Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2014. Anthony Merrell Tyler, 34, of Yuba City, California, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez to serve 46 months in prison for violating the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act. The crime involved a racially motivated attack by[Read More…]
Author: Gary Kopycinski
UN Expert Calls for Prosecution of CIA, U.S. Officials for Crimes Committed During Interrogations
Special Rapporteur on the promotion and protection of human rights and fundamental freedoms while countering terrorism Ben Emmerson. UN Photo/Jean-Marc Ferré GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2014 – A United States Senate report has confirmed what the international community has long believed – that there was a clear policy orchestrated at a high[Read More…]
Rich East Drama Club To Present ‘A Lesson Before Dying’
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Rich East High School Drama Club will present its fall play, "A Lesson Before Dying," at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Dec. 12 and 13, in the school auditorium, 300 Sauk Trail, Park Forest, Ill. Tickets are $10 for adults, $5 for seniors and $3 for children.
Rich East’s Ugbesia Caps Successful Cross Country Season With School-Record, High-Place Run at IHSA State Meet
Diamnte Ugbesia (4th, in Rocket green) keeps a good pace near the one-mile mark at the IHSA Class 2A State Cross Country Meet in Peoria on Nov. 8. Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- When he started the cross country season in August, Rich East’s Diamonte Ugbesia, had a goal, he wanted to[Read More…]
Congress Moving to Block D.C. Marijuana Legalization
Provisions in Must-Pass Spending Bill Would Overturn the Will of D.C. Voters; Civil Rights and Racial Justice Groups Send Open Letter to Democratic Leadership Encouraging Them to Stand Up for D.C. Voters Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2014. Media sources are reporting that members of Congress are negotiating provisions to a government[Read More…]
MB Financial Bank Presents $25,000 to South Suburban College for Scholarship & Technology Support
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –MB Financial Bank (MB) presented a $25,000 check to South Suburban College (SSC) recently at their Main Campus in South Holland. The donation is a part of MB’s $45,000 commitment to support a renovation of the college’s primary conference room and to establish an endowed scholarship through[Read More…]
Paying Out-of-pocket for Healthcare Leads to ‘Deep Impoverishment’ – UN Report
Female patient gets a check up in India. Photo: World Bank/Curt Carnemark GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–9 December 2014 – Some 80 per cent of the population across 44 countries lives without any health protection, essentially being deprived of the right to healthcare simply because they cannot afford it, according a new report released[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Statement on CIA Report
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today issued the following statement on a Senate Intelligence Committee investigation which found that the Central Intelligence Agency misled the White House and Congress about the brutal interrogation of terrorism suspects: “A great nation must be prepared to acknowledge its errors.[Read More…]
New Study Reaffirms Abortion Is Safe, PPFA Urges Policy Makers to Base Legislation on Science
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)—December 9, 2014. In response to a new study reaffirming that abortion as practiced in America today is safe, Planned Parenthood released the following statement urging elected officials to consider the science when drafting legislation that affects women’s health, most notably medically unnecessary targeted restrictions on abortion providers (TRAP), which have been[Read More…]
Researchers Offer New Insights into Predicting Future Droughts in California
Natural cycles, sea surface temperatures found to be main drivers in ongoing event Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 9, 2014. According to a new NOAA-sponsored study, natural oceanic and atmospheric patterns are the primary drivers behind California’s ongoing drought. A high pressure ridge off the West Coast (typical of historic droughts) prevailed for[Read More…]
