More than 3,400 U.S.-based employees will be let go or reorganized by the State Department on Friday, affecting bureaus covering Asia and the Middle East as well as seven divisions. Of these, 51 will be let go from the office of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The proposed cuts, which were shared with lawmakers and…
A woman who says that he sexually attacked and abused her when she was 12 years old is bringing a lawsuit against a former pastor of a megachurch in the state of Georgia. Libel, malice, defamation, slander, failure to report, civil conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and unjust enrichment are some of the allegations…
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a suspected MS-13 gangbanger, may have earned over $100,000 a year trafficking people, including children, and was paid up to $1,500 per smuggling trip, according to witnesses. Co-conspirators and witnesses working with the federal government’s human smuggling case against the Salvadoran national who was wrongfully deported in March have provided fresh information…
More than 1.1 million power banks are being recalled by Anker Innovations Technology Co. due to fire concerns with the lithium-ion batteries used in the devices. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has issued a recall notice for 1.158 million of the A1263 variants of the publicly traded Chinese company’s Anker PowerCore 10000 power banks….
The full-retirement age (FRA) for Americans born in 1959 will increase to 66 years and 10 months, bringing them into the modern era. The increase, which is only two months over the 1958 cohort, is due to a schedule established by the Social Security Amendments of 1983. The adjustment may seem insignificant, but it has…
The mugshots of eight individuals who were taken into custody after anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protesters turned violent this week have been made public by the Austin Police Department (APD). The arrests coincided with worldwide unrest that started in Los Angeles on June 7 when demonstrations over recent ICE raids in the LA area…
Following her release from federal jail on Thursday, a judge hugged and laughed with supporters of a Harvard University researcher and scientist who was born in Russia and is accused of smuggling frog embryos into the United States. Soon after her release, Kseniia Petrova remarked, “I just want to thank everybody,” outside the federal building…
In an effort to accelerate the shift away from combustion engines, President Donald Trump signed three resolutions Thursday that prohibit California from requiring the sale of electric vehicles and establishing tailpipe emissions requirements. The resolutions repeal the federal waiver that permits California to establish its own tailpipe pollution requirements under the Clean Air Act and…
The dried apricots produced by Turkana Food Inc. have been made subject to a recall since the information on the presence of sulfites on the product’s packaging is not disclosed. This year has seen a significant number of product recalls launched due to the risk for the following: damaged products, foodborne disease, contamination, and undeclared…
Traffic rules must be updated frequently since people’s requirements are ever-changing. Following a thorough examination, this state has chosen to join 30 other states that have already outlawed a widespread driving practice. Noncompliance can result in fines of up to $1,000. The reform that took years to pass and implement is Senate File 22, which…
