WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Adtalem Global Education, Chicago, Illinois, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing support for the establishment of negotiated rulemaking and emphasizing the importance of adjusting accountability frameworks for higher education programs. The organization, which includes institutions such as Chamberlain University and Ross University, serves over 90,000 students and plays a crucial role in addressing workforce shortages in various  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former Manager of Illinois Mine Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Defraud Mine Safety and Health Administration Regarding Underground Fire * Timothy Brandon Parsons, 38, of Louisa, Kentucky, entered a guilty plea yesterday to conspiring to defraud the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) in relation to an underground fire that occurred in the MC#1 Mine in Franklin County, Illinois, in Aug  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Landmark Dodge to Pay $275,000 in EEOC Sex Discrimination and Retaliation Lawsuit * Settles federal suit charging Missouri car dealerships for hiring based on sex and retaliating against HR employees KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Landmark Dodge, Inc., and Landmark South, Inc. (Landmark Dodge), the owners of automobile dealerships in Independence, Missouri and formerly in Belton, Missouri, will   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- Michael Cavanaugh, the Director of Education at the Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center, Chicago, Illinois, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education urging the agency to explicitly recognize the Master of Prosthetics and Orthotics (MPO) as a professional degree program within upcoming regulations, a step the writer says is essential for student financial aid and the healthcare workforce. The writer, an assistant professor at t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Noem Calls for Extradition of Criminal Illegal Alien Who Murdered Emma Schafer Following His Capture in Mexico * WASHINGTON - U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem announced DHS is working with federal authorities to coordinate the extradition of this criminal illegal alien who killed Emma Shafer--a 24-year-old American girl--this violent predator was   more