Justice Department Announces Results of Operation Spring Cleaning
Union Leaders Convicted of Racketeering, Fraud, and Embezzlement of Union Dues
CEO of Iran Tech Company Arrested on Federal Charge of Supplying U.S. Equipment to Iran’s Nuclear and Military Establishment
Joint Law Enforcement Effort Disrupts Two Multi-State Drug Trafficking Operations; Nineteen Defendants Charged in Homeland Security Task Force Initiative
Morris County Man Arrested for Kicking and Biting ICE Deportation Officers
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May 20, 2026
PHOENIX — With Memorial Day weekend right around the corner, the Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is reminding campers, hikers and other outdoor recreationists to be “bear aware.” Bears are typically shy and tend to avoid humans, but their…
May 20, 2026
Library to Add Cutting-Edge Molecular Data Storage Device Carrying Digitized Collections to America’s Time Capsule Tiny Vial to Carry Digital Copy of Thomas Jefferson’s Draft of Declaration of Independence, Francis Scott Key’s Lyrics for National Anthem and More The nation’s…
May 20, 2026
Two conspirators imprisoned for scheme to obtain child pornography. GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN – Michael David Bledsoe, 47, of Lansing, Michigan and Joseph Brandon, 50, of Knoxville, Tennessee, were sentenced to a total of 984 months in prison following their convictions…
May 20, 2026
FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. – in celebration of Memorial Day and our nation’s upcoming 250th birthday, the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Illinois and U.S. Attorney Steven D. Weinhoeft proudly recognize Robert “Bob” Gill, 99, from Jerseyville,…
May 20, 2026
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE), will host a virtual public information meeting on the US Ecology Romulus Inc. (USE ROM), Hazardous Waste Management Facility Operating License Application at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 28, 2026. Technical…
May 20, 2026
President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. The act provided settlers with 160 acres of surveyed public land after payment of a filing fee and five years of continuous residence. Designed to spur Western migration, the…
May 19, 2026
By Matthew Olay More than 29,000 members of the military's special operations forces community and the public converged both in person and virtually on downtown Tampa, Florida, today for the official kickoff of Special Operations Forces Week 2026. Cohosted by…
May 19, 2026
For years, the nation’s capital was allowed to decay — marred by crime, graffiti, and crumbling infrastructure — amid a bureaucratic acceptance of decline as inevitable. President Donald J. Trump rejected that surrender from Day One — and under his…
May 18, 2026
Brandy Miller, 48, of Flagstaff, Arizona, was sentenced on May 13, 2026, in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, for conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. United States District Court Judge Brian C. Buescher sentenced Miller to 140 months’ imprisonment. There is no…
May 18, 2026
SAN DIEGO — U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Chula Vista Station recently arrested 19 people discovered hiding in a drainage system near the border in San Diego. Among those arrested were 35-year-old Raudel Carrillo-Padilla and 31-year-old Ivan Carrillo-Padilla, two…
May 18, 2026
By HEATHER JOHNSON DUROCHER Writer, Michigan Department of Natural Resources For some visitors to Tahquamenon Falls State Park, the main attraction at Michigan’s second-largest state park has always remained out of reach. For those using wheelchairs, experiencing the iconic, 200-foot-wide,…
May 17, 2026
Popular rider Oliver Lewis rode H. P. McGrath’s thoroughbred Aristides to victory in the first Kentucky Derby on May 17, 1875, at the Louisville Jockey Club. Fourteen of the fifteen jockeys in the derby, including Lewis, were African Americans. The…