WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Boston apprehended an unlawfully present citizen of Guatemala Feb. 6 who is facing child molestation charges in Providence, Rhode Island. "This Guatemalan national has disregarded U.S. immigration laws and has been charged with horrific crimes against a Rhode Island child," said ERO Boston Field Office Direct  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Federal Energy Regulatory Commission issued the following opening remarks on Feb. 15, 2024, by Commissioner Allison Clements at the February 2024 commission meeting: * * * It's really nice to be here today -- Happy Black History Month. It's an honor and it's humbling to hear the history of this law school, which has produced some of the country's greatest lawyers and leaders over the last 150+ years. Before I start, I want to take a mome  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BROWNSVILLE, Texas - A 33-year-old Houston woman has been sentenced for her convictions of possession with intent to distribute more than five kilograms of cocaine and conspiracy to do so, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. U.  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Feb. 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news release on Feb. 15, 2024: Myasthenia gravis is a rare disorder of the nervous system and muscles that affects the immune system. For most people with myasthenia gravis, prednisone -- a steroid used to reduce inflammation (corticosteroid) -- can be an effective treatment. But for more than 20% of patients, prednisone does not wor  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN ANTONIO - A Pearsall man was sentenced in a federal court in San Antonio to 24 years in prison for one count of felon in possession of a firearm and one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute fentanyl. According to court documents, Elberto Roy Trevino Jr. aka Lil Roy, 50, conspired with others to possess with intent to   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ST. LOUIS - U.S. District Judge Ronnie L. White on Wednesday sentenced a St. Louis man involved in fatal and nonfatal carjackings and a jail escape to 60 years in prison. Kurt Wallace, 31, shot the drivers during three separate carjackings in 2017 that were set up via a dating app and Wallace's co-defendant, Jherrica Dixon. On Oct. 16, 2017,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - Esmun Moyses Moral-Raudales was sentenced to 80 months in prison for crimes including distribution of, and possession with intent to distribute, fentanyl and methamphetamine, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), San Francisco Field Division, Special Agent in Charge Brian   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 15 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: When using only data collected before patients with sepsis received treatments or medical tests, the model's accuracy was no better than a coin toss Study: Evaluation of Sepsis Prediction Models before Onset of Treatment (DOI: 10.1056/AIoa2300032) Proprietary artificial intelligence software designed to be an early warning system for sepsis can't differentiate high and low risk patients before they receive t  more