disciplined ‘In Retaliation’ For Suing Company Over Graphic Content
The lawyer of a TikTok employee who is suing the tech company alleged Monday that TikTok disciplined his client in retaliation for filing her complaint. …
‘Very Dangerous’: Greta Thunberg Slams Biden Over Climate Record
Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg ripped President Joe Biden for not leading on climate change and investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure in his first …
Ocean County reports over 2,000 more confirmed positive COVID-19 cases over Christmas weekend
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Ocean County’s COVID-19 positive caseload continues to grow as 2,125 new cases were reported over Christmas weekend between Friday and Sunday. …
US Navy Seizes 1,400 AK-47s, Over 226K Rounds Of Ammunition From Iranian Ship
The U.S. Navy seized over 1,400 AK-47 rifles and 226,600 rounds of ammunition from an Iranian ship bound for Yemen in the North Arabian Sea, …
Parents Who ‘Got Nowhere’ After Speaking Up Sue Virginia School District Over CRT Curriculum
Parents in a Virginia school district have filed suit over materials in the curriculum that they claim are indoctrinating their children with Critical Race Theory …
St. Thomas Man Sentenced to Federal Prison After Conspiring to Bring Over 6 Kilograms of Marijuana Through the Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix
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Florida Man Sentenced to Over Four Years in Prison for Bank Fraud and Wire Fraud Conspiracy Involving the Theft of More Than 2,000 Checks Intended for Religious Institutions
Greenbelt, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Nicolae Gindac, age 52, of Dania Beach, Florida, yesterday to 54 months in federal prison, …
Taylor Energy Company to Pay Over $43 Million and Transfer $432 Million Decommissioning Trust Fund to the United States for Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill
Taylor Energy Company LLC (Taylor Energy), a Louisiana oil and gas company, has agreed to turn over all its remaining assets to the United States …
North Carolina Man Sentenced To Over Nine Years In Prison For A Robbery Spree
HARRISBURG – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that David Rinehardt, age 21 of Statesville, North Carolina, was sentenced …
French First Lady Brigitte Macron Sues Over Conspiracy Theory That She Is Transgender
Brigitte Macron, the French first lady, will take legal action in response to a conspiracy theory on the internet that she is a transgender woman, …
Queens cryptocurrency thief charged after stealing over $233,000 from clients
QUEENS, NY – Queens District Attorney Melinda Katz announced today that Nithushan Sachchithanantham, 28, has been charged with grand larceny for stealing the proceeds of …
Maryland U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects Over $26 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions for U.S. Taxpayers in FY 2021
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. Attorney Erek L. Barron announced that financial collections in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 in the District …
Democrats Demand Federal Probe Into Oil, Gas Industry Over ‘Life-Threatening Environmental Justice Issue’
A group of House Democrats from New York called for a federal investigation Tuesday into the role “peaker” power plants have in contributing to air …
US Attorney’s Office Collects Over $6.2 Million in Civil & Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2021
More than 200 law enforcement officers died by suicide in 2019. The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline may be reached at 1-800-273-8255 and provides 24/7, free and …
Over 160 Migrants Drowned From Shipwrecks In One Week: REPORT
Two shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea resulted in more than 160 Europe-bound immigrants drowning over the weekend, according to the U.N.’s International Organization for Migration, …
Kellogg’s Employees Agree To New Contract Ending Over 2 Month Long Strike
The roughly 1,400 striking Kellogg’s workers ended a 10-week strike and voted in favor of a new labor contract with the cereal giant, multiple sources …
Orlando Felon Sentenced To Over Seven Years For Possessing A Short-Barreled Rifle And Aggravated Identity Theft
Orlando, Florida – U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Jacquavius Smith (21, Orlando), a/k/a 9lokkNine and GlokkNine, to seven years and three months …
Eastern District of Wisconsin U.S. Attorney’s Office Collects over $10 Million in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2021
United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling announced on December 20, 2021, that the Eastern District of Wisconsin collected $10,974, 686.11 in criminal and civil actions …
Maryland Man Pleads Guilty to Transporting Over $300,000 of Stolen Monies
BECKLEY, W.Va. – A Maryland man pleaded guilty today to transporting over $300,000 of stolen monies from West Virginia to Maryland. According to court documents, …
State police block Republican legislators from Statehouse again over vaccine passport requirement
TRENTON, NJ – Once again, under orders from Governor Phil Murphy and the Democrat party, the New Jersey State Police have denied Republican legislators access …
Essex County Man Sentenced to Three Years in Prison for Unlawfully Possessing Firearm and Conspiring to Defraud Banks of Over $250,000 Using Stolen Credit Cards and Blank Checks
