Mail carrier check theft scheme in Houston results in five federal indictments
Federal prosecutors have charged five Houston residents, including three postal carriers, with allegedly stealing approximately $24 million in checks from the mail in a scheme that involved recruiting postal workers…
China’s economic picture and the nine data points telling the same story
China's economy is growing at its slowest pace in three years and facing a combination of deflationary pressure, a property market still seeking its floor, rising debt and a high-stakes…
Retirement income planning and what happens when the paycheck stops
The paycheck you have depended on for decades stops the moment you retire. What replaces it is not a single check but a combination of sources that have to be…
Nepal flooding on the Tibet border and the still-unfolding disaster toll
A catastrophic flood struck the Nepal-Tibet border region on Wednesday after what appeared to be a wall of mud and rock collapsed into a river along the Himalayan frontier, killing…
Meryl Nass lawsuit can proceed and the judge’s reasoning is significant
A federal judge has ruled that a doctor's lawsuit against Maine's medical licensing board can proceed, finding that the board's order requiring her to undergo a psychological evaluation appeared to…
New Zealand joins the global under-16 social media ban and goes further
New Zealand has introduced legislation to ban children under 16 from accessing social media platforms and AI companion apps, including some of the world's most widely used services, following similar…
ICE and the DC area operation and the 400 with US criminal records among those arrested
ICE federal immigration agents arrested more than 1,300 people during a two-week enforcement operation targeting illegal immigrants in Virginia and Maryland, the Department of Homeland Security announced on Aug. 24.…
Philips engineer convicted of stealing X-ray trade secrets for China
A federal jury in Chicago convicted a former Philips Medical Systems engineer on Aug. 24 of stealing proprietary X-ray technology to benefit a Chinese competitor, with prosecutors describing a years-long…
Iran vows retaliation after the US launches Economic D-Day sanctions
Tehran's government and military issued warnings of retaliation Monday after the United States announced a sweeping new sanctions package targeting the regime's economic lifelines, with an Iranian minister saying the…
Why Trump cancels joint military exercise and the signals it sends to the region
The Trump administration has canceled a joint military exercise with South Korea that had been scheduled for September, Seoul confirmed Monday, citing constraints on American forces stemming from the ongoing…
