MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, April 8 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. - Between approximately 12:15 p.m. and 2:40 p.m. (Sanaa time) on April 8, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully engaged and destroyed an air defense system with two missiles ready to launch, a ground control station in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, and one unmanned aerial system launched by Iranian-backed Houthi terrorists from Yemen over the Red Sea. There were  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 9, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * National Library Week, usually observed during the second full week of April, promotes literacy, along with support and use of our nation's libraries. Nationwide, employment of librarians and media collections specialists was 133,760 in May 2023, accounting for fewer than 1 of every 1,000 U.S. jobs. * * * Chart: Employment conc  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: From 2010 to 2022, the nation's foreign-born population increased by 15.6%. According to a new report The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2022 released by the U.S. Census Bureau today, the foreign-born population was 46.2 million (13.9% of the total population) in 2022 compared to 40.0 million (12.9% of the total population) in 2010. The report compares 2010 and 2022 Americ  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: MIAMI -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Miami deportation officers removed four undocumented noncitizens wanted by authorities for homicide and other offenses to the Dominican Republic April 2 on an ICE Air Operations charter flight. U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Aneudy Mercedes, 37, on Feb. 8 in S  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 10 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Attorney General Ashley Moody, and a coalition of five other state attorneys general, today filed suit against the Biden administration's latest attempt to force Americans to pay someone else's debt. The lawsuit targets what the federal government calls the "SAVE" Plan, which in reality will cost Americans $475 billion--$45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 10 -- The Florida Department of Financial Services issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) & State Fire Marshal Jimmy Patronis applauded Governor Ron DeSantis' signing of Senate Bill 718, Exposures of First Responders to Fentanyl, by Senator Jay Collins and Representative Jessica Baker. This legislation increases the penalty for illegally possessing fentanyl that leads to the exposure of a first responder resulting in   more

STUART, Florida, April 10 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed HB 549, which increases penalties for retail theft, porch piracy, and inciting looting via social media. Retail theft is rampant in blue jurisdictions and a growing problem throughout the country because of social media-organized looting incidents. Retailers nationwide have reported losing $112 billion in 2022 alone. Locations with the sharpest incr  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 9 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following order suspending tariff (Docket No. 20240028-GU; Order No. PSC-2024-0090-PCO-GU) on April 8, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION In re: Petition to implement long-term debt cost true-up mechanism, by Peoples Gas System, Inc. The following Commissioners participated in the disposition of this matter: BY THE COMMISSION: MIKE LA ROSA, Chairman ART GRAHAM GARY F. CLARK ANDREW GI  more

MACON, Georgia, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Columbus resident with prior felony convictions was sentenced to serve more than 11 years in prison today for injuring a federal officer as he attempted to flee arrest during an investigation into armed drug trafficking in the community. Christopher Upshaw aka "Trouble," 24, was sentenced to serve 136 months in prison to be followed by three years  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following fact sheet on April 9, 2024: * * * COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force 2024 Report Since its inception in May 2021, members of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) have used a full range of tools to hold accountable fraudsters and other criminals who sought to exploit the government's pandemic response for their personal gain. This work has resulted in: * More than 3,500 defendants charged wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke's trip to Eastern Shore, Maryland, on April 8, 2024: * * * Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division traveled to the Eastern Shore of Maryland on April 8 to continue the division's tour to engage with stakeholders in underserved communities and reaffirm the department's commitment to protecting the civil rights of all  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Justice Department's COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) today released its 2024 report detailing the efforts of the task force and its member agencies in response to widespread fraud involving many COVID-19 relief programs targeted by fraudsters and other criminals who sought to exploit the government's relief efforts for their personal gain. "Since I established t  more

MIAMI, Florida, April 10 -- Miami International Airport issued the following news: On April 9, Miami-Dade County officials joined Delta Air Lines executives to unveil the newly expanded Delta Sky Club at Miami International Airport. The 4,000-square-foot expansion increased the Club's capacity by over 50% by adding seating for 100 more guests and a renovated open dining area. Located just past the security checkpoint inside MIA's Concourse H, the expanded Sky Club now can serve a total of 300 c  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, April 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Today, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey led a seven-state coalition in filing suit against the Biden Administration's latest illegal student loan plan. His lawsuit targets what the federal government calls the "SAVE" Plan, which in reality will cost Americans $475 billion - $45 billion more than its last unlawful student loan plan. "With the stroke of his pen  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Earlier today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell presented Pinellas County, Florida officials a plaque to commemorate their new flood insurance rating. Pinellas County will now have a Community Rating System class 2 status with the National Flood Insurance Program, which will give policy holders a 40% discount on their flood insurance. There are more than 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, R.I. - A crew from the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, visited the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport on March 20 to learn more about the operations at the warfare center and how collaborations between the two U.S. Navy organizations can be strengthened. The 32 "zone" supervisors who visited are part of the extended dry-docking selected restricted availabi  more

TAMPA, Florida, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge William F. Jung has sentenced Oscar Freemond Fowler III (48, St. Petersburg) to 12 years and 6 months in federal prison for possessing a firearm and ammunition as a convicted felon and for possessing cocaine with the intent to distribute it. Fowler entered a guilty plea on January 4, 2024. According to court records, in October 2023, officers fro  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Chiaverini v Napoleon over a Fourth Amendment question. The brief, which was led by the State of Iowa, argues that the length-of-detention rule supersedes a charge-specific rule when determining Fourth Amendment violations by the government. Jason Chiaverini, a jewelry store owner, purchased items illegally   more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America - Federal agencies and private sector companies announce additional commitments to build awareness of the benefits of space - including the use of space-based data to address the climate crisis - and increase economic opportunities from space activity Under Vice President Kamal  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, April 9 -- White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on April 8, 2024, with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Madison, Wisconsin: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Okay. Here we go. So, from day one, President Biden vowed to fix the broken student loan system and make sure education was a ticket to the middle class, not a barrier to opportunity. Today, we are heading to Madison, Wisconsin, where the President will announce his new plans to c  more