NEWARK, N.J. – An Essex County, New Jersey, man was sentenced today to 36 months in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and conspiring to …
Los Angeles Students Lost Over 90,000 School Days In Compliance With Quarantine Protocol
A California activist group calculated that students in Los Angeles County missed over 90,000 school days in the span of a month, Fox News reported. …
Fraudster Sentenced to Over Three Years in Federal Prison for Bank Fraud Conspiracy
Baltimore, Maryland – U.S. District Judge Richard D. Bennett sentenced Erwin Boateng, age 32, of Glen Burnie, Maryland, to 42 months in federal prison, followed …
‘My Reputation Over Someone’s Life?’: Kim Kardashian Couldn’t Care Less About What Working With Trump Did To Her Image
Kim Kardashian revealed that she doesn’t care about the backlash she received for working with former President Donald Trump on criminal justice reform in an …
Chester County Woman Sentenced to Over One Year for Stealing Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Funds
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that Emily Baier, 28, of West Chester, PA, was sentenced to 14 months in prison and …
Three Firms Hit With Federal ‘Negligent Conduct’ Charges Over California Oil Spill
A federal grand jury indicted three fossil fuel companies of negligence in the wake of a large oil spill off the coast of southern California …
Fast-Food Giant Received Over $100 Million From Disgraced Former Executive
McDonald’s announced Thursday that it settled a lawsuit with its former CEO who paid back the company over $100 million. Former McDonald’s chief executive Steve …
1 Person Dies In Latest Surge In Midwest. Semitrailers Turn Over From Hurricane-Force Wind Gust
One person died Wednesday after a powerful storm delivering strong winds swept through the Midwest, turning a semitrailer on its side and killing the driver, …
Puerto Rican Man Admits Conspiring to Distribute over 250 Kilograms of Cocaine
NEWARK, N.J. – A Puerto Rican man today admitted conspiring to distribute over 250 kilograms of cocaine, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced. Mariano …
Two Men Sentenced to Prison for Receiving over $600,000 in Global Robocall Scam that Defrauded Elderly Victims
CAMDEN, N.J. – Two Indian nationals were sentenced to prison today for their roles in a conspiracy to commit wire fraud by accepting illegally obtained …
Vero Beach Woman Sentenced To Over 10 Years For Possessing More Than 500 Grams Of Methamphetamine
Orlando Florida –U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Amanda Gailene Paul (38, Vero Beach) to 10 years and 10 months in federal prison …
CBP Officers Seize over $3 Million in Methamphetamine at Hidalgo International Bridge
HIDALGO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at the Hidalgo International Bridge intercepted $3,061,000 in alleged methamphetamine in two incidents. “As …
Republicans in Trenton blast Murphy, Democrats over Parkway, Turnpike toll hikes
TRENTON, NJ – New Jersey Republicans today blasted a Democrat-led agenda that would essentially strip the New Jersey Division of Rate Counsel of its primary …
Parents Are ‘Furious’ Over School Board’s Decision To Give Teachers More Time Off To Relieve Stress
A Maryland school board approved a calendar change to provide teachers more time off, which infuriated parents over concerns that it will set their children …
Nampa Woman Pleads Guilty to Failure to Account for and Pay Over Employment Tax
BOISE – A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment tax. According to court records, from approximately 1999 to …
Over 50 People Die From Gas Truck Explosion In Caribbean Nation
The explosion of a truck carrying gasoline in Haiti on Monday led to the death of over 50 people while injuring dozens more, the Associated …
Nampa Women Pleads Guilty to Failure to Account for and Pay Over Employment Tax
BOISE – A Nampa woman pleaded guilty to failure to account for and pay over employment tax. According to court records, from approximately 1999 to …
Anchorage Man Sentenced to Over Seven Years in Prison for Drug Trafficking
ANCHORAGE – An Anchorage man was sentenced by U.S. District Chief Judge Timothy M. Burgess to over seven years in federal prison for possession of …
Brevard County Man Sentenced To 13 Years For Receiving Child Sexual Abuse Videos Over The Internet
Orlando, Florida – United States District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced Fred Lee White (41, Titusville) to 13 years in federal prison for receiving …
Second-Largest School District Flinches In Standoff With Parents Over Student Vaccine Deadline
LOS ANGELES, CA – The nation’s second-largest school district is set to reconsider its Jan. 10 COVID-19 vaccine deadline for all students 12 and older, …
After being locked out of Statehouse over vax mandate, New Jersey Senator votes from nursing home forced to take COVID-19 positive patients during pandemic
State Senator Joe Pennacchio participated remotely in Thursday morning’s Senate Economic Growth Committee, voting from the parking lot of the Paramus Veterans Memorial Home. Pennacchio’s …
Parents threaten Jackson BOE with homeschooling over Phil Murphy COVID-19 mandates
JACKSON, NJ – Parents upset with Governor Phil Murphy’s school mask mandate and the Jackson Board of Education’s acceptance of the mandate are now threatening …
Man accidentally shot after argument over garbage can
RED BANK, AL – On December 9th, 2021 at approx. 10:30 am the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office received a call of a person with a …