LOS ANGELES–Former San Diego Mayor Kevin Faulconer officially kicked off his campaign for governor of California Tuesday at a news conference in Los Angeles. Outside two schools in Los Angeles, […]
Amazon to pay $61.7 million to settle FTC charges it withheld some customer tips from its Flex Drivers
Amazon will pay more than $61.7 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that it failed to pay Amazon Flex drivers the full amount of tips they received from Amazon […]
U.S.-based promoter of foreign cryptocurrency companies charged in over $11 million securities fraud scheme
A California man was charged in a complaint unsealed for his alleged participation in a coordinated cryptocurrency and securities fraud scheme that used purported digital currency platforms and foreign-based financial […]
Feds seize 400 pounds of meth in two smuggling attempts at Calexico Port
Calexico, CA–U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Calexico West Port of Entry intercepted two narcotic smuggling attempts in the same day, preventing more than 400 pounds of methamphetamine […]
Dept. of Labor issues stronger workplace guidance on COVID-19
WASHINGTON–The U.S. Department of Labor announced Friday that its Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued stronger worker safety guidance to help employers and workers implement a coronavirus protection program […]
TSA firearm catch rate doubles in 2020 – highest in the agency’s 19-year history
WASHINGTON–Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers detected twice as many firearms per million passengers screened at airport security checkpoints nationwide in 2020 compared to 2019, and at a significantly higher rate […]
Hospital pharmacist to plead guilty to attempting to spoil hundreds of COVID vaccine doses
A Wisconsin pharmacist has agreed to plead guilty to charges filed Tuesday in federal court that he attempted to render hundreds of doses of COVID-19 vaccine ineffective. According to court […]
Feds identify 245 victims of child exploitation by predator posing as popular YouTube star
Washington, D.C.–An investigation by federal authorities resulted in the arrest of a 25-year-old Australian citizen who is now facing a total of 247 charges related to child exploitation of 245 […]
Minnesota lab testing confirms nation’s first known COVID-19 case associated with Brazil P.1 variant
The Minnesota Department of Health (MDH) said Monday that its Public Health Laboratory has found the variant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus known as the Brazil P.1 variant in a specimen […]
Biden names Christopher Hanson as Nuclear Regulatory Commission chairman
Washington, D.C.–Christopher Hanson has been designated by U.S. President Joe Biden as the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s 18th chairman, effective immediately. Hanson replaces Kristine Svinicki, who departed the agency on Jan. 20, 2021, after serving […]