Author: News Desk

More than 57 million people worldwide are living with dementia, with nearly 10 million new cases diagnosed each year. Alzheimer’s disease accounts for an estimated 60 to 70 per cent of all dementia cases. Although there is no cure for the debilitating and irreversible brain condition, WHO said growing scientific evidence shows that many risk […]

A Nevada woman was sentenced today to 18 months in prison for conspiring to defraud the United States by filing false COVID-19 employment tax credits. The government recommended a sentence of 40 months’ imprisonment. “The Fraud Division will not tolerate anyone who steals from public benefits programs designed to support Americans in need,” said Assistant […]

“The high voter turnout on 21 June is a sign of the strong desire of Colombians to make their voices heard within a vibrant democracy,” said Miroslav Jenča, the UN chief’s Special Representative for Colombia and head of the UN Verification Mission, which monitors the 2016 Peace Agreement that ended deadly clashes between the Government […]

A Florida man pleaded guilty today to charges related to two incidents where he strangled his wife, lying to the FBI about the events, and lying about a prior arrest for a domestic violence battery in 2020. According to court documents, Antonio Jabar Floyd Jr., 38, strangled his active-duty military wife on two occasions, once […]

A grand jury returned an indictment yesterday charging accountant a tax preparer with preparing false tax returns for clients and obstructing the IRS. According to the indictment, Demetreus Hargrove operated The Wright Star LLC, a tax preparation business he used to prepare and file 30 false individual and business tax returns for the years 2019 […]

New York Packaging II LLC doing business as Redi-Bag USA, a New York-based supplier of custom bags, liners, and packaging, along with the company’s CEO, Jeffrey Rabiea, have agreed to pay a total of $7.3 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by misrepresenting on customs entry forms the country of […]

An indictment was unsealed on Monday in the Eastern District of Texas charging a Texas man with various tax crimes related to the use, promotion, and sale of an abusive tax shelter. He was also charged with filing false retaliatory liens against federal officials.    According to the indictment, Roger Napoleon Grant of Plano, Texas, […]

Key takeaways Nearly 40 per cent of skills workers rely on now could change or become outdated by 2030, but Francesca Fanelli, senior associate director of Columbia University, has some tips: Do not search for an “AI-proof” career Knowing how to use AI effectively is becoming a valuable workplace skill Explore opportunities across different industries […]

Over the last four weeks, the Department of Justice’s Office of Justice Programs (OJP) has finalized more than three times the number of Public Safety Officers’ Benefits (PSOB) Program death claim determinations in comparison to the previous nine-month period providing over $96 million in benefits to eligible surviving families of fallen public safety officers. “Law […]

The annual WHO-UNICEF Estimates of National Immunization Coverage reveal 90 per cent of infants worldwide received at least one dose of the diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (DTP) vaccine last year, while 85 per cent completed the recommended three-dose series.  Although both figures increased by one percentage point from 2024, global vaccination coverage remains below pre-pandemic levels.  Missing lifesaving vaccines  An estimated 13.5 million children received no vaccines […]