After Decades of Mass Incarceration, Racial Disparities, and Failed Drug Policies, DEA Finally Facing Scrutiny; New DPA Issue Brief Released Today: The Scandal-Ridden DEA: Everything You Need to Know Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. A senior White House official has said that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Michele[Read More…]

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, addressing the Security Council, urges return to two-State negotiations for Israel, Palestine. UN Photo/Loey Felipe NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–21 April 2015 – The prospects of a two-State solution in the Middle East are getting dimmer with potentially explosive consequences for the entire region, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon warned[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2015. Regional and state unemployment rates were little changed in March. Twenty-three states and the District of Columbia had unemployment rate decreases from February, 12 states had increases, and 15 states had no change, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Forty-six states and the District[Read More…]

DETROIT —(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2015.  The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement in its lawsuit filed on behalf of Shoshana Hebshi, a mother of two who was pulled off an airplane at gunpoint, arrested, strip-searched, and detained. The case was brought against Frontier Airlines and several government defendants. The ACLU[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015 – 1:15 P.M. EDT   MR. EARNEST:  Good afternoon, everybody.  You all seem to be in a good mood this fine Monday afternoon.  I assume you all had excellent weekends.  It’s nice to see you.  We’ll get started to the questions here quickly.  I know that[Read More…]

Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015. Yesterday, the Washington Post published a front-page article reporting that the FBI has finally admitted the FBI Lab’s forensic hair analyses used for decades in state and federal criminal cases were flawed and inaccurate more that ninety percent (90%) of the time. These systemic problems at the FBI[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 20, 2015. During their meeting today at the White House, President Obama and the UAE’s Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed a range of regional and bilateral issues, and consulted on how best to deepen our cooperation in areas of shared interest.  They[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015 – 2:52 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT:   O-H! AUDIENCE:  I-O! THE PRESIDENT:  O-H! AUDIENCE:  I-O! THE PRESIDENT:   O-H! AUDIENCE:  I-O!  (Laughter.) THE PRESIDENT:  That last one was a little weak there.  Everybody, please have a seat.  Welcome to the White House.  And give it up for the[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 20, 2015 – Protesting a trade deal that would throw Americans out of work, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today planned to march with leaders of the AFL-CIO and other labor organizations to a rally outside the U.S. trade representative’s office.             “One of the key reasons why the middle[Read More…]

Maltese emergency workers in Senglea collect bodies from the Mediterranean disaster which happened overnight Saturday-Sunday 18-19 April 2015. Photo: UNHCR/F. Ellul GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–20 April 2015 – Following the loss of some 700 lives after a boat carrying migrants capsized and sank over the weekend, the UN human rights chief has urged[Read More…]