News from April 2023
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on April 17 that it is planning to designate a national marine sanctuary in the Pacific Remote Islands area.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The Justice Department announced that eight members and associates of a violent branch of the Crips called the Insane Crip Gang (ICG) have been charged with a variety of crimes in a 59 count indictment that was unsealed in federal court in Central Islip.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The Department of Justice announced that 34 officers in the Ministry of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China (PRC)are being charged with “transnational repression schemes” revolving around Chinese national who live in the U.S. including the New York metropolitan area.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Department of Transportation is releasing funding for its Thriving Communities program.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Ten defendants charged with decade-long, multi-million-dollar scheme to defraud International Cargo Airline
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
A serial carjacker, who shot and pistol-whipped his victims, was sent to prison
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation have arrested two people who are accused of assisting in the operation of an illegal police station for the Chinese government in New York City.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
After a witness at a recent Congressional hearing called the Chinese Communist Party's (CCP) treatment of its Uyghur population "the most sophisticated genocide in the modern era," Federal Newswire reached out to Bill Drexel, associate fellow for the technology and national security program at the Center for a New American Security (CNAS), for more details on how the CCP leverages technology, in particular artificial intelligence (AI), as a tool of oppression.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 24, 2023
Secretary of State Anthony Blinken says the U.S. government has taken new measures to combat Russia's efforts to evade sanctions and continue its conflict with Ukraine, calling the measures "critical to ongoing efforts to limit Russia's capacity to wage war against Ukraine."
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The State Department announced that the United States has reaffirmed its commitment to combat al-Qa’ida affiliates in Syria, notably those that exploit under governed spaces and conflict zones.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 24, 2023
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officials have removed a Peruvian national accused of crimes stemming from membership in the Colina Group death squad, including the disappearance of nine students and a professor in Lima’s La Cantuta neighborhood in 1992.
By Sam Jackson | Apr 24, 2023
A 29-year-old temporary worker at an Ohio food processing plant suffered critical injuries after falling into an industrial blender he was cleaning, resulting in 17 violations and $1.9 million in proposed penalties after the worker’s injuries required a leg amputation.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
In an April 6 news release, the U.S. Department of the Interior announced new community investment in Nevada.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
In an April 5 news release, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service discussed climate change and its effects in Arkansas.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
In an April 10 news release, the U.S. National Park Service announced repairs would commence at the Minute Man National Historical Park.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 24, 2023
The Biden-Harris administration has formally launched the $1.5 billion Innovation Fund, an initiative aimed at supporting the development of open and interoperable 5G and future-generation technologies.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Hanford Site Power and Utility Infrastructure Repaired After Windstorm
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas has refused to comment on the deliberative process of whether or not he has advised President Joe Biden on current border policies related to recent spikes in illegal immigration numbers.
By Karen Kidd | Apr 23, 2023
The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration is working to improve safety by pushing for major freight railroads to review and update their rail car configurations.
By Federal Newswire Report | Apr 23, 2023
The Department of Homeland Security announced April 13 the sentencing of a Honduran woman for her role as a leader in a conspiracy to traffic cocaine into the United States.
