News from January 2022
By Commerce Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON-Republican Whip and Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Crisis Ranking Member Steve Scalise (R-La.) and House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) today called on Democrats to conduct oversight of President Biden and his administration’s failure to shut down...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: CONCORD - Christopher Pierro, 29, of North Hampton, was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute, United States Attorney John J. Farley announced today.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: CHICAGO - A man has been arrested for allegedly robbing two suburban Chicago banks in recent weeks.
By Homeland Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) made it into the Transportation Security Administration’s (TSA) list of Top 10 List of most unusual items found nationwide at security checkpoints in 2021. TSA released the list in an on-line video it posted on the agency’s Twitter account.
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A former senior official at the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office has agreed to plead guilty to a federal charge for threatening to fire a plaintiffs’ attorney from a lucrative special counsel job with the city unless the attorney paid a substantial extortion demand from a former employee who was threatening to expose the city’s collusive litigation over its faulty water-and-power billing system, the Justice Department announced today.
By Interior Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: 2022 Civil Rights Educator Institute (virtual).
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - Kevan Curry, 49, of Huntington, was sentenced today to two years and 10 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised release for being a felon in possession of firearms.
By US DOT Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: WASHINGTON - General aviation pilots who want to fly in Los Angeles airspace between Feb. 6 - 14, 2022, must follow special air traffic procedures, temporary flight restrictions and other operational requirements that will be in effect for Super Bowl LVI.
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
Release: In concert with democracies in the international community, the United States will continue to call out the Ortega-Murillo regime’s ongoing abuses and will deploy diplomatic and economic tools to support the restoration of democracy and respect for human rights in Nicaragua. To that end, the Department...
By DOJ Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
News Release: Pittsburgh, PA - The U.S. Marshals Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the capture of a Verona man wanted by the Pittsburgh Police for a Dec. 31, 2021, triple homicide.
By State Newswire | Jan 10, 2022
Release: The People’s Republic of China’s (PRC) sanctions last month on four U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) commissioners, including Chair Nadine Maenza, Vice Chair Nury Turkel, and Commissioners Anurima Bhargava and James W. Carr, constitute yet another PRC affront against universal...
By Bob Martin | Jan 9, 2022
From illegal drugs to counterfeit watches, Louisville saw a record number of illegal shipments in fiscal year 2021, according to a release by U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2022
Release: QUESTION: Hello. I’m Jake Tapper in Washington, where the state of our union is having Cold War flashbacks.
By Bob Martin | Jan 9, 2022
FEMA has asked people to have part of their New Year’s resolution include plans to be ready for a potential disaster or emergency.
By State Newswire | Jan 9, 2022
Release: QUESTION: We’re joined now by the Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Secretary Blinken, thank you for joining us this morning. We now know that President Putin has forces surrounding Ukraine on three sides. He’s made it clear that he believes Russia and Ukraine are one people. Do you think he’s already made the decision to take control of Ukraine?
By Bob Martin | Jan 9, 2022
Officials in Georgia are warning residents of scams surrounding COVID-19 tests, saying the increase in demand could lead to people being duped into paying for fake tests or overpaying.
By David Hutton | Jan 9, 2022
Program in North Philadelphia is connecting consumers, New Jersey fishermen.
By Bob Martin | Jan 9, 2022
Since Dec. 10 the state of Kentucky has been ravaged by severe weather events including devastating tornadoes, flooding and severe storms with high winds. In response FEMA has set up disaster centers and on Jan. 3 it was announced that 12 of them will be operating on a rotating schedule.
By David Beasley | Jan 9, 2022
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is urging Connecticut residents who applied for federal assistance to cover damage from the remnants of Hurricane Ida to read their responses from the agency carefully and consider appealing if they disagree with the decision.
By Bob Martin | Jan 9, 2022
In response to wildfires and straight-line winds that started on Dec. 30, President Joe Biden declared a major disaster in the state of Colorado in an effort to assist those in need of help.
