News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The Center for Data Innovation recently organized a workshop in Beijing, hosted by the Institute for Artificial Intelligence at Peking University, to discuss the risks associated with open-source AI.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
New York is set to expand workers' compensation coverage for mental stress to all employees starting in 2025.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
A man from Nageezi has been charged with sexual abuse and abusive sexual contact in Indian Country.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
Chukwuemeka Okorocha, a 34-year-old resident of Jersey City, New Jersey, has admitted to wire fraud related to a real estate transaction in Hampshire County, West Virginia.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
During the holiday season, online scams and fraud schemes become more prevalent, targeting residents in Idaho.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
A man from Rancho Cucamonga has been sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for his role in a "birth tourism" scheme.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The United States Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado has announced the sentencing of two Denver men involved in a series of bank robberies.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The U.S. Secret Service and the Asset Forfeiture Unit of the U.S. Attorney’s Office have taken swift action to assist victims of a business email compromise scheme, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has fined Sunrun Installation Services Inc., a solar panel and battery storage company based in Des Plaines, Illinois, $288,087 for safety violations.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced the closing of three transactions under the Green and Resilient Retrofit Program (GRRP).

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
Ronald Rendon-Luna, a 37-year-old Mexican national living in Painesville, Ohio, has been sentenced to over 12 years in prison for his involvement in a drug-trafficking conspiracy. U.S. District Chief Judge Sara Lioi handed down the sentence after...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The United Kingdom has enacted its Online Safety Act as of December 16, 2024.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
U.S. Attorney Duane Evans announced that Alvaro Luis Alcerro-Banegas, 38, has pled guilty to illegal reentry of a removed alien.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
A federal jury has convicted Mohammed Azharuddin Chhipa, a Springfield resident, on charges of providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS).

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The United States and the People's Republic of China convened for the seventh meeting of the Financial Working Group (FWG) in Nanjing on December 15-16.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) has expressed concern over a recent state audit of the Department of Unemployment Assistance in Massachusetts.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
Johnwann Elliott, a 31-year-old resident of Washington, D.C., has pleaded guilty to second-degree murder while armed and attempted assault with a dangerous weapon.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
Netflix has announced a series of partnerships and events to mark the return of "Squid Game" for its second season.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
An Arkansas man has been sentenced for his involvement in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 16, 2024
A 61-year-old man from Auburn, Washington, has been sentenced to twelve years in prison for his role in a multi-state drug distribution operation.