New head of Social Security, hired from Wall Street, tells staff he had to Google the job when he was offered it
Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The newly sworn-in head of the Social Security Administration told agency staff this week that when he was first offered the job in the Trump administration, he wasn’t familiar with the position
Former Harvard morgue manager pleads guilty to trafficking body parts from donated cadavers
Scott Eisen/Getty Images (BOSTON) — The former manager of the Harvard Medical School morgue pleaded guilty to stealing body parts from cadavers donated to the Boston institution and then selling them, federal prosecutors said. Cedric Lodge, 57,
Woman found guilty of stowing away on Delta flight from New York to Paris
Niagara County Sheriff’s Office (NEW YORK) — A federal jury has convicted Svetlana Dali of stowing away on a Delta flight to Paris last November after passing through security in a lane reserved for crewmembers and bypassing
Nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes seized by federal officials
Nikos Pekiaridis/NurPhoto via Getty Images (CHICAGO) — Federal authorities seized nearly $34 million worth of illegal e-cigarettes in their latest effort to crack down on unauthorized vaping products entering the U.S. The Food and Drug Administration and U.S.
Treasury Department to phase out the penny after Trump says the coin no longer makes 'cents'
Tim Boyle/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Treasury Department says it will phase out production of new pennies early next year after President Donald Trump asked the agency to stop producing the coin that has been part of the
Judge blocks Trump administration from attempting to dismantle Department of Education
J. David Ake/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration from attempting to dismantle the Department of Education. U.S. District Judge Myong Joun issued a preliminary injunction Thursday that bars the Trump administration
Above-normal activity predicted for 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, NOAA forecasts
Kevin Carter/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season will likely experience above-average activity, the National Hurricane Center announced on Thursday. Between 13 and 19 named storms are expected for the 2025 season, which starts
Bright Lights, Big Cities: Should municipalities go all in on clean power?
Clean, renewable energy for everyone—it’s not just an idea, but a reality for thousands of Sonoma and Mendocino County residents and businesses. Back in 2014, Sonoma Clean Power (SCP) unveiled its EverGreen service, becoming the only utility
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil set to appear in immigration court
David Dee Delgado/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil, who the Trump administration has targeted for deportation after he helped organize pro-Palestinian protests as a student at Columbia University, is set to appear in immigration court
Former mafia 'street boss' allegedly plotted to kill feds, prosecutors say
Witthaya Prasongsin/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Longtime gangster Ralph DeLeo, once the purported “street boss” of the Colombo crime family, plotted to “murder no fewer than three people who played roles in his most recent criminal conviction,”