A 58-year-old former high school teacher is facing prison time after pleading guilty to looking for sex acts with a 16-year-old in California, federal officials said. In 2023, Sean Stevenson, a high school science teacher with University City High School in San Diego at the time, believed he was meeting with a 16-year-old to engage […]
Jun. 14—Errant cattle roaming the Valles Caldera National Preserve have spurred a lawsuit from three conservation groups that contend federal land and wildlife managers have failed to prevent the rogue cows from invading the park and encroaching on endangered species. The groups argue the U.S. Forest Service and U.S Fish and Wildlife Service have allowed […]
A 58-year-old former high school teacher is facing prison time after pleading guilty to looking for sex acts with a 16-year-old in California, federal officials said. In 2023, Sean Stevenson, a high school science teacher with University City High School in San Diego at the time, believed he was meeting with a 16-year-old to engage […]
If you’re considering opening a new savings account or certificate of deposit (CD), knowing how the Fed’s decisions impact your interest earnings over time is key to making an informed decision about where to put your money. The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) held it’s latest meeting on June 11 and June 12. During this […]
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) — Law enforcement has increased its presence in San Francisco’s drug-plagued Tenderloin neighborhood in recent weeks, the United States District Attorney’s Office said. The additional activity is part of the “All Hands on Deck” initiative to curb drug dealing in the area. More officers will primarily be present at night. “All Hands […]
The Federal Reserve’s own balance sheet is underwater — with no end in sight if it keeps interest rates higher for longer. – MarketWatch photo illustration/iStockphoto The Federal Reserve’s roughly $1 trillion pile of paper losses stemming from its underwater securities holdings have begun to turn into more than $100 billion in actual losses, with […]
An Arizona man planned a mass shooting targeting African Americans and other minorities at a rap concert in Atlanta in May, looking to incite a race war ahead of the presidential election, federal authorities said. Mark Adams Prieto was indicted by a federal grand jury Tuesday on charges of firearms trafficking, transfer of a firearm […]
Jun. 12—Federal investigators say engine failure due to poor maintenance caused a helicopter crash nearly two years ago that claimed the lives of four Bernalillo County first responders. The men were returning to Albuquerque after conducting firefighting operations near Chapelle, which is south of Las Vegas, New Mexico, in July 2022 when the aircraft entered […]
Department of Justice Mark Adams Prieto wasn’t the most clandestine about his plans to incite a race war, the FBI says. The 58-year-old, who was arrested last month, unknowingly blabbed to an FBI agent about his spine-chilling plan to shoot up a rap concert and even allegedly sold two automatic rifles to the agent on […]
A cooler-than-expected reading on inflation Wednesday was good news for Fed policy makers, but it isn’t likely enough to convince officials to cut interest rates just yet. The question it does raise for today’s Federal Open Market Committee meeting is whether the moderation influences some officials to reduce a prior estimate of three cuts for […]
Jerome Powell, the chair of the Federal Reserve.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Federal Reserve is likely to hold interest rates steady in its next decision on Wednesday. It follows a strong jobs report and still-high inflation. It’ll likely take longer for the Fed to cut interest rates given recent economic data. Americans shouldn’t expect interest rate […]
Federal prosecutors are asking for 10 years in prison for former Chicago Ald. Edward Burke, arguing in a lengthy filing late Monday that the 80-year-old Democratic machine stalwart was “steeped in corruption” and abused his office for personal gain for years. “Again and again, Burke used his significant political power to solicit and receive bribes […]