Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Park Forest Police announced in a statement on November 17 four arrests in connection with the shooting death of Jason McCullough on October 28, 2016. On November 15, after an “intensive investigation” into the murder of Jason McCullough by the Park Forest Investigations Unit and the South[Read More…]
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Blizzard Conditions To Evolve Over Northern Plains Late This Week
By Faith Eherts, Meteorologist for AccuWeather.com AccuWeather-(ENEWSPF)- AccuWeather reports a strengthening storm will bring the first significant snowfall of the season to the northern Plains with localized blizzard conditions through Friday. The storm dropped accumulating snowfall across interior portions of the West on Wednesday and Wednesday night. Strong winds to whip central US As the storm emerges from[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton: ‘Fight … America is Worth It’ (Video)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016 By Mark Sumner With many on the right still urging Trump to deliver on his campaign promise of naming a special prosecutor with the full time task of pursuing Hillary Clinton, you might expect the former candidate to shy from the limelight. That’s not the case. Instead, Hillary appeared[Read More…]
The ‘Precedent’ for Trump’s Muslim Registry is Japanese Internment Camps
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016 By Mark Sumner Vintage photograph displayed at Manzanar War Relocation Center There’s absolutely no doubt that the white nationalist forces on the Trump team are already moving to create some kind of “Muslim registry.” Some have suggested this will be a somewhat invisible process, with the[Read More…]
ACLU of Minnesota Responds to Charges Against St. Anthony Officer Who Killed Philando Castile
ST. PAUL, Minn. –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. Yesterday the Ramsey County Attorney announced that the officer who killed Philando Castile will be charged with manslaughter in the second degree and two felony counts of dangerous discharge of a firearm. The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota released the following statement: Please[Read More…]
Minnesota Transgender Surgery Ban Found Unconstitutional
ST. PAUL, Minn. —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. A Minnesota district court ruled this week that transgender people on the state’s Medical Assistance progam in Minnesota deserve access to medically necessary services related to gender transition. Since 2005, surgical treatments for gender dysphoria have been excluded from coverage even though equivalent treatments were[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: Pekin Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Tax Fraud
Chicago —(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced that a Tazewell County business owner pleaded guilty to defrauding the state out of more than $600,000. Hisham M. Jaber, 40, of Pekin, pleaded guilty to filing fraudulent tax returns and was sentenced to three years in the Illinois Department[Read More…]
JPMorgan’s Investment Bank in Hong Kong Agrees to Pay $72 Million Penalty for Corrupt Hiring Scheme in China
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. JPMorgan Securities (Asia Pacific) Limited (JPMorgan APAC), a Hong Kong-based subsidiary of multinational bank JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPMC), agreed to pay a $72 million penalty for its role in a scheme to corruptly gain advantages in winning banking deals by awarding prestigious jobs to relatives[Read More…]
President Obama Names Recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016. Yesterday, President Barack Obama named 21 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the Nation’s highest civilian honor, presented to individuals who have made especially meritorious contributions to the security or national interests of the United States, to world[Read More…]
Op-Ed by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel: The Future of Transatlantic Relations
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 17, 2016 The piece was published today in German by German Daily “Wirtschaftswoche” and can be found here. The full English text of the op-ed by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel is printed below. The Future of Transatlantic Relations By: President Barack Obama and Chancellor Angela Merkel Germany[Read More…]
