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There was much fanfare earlier this week over the Democrat primary election victory in New York's 14th Congressional District. The veteran, Rep. Joe Crowley, was the chairman of the Queens County Democrats and touted an impressive liberal record.
Saturday's protests will focus on the 'zero tolerance' policy that has resulted in the separation of more than 2,000 children from their parents. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to march in dozens of U.S. cities on Saturday to protest family separations carried out by the Trump administration, according to organizers.
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court's finding that a skilled artisan would have had no reasonable expectation of success in making the claimed invention. UCB, Inc., et al., v.
Monroe resident Edward J. DiMaria pleaded guilty in June 2018 to a "cookie jar" scheme in which he cooked the books of Bankrate while chief financial officer to boost the financial information website's earnings, resulting in investors losing $25 million. less Monroe resident Edward J. DiMaria pleaded guilty in June 2018 to a "cookie jar" scheme in which he cooked the books of Bankrate while chief financial officer to boost the financial information website's ... more Monroe resident Edward J. DiMaria pleaded guilty to a "cookie jar" scheme in which he cooked the books of Bankrate while chief financial officer to boost the financial information website's earnings, resulting in investors losing $25 million.
A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked a new Indiana law's requirement that medical providers report detailed patient information to the state if they treat women for complications arising from abortions. U.S. District Court Judge Richard Young granted the preliminary injunction sought by Planned Parenthood of Indiana and Kentucky.
Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart sure loves cigars. He enjoys them so much that, at a February 14 federal budget hearing, the GOP congressman railed against the Food and Drug Administration's plans to add new regulations on the cigar industry, claiming the rules were needlessly "burdensome" and unfair.
A Texas death row inmate who confessed to four slayings and at least nine rapes is set for lethal injection Wednesday amid concerns from his lawyers that his health issues make it likely his execution will cause him unconstitutional pain. No one disputes Danny Paul Bible's guilt for a Houston woman's slaying nearly 40 years ago that went unsolved for two decades before a jury convicted him and sentenced him to death.
Federal authorities say a nationwide undercover investigation of the Darknet has resulted in the arrest of 35 illicit vendors, and the seizure of illegal narcotics, firearms, $3.6 million in cash and gold bars, plus 2,000 Bitcoins. "Criminals who think that they are safe on the Darknet are wrong," said Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein.
A federal judge says Kentucky can't require poor people to get a job to keep their Medicaid benefits, chastising President Donald Trump's administration for rubber-stamping the new rules without considering how many people would lose their health coverage. The decision is a setback for the Trump administration, which has been encouraging states to impose work requirements and other changes on Medicaid, the joint state and federal health insurance program for the poor and disabled.
The U.S. Supreme Court has reversed a lower court decision upholding a California law requiring anti-abortion crisis pregnancy centers to more fully disclose what they are. The case pitted the right to know against the right of free speech.
Claire's Corner Copia in New Haven supports a variety of environmental initiatives. They have a Kosher certified kitchen, use compostable cups and takeout boxes, anything plastic is BPA free, and don't use GMOs.
In March 2017, the Smith County Sheriff's Office was accepted into the Immigration Customs Enforcement's 287 program. That allows deputies to immediately identify illegal immigrants.
The House on Friday voted 396 to 14 to send the Senate more than 50 bills aimed at tackling the opioid crisis, which is claiming more than 115 lives each day in the U.S. The bills, nearly all of which were bipartisan, were wrapped into a single package, named the SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act . They aim to study the crisis and treatment efforts, increase treatment options and bed space, aid the development of non-addictive pain treatments, fight trafficking of counterfeit and illicit drugs, and more.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling authorizing states to collect sales taxes on purchases made by its residents online opens up a new revenue source for state government by effectively expanding the sales tax base.
In July 2008, special agents from the FBI Sacramento Field Office executed a search warrant at the residence of a suspect and interviewed other individuals in connection with a mortgage fraud investigation. In addition to finding evidence for their own case, investigators uncovered ties to what appeared to be a separate mortgage fraud scheme, and FBI Sacramento opened another case, working in partnership with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation.
West Virginia Republican congressional candidate Carol Miller is taking a wait-and-see approach on several issues if elected to the U.S. House from the 3rd District. Miller was noncommittal in an interview with the Charleston Gazette-Mail when asked for her stance on a range of issues, including the opioid epidemic, health care coverage and energy policy.
The chemicals used by a West Virginia factory to make nonstick products are dangerous at levels the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency had thought were safe, according to a federal study that had been previously blocked from publication.
During her first weeks in office as Baltimore's top prosecutor, Mosby made international head... . FILE- In this July 27, 2016, file photo, with a mural depicting Freddie Gray in the background, Baltimore State's Attorney Marilyn Mosby, center, speaks during a news conference after her office dropped remaining charges a... BALTIMORE - During her first months in office as Baltimore's top prosecutor, Marilyn Mosby vowed to "deliver justice" on behalf of a black man whose death in police custody triggered massive protests and the city's worst riots in decades.
A government study found that chemicals found in drinking water around the country could pose risks to human health at lower levels than the government currently recognizes, potentially opening the door for more states to begin cleaning up or regulating the chemical. The report released Wednesday by a branch of Health and Human Services examined a category of chemicals commonly called PFAS that have been used to make non-stick products, firefighting foam and water-repellant coatings.