Washington, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Today Congresswoman Robin Kelly (IIL-02), Congressman Ruben Gallego (AZ-07), and the President of the Brady Campaign, Dan Gross, participated in a press conference and sent a letter to Attorney General Loretta Lynch calling on her to take bold immediate action and crackdown on “bad apple” gun dealers who sell[Read More…]
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Park Forest Police Blotter Reports for August 5, 2015
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Iran Travel Warning, Aug. 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens to carefully consider the risks of travel to Iran. Dual national Iranian-American citizens may encounter difficulty in departing Iran. U.S. citizens should stay current with media coverage of local events and carefully consider nonessential travel. This Travel Warning updates the[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Haiti Travel Warning, Aug. 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015. The Department of State has issued this Travel Warning to inform U.S. citizens traveling to or living in Haiti about the lack of adequate emergency medical facilities, and the security environment in Haiti. This replaces the Travel Warning dated December 4, 2014 and provides updated information[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Cameroon Travel Warning, Aug. 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens of the high risk of traveling to Cameroon, and urges U.S. citizens to avoid all travel to the North and Far North regions of Cameroon due to the general threat of terrorism, particularly by the extremist terrorist group Boko[Read More…]
Justice Department Files Brief to Address the Criminalization of Homelessness
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. The Department of Justice filed a statement of interest today arguing that making it a crime for people who are homeless to sleep in public places, when there is insufficient shelter space in a city, unconstitutionally punishes them for being homeless. The statement of interest was[Read More…]
U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Southern District of New York and FBI Announce Return of Stolen Stradivarius Violin to Heirs of Musician Roman Totenberg
Stradivarius Violin, Constructed in 1734, was Missing for 35 Years Before Its Recovery by the FBI This photo provided by the FBI New York shows The Ames Stradivarius. Source: FBI file. Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York, and Assistant Director in[Read More…]
Parties to Restore Significant Habitat in Washington State River to Resolve Natural Resource Damage Liability at the Thea Foss Waterway
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 6, 2015. More than 56 parties have agreed to restore key salmon habitat on the White River, which flows through King and Pierce Counties in Washington State, to resolve their liability for natural resource damages caused by hazardous substances released into the Thea Foss and Wheeler-Osgood Waterways in[Read More…]
Unemployment Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending August 1, 2015
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 6, 2015. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 1, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 270,000, an increase of 3,000 from the previous week’s unrevised level of 267,000. The 4-week moving average was 268,250, a decrease of 6,500 from the previous week’s unrevised[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Iran Nuclear Deal, August 5, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2015 – 11:58 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you so much. Everybody, please have a seat. Thank you very much. I apologize for the slight delay. Even Presidents have problems with toner. (Laughter.) It is a great honor to be back at American[Read More…]
