Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- David Coleman Headley, a U.S. citizen partly of Pakistani descent, was sentenced January 24 to 35 years in prison for a dozen federal terrorism crimes relating to his role in planning the November 2008 terrorist attacks in Mumbai, India, and a subsequent proposed attack on a newspaper in[Read More…]
Year: 2013
FBI: Chicago Man Pleads Guilty to Bringing Minor to Illinois for Prostitution
Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A Chicago man is facing a mandatory minimum of 10 years and a maximum sentence of life in prison after pleading guilty January 11 to transporting a minor from Wisconsin to Illinois for prostitution. The defendant, Carl Brandon Smith, also admitted that he engaged in forced sex trafficking[Read More…]
Marian Catholic Speech Sends Nine Entries to IHSA State After Winning Sectional Title
Back row, left to right: Michelle Caperelli ’13, Cristen Milliner ’14, Jasmine Jackson ’13, Megan Ringo ’14, Regina Hoyles ’14, Pia Lyander ’13, Cooper Packard ’14, and Kyliah Thompson ’14. Front row, left to right: Scott Mlcoch ’13, Daniel Blewitt ’14, and Kyle Chandler Fitzgerald ’13 (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights,[Read More…]
Chrysler Recall of Certain Model Ram 1500 Trucks, Dodge Dakota Trucks, Chrysler Aspen Trucks and Dodge Durango Trucks
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—February 14, 2013. SUMMARY: Chrysler is recalling certain model year 2009-2012 Ram 1500 trucks manufactured from February 27, 2008, through June 30, 2009, and from December 1, 2009, through October 20, 2011; model year 2009-2011 Dodge Dakota trucks manufactured from February 27, 2007, through June 30, 2009, and from[Read More…]
Threat Bias Interacts with Combat, Gene to Boost PTSD Risk
Israeli soldiers tracked through deployment to ID predictors – NIH study Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Soldiers preoccupied with threat at the time of enlistment or with avoiding it just before deployment were more likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), in a study of Israeli infantrymen. Such pre-deployment threat vigilance[Read More…]
Education Department Releases College Scorecard to Help Students Choose Best College for Them
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 13, 2013. Following President Obama’s State of the Union address, today the U.S. Department of Education released an interactive College Scorecard, which provides students and families the critical information they need to make smart decisions about where to enroll for higher education. The College Scorecard – as part[Read More…]
U.S. Department of Education Awards $3 Million to Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, and New York City to Aid in Recovery from Hurricane Sandy
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Safe and Healthy Students has awarded $3 million in Project School Emergency Response to Violence (SERV) grants to Connecticut ($250,000), New Jersey ($1.25 million), New York ($500,000) and New York City ($1 million) to assist with recovery efforts in[Read More…]
ALEC’s Economic Agenda Will Weaken State Economies and Harm Working Families, Leading Experts Find
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Leading state policy experts revealed yesterday how the economic policy agenda of the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) would weaken state economies, hurt working families, and put the interests of corporations and the wealthiest households before the common good. Governors and legislatures in numerous states are[Read More…]
NOW and One Billion Rising Call Attention to Violence Against Women
Statement of NOW President Terry O’Neill Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 14, 2013. Today, women and men around the world are rising and dancing to end violence against women and girls. The National Organization for Women is a proud partner in the One Billion Rising actions organized by Vagina Monologues author and global[Read More…]
2 NASA Satellites See Cyclone Gino’s ‘Centered’ Power
On Feb. 13 at 0505 UTC (12:05 a.m. EST) the MODIS instrument aboard NASA’s Terra satellite captured this visible image of Tropical Cyclone Gino in the Indian Ocean. This close-up image clearly shows the ocean surface in the middle of Gino’s eye. (Credit: NASA Goddard MODIS Rapid Response Team) NASA/Goddard[Read More…]
