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Labor secretary comments on job growth and economic stability

Acting Secretary of Labor Julie Su commented on the November 2024 Employment Situation report, highlighting the addition of 227,000 jobs to the American economy.


Rochester man charged with child pornography after incident involving minors

A Rochester man has been arrested and charged in connection with a case involving two minors. U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced that Ahmed Yaqoob, 24, was taken into custody and faces charges of production and possession of child pornography.


NFIB outlines regulatory impacts on small businesses and goals for 2025

The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has provided an update on the legislative landscape affecting small businesses in 2024 and outlined expectations for the coming year.


Federal court arraignments announced by U.S Attorney's Office

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has announced recent arraignments before U.S. Magistrate judges based on indictments from the Grand Jury or criminal complaints.


Biden-Harris Administration announces semiconductor funding agreements with Coherent, SkyWater, X-Fab

The Biden-Harris Administration has announced preliminary terms with Coherent, SkyWater Technology Foundry Inc., and X-Fab under the CHIPS and Science Act.


USDA launches national milk testing strategy for H5N1 surveillance

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has initiated a National Milk Testing Strategy (NMTS) to address the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1 in dairy herds.


Blinken to host Kerry portrait unveiling with live remarks

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will host a reception for the portrait unveiling of the 68th Secretary of State, John Kerry.


Florida man sentenced for role in Jan. 6 Capitol breach

A Florida man, Gabriel Augustin Garcia, 43, from Miami, has been sentenced to 12 months in prison for his involvement in the January 6, 2021 breach of the U.S. Capitol. U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson also imposed a 24-month supervised...


Nicaraguan national faces firearm possession charges in New Orleans

United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that Frander Ulises Espinoza-Rugama, a 27-year-old native of Nicaragua, was indicted on December 5, 2024.


Canadian man sentenced for embezzling $1.4 million from employer

A Canadian man has been sentenced in a Boston federal district court for embezzling over $1.4 million from his employer and its clients.


Anchorage man receives prison sentence for prolonged cyberstalking

An Anchorage man, Rolando Hernandez-Zamora, has been sentenced to four and a half years in prison followed by three years of supervised release.


DoD and UK Ministry to co-sponsor Phoenix Challenge conference in March 2025

The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of Information Operations Policy and the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence's Military Strategic Effects will jointly sponsor the annual Phoenix Challenge conference.


Norfolk man sentenced for meth distribution conspiracy involving interstate shipping

A Norfolk man, Adam Donley Greenberg, also known as Adam Brandon, has been sentenced to five years in prison for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine.


Brockton man sentenced for illegal firearm possession and drug distribution

A Brockton man, Antonio Denziah Fernandes, 23, has been sentenced to 78 months in prison followed by four years of supervised release for firearm and drug-related offenses.


Miami inmate found guilty of assaulting prison guard

On November 26, a federal jury in Miami found Orel Valdespino Fernandez, 41, guilty of assaulting a corrections officer from the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP) and causing bodily harm.


Myrtle Beach man receives federal sentence for wire and tax fraud scheme

Troy Benjamin Bittner, a 55-year-old resident of Myrtle Beach, has been sentenced to over three years in federal prison following his guilty plea to charges of wire fraud and filing a false tax return.


Buffalo man sentenced for possession of child pornography

Patrick Malloy, a 34-year-old resident of Buffalo, New York, has been sentenced to 24 months in prison for possession of child pornography.


Former Quincy official accused of embezzling city funds

A Fitchburg man, Thomas F. Clasby, Jr., was arrested today for allegedly embezzling funds from the City of Quincy, Massachusetts.


U.S. Sen. Blackburn: Pam Bondi 'tenaciously fought to bring down drug cartels'

U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn said that President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Attorney General, Pam Bondi, "tenaciously fought to bring down drug cartels" during her tenure as Florida's Attorney General.


President-elect Trump: 'There is no chance that the BRICS will replace the U.S. Dollar in International Trade'

President-elect Donald Trump announced his intention to impose 100% tariffs on BRICS countries if they continue efforts to create a new currency and move away from the U.S. dollar.