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New Orleans man sentenced to over 17 years for drug and gun offenses

Brandon Turner, 39, was sentenced on August 26, 2025, by United States District Judge Susie Morgan after pleading guilty to three federal charges.


Senate Aging Committee examines policies supporting workforce participation among older Americans

Chairman Rick Scott of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging convened a hearing in Washington, D.C., focusing on workforce participation among older Americans and the challenges posed by age discrimination.


Senator Cantwell stresses urgency for U.S. leadership in lunar return amid Chinese competition

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation, delivered an opening statement at a hearing focused on the United States' efforts to return to the moon before China establishes a...


Mexican national pleads guilty in Missouri child sex abuse case

A Mexican national has pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court in St. Louis to charges involving the sexual abuse of a minor and explicit communications over social media.


Comer launches probe into Medicaid spending for illegal immigrants amid border policy concerns

House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) has initiated an investigation into how the Biden Administration’s border policies have affected Medicaid programs.


Federal inmate receives additional prison time for assaulting correctional officer

Demetrius Brown, a 47-year-old inmate at the Federal Correctional Institution in Oxford, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to 33 months in federal prison for assaulting a prison guard.


Youngstown man sentenced to 23 years for trafficking fentanyl and methamphetamine

A Youngstown man has been sentenced to 23 years in federal prison for distributing large quantities of controlled substances, including fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine, in the Youngstown area.


Honduran citizen sentenced to prison for illegal reentry into the United States

A Honduran national, Wilmer Antonio Garcia-Aquino, has been sentenced for illegally reentering the United States after being previously removed.


Columbia Falls man receives over four years for illegal firearm possession

A Columbia Falls resident, Zachary Matthew Gargasz, 38, has been sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release for illegally possessing a firearm.


Somerset man pleads guilty to drug charges linked to four overdose deaths

A Somerset County resident has pleaded guilty to distributing fentanyl and cocaine, resulting in the deaths of four people.


Honduran national sentenced for illegal reentry after prior deportation

Jorge Luis Villanueva, a 35-year-old Honduran national, was sentenced on August 14, 2025, for illegal reentry into the United States after having been previously deported.


U.S. seizes record shipment of meth precursors bound for Sinaloa cartel

More than 300,000 kilograms of chemicals used in the production of methamphetamine were seized at the Port of Houston by agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), according to an announcement from U.S. Attorney for the District of...


Five Romanians sentenced for ATM skimming scheme targeting St. Louis area

Five Romanian nationals have been sentenced in St. Louis federal court for their roles in a scheme to install skimming devices on area ATMs and steal bank account information from customers. U.S. District Judge Sarah E. Pitlyk sentenced Mihai...


Senate committee discusses need for continuity at NASA amid competition from China

Senator Ted Cruz, Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, emphasized the importance of NASA’s mission and continuity in U.S. space leadership during a committee hearing titled “There’s a Bad Moon on the Rise: Why Congress and NASA Must Thwart...


Braddock man sentenced to over eight years for fentanyl trafficking and firearm offenses

A Pittsburgh resident has been sentenced to more than eight years in federal prison for drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession.


Canonsburg man receives federal prison sentence for child exploitation crimes

A former Canonsburg, Pennsylvania resident has been sentenced to 20 years in federal prison for crimes related to the sexual exploitation of minors and destruction of evidence.


Carjacking suspect charged after fatal crash kills two women in Minneapolis

Edward Tiki Arrington, 45, has been charged with federal crimes following a carjacking spree in Minneapolis that resulted in the deaths of two women and serious injury to a child.


Virginia truck driver pleads guilty to transporting minor for sex across state lines

A Virginia truck driver has admitted in federal court to transporting a minor across state lines with the intent to engage in sexual activity.


Caguas man indicted on multiple charges related to alleged child exploitation

Joseph Cruz-Santiago, a 32-year-old resident of Caguas, Puerto Rico, was arrested on September 2, 2025, by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) special agents.


Hearing announced on federal transparency regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena

The Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets, chaired by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.), has scheduled a hearing to address concerns about transparency regarding unidentified anomalous phenomena (UAPs).