Ex-FDNY chiefs indicted on federal bribery charges
Two retired FDNY chiefs were arrested Monday on federal charges for allegedly accepting $190,000 in bribes to speed up building inspections. Brian Cordasco and Anthony…
Navient banned from federal student loans; to pay $120 million for ‘years of abuse’
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Thursday said Navient will be banned from federal student loan servicing and pay $120 million to resolve a lawsuit filed…
U.S. senators seek federal antitrust investigation of generative AI providers
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn. (pictured 2023), who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy and Consumer rights, said in a letter to DOJ…
Hunter Biden pleads guilty in US federal tax evasion case | Politics News
President’s son is accused of avoiding at least $1.4m in taxes while enjoying lucrative income from business dealings.Hunter Biden, son of United States President Joe…
Federal judge rejects Trump’s request to intervene in his state felony conviction
NEW YORK — A federal judge on Tuesday swiftly rejected Donald Trump’s request to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, spurning the former…
Federal judge orders Trump campaign to stop playing Isaac Hayes song at rallies
1 of 2 | Oscar Award winning composer Isaac Hayes performs after being inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March 2002…
Trump asks federal court to intervene in hush money case in bid to toss conviction, delay sentencing
NEW YORK — Former President Trump asked a federal court late Thursday to intervene in his New York hush money criminal case, seeking a pathway to…
LA to pay $38M to settle federal housing lawsuit
Federal prosecutors said Monday that Los Angeles has agreed to pay millions of dollars to settle allegations that it failed to meet accessibility requirements for…
Trump would veto a federal abortion ban, Vance says
NEW YORK — Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance says Donald Trump would not support a national abortion ban if elected president and would veto such…
Former Rep. George Santos pleads guilty to federal fraud charges, faces prison time
Republican Rep. George Santos of New York leaves the U.S. Capitol after being expelled from Congress after a bipartisan vote on December 1, 2023. On…
Federal judge rules Cornel West will be on North Carolina ballot for November’s election
1 of 2 | On Monday, U.S. District Judge Terrence Boyle granted an emergency injunction to direct the North Carolina State Board of Elections to…
Dozens of pregnant patients turned away from ERs despite federal law
WASHINGTON — Bleeding and in pain, Kyleigh Thurman didn’t know her doomed pregnancy could kill her.Emergency room doctors at Ascension Seton Williamson in Texas handed her…
Federal judge calls Google ‘monopolist,’ says it violates U.S. antitrust laws
The Google brand logo hangs above the entrance to the Google Building, formerly known as Union Inland Terminal, on January 20, 2023 in New York…
Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss federal election subversion case
WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the election subversion case against former President Trump has rejected a defense effort to dismiss the indictment on claims…
Federal attorneys say China could use TikTok to influence U.S. elections
1 of 3 | A sign for the social media app TikTok is displayed when the New York Yankees play the New York Mets at…
Federal judge tosses Ohio voting restrictions on disabled voters
CLEVELAND — A federal judge has struck down part of Ohio’s sweeping 2023 election law, which voting rights groups said restricted people from helping voters with…
US Federal Agencies Hit in Outage Caused by CrowdStrike Glitch
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMN BusinessUS federal agencies were among those reeling from a massive technology outage Friday after a flawed software update by CrowdStrike Holdings Inc.…
Noncitizens banned from voting in federal elections but not some local races
Marcela Rosas immigrated to Southern California from the Mexican state of Michoacán more than a decade ago in search of the American dream. She imagined…
Federal judge dismisses Trump classified documents case
WASHINGTON — The federal judge presiding over the classified documents case of former President Donald Trump in Florida has dismissed the prosecution because of concerns over…
Group sues federal government, claims it ignores harms of idle offshore oil and gas infrastructure
Breadcrumb Trail LinksPMNPMN BusinessAuthor of the article:The Associated PressJack BrookPublished Jul 11, 2024 • 3 minute read You can save this article by registering for…