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By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced on January 22, 2026, that it is prepared to take emergency measures to prevent blackouts as winter storm Fern approaches.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an emergency order to address the threat of blackouts in the Mid-Atlantic region during Winter Storm Fern.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has issued an emergency order authorizing the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) to deploy backup generation resources at data centers and other major facilities in response to Winter Storm Fern.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Ysleta Port of Entry in El Paso, Texas, reported several seizures of narcotics and undeclared currency during operations conducted in the week of January 18.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
A Bay Minette resident, Ladarrius Markeil Fields, has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine distribution conspiracy.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
The European Union and the United States are facing difficulties in forming a unified approach to China, according to a recent commentary by Jonathan A. Czin, Michael H. Armacost Chair in Foreign Policy Studies and Fellow at the John L. Thornton...
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
A former IT professional from Mounds, Oklahoma, was sentenced to more than 10 years in federal prison for possessing and attempting to obtain child sexual abuse material.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
John Paul Gage Jr., 43, from Des Allemands, Louisiana, pleaded guilty on January 27, 2026, to charges related to a conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and an unspecified quantity of...
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Baltimore seized $70,737 in unreported currency from the captain of the M/V Sheng Ning Hai, a bulk freighter owned by COSCO Shipping Lines and flagged in China.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
An individual from Mexico was sentenced to four years in federal prison for throwing a Molotov cocktail at law enforcement officers during an anti-immigration enforcement protest in Paramount, California.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
A Leslie County man, Finley Wooton, 33, from Hyden, Kentucky, has been sentenced to 180 months in prison after being convicted of attempted production of child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
A Hanover, Maryland man has pleaded guilty in federal court to attempting to provide material support to ISIS.
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
Jose Farinango Muenala, a resident of Casselberry, Florida, has been sentenced to three years of probation and fined $25,000 after pleading guilty to misrepresenting goods as Indian produced.
By F. E. Simons | Jan 30, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a call with UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, according to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
Adam Muhammad, a 40-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from two separate incidents involving domestic violence and unlawful firearm possession.
By H. B. Edwards | Jan 30, 2026
U.S. Senators Maria Cantwell, Ed Markey, Tammy Baldwin, Ben Ray Luján, Lisa Blunt Rochester, and Martin Heinrich have requested that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) broaden its ongoing investigation into the Department of Commerce’s...
By C. M. Ingle | Jan 30, 2026
Dr. Calvin Eriksen, a 47-year-old surgeon from Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, has been sentenced to six years in federal prison for distributing child pornography.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
Ramanan Pathmanathan, a 40-year-old Canadian citizen from Toronto, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to charges related to a sextortion scheme that targeted more than 100 children across the United States.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a conversation with Mexican Foreign Secretary Juan Ramón de la Fuente to discuss cooperation on shared priorities and regional security, according to Principal Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott.
By T. J. Graves | Jan 30, 2026
A New Haven man has been sentenced to 90 months in federal prison for firearm and drug trafficking offenses.
