Google is trying to fix the problem with the gathered data from unprotected WiFi networks by the code used in the Street View application and has decided to turn over the data to the European regulators. If you recall, last month Google announced that it had discovered that the program used to collect Street View [...]
Arizona Immigration Law SB1070 2010 and Text: Jan Brewer, Arizona Governor, signed the controversial immigration bill into state law, advancing in a strong politically charged debate that is already making waves in Washington. The immigration law will make it a state crime to be in the country illegally. The measure would require migrants to produce [...]
Six states have enacted texting while driving bans this year as AAA’s campaign to pass bans in all 50 states reaches the halfway point AAA commends Wisconsin on becoming the 25th state to outlaw text messaging by all drivers. Governor Jim Doyle signed the bill into law on Wednesday, marking the halfway point in the [...]
AARP urges families to review phone bills over the holidays The holidays are a time of hustle and bustle – and now AARP is urging Illinoisans to add another critical item to their holiday to-do lists. As families come together for the holidays, AARP is urging people to review their phone bills, particularly bills of [...]
EPA Urged to Revise Proposed Zero Emission Rate for Electric Plug-In Vehicles California’s and the nation’s economy and environment will reap significant benefits – and avoid costly impacts – if proposed federal standards to establish national vehicle greenhouse gas and fuel economy standards for new cars and trucks sold in the United States “are rigorous [...]
New Study Released During National Save for Retirement Week Documents How Lack of Federal Recognition for Same-Sex Couples Reduces Their Retirement Income and Survivor Benefits A new study released details the inequalities faced by same-sex couples in employer-sponsored retirement plans. Without legal recognition of their relationships under federal law, the report concludes, lesbians and gay [...]
Operation Targets Violent Offenders Nationwide The U.S. Marshals Service, partnering with federal, state and local law enforcement, arrested 35,190 fugitives and cleared 47,418 warrants as part of Operation FALCON 2009 (Federal and Local Cops Organized Nationally), U.S. Marshals Service Director John F. Clark announced. Ranging from coast to coast, Operation FALCON 2009 brought together the [...]
Nora R. Dannehy, Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and other federal officials announced that Hassan Abu-Jihaad, formerly known as Paul R. Hall, 33, of Phoenix, Arizona, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Mark R. Kravitz in New Haven to 120 months of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for disclosing [...]
Deputy Attorney General David Ogden announced increased efforts and reallocation of DOJ personnel to combat Mexican drug cartels in the United States and to help Mexican law enforcement battle cartels in their own country. Deputy Attorney General Ogden was joined in announcing a comprehensive response to the situation on the Southwest border by Department of [...]