Author: Press Room

The DEA, joined by the FBI, Justice Department, Homeland Security Investigations and local police, announced the convictions of three MS-13 gang leaders accused of trafficking drugs, extorting businesses, and who were linked to at least six murders in Maryland and Virginia, including a 14-year-old found butchered in the woods and a high schooler whose hand was chopped off after being kidnapped from his front lawn. Luis Flores-Reyes, 41, of Arlington, Virginia, as well as Jairo Jacome, 40, and Brayan Contreras-Avalos, 27, both of Langley Park, Maryland, were convicted on Monday on federal charges related to alleged MS-13 activities.Jacome and Flores-Reyes were…

Cursive writing may have been replaced by emails, texting, DM’s and emojis, but not all educators are nixing handwriting lessons inside classrooms — and there are crucial reasons why.The flowing penmanship has been taught in schools across America for more than a century, and some experts feel it is a skill that should remain.Amanda Stedke, vice president of product development at Zaner-Bloser in Grandview Heights, Ohio, said cursive writing may be considered a “dying art” as many schools in the U.S. have removed it from curricula.15 OF THE WILDEST, WACKIEST COLLEGE CLASSES TAUGHT IN AMERICA TODAY”We are starting to see…

House and Senate Democrats proposed legislation this week that would establish a more robust environmental justice office and a new section focused on tackling environmental crimes within the Department of Justice.The Biden administration defines “environmental justice” as the “fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development of environmental laws, regulations and policies.”The Justice Department already has an Office of Environmental Justice that seeks to “protect overburdened and underserved communities from the harm caused by environmental crimes.” However, Rep. Nanette Diaz Barragán, D-Calif., said her bill is needed…

U.S. officials are touting bioethanol in Japan, which trails other nations on using the green fuel made from corn and other crops.The U.S. is a top grower of corn, and an embassy official said the U.S. would be “a reliable supplier” of bioethanol.”American ethanol is a powerful tool for Japan to address climate change, support consumers facing high prices and strengthen energy security,” Aaron Forsberg, minister for economic affairs at the U.S. Embassy, said at a conference center in Tokyo.Cooperation on biofuel between the U.S. and Japan is part of a larger partnership between President Biden and Prime Minister Fumio…

Deion Sanders has put Jackson State University football on the map, and now, he is hoping to put his son in the Heisman conversation. Shedeur Sanders is the quarterback of JSU and the son of the head coach, who just so happens also to be a Pro Football Hall of Fame member.  “I think we’re in it,” Deion said about the Heisman race, according to The Mississippi Clarion Ledger. “We did what we wanted to do.DEION SANDERS, NICK SABAN DISCUSS CHALLENGES OF NIL ERA IN COLLEGE ATHLETICS”Now you get to put on Tupac ‘All Eyez on Me’. (Shedeur) gets to play…

A woman jumped to her death from an Upper Manhattan building early Wednesday, authorities said.  The 58-year-old woman plunged from a third-floor window on Claremont Avenue near Tiemann Place in Manhattanville around 1:15 a.m., cops said.  She was rushed to Mount Sinai Morningside, where she was pronounced dead. The woman left behind a suicide note, cops said.Seth Gottfried She left behind a suicide note, according to police.  Her identity was not immediately known. If you are struggling with suicidal thoughts or are experiencing a mental health crisis and live in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and…

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you buy through our links. New York Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge not only took us out to the ballgame on Tuesday but also knocked it out of the park — with record-breaking numbers. Now dubbed the new “home run king,” Judge hit his 62nd home run this season in the Yankees’ 3-2 loss to the Rangers in Game 2. In turn, he broke Roger Maris’ 61-year-old record in this 3-2 loss. That said, Yankees fans worldwide are rejoicing (maybe you’ve seen the October 5 New York Post cover…

CNN  —  An overwhelming majority of people in the United States think the country is experiencing a mental health crisis, according to a new survey from CNN in partnership with the Kaiser Family Foundation. Nine out of 10 adults said ​they believed that there’s a mental health crisis in the US today. Asked to rate the severity of six specific mental health concerns, Americans put the opioid epidemic near the top, with more than two-thirds of people identifying it as a crisis rather than merely a problem. More than half identified mental health issues among children and teenagers as a…

Kyiv CNN  —  A beauty queen who was named Miss Crimea 2022 has been fined 40,000 Russian rubles (around $680) by occupying Russian authorities for singing the patriotic Ukrainian song “Chervona Kalyna,” according to Russian state media and pro-Russian regional authorities. Olga Valeeva was spared a jail sentence because she has children who are underage, Russian state news agency TASS reported on Monday. A spokesperson for the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Crimea said in a video that it identified a video online in which “two girls sang a song that is the battle anthem of an extremist organization.” It…

Haji Choudhary Rab Nawaz, 52, died after being allegedly stabbed to death outside a city mosque in Coventry this week – his heartbroken family have left touching tributes describing him as a “dependable shining light of good, an innocent humble loving family man, our father, our brother, our friend”An “innocent, humble and loving” dad was allegedly stabbed to death outside a city mosque as five people are arrested by police. West Midlands Police named Haji Choudhary Rab Nawaz, 52, as the victim of the fatal incident. Police said they were called to the scene near to the Jamiah Masjid &…