Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest still has two missing women. Two adult women. These women are missing still. Jerrica Laws, 24, disappeared August 16, 2015, and was reported missing by her family on August 18, 2015. Brenda Jackson, then 30, now 31, disappeared on January 3, 2016, and was reported[Read More…]
Day: April 26, 2016
Malian National Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison for Conspiracy to Murder U.S. Diplomat
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Alhassane Ould Mohamed, aka Cheibani, 46, a citizen of Mali, was sentenced to 25 years in prison in the Eastern District of New York for conspiring to murder a U.S. diplomat stationed in Niamey, Niger, in December 2000. The sentence was announced by Assistant Attorney General[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, April 26, 2016
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26 , 2016 – 1:18 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. It’s nice to see you all. I guess many of you are attending the briefing because your colleagues were over on the trip last week, but obviously it was an opportunity that the President had to[Read More…]
Senator Kirk Hosts Human Rights Caucus Event on Boko Haram’s Continued Terror in Northern Africa
Militant Group Pledged Allegiance to ISIS in 2014; Responsible with ISIS for 51% of Terrorism Deaths Worldwide; 219 of Kidnapped Chibok Girls Still Missing; U.S. Pledged $40 Million in Humanitarian Aid Last Week WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.), Co-Chair of the Senate Human Rights Caucus, hosted a[Read More…]
Merkley-Grassley Wind Energy Amendment Passes Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Today, the United States Senate passed a bipartisan amendment sponsored by Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley and Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) that restores funding for wind energy research and development (R&D). The amendment was attached to the Fiscal Year 2017 (FY17) Energy and Water Appropriations bill.[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Joins Bipartisan Push to Pass Bill to Combat Campus Sexual Assault
Senators urges colleagues to take action and pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., today were joined by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and survivors of sexual assault to urge the Senate[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and Choose Chicago Announce Record Tourism In 2015
Domestic Visitors to Chicago Topped 50 Million for the First Time; Total Tourism Expected to Surpass 52 Million, Supporting 3,800 New Jobs in 2015 CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Choose Chicago Board Chair Desiree Rogers today announced that in 2015 domestic visitors to Chicago passed 50 million for[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s New National Service Bill Would Make College More Affordable While Helping Revitalize American Communities
Congresswoman proposes empowering young Americans to serve their neighbors and neighborhoods by expanding college financial assistance and civilian service programs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Following this month’s anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today proposed bold legislation to build on the law’s successes[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Monthly Complaint Snapshot Examines Mortgage Complaints
Report Also Includes Look at Consumer Complaints from California WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) released its latest monthly consumer complaint snapshot, highlighting consumer complaints related to mortgages. The report shows that consumers continue to encounter servicing problems when they are unable to make[Read More…]
Ford Continues To ‘Insource’: Invests $1.6 Billion in U.S. Plants, Creates 650 Hourly Jobs in Michigan and Ohio
Dearborn, Mich.–(BUSINESS WIRE – ENEWSPF)–Ford Motor Company is investing $1.6 billion to upgrade two of its manufacturing facilities in Michigan and Ohio, and creating or retaining 650 hourly jobs in the United States. The $1.4 billion investment in Livonia Transmission Plant and $200 million investment in Ohio Assembly Plant are part[Read More…]