Combined Federal, State and Local Effort Dismantles Prescription Drug and Methamphetamine Distribution Cell INDIANA–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. U.S. Attorney Josh Minkler for the Southern District of Indiana announced today a collaborative effort between federal, state and local law enforcement in the fight to help reduce prescription and illegal drug abuse in[Read More…]
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Justice Department Reaches $470 Million Joint State-Federal Settlement with HSBC to Address Mortgage Loan Origination, Servicing and Foreclosure Abuses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. The Justice Department, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, along with 49 state attorneys general and the District of Columbia’s attorney general, have reached a $470 million agreement with HSBC Bank USA NA and its affiliates (collectively, HSBC)[Read More…]
Member of International Child Exploitation Conspiracy Sentenced to 216 Months in Prison
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. A Bronx, New York, man was sentenced to 216 months in prison today for his participation in two websites that were operated for the purpose of coercing and enticing minors as young as eight years old to engage in sexually explicit conduct on web camera. Assistant[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the Economy, Feb. 5, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016 – 12:31 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: TGIF, everybody. I wanted to stop by, because as you’re aware by now, America’s businesses created another 158,000 jobs last month. After reaching 10 percent in 2009, the unemployment rate has now fallen to 4.9 percent — even as more[Read More…]
DoD Releases 2014 Annual Report on Suicide
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. Today, the Department of Defense (DoD) released its 2014 calendar year Suicide Event Report (DoDSER), which details the number of suicide attempts and deaths for U.S. service members. The DoDSER also includes detailed assessments of demographic information, behavioral health history, and deployment history. Data for each[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Music Professor Wins Award for Study on Music of Abraham Lincoln
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. Roosevelt University music history professor Thomas J. Kernan has studied more than 1,000 pieces of music composed over 144 years about Abraham Lincoln, concluding that music made about the President informs our understanding of ever-changing American attitudes and priorities. In conjunction with Lincoln’s birthday on Feb. 12,[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Receives National Rating for Sustainability
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. Roosevelt University has received national recognition for its comprehensive approach to sustainability from the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE). Completing its first-ever sustainability self-assessment report in December 2015, Roosevelt has received a bronze rating from the world’s leading higher education sustainability organization[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Fall 2015 Part-Time Honors List
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) has announced the Part-Time Honors List of students for the fall 2015 semester. To be named to the list, a part-time student must be “in good standing” and have earned a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better on a[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Fall 2015 Deans List
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2016. Prairie State College (PSC) recognizes the academic accomplishments of students each semester by awarding them a place on the Dean’s List. To be named to the Dean’s List, students must have a semester grade point average (GPA) of 3.75 or better, have completed a minimum of[Read More…]
Bernie Sanders’ Legislation Expanding Social Security Would Extend Solvency 40 Years, According to New Analysis
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)– February 5, 2016 – Sen. Bernie Sanders’ legislation to strengthen and expand Social Security would extend the life of the program an additional 40 years, from 2034 to 2074, according to a new analysis by the agency in charge of determining the solvency of Social Security. The Social Security[Read More…]
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