Author: News Desk

A federal grand jury returned a 28‑count indictment Wednesday charging 12 alleged members of a racketeering enterprise accused of orchestrating widespread criminal activity in Indianapolis, including murder, kidnapping, assault, arson, drug trafficking, and illegal firearms crimes.The first of these defendants made their initial appearance today in the Southern District of Indiana. “The superseding indictment in […]

Recently returned from a visit to the devastated enclave, Dr. Renee Van de Weerdt, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s representative in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, told reporters in Geneva, “Nothing prepares you for Gaza.” “I thought going in the second time would make things easier. But it just doesn’t,” she said. Dr. Van de Weerdt […]

  On 24 May 2026, we mark ten years since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) entered into force. This landmark law gave Europeans real control over their personal data for the first time, and changed life online forever.   A landmark for citizens’ rights  Before the GDPR, the rules protecting your personal data varied widely […]

An indictment returned in the Eastern District of Virginia was unsealed yesterday charging Ruhuan Zhen and Hongce Wu, both Chinese nationals, with conspiracy to commit money laundering in connection with transnational criminal organizations, including the Sinaloa Cartel and the Cartel de Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG). According to court documents, beginning in at least November 2016 […]

The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division announced today that it will require Taiheiyo Cement Corporation and its subsidiary CalPortland Company to divest three ready-mix concrete plants along with related assets to address antitrust concerns arising from CalPortland’s proposed $712 million acquisition of ready-mix concrete assets from Vulcan Materials Company.  The civil antitrust lawsuit has been filed in the […]

The Justice Department today announced the Minnesota Health Care Fraud Takedown, which resulted in criminal charges against 15 defendants, including owners of child care centers and various Medicaid providers, for their alleged participation in various fraud schemes involving over $90 million in intended loss, including the two largest Medicaid fraud cases ever charged in the […]

An Ohio man was sentenced today to 71 months in prison and four years of supervised release after previously pleading guilty to dog fighting and drug distribution charges. As part of his plea, Joel Brown, of Columbus, Ohio, admitted to keeping 11 pit bull-type dogs for fighting purposes in Franklin County, Ohio. He also admitted […]

The United States Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced that $18.25 million in back pay has been processed for U.S. workers as part of a previously announced settlement with Apple, Inc. (“Apple”). The Department opened an investigation into Apple in 2019 under the first Trump administration, as part of the Protecting U.S. Workers Initiative […]

As health authorities in both the DRC and Uganda respond to the deadly resurgence, the UN is also helping to strengthen preparedness and raise awareness in at-risk communities.   UN aid workers have been on the job since the outbreak was declared on 15 May in Ituri province in eastern DRC.    Within 72 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) delivered 11.5 tonnes of medical supplies and equipment from the capital, Kinshasa, […]