Feb. 20—The Miami Valley Bulk Smuggling Task Force seized 9 kilograms of methamphetamine and 5 kilograms of cocaine during a Tuesday traffic stop in Englewood, Montgomery County Sheriff Rob Strick, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost and Homeland Security Investigations Acting Special Agent in Charge Shawn Gibson announced. Omar Cabrera Rodriguez, 32, of Santa Rosa, California, […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has convened high-profile forums on artificial intelligence for months. Now, the two leaders of the House are getting in on the action as lawmakers struggle to regulate the fast-moving technology. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that they are launching a […]
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., has convened high-profile forums on artificial intelligence for months. Now, the two leaders of the House are getting in on the action as lawmakers struggle to regulate the fast-moving technology. Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., said Tuesday that they are launching a […]
Feb. 15—The Cumberland County Opioid Task Force held its initial meeting last month, elected officers and decided to review a grant application template from the state. The committee will review the form to determine if any changes are needed during its meeting next month. The committee was formed last year after Cumberland County received roughly […]
EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — Troopers with the Texas Department of Public Safety and El Paso Police officers arrested 15 drivers for alleged DWI during a two-day joint operation on Feb. 9-10, according to a news release sent out by DPS. The goal of the operation was to “remove dangerous, intoxicated drivers from El Paso […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday launched a task force aimed at addressing the “systemic” problem of mishandling classified information during presidential transitions, days after a Justice Department special counsel’s sharply critical report said he had done just that. The Presidential Records Transition Task Force will study past transitions to determine best practices […]
Drugs, guns and cash have been seized across the state by the Thurston County Narcotics Task Force, the group announced on social media. The Task Force led the investigation because the narcotics that were seized had direct ties to Thurston County. They seized the following: ▪ $97,000 in cash. ▪ 40,000 fentanyl pills. ▪ 104 […]
Fly-half Paolo Garbisi believes Italy are ready for the “most difficult match in world rugby” and expects facing Ireland to be twice as tough as taking on England. The Azzurri meet the reigning Guinness Six Nations champions in Dublin on Sunday after beginning their campaign with a narrow 27-24 loss to Steve Borthwick’s side in […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday slammed the report by a Justice Department special counsel into Joe Biden‘s mishandling of classified documents that raised questions about the president’s memory, calling it “politically motivated” and “gratuitous,” as the White House said the president would take steps to safeguard classified materials during presidential transitions. […]
GENEVA (AP) — A panel of U.N.-backed experts that focuses on children’s human rights called Thursday on Russia to prevent efforts to rewrite school curricula and textbooks to reflect the government’s “political and military agenda,” including over the war in Ukraine. The Committee on the Rights of the Child held two days of hearings in […]
The small team of Chicago Police officers has kept busy over the last two years. Formed in late 2021 in response to an ongoing spate of smash-and-grab burglaries, CPD’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force has so far recovered $3.8 million worth of merchandise stolen from retailers in and around the city, according to CPD. Sgt. […]
Jan. 31—A state task force formed following a fatal Clark County crash last year issued 17 recommendations to improve school bus safety in Ohio; mandating seat belts was not one of them. The task force’s recommendations are expected to be implemented in chunks by school districts, the Ohio General Assembly and executive orders signed by […]