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Speaking at the White House before leaving for Columbus, Ohio, Biden hinted that he may take executive action on gun violence, in the wake of the deadly shooting in Colorado Monday. “As president I’m going to use all the resources at my disposal to keep…
Read More Biden Calls On Congress to Take Immediate Gun Control Measures, Hints Executive Action
On Tuesday, the Boulder Police Department named the 10 victims killed in a shooting incident at King Soopers store in Boulder, Colorado, on Monday. Officials also named a suspect, currently in the hospital, who will be charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder. The suspect’s…
Read More Facebook Wipes Colorado Shooting Suspects Page, Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa Charged
Kandis Mills, 47, who worked as a registered nurse at a health care facility, was sentenced on March 19, 2021, to serve six years in federal prison for tampering with morphine intended for hospice patients and using it herself. Mills was ordered to report to…
Read More Illinois Nurse Sentenced to Six Years in Federal Prison for Using Patients’ Morphine
Monday, Abel Nazario-Quiñones, former senator and former mayor of the municipality of Yauco, Puerto Rico, was sentenced by United States District Court Judge Joseph N. Laplante to serve 18 months in prison, announced United States Attorney W. Stephen Muldrow. On March 22, 2020, after a…
Read More Former Puerto Rico Senator and Mayor of Yauco, Sentenced To 18 Months For False Statements
By Susan Jaffe A cost-saving change in Medicare launched in the final days of the Trump administration will cut payments to hospitals for some surgical procedures while potentially raising costs and confusion for patients. For years, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services classified 1,740 surgeries…
Read More Under New Cost-Cutting Medicare Rule, Same Surgery, Same Place, Different Bill
Earlier today, at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, Jonathan Mayzick, also known as “J-Reck,” a leader of the Nine Trey Gangster set of the Bloods street gang based in Hempstead, New York, was sentenced by United States District Judge Sandra J. Feuerstein to 10…
Read More Bloods Gang Leader Sentenced to 10-Years in Prison for Murder Conspiracy
Leonid Teyf, 59, a Russian national formerly residing in Raleigh, North Carolina, pled guilty today to bribery of a public official, visa fraud, and false statements on a tax return. Tatiana Teyf, 43, pled guilty to a false statement in an immigration matter. In December…
Read More Husband and Wife Russian Nationals Plead Guilty to Bribery, Visa Fraud, Tax Charges, Agree to Forfeit $5.9 Million
Existing-home sales declined in February, following two prior months of gains, according to the National Association of Realtors. Month-over-month, only one major region saw an increase in February, but all four U.S. regions recorded year-over-year gains. Total existing-home sales completed transactions that include single-family homes,…
Read More U.S. Existing-Home Sales Descend 6.6% in February
On March 22-25, Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will travel to Brussels, Belgium, to participate in the NATO Foreign Ministerial. During this visit, he will meet with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg, Allied Foreign Ministers, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, EU High…
Read More Secretary Blinken Travels to Belgium To Highlight the Strength of the NATO Alliance and the Transatlantic Relationship
By Phil Galewitz In North Carolina, the nation’s leading tobacco producer, any adult who has smoked more than 100 cigarettes in their lifetime can now be vaccinated against covid. In Florida, people under 50 with underlying health conditions can get vaccinated only if they have written permission from their…
Read More In America, Covid Vaccine Eligibility Is a ‘Crazy Quilt’ of State Rules