WASHINGTON, April 15 (Reuters) – The FBI has opened a federal criminal investigation into the deadly collapse of a Baltimore bridge last month when a ship crashed into one of its supports,
McKinsey & Co is under criminal investigation in the United States over allegations that the consulting firm played a key role in fueling the opioid epidemic, with federal prosecutors homing in on its work advising OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma and other drugmakers, three people familiar with the matter said. The consulting firm and the U.S. Justice Department declined to comment. The probe is focused on whether McKinsey engaged in a criminal conspiracy when advising Purdue and other...
The FBI has opened a criminal investigation into the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, The Associated Press has confirmed from a source. The probe, first reported by the Washington Post, centers on the 985-foot container ship, the Dali, looking at least in part into whether the crew left the Port of Baltimore knowing the vessel had serious system problems. Authorities are looking into the events leading up to the moment the ship lost power before slamming into one of the bridge’s...
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro met with the head of the International Criminal Court as he faces an ongoing investigation by the tribunal into crimes against humanity for his crackdown on anti-government protests
Six bridge workers were killed in the accident. The post FBI Reportedly Opens Criminal Probe into Container Ship Crashing into Francis Scott Key Bridge first appeared on The Foreign Desk | by Lisa Daftari.
MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow joins MSNBC’s Ari Melber to discuss day one of Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New York. Nicolle Wallace, Jen Psaki, Chris Hayes and Alex Wagner also join. (Bookmark The Beat’s YouTube playlist, updated daily: https://msnbc.com/ari. Connect with Ari on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/AriMelber IG: https://www.instagram.com/arimelber Merch: msnbc.com/beat5)
Germany announced on Wednesday that it would resume funding to the main U.N. aid agency for Palestinians, UNRWA. The move comes as the European country, UNRWA’s second largest donor, previously suspended financial assistance to the organization amid reports by Israeli intelligence officials that some of the participants in the October 7 rampage in southern Israel
When campus protesters turned threatening and violent in 1970, Ronald Reagan, who was then governor of California, called them “cowardly little fascist bands who are trying to prove that our system cannot work.” Reagan’s response was to use police to restore order. He was right. College administrators and municipal and state officials should have the same answer today when confronted by Jew-baiting […]
If You’re A Criminal, This Is the County To Avoid Authored by John Haughey via The Epoch Times (emphasis ours), Across a six-decade career, beginning as a 16-year-old ambulance driver to his ascension as America’s most renowned lawman, Grady Judd has made one thing clear. Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd at the PCSO Emergency Communications Center in Winter Haven, Fla., on April 2, 2024. (Edward Linsmier for The Epoch Times) He’s that guy, that old-school sheriff whose tough-talking...
In a social media post from the Waterside Theatre, the Chief Executive Officer Iain Barr stated: “It is my very sad duty to inform you that Waterside Theatre and Arts Centre will close on June 30, 2024. This decision was reached in light of funding issues, after careful consideration by the board and management of the organisation.” Iain Barr continued: "Firstly, I would like to acknowledge the hard work and dedication of everyone who has served as a board member, been an employee or volunteered...
Did you know that Google offered a VPN service? Thing is, though, people use VPNs for privacy and it's Google. It was not a great product, either, according to reviews. The VPN is being shut down. The Google One VPN service we complained about last week is headed to the chopping block. — Read the rest