WASHINGTON–Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a groundbreaking plan, “High-Speed Internet for All,” to invest $150 billion to provide high-speed internet access to every household in America, lower the costs of high-speed internet services, and break up and regulate internet monopolies.  The 2020 presidential candidate said the plan would require providers to offer a basic, quality internet […]

WASHINGTON–More than 1 million copyright-infringing domain names of commercial websites engaged in the illegal sale and distribution of counterfeit goods and copyrighted works are now in custody of the federal government, thanks to the combined efforts of law enforcement agencies across the world. Federal agencies, as part of the National Intellectual Property Rights Center (IPR […]

SACRAMENTO–(PRNewswire)–A coalition of 23 community nonprofit organizations representing Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders released an open letter to MSNBC President Phil Griffin raising concerns about MSNBC’s lack of coverage of Andrew Yang, 2020 presidential candidate, and the potential damage to the American democracy and racial equality. The nonprofit organizations urge MSNBC to provide fair coverage […]

NEW YORK–Federal authorities arrested a Brooklyn man Wednesday with allegedly attempting to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization, and distributing bomb-making instructions, according to the Department of Justice. Zachary Clark, 40, faced Magistrate Judge Robert Lehrburger in Manhattan federal court later that day.The criminal […]

A former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) case officer was sentenced Friday to 19 years in prison for conspiring to communicate, deliver and transmit national defense information to the People’s Republic of China (PRC). “In just over a year, we have convicted three Americans for committing espionage offenses on behalf of the Chinese government. Each has now […]

Boston, MA–Two Massachusetts men were arrested and charged in U.S. District Court in Boston with conducting an extensive scheme to take over victims’ social media accounts and steal their cryptocurrency using techniques such as “SIM swapping,” computer hacking and other methods.  Eric Meiggs, 21, of Brockton, Massachusetts, and Declan Harrington, 20, of Rockport, Massachusetts, were […]

Several hospitals owned and operated by Sutter Health (Sutter), a California-based healthcare services provider, and Sacramento Cardiovascular Surgeons Medical Group Inc. (Sac Cardio), a practice group of three cardiovascular surgeons, have agreed to pay the United States a total of $46,123,516 to resolve allegations arising from claims they submitted to the Medicare program, the Department […]

The former CEO and chief operations officer (COO) of a Monaco-based intermediary company have pleaded guilty Wednesday for their roles in a scheme to corruptly facilitate millions of dollars in bribe payments to officials in multiple countries. These included Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Libya and Syria. The company’s […]

SACRAMENTO–Governor Gavin Newsom has secured Fire Management Assistance Grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of resources to fight the 46 Fire in Riverside County and the Hillside Fire burning in San Bernardino County. “California and its federal, local and community partners are working in lockstep to meet the […]

LOS ANGELES–A fast moving brush fire near the Getty Museum has forced thousands of people in the Los Angeles area to flee their homes and businesses Monday. Currently, the Getty fire has grown to more than 618 acres and around 10,000 structures are under mandatory evacuation orders, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The […]