NEW YORK, May 14 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on May 13, 2024: * * * Federal Agency Charged Security Company Made Disparaging Comments and Fired 57-Year-Old Employee After Heart Attack * * * Maximum Security NYC, Inc., a security company headquartered in Queens, New York, will pay a former employee $22,500 and implement an anti-discrimination policy and training program to resolve an age- and disability-discrimination lawsuit filed by the U  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: Burlington, Vermont - The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 13, 2024, Christian Torres-Santiago, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to two years of probation. Torres-Santiago previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to   more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 15 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release: Indonesian rising leaders from a range of sectors arrived in the United States on Saturday, May 11 to begin a three-week study tour exploring U.S. policy in the Indo-Pacific. The U.S. Department of State-sponsored visit will cover critical areas including freedom of navigation, international law, economics and trade, human rights, and security. The group will visit six cities during their U.S. stay:   more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, May 15 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on May 14, 2024 : Attorney General Charity Clark today thanked the Legislature for explicitly codifying the crime of nonconsensual "deepfake" pornography. The change, contained in bill H.878, was added to Vermont's Revenge Porn Statute and will be making its way to the Governor's desk. Deepfakes use artificial intelligence to alter photos, videos, or audio to make it look like someone is doin  more

BURLINGTON, Vermont, May 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Vermont issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: The United States Attorney's Office for the District of Vermont stated that on May 13, 2024, Christian Torres-Santiago, 21, of Springfield, Massachusetts, was sentenced by United States District Judge William K. Sessions III to two years of probation. Torres-Santiago previously pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine ba  more