It has been decided by New Jersey's Governor Chris Christie that that state's Attorney General Jeffery Chiesa will temporarily fill the seat left vacant by the passing of late Senator Frank Lautenberg. The governor made the announcement on Thursday.
After a three-year sentence on his fourth drug conviction, then being deported back to Mexico, the Mexican National was back in court for sentencing on more drug crimes after illegally re-entering the United States.
VALDEZ, Alaska — The Coast Guard, Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, City of Valdez, and Gallagher Marine Services, LLC formally established a Unified Command on Wednesday in response to container oil leaks aboard the cargo ship BBC Arizona.
Debate on the five-year farm bill has ended after a vote in the Senate that cleared the way for the Senate's version. The vote on that bill can be expected as soon as next week.