News from January 2025
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor has penalized a father and daughter from Snow Hill, North Carolina, with $166,000 in fines for extensive violations of federal regulations under the H-2A program.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan have initiated the U.S.-Armenia Strategic Partnership Commission.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
A Pharr man, Sixto Gonzalez Jr., 27, has been sentenced to federal prison for hostage-taking.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Clark has sentenced Tracy Jenkins, a 59-year-old man from St. Louis, to 42 and one-half years in prison for producing child sexual abuse material involving at least eight victims.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
A Belen couple has been sentenced for stealing over $10,000 from a general store on the Isleta Pueblo.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
A soap and detergent manufacturer in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania, is facing $161,310 in federal penalties following an investigation by the U.S. Department of Labor into a chemical gas release incident.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
As Canada reviews regulations concerning Canadian content on online streaming platforms, the Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has submitted its comments to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC).
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
A Mexican national residing in Waterloo, Iowa, has been sentenced to over two years in federal prison for illegal firearm possession.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has released its operational statistics for December 2024, highlighting significant developments in border security and enforcement.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
Jesus Cabrera, also known as "Gee," has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for leading a drug trafficking organization that distributed fentanyl in the Bronx. U.S. District Judge Naomi Reice Buchwald delivered the sentence after Cabrera pled...
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
Scott Anthony Sargent, a resident of San Diego, has entered a guilty plea in federal court, acknowledging his role in supplying fentanyl that led to the deaths of two individuals in North Park in 2022.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has released a second interim staff report scrutinizing the role of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in the prescription drug industry.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
The Computer & Communications Industry Association (CCIA) has launched a new global template aimed at enhancing transparency in the development of general-purpose artificial intelligence (GPAI) models.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
A man from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, has been sentenced in U.S. District Court in Portland for distributing fentanyl.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
The U.S. Department of Labor has taken action against a father and daughter from Snow Hill, North Carolina, by barring them for three years from participating in a federal program due to violations of federal regulations.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
UK antitrust officials have initiated an investigation into Google search, marking the first inquiry under a new digital markets regime.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
A former employee of Los Alamos National Laboratory has agreed to pay $67,500 to settle allegations related to the False Claims Act.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
The NFIB Small Business Optimism Index increased by 3.4 points in December, reaching 105.1, marking the second consecutive month above the long-term average of 98 and achieving its highest level since October 2018.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
The Department of State's Bureau of Consular Affairs, under the Biden-Harris Administration, has made significant strides in passport and visa services, as well as in innovation and support for U.S. citizens abroad.
By Federal Newswire | Jan 14, 2025
Seven individuals associated with a Hartford gang have been indicted on federal charges, including murder and racketeering offenses.
