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Cornell University Rape Case Escalates as New York Appoints Special ProsecutorThe Cornell University rape case has taken a dramatic new turn after New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday that institutions responsible for protecting a former student failed her and appointed Attorney General Letitia James to oversee a renewed criminal investigation. Hochul's move came one day after she said she had lost confidence in Tompkins Cornell…
Trump Launches America.gov AI Portal That Could Change How Americans Deal With the Federal GovernmentWhat Americans Need to Know gov is now an AI-powered front door to federal information, allowing users to ask government questions in ordinary language and receive answers tied to official sources. Trump’s executive order goes much further than a chatbot, directing agencies to connect major online services and Login.gov to the new portal. The bigger…
‘The Spider’ Extradited to U.S. From Colombia to Face Drug Trafficking and NarcoGeovany Andres Rojas, known by the alias “Araña,” or “the Spider,” has been extradited from Colombia to the United States to face federal charges alleging international cocaine trafficking and narco-terrorism. Rojas, a Colombian national, was transferred to U.S. custody on Sept. 25 and arrived in San Diego, where he was taken into custody by federal
DOJ Launches $25 Million ANGEL Grant Program as Violent Crime Victims Take Center StageWhat Readers Need to Know The Justice Department’s first Attorney General’s Summit on Victims of Violent Crime brought survivors and grieving families directly into the federal public-safety debate. DOJ announced a $25 million ANGEL grant program offering qualifying state, local and tribal law-enforcement agencies awards of up to $500,000. The…
Sixth Circuit Guts Kalshi’s Federal Shield, Rules Sports Bets Are Just BetsTHE SWAP DEFENSE FALLS APART The Sixth Circuit says Kalshi's sports contracts are ordinary bets, not federally protected swaps. Ohio and Tennessee can now enforce their gambling laws against the company. The ruling deepens a three-way circuit split that's pushing this fight straight toward the Supreme Court. By Samuel López | USA Herald Kalshi just Sixth…
Ponzi Scheme Promised 15% Weekly Returns, Delivered $406 Million in Losses Instead, CFTC SaysThe Fraud, By the Numbers Federal regulators say four men ran a forex trading scam that pulled in nearly $1 billion from everyday investors. Almost all of that money never touched a currency market — it went straight into the pockets of the people running the operation. Participants who bought in are now out at CFTC charges Cash FX Group, CEO Huascar…
Mark Frisbie Crop Insurance Fraud Probe: Farm Manager Pleads Guilty in $3.2M SchemeA southwest Florida farm manager could spend years behind bars and be ordered to repay more than $3 million after admitting to his role in a federal crop insurance fraud scheme. Mark Frisbie, 60, of Punta Gorda, pleaded guilty to one count of making a false statement on a federal crop insurance claim, according to Mark Frisbie Crop Insurance Fraud Probe…
VP JD Vance and Dr. Oz Announce Trump Administration Cancellation of ACA Plans Covering 760,000 Suspected Fraudulent EnrollmentsInsurance Impact at a Glance CMS says it canceled 315,000 Affordable Care Act (aka ‘Obamacare’) policies covering roughly 760,000 people after eligibility and enrollment concerns were identified. Federal officials are preparing additional immigration-status and income verification for approximately 415,000 Marketplace enrollees. The crackdown extends to…
TikTok to Pay $400 Million to Settle Justice Department Child Privacy LawsuitTikTok and its parent company, ByteDance, have agreed to pay $400 million to settle a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit alleging violations of federal children's privacy protections. The settlement resolves litigation filed in 2024 and represents one of the largest recoveries obtained under the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act, or COPPA, according…
Action Lawsuit Claims Meta AI Glasses Captured and Shared Intimate Images Without ConsentBy Samuel López | USA Herald SAN FRANCISCO - A growing federal privacy battle over Meta’s artificial-intelligence glasses is putting one of the most difficult questions surrounding wearable AI technology before the courts: What happens when an AI device sees something its owner—or the person standing in front of it—never intended to share? More than 70…