Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to defer all travel to Crimea and the eastern regions of Donetsk and Luhansk, and recommends those U.S. citizens currently living in or visiting these regions to depart. This supersedes the Travel Warning for Ukraine dated July 16 to provide[Read More…]
Day: December 14, 2015
Departments of Justice and Homeland Security Announce Joint Guidance to Employers on Internal Form I-9 Audits
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the Department of Homeland Security’s U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced today the issuance of a joint Guidance for Employers Conducting Internal Employment Eligibility Verification Form I-9 Audits. Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA), employers are[Read More…]
Maryland Man Charged With Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
Defendant Allegedly Received Money from Individuals Overseas to be used for “Operational Purposes” in the United States; When Confronted by the FBI the Defendant Allegedly Lied to the FBI and Concealed his Support for ISIL Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. Mohamed Elshinawy, 30, of Edgewood, Maryland, was arrested on Friday, Dec.[Read More…]
34 Individuals Facing Federal and Tribal Charges Relating to Methamphetamine Trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. Thirty-four individuals are facing federal and tribal drug charges as the result of an 18-month multi-agency investigation spearheaded by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) into methamphetamine trafficking on the Mescalero Apache Reservation. Eighteen defendants, including five members of the Mescalero[Read More…]
Prairie State College Speech Team Brings Home Several Awards from Tournament
Prairie State College Speech Team members participating in the recent tournament at Kishwaukee College were (seated, from left) Patrick Sheard and Daniel Blewitt, and (standing, from left) Anfernee Gray, Nick Johnson, Shania Johnson and Rachel Brooks. CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. The Prairie State College Speech Team placed fifth in the[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Questions FBI ID Policy on Freedom of Information Act Requests
Wyden Asks Why Government-Issued ID is Needed to Request Public Information; Questions How IDs Submitted to FBI Will be Used Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., asked FBI Director James Comey to explain the purpose of a new FBI policy requiring people to upload copies of government-issued[Read More…]
U.S. Army National Guard Soldier Pleads Guilty to Attempting to Provide Material Support to ISIL
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. A soldier in the U.S. Army National Guard pleaded guilty today to federal charges that he conspired with his cousin to provide material support to a foreign terrorist organization in the Middle East. HASAN R. EDMONDS, 23, of Aurora, pleaded guilty to one count of[Read More…]
FAA Announces Small Drone Registration Rule
Registration Begins on December 21, 2015, First 30 Days are Free WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) today announced a streamlined and user-friendly web-based aircraft registration process for owners of small unmanned aircraft (UAS) weighing more than 0.55 pounds (250 grams) and[Read More…]
Chicago Will Launch CTA Bus Service on the Loop Link December 20
Transportation Improvement Project Expected to Ease Congestion, Modernize Traffic Flow, Enhance Safety and Improve Loop Connections to Neighborhoods CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, CDOT, and CTA today announced that CTA bus service on The Loop Link – a major modernization of the downtown transportation network – will begin Sunday,[Read More…]
Citizen Action of New York Endorses Bernie Sanders for President
MANCHESTER, N.H. –(ENEWSPF)–December 14, 2015. Citizen Action of New York on Monday endorsed U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders for President. Citizen Action of New York is a grassroots organization fighting for economic, social and environmental justice, and an end to electoral corruption. The group is the first statewide organization in New[Read More…]