News from December 2024

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced a significant investment aimed at enhancing rural infrastructure and job creation across 44 states.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
Matthew L. Farmer, a 33-year-old resident of Charleston, has been sentenced to two years and six months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
After attempting to evade authorities, two individuals suspected of drug smuggling were apprehended, and narcotics were confiscated in Alpine, California.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
The National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) released its latest Small Business Optimism Index, revealing a significant increase in the economic outlook among small business owners.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
A Bessemer resident has been found guilty in an elder fraud case, according to an announcement by U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and FBI Special Agent in Charge Carlton L. Peeples.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
A Lawrence man has been sentenced to a decade in federal prison for his involvement in a methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
Today, President Biden announced the nomination of five Foreign Service Officers to the rank of Career Ambassador, the highest level in the Senior Foreign Service.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken engaged in a conversation with Emirati Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
Richard Hockersmith, a 65-year-old resident of Plattsburgh, New York, has pled guilty to charges of conspiring to receive and distribute child pornography and possession of child pornography.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
A former Houston park ranger has been indicted on charges of sexual assault and extortion involving multiple victims, as announced by U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
Philadelphia – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized a total of 179 pounds of marijuana bound for the United Kingdom at an international shipping facility in Delaware County, Pennsylvania, just before Thanksgiving.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Labor has renewed its partnership with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to address gender-based violence and harassment in the workplace.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
A federal indictment was unsealed today in Greensboro, North Carolina, charging 38 individuals with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl, methamphetamine, and cocaine hydrochloride.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
An Ashland resident, Dennis Hall, 49, has been sentenced to 130 months in prison by U.S. District Judge David Bunning.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
New indictments in the Southern District of Georgia allege illegal possession of firearms by convicted felons.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
The Scientific Report of the 2025 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee is now accessible on DietaryGuidelines.gov. This report provides independent, evidence-based findings and recommendations to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services...

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
A Laredo man has admitted to illegally selling a firearm to a felon, according to U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
Two men from Texas and Louisiana have been sentenced for their roles in the January 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
A Cut Bank resident, Elijah John Bullcalf, has admitted to assaulting a teenage girl and fracturing her jaw on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation.

By Federal Newswire | Dec 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of State has announced the recipients of the Secretary of State’s Human Rights Defender Award for 2024.