HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "While we work to identify and reduce the amount of illegal robocalls   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Funding made possible by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will go to 19 projects along the Northeast Corridor as President Biden continues to advance a vision for world-class passenger rail across America The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today continued its historic investment in passenger rail with nearly $1.5 billion for 19 projects along the Northea  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: NEWARK -- Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin today held a meeting in Newark with law enforcement leaders from across the state to discuss how officers and prosecutors can best use the newly enacted laws that heighten criminal penalties for residential burglaries. The Attorney General also announced the creation of a Statewide Burglary Task Force that will be compri  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: The Attorney General's Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA) is investigating a death following a foot pursuit involving law enforcement that occurred on November 12, 2024, in Guttenberg, Hudson County, New Jersey. The identity of the decedent, an adult male, is not being released at this time. According to the preliminary investigation, at approxima  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: The Attorney General's Office today released footage from police body-worn cameras relating to the non-fatal shooting of an adult male on August 12, 2024, during an encounter with Newark Police Officer Alexander Ferreira and his partner. The law enforcement encounter is under investigation by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA). The recordings   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Nov. 16 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding the death of Shannon Rose, 39, of Manchester Township, New Jersey, who was fatally shot during an encounter on December 5, 2023 with police officers in Manchester, in Ocean County. Mr. Rose's death was investigated by the Office of Public Integrity and Acc  more

NEW YORK, Nov. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and James E. Dennehy, the Assistant Director in Charge of the New York Field Office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation ("FBI"), announced the arrest of six individuals charged with participating in a drug conspiracy that distributed large amounts of cocaine and fentany  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Army Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Command issued the following news: By Samantha Tyler REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. - For Liz Miranda, plan A was to finish college and work in a big accounting firm, but the Army had a different idea for her. "My plan B became my plan A," said Miranda, who is now serving as Army Materiel Command's highest ranking Army Civilian. Miranda assumed responsibility as the AMC executive deputy to the commanding general Oct. 6. T  more