News from May 2021
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: ST. LOUIS - Lorenzo Young, 21, of St. Louis, Missouri, pleaded guilty to one count of carjacking and one count of brandishing a firearm in furtherance of a crime of violence. Young appeared, today, before United States District Court Judge John A. Ross.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Gardena man was sentenced today to 162 months in federal prison for running a multi-year scam in which he fraudulently obtained nearly $1 million in business loans by setting up shell corporations - complete with people paid to pose as fake corporate “officers" - that deceived small business lenders into believing they were legitimate companies.
By State Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Jim Risch (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today released the following statement in response to the Lukashenka regime’s forced diversion of a commercial flight yesterday in order to arrest a Belarusian journalist and dissident:
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: ELKINS, WEST VIRGINIA - Joshua Aaron Roy, of Maysville, West Virginia, was sentenced today to a total of 120 months of incarceration for firearms and drug charges, Acting U.S. Attorney Randolph J. Bernard announced.
By DOJ Newswire | May 24, 2021
News Release: FRESNO, Calif. - Salvador Castro Jr., 51, of Fresno, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge Dale A. Drozd to 17 years and six months in prison for conspiring to sell over 500 grams of methamphetamine, Acting U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: QUESTION: Joining me now is the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Welcome, Mr. Secretary.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: QUESTION: Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Welcome to This Week.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: The United States strongly condemns the forced diversion of a flight between two EU member states and the subsequent removal and arrest of journalist Raman Pratasevich in Minsk. We demand his immediate release. This shocking act perpetrated by the Lukashenka regime endangered the lives of more than 120 ...
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: The United States has deepening concerns about the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as well as other threats to the sovereignty, national unity, and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. People in Tigray continue to suffer human rights violations, abuses, and atrocities, and urgently needed humanitarian ...
By Commerce News Now | May 23, 2021
News Release: On Friday, May 21, U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo hosted a roundtable with Republic of Korea President Moon Jae-In, Minister of Trade, Industry, and Energy Sung Wook Moon and U.S. and South Korean CEOs to demonstrate the importance of the economic relationship between the United States and South Korea, and in particular, significant cross-border investments in sectors critical to the long-term growth of both economies.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
Release: The United States has deepening concerns about the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as well as other threats to the sovereignty, national unity, and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. People in Tigray continue to suffer human rights violations, abuses, and atrocities, and urgently needed humanitarian...
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Joining me now is the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Welcome, Mr. Secretary.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Joining me now is the Secretary of State, Antony Blinken. Welcome, Mr. Secretary.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
Release: QUESTION: Good morning, Mr. Secretary. Welcome to This Week.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: “The sound of cannon fire will again rumble across Shiloh battlefield throughout the weekend of May 29 and 30," announced Superintendent Allen Etheridge. On Saturday and Sunday, park volunteers dressed in period uniforms will present cannon firing demonstrations in the open area south of the park’s visitor center in honor of Memorial Day weekend.
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: SEQUOIA AND KINGS CANYON NATIONAL PARKS, Calif. May 23, 2021 - A high-elevation search and rescue operation ended happily this evening when ground searchers successfully located missing hiker Edward Lee Alderman in the vicinity of Timberline Lake, several miles west of the summit of Mount Whitney. Mr. Alderman is reported to be alert, despite injuries, fatigue, and exposure to sub-freezing temperatures.
By DOJ Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-A Portland man was sentenced to federal prison today after being convicted at trial in October 2021 for illegally possessing a stolen firearm as a convicted felon.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: Washington, DC - House Foreign Affairs Committee Lead Republican Michael McCaul has released the following statement in response to reports the Lukashenka regime in Belarus forced a Ryanair commercial flight to land in order to arrest journalist Roman Protasevich.
By State Newswire | May 23, 2021
Release: The United States has deepening concerns about the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia’s Tigray region as well as other threats to the sovereignty, national unity, and territorial integrity of Ethiopia. People in Tigray continue to suffer human rights violations, abuses, and atrocities, and urgently needed humanitarian...
By Interior Newswire | May 23, 2021
News Release: After cancelling last year’s ceremony due to COVID, one of the longest running Memorial Day events returns to the national military park. On Monday, May 31, at 11:00 am, Shiloh National Military Park will host its annual Memorial Day observance ceremony in the Shiloh National Cemetery. This time-honored service will include music, patriotic salutes, and the laying of a wreath on the grave of an unknown soldier.
