Arizona@Work Employment Specialist Cory Beck will be at the Wellton Library

Wellton, Arizona - On Friday, August 17th and 31st, Arizona@Work Employment Specialist Cory Beck will be available at the Wellton Library from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. for one-on-one assistance with all aspects of job hunting.

Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo at the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial

Singapore Expo - Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo Remarks at the U.S.-ASEAN Ministerial:

Missouri Man Sentenced to Two Years for Hate Crimes

Atlanta, Georgia - Preston Q. Howard, 50, of Wright City, Missouri, was sentenced Tuesday by Chief United States District Court Judge J. Randal Hall to 24 months in prison for obstructing persons in the free exercise of religious beliefs, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 247(a)(2).  The judge enhanced the sentence because Mr. Howard chose his victims based on their religion, thereby committing a hate crime. When imposing the sentence, Chief Judge Hall noted Howard’s “disturbing pattern of intolerance of many groups of people,” and the Court’s intent to afford a deterrent to similar criminal conduct by Howard and others who may believe and act as he did.

FTC Requires Grifols S.A. to Divest Assets as Condition of Acquiring Biotest US Corporation

Washington, DC - The Federal Trade Commission will require Spain-based global healthcare company Grifols S.A. to divest blood plasma collection centers in three U.S. cities, among other conditions, as part of a settlement resolving charges that Grifols’ acquisition of Florida-based Biotest US Corporation is anticompetitive and violates federal antitrust law.

Community College Initiative (CCI) Program Commemorates 10 Years With New Publication

Washington, DC - The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs’ Community College Initiative (CCI) Program is commemorating its first ten years with a publication, “Community College Initiative Program: The First Ten Years,” that shares the successes and impacts of the program since its creation and is available through our implementing partner, the Northern Virginia Community College.