Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The Department of Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that the remains of a serviceman, missing from the Korean War, have been identified and will be returned to his family for burial with full military honors. U.S. Army Cpl. Robert E. Meyers of Greencastle, Pennsylvania,[Read More…]
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DoD Identifies Army Casualty, Oct. 23, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 23, 2015. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Inherent Resolve. Master Sgt. Joshua L. Wheeler, 39, of Roland, Oklahoma, died Oct. 22, in Kirkuk Province, Iraq, from wounds received by enemy small-arms fire during an operation. He was assigned[Read More…]
Racial Justice Groups March on Annual Conference of Police Chiefs to Demand Fair Policing Practices
Groups Call International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and its Members to End Police Violence and Mass Criminalization in Communities of Color CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–October 3, 2015. A coalition of organizations on the frontlines of the racial justice movement will gather at the 122nd Annual Conference of the International Association[Read More…]
New York to Become 20th State to Explicitly Protect Transgender People from Harassment and Discrimination
NEW YORK –(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Governor Cuomo is expected to announce that New York will issue statewide regulations to protect people based on gender identity, transgender status, and gender dysphoria. The regulations are comprehensive and will apply statewide to employers and providers of housing, public accommodations, and credit. “Transgender Law Center[Read More…]
Former Connecticut Resident Sentenced to Over Eight Years in Prison for Attempting to Send U.S. Military Technology to Iran
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. Mozaffar Khazaee, 61, formerly of Manchester, Connecticut, was sentenced today to 97 months in prison and ordered to pay a $50,000 fine by U.S. District Judge Vanessa L. Bryant of the District of Connecticut for violating the Arms Export Control Act by attempting to send to[Read More…]
Governors State Athletics Accepted into Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
UNIVERSITY PARK–(ENEWSPF)–October 23, 2015. The Governors State University Athletics program has been accepted for membership in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC). The CCAC is one of 24 National Association of Intercollegiate Association (NAIA) conferences, with a membership of colleges and universities in Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Wisconsin. GSU becomes[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama in Arm Chair Discussion on Criminal Justice with Law Enforcement Leaders
President Barack Obama greets Camden County N.J. Police Chief J. Scott Thomson following a panel discussion on criminal justice reform with law enforcement leaders in the South Court Auditorium of the White House, Oct. 22, 2015. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza) Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015 – 2:36 P.M.[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Eric Schultz, Oct. 22, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015 – 1:00 P.M. EDT MR. SCHULTZ: Good afternoon. I have one piece of business to do up at the top, and then happy to take your questions. I’d like to command to your attention that a short while ago, the Senate Judiciary Committee, on a[Read More…]
Rauner Administration – Trade Unions Reach Agreements
SPRINGFIELD –(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. After several months of good faith negotiations, Governor Bruce Rauner has agreed to terms on new four-year collective bargaining agreements with the International Union of Operating Engineers, the United Association of Journeymen and Apprentices of the Plumbing and Pipefitting Industry, and the International Association of Machinist[Read More…]
South Florida Man Who Engaged in ‘Sextortion’ Sentenced to 139 Years in Prison
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 22, 2015. After having been convicted at trial of producing child pornography, a Miami-Dade County resident was sentenced today to 139 years in prison, to be followed by a lifetime of supervised release by U.S. District Court Chief Judge K. Michael Moore. U.S. Attorney Wifredo A. Ferrer for[Read More…]
