The U.S. government has carried out its first execution of a female inmate in nearly 70 years. Lisa Montgomery was put to death early Wednesday at a federal prison in Terre Haute, Indiana. A series of legal challenges seeking to stop the execution ended with the U.S. Supreme Court ruling late Tuesday it could go […]
The U.S. government has carried out its first execution in 17 years after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in an early Tuesday decision to dismiss a lower court’s injunction on three executions scheduled for this week and another set for next month. Daniel Lewis Lee was put to death with a dose of the […]
Anchorage, Alaska – U.S. Attorney Bryan Schroder announced today that an Indiana man and an Anchorage woman have been indicted on federal child pornography and child exploitation charges, arising from the investigation into the murder of Cynthia Hoffman. Darin Schilmiller, a/k/a “Babe,” a/k/a “Tyler,” 21, of New Salisbury, Indiana, and Denali Brehmer, a/k/a […]
[dropcap]A[/dropcap]n import alert that kept genetically modified salmon from entering domestic markets has been lifted by US Commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration Dr. Scott Gottlieb, clearing the way for AquAdvantage Salmon to produce and market in the United States. Gottlieb said the FDA’s approval of the genetically engineered (GE) fish produced by […]
Portland, Ore-In reply briefs filed Tuesday with the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in the case Brackeen v. Bernhardt, the United States and defendant tribal nations reaffirm the constitutionality of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). The briefs also underscore why ICWA’s protections continue to be vital for Native children and […]
A Fort Wayne, Indiana teen is being sought in an Attempted Murder case in Allen County, authorities there say. The case against Sarai Rodriguez-Miranda, age 19, began in January, when her mother reported text messages that the teen, then 18, sent from the cell phone the two shared. According to the report, Sarai had texted […]
A federal judge said Monday the north central state of Indiana cannot attempt to deter the resettlement of Syrian refugees, calling an order by Governor Mike Pence clearly discriminatory. After the November terror attacks in Paris, Pence ordered state agencies to suspend funding for groups that help refugees in Indiana. He said the measures would […]
The Indiana State Department of Health (ISDH) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) are investigating a large outbreak of recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infections among persons who inject drugs (PWID). Many of the HIV-infected individuals in this outbreak are co-infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The purpose of this HAN Advisory […]