WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: During the first 12 months of the 2024 election cycle, Presidential candidates collected $374.9 million and disbursed $270.8 million, Congressional candidates collected $1.3 billion and disbursed $718.7 million, political parties received $684.5 million and spent $595 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $3.7 billion and spent $3.1 billion, according to campaign finance r  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A 43-year-old career offender living in Providence whose adult life was described in a court filing by the government as "plagued by bad, evil, criminal, premeditated decisions," and who most recently led a fentanyl trafficking operation that employed family members and conducted drug deals in the presence of children, was sentenced on Monday   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: A Providence man who arranged for more than a half-dozen substantial-sized deliveries of fentanyl to another person has been sentenced to six years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. Hector Diaz, 30, pleaded guilty on November 28, 2023, to a charge of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distr  more

NEWPORT, Rhode Island, April 3 -- The Naval War College issued the following news: The U.S. Naval War College (NWC) College of Maritime Operational Warfare (CMOW) hosted its Executive Level Operational Level of Warfare Course (ELOC), a series focused on improving combat readiness for U.S. maritime forces operating globally, onboard Naval Station Newport, March 22-26. The event brought together active and reserve component officers from naval and joint commands across the globe to address educa  more