Another case of officer-involved shooting of an unarmed black man is unfolding in the state of South Carolina, and that officer has been arrested after a video shot by a bystander nearby was released to the victim’s family, who’s attorney in turn, released it to the New York Times. The incident played out after a […]
WASHINGTON—A growing number of U.S. lawmakers of both political parties say Congress should have an up-or-down vote if a final accord is reached on Iran’s nuclear program. Even as the Obama administration braces for months of intensive international negotiations with Iran, it is also fighting to ensure that congressional actions do not torpedo the diplomatic […]
SEATTLE,WASH.-The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has completed an emergency cleanup of elemental mercury at a residential home in the South 15th Ave. and Nob Hill neighborhood of Yakima, Washington. EPA worked closely with Yakima Health District and the Washington State Department of Ecology to complete the cleanup and ensure that public health and the environment […]
The Salvadoran man who stole the identity of a New York man to live and work in the state of Alaska was sentenced on Tuesday to 29 months in prison by United States District Court Judge Sharon Gleason, U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler announced today. Jose Alegria-Garcia, who has been in the United States for over three […]