NEW YORK Two associates of the Genovese La Cosa Nostra crime family plead guilty Thursday to extortion-related charges, according to officials. Francesco Depergola, 61, of Springfield, Mass., and Gerald Daniele, 52, of…
The 100 Best Places to Work in 2018 — and the Jobs They Have Open Right Now
By Paul Schrodt December 6, 2017 Facebook is the place to be, according to job website Glassdoor’s new list ranking the 100 best companies to work for in 2018. Technology is a recurring theme…
U.S.: No Talks with Russia As NATO Demands Moscow Remove Troops from Georgia
By Tom O’Connor Newsweek NATO has demanded Russia remove its troops from two breakaway republics bordering Georgia, which has expressed a desire to join the Western military alliance. Speaking on the last day…
Volkswagen Manager Sentenced to Seven Years in Prison for Cheating Emissions Tests
MICHIGAN The former general manager of Volkswagen’s U.S. Environment and Engineering Office was sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in VW’s scheme to sell diesel “clean diesel” vehicles containing…
Fugitive Lawyer Facing 12 Years in prison in $550 Million Social Security Fraud Captured in Honduras
KENTUCKY A former Social Security disability lawyer who was captured in Honduras and returned to the United States was arraigned Wednesday on charges stemming from his escape from home confinement and his…
Moore police release body cam footage from night state senator found in hotel room with teen boy
MOORE, Okla. – Days after a former state senator pleaded guilty to federal child sex trafficking, Moore police released body cam footage of the call that led the then-seated senator to be…
Brain abnormalities found in victims of US embassy attack in Cuba
Mysterious attacks that harmed 24 Americans in Havana resulted in changes to white matter tracts in brain, doctors say. Physicians, the FBI and US intelligence agencies have spent months trying to determine…
Feds: Saipan Restaurant Pays Nine U.S. Workers $40,000 in Back Pay
GUAM The federal government announced Tuesday that J.E.T. Holding Co. Inc. or JET has paid $40,000 to nine U.S. citizens pursuant to a settlement. The payments, which JET distributed last week, are…
Former Congresswoman Sentenced to Five Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme
FLORIDA A federal judge sentenced convicted former U.S. Congresswoman Corrine Brown to five years in prison Monday for her role in a conspiracy and fraud scheme involving a fraudulent scholarship charity, according…
Gang Leader Who United Three L.A. Gangs for Mexican Mafia Pleads Guility
LOS ANGELES A Northeast Los Angeles gang member who was one of the top figures in a conspiracy that united three rival gangs under the authority of a Mexican Mafia member plead…
Other Voices: A cake is food, not speech. But why bully the baker?
By George F. Will Opinion writer December 1 The conversation about a cake lasted less than a minute but will long reverberate in constitutional law. On Tuesday, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear 60 minutes…
Man Fatally Shot While Trying to Sell Video Game System via App
SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. – Police said a 24-year-old man was shot and killed while trying to sell his PlayStation through the OfferUp app. Police said Larry Stewart was shot multiple times…