Hundreds of firefighters gathered in Springfield for the 22nd Annual Illinois Fallen Firefighter Memorial, Firefighter Medal of Honor Awards Ceremony SPRINGFIELD –-(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Firefighters from across the state gathered in Springfield on Tuesday, May 12th, to remember firefighters who died in service and honor 39 other firefighters for[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
Secretary of State Kerry’s Press Availability With Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, May 12, 2015
Sochi, Russia–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015 MODERATOR: (In progress) (Via interpreter) ready to start the press conference. Heads of the foreign policy agencies of the U.S. and Russia. FOREIGN MINISTER LAVROV: Distinguished ladies and gentlemen, thanks a lot for your patience and waiting till the end of all today’s negotiations. Our negotiations[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Federal Lawsuit Against Park City Business for Violating the Employment Rights of Utah Naval Reserve Member
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—May 12, 2015. The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and U.S Attorney Carlie Christensen of the District of Utah announced today the filing of a complaint in U.S. District Court in Salt Lake City against Veteran’s Trading Company (VTC), a business with headquarters in Park City, Utah. The complaint[Read More…]
Maryland Man Sentenced to 13 Years in Prison for Operating Ponzi Scheme That Cost Investors Over $28 Million in Losses
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Garfield M. Taylor, 56, of Rockville, Maryland, was sentenced today to 13 years in prison and ordered to pay over $28.6 million in restitution for operating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in investors losing money they invested with Taylor and companies he controlled. The sentencing was[Read More…]
Three Members of al-Shabaab Plead Guilty to Conspiring to Provide Material Support to the Terrorist Organization
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Earlier today, Madhi Hashi, 25, of Somalia, Ali Yasin Ahmed, 30, of Sweden, and Mohamed Yusuf, 32, of Sweden, pleaded guilty to conspiring to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization, al-Shabaab. The guilty plea was announced by Assistant Attorney General for National Security[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Conversation on Poverty at Georgetown University
Washington Post columnist and Georgetown faculty member E.J. Dionne, left, moderates a panel on poverty that includes President Obama, Harvard professor Robert Putnam and Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute. Photo Credity: Georgetown University Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015 – 11:39 A.M. EDT MR. DIONNE: It’s a real honor[Read More…]
Marine Helicopter Goes Missing During Nepal Relief Mission
KATHMANDU, Nepal–(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015 – A U.S. Marine Corps UH-1Y Huey helicopter with six Marines and two Nepalese service members aboard was declared missing today near Charikot, Nepal, Joint Task Force 505 officials reported. Officials said the status of those aboard is unknown. The Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469[Read More…]
Latina from Chicago’s South Side Blazes Trail to Business Law
DePaul law student Amanda Moncada visits Federal Plaza in Chicago, near the courthouse where she served as a judicial extern. Moncada blazed her own trail to the DePaul University College of Law, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago to a prestigious position on the law school’s scholarly[Read More…]
DePaul University College of Law to Graduate 280 Students May 17
Honorary degree recipient M. Cherif Bassiouni will address graduating class M. Cherif Bassiouni, DePaul emeritus professor of law, will address the College of Law’s graduating class on May 17 at the Rosemont Theatre where some 280 students will receive their Juris Doctors or Master of Laws degrees. Bassiouni will also[Read More…]
Senator Merkley Joins Mayor de Blasio, Progressive Leaders to Lay Out a Progressive Agenda to Create New Opportunities and Rising Wages
WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–May 12, 2015. Today, Oregon’s Senator Jeff Merkley joined New York Mayor Bill de Blasio and progressive leaders from around the country by the steps of the U.S. Capitol to lay out a bold new progressive agenda to create opportunity and rising wages for ordinary Americans. The agenda[Read More…]
