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Alaska can secure American energy dominance -- again

OPINION: In October 1973, the Arab oil embargo quadrupled oil prices overnight, from roughly $3 a barrel to nearly $12. Americans waited in long lines for gasoline. Inflation surged. The economy buckled. Energy proved to be the Achilles’ heel of our …

5 Hidden Ways the Government Rigs the Market in Favor of Fossil Fuels

Introduction and summary For more than a century, American taxpayers have paid oil, coal, and gas industries to extract and pollute.1 From special tax breaks to ignoring the impacts of pollution, companies have been extremely successful in pushing the …

A giant lease sale could launch a new era of oil on Alaska's North Slope

HOUSTON — Global energy leaders have convened here this week, spiffed up in dark suits and polished shoes, to discuss the industry’s most pressing issues: war in the Middle East, Venezuela, artificial intelligence. But behind the scenes at this annual …

Creature Double Feature: MAGA Monster and His Minions Attack Everything

PROVIDENCE — When the current occupant of the Oval Office moved back into the White House last year, at least when he’s not starting wars from his Florida compound and/or golfing, I routinely referred to him as the Mad King. I was being far too kind. …

U.S. Attorney’s Office Filed 134 Border-Related Cases This Week

SAN DIEGO – Federal prosecutors in the Southern District of California filed 134 border-related cases this week, including charges of bringing in aliens for financial gain, reentering the U.S. after deportation, and importation of controlled substances …

Southwest Georgian Sentenced to Prison for Teenage Sextortion Crime

VALDOSTA, Ga. – A South Georgia resident was sentenced to fifteen years in prison for attempting to sextort an Ohio teenager he met over Snapchat, threatening her for explicit images.Cenobio Olguin, Jr., 24, of Lenox, Georgia, was sentenced to serve …

California Money Launderer Sentenced in D.C. to 70 Months for Role in Scheme that Stole $263 Million

Evan Tangeman, 22, of Newport Beach, California, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 70 months in prison for laundering millions of dollars generated by an elaborate social engineering scheme orchestrated by a multi-state criminal enterprise that …

Former 4-H County Extension Agent Sentenced for Production of Child Pornography

Wetumpka Man Sentence to Over 12 Years in Federal Prison for Methamphetamine Distribution

Federal Jury Convicts Massachusetts Man for Attempting to Sex Traffic a Minor at a Manchester Hotel

Newport News man convicted for series of armed bank robberies

Tyrone K. Jefferson, 38, of Newport News, was convicted for series of armed bank robberies and faces a mandatory minimum of 21 years and up to life in prison.

Former Bay City Civic Leader Sentenced to 2 Years in Federal Prison for Defrauding Non-Profits and Driving Historic ...

Dayton man who allegedly participated in shootout at downtown bus hub arrested by federal agents for possessing ...

DAYTON, Ohio – James Thomas Hurt, 25, of Dayton, was arrested by federal agents and charged with a firearms crime in connection with a shooting at the RTA bus hub in downtown Dayton in September 2025. Hurt appeared in federal court here this afternoon. 

Mt. Pleasant Man Sentenced for Possession of Child Pornography on the Isabella Reservation

Norfolk Navy sailor sentenced to 10 years in prison for coercing a minor to engage in sex

Dominic Nathanial Torres, 23, a U.S. Navy sailor stationed in Norfolk, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for coercing a minor to engage in sex. 

Southfield Couple Pleads Guilty in $1.2M Pandemic Fraud Conspiracy

Mexican National, illegally present in the U.S., sentenced to prison for unlawful firearms possession

Seattle – A 25-year-old Mexican national was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm, announced First Assistant U.S. Attorney Charles Neil Floyd. 

Businessman and Two Attorneys Sentenced for Their Roles in Multimillion Dollar Scheme to Bribe Hawaii County Public ...

Three men have been sentenced for their roles in a conspiracy to pay bribes to a public official at the Hawaii County Office of Housing and Community Development (OHCD) in exchange for his official actions in connection with affordable housing development …

Fully Suspended Sentence Handed Down for Robbery and Carjacking Spree

Antonio Gaither, 17, of Washington, D.C., was sentenced today in the Superior Court for the District of Columbia, for a spree of robberies and carjackings that took place in September 2024, announced U.S. Attorney Jeanine Ferris Pirro. 

In One Week, DOJ’s New Fraud Division Secures $300M in Funding for Prosecutorial Support While Announcing More ...

The Justice Department’s National Fraud Enforcement Division announced the following actions from across the country to hold individuals accountable for schemes that attempted or succeeded in defrauding the American taxpayers. “Our message is clear: Steal …

Illegal Firearm Possession Lands Oklahoma City Man in Federal Prison

Illegal Alien With Prior Felony Convictions Sentenced to Prison for Illegally Reentering the United States

Okemah Resident Pleads Guilty To Sexual Abuse Of A Minor

Central District of Illinois Recognizes Crime Victims’ Rights Week and Welcomes New Facility Dog

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Central District of Illinois is recognizing National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, April 19-25, 2026.