News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
Release: Landmines, improvised explosive devices (IEDs), and other explosive remnants of war (ERW) have left physical, emotional, and economic scars on Yemeni civilians. Survivors of these deadly dangers may lose limbs and face significant psychological trauma for the remainder of their lives. Compounding their...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - The former East Coast leader of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (“Latin Kings") pleaded guilty today to racketeering and drug charges.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Allegedly Posed as a 16-Year-Old Boy to Entice an Underaged Victim to Produce and Send Sexually Explicit Content.
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC-Today, House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) as well as House Education and Labor Committee Chairman Robert C. “Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA), Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR),...
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Washington, D.C. -Today, Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Economic and Consumer Policy, sent a letter to YouTube requesting documents and information about the YouTube Kids platform amid concerns about content quality, advertisement practices, and the impact on children.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Joseph W. Cromp, Sr. Possessed a Pistol, Rifle, and Over 100 Rounds of Ammunition Recovered During a Search Warrant.
By DOE Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: RICHLAND, Wash. - EM Richland Operations Office (RL) contractor Central Plateau Cleanup Company (CPCCo) recently resumed key risk-reduction activities to prepare to remove contaminated soil under Hanford ’s 324 Building.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Dominican national previously residing in Malden was sentenced today in federal court in Boston for passport fraud.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced that the Greenbrier area will be temporarily closed, effective today, at the Greenbrier Ranger Station to all motorists and pedestrians through April 23. Previously the closure was in place at the picnic area. The closure area has been expanded due to pedestrian use beyond the picnic area into the construction zone which poses an unacceptable safety risk to visitors and workers.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: The Office of the United States Attorney for the District of Vermont announced that on Dec. 3, 2020, a federal grand jury returned a sixteen-count indictment charging (1) eight people with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances between September 2019 and November 2020 and (2) five people...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: PITTSBURGH, PA - A resident of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Pittsburgh on charges of violating the federal narcotics and firearms laws, Acting United States Attorney Stephen R. Kaufman announced today.
By EPA Newswire | Apr 6, 2021
News Release: Today, Congressional leaders sent a letter asking Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to establish a Special Enrollment Period that will allow unemployed workers to maintain access to affordable coverage after the expiration of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021’s (ARPA) COBRA subsidies-which...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Robin Stephan, 43, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Dennis Holmes announced that a Fort Worth, Texas, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance was sentenced on March 29, 2021, by U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Have you herd? A unique art installation has migrated to two locations around the park. You can see them through Labor Day weekend at the Olympic National Park Visitor Center in Port Angeles and at the Hoh Rain Forest Visitor Center. The elk are part of Conservation From Here, an exhibit that includes...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: CONCORD - Robin Stephan, 43, of Manchester, pleaded guilty in federal court to possession of ammunition by a convicted felon, Acting United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
Release: Since 1993, the United States has provided more than $509 million to support Conventional Weapons Destruction (CWD) programs throughout Africa. This assistance helps create conditions for lasting security and economic growth by reducing the availability of small arms and light weapons (SA/LW) and improvised...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: DENVER, CO - The National Park Service (NPS) wants to hear from the public as we prepare an interpretive plan for future programming, exhibits, and media at Manhattan Project National Historical Park (Manhattan Project NHP) that will capture a wide array of experiences and perspectives.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas announced that DHS’s Operation Vaccinate Our Workforce (Operation VOW) has vaccinated more than 58,000 DHS mission-critical 1A and 1B employees—up from 5,074 employees at the beginning of February. On January 6, there were a total of 8 Veterans ...
By State Newswire | Apr 5, 2021
News Release: The Office of Weapons Removal and Abatement in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Political-Military Affairs released the 20th Edition of To Walk the Earth in Safety , a report underscoring the accomplishments of the U.S. Conventional Weapons Destruction Program.
