WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on April 24, 2024: Three Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) scientists have been elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, a prestigious organization honoring excellence in science, the humanities and arts, and policy and communication. Founded in 1780, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences is both an honorary society that recognizes and c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 24, 2024, entitled "Oregon Job Openings and Labor Turnover - February 2024": * * * Oregon had 114,000 job openings in February 2024, compared to 142,000 openings in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Or  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: As part of the California Jobs First initiative, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has awarded $120 million in tax credits to eight innovative companies. It will generate more than 2,100 full-time jobs with an average annual salary of over $100,000 and bring in an estimated $15.5 billion in private investment over the next five years. WHAT GOVERNOR NEWSOM  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: As part of a first-in-the-nation effort to address historical wrongs committed against California Native American tribes, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that the state has awarded more than $100 million for 33 tribal land projects. The funding, which was appropriated as part of the 2022-23 and 2023-24 state budgets, will be used for ancestral land return, implementati  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Today, Governor Gavin Newsom directed the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) and the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) to issue notices addressing the sale and distribution of illegal hemp products. These notices seek to ensure compliance with existing law to protect Californians, particularly youth, from mislabeled and potentially harmful   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Domenick Nardone appeared in federal court in Oakland this week to face conspiracy, wire fraud, money laundering, and related charges for his alleged role in a kickback scheme that defrauded Williams Sonoma, Inc. (WSI) of millions of dollars, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and IRS Criminal Investigation (CI) Acting Special Agent in   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Allen Gessen was sentenced to 120 months in prison for arranging to pay an undercover FBI agent for the murder of the mother of his young children, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey and Federal Bureau of Investigation Special Agent in Charge Robert K. Tripp. The sentence was handed down by the Hon. Jacqueline Scott Corley, U.S. Distric  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A San Gabriel Valley woman pleaded guilty today to defrauding the United States Postal Service (USPS) out of more than $150 million by using counterfeit postage to ship tens of millions of parcels. Lijuan "Angela" Chen, 51, of Walnut, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to defraud the United States and one count of use of counterfeit  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: The United States and the State of California have reached a $7,084,000 civil settlement with Monrovia-based ReNew Health Group LLC, ReNew Health Consulting Services LLC, and two corporate executives for knowingly submitting false Medicare Part A claims for nursing home residents. During the COVID-19 pandemic, to conserve hospital beds, the Centers for Medi  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 25, 2024: Nationally, public school spending per student rose 8.9% from $14,358 in FY 2021 to $15,633 in FY 2022, according to new data from the 2022 Annual Survey of School System Finances released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. This represents the largest percentage increase in public school spending per pupil in the 50 states and the District of Columbia in over 20 years. Statistics are not a  more

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 27 -- The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine issued the following news release: The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), one of the world's largest institutions dedicated to regenerative medicine, has approved awarding nearly $31 million to fund various clinical research across the spectrum of cancers and eye disease. The awards will support three projects in the Agency's clinical program which provides funding for eligible s  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 25, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Mario Kart 24V Ride-On Racer Cars Hazard: If the acceleration pedal on the battery-operated ride-on toy becomes clogged with debris, it can stick after the user's foot is removed from the pedal, posing a crash hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: April 25, 2024 Units: About 17,500 Consumer Contact: JAKKS Pacific toll-free at 855-602-5464 from 8 a.m. to   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 24, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Sant and Abel Children's Two-Piece Pajama Sets Hazard: The children's pajamas fail to meet the flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a burn hazard to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 24, 2024 Units: About 935 Consumer Contact: Sant and Abel collect at 213-328-2448 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. PT Monday to Friday, email at returns@  more

SAN DIEGO, April 27 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's San Diego Division issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Scott Anthony Sargent of San Diego appeared in federal court today to face charges that he distributed the fentanyl that resulted in the deaths of two victims in North Park in 2022. During the same incident, Sargent and another person also overdosed but survived. Sargent is also charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and methamph  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Assesses $8K in Penalties * * * The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $245,722 in back wages and damages for 10 cooks after investigators found the owner and operator of four northern California restaurants denied them required overtime and minimum wages knowingly. The department's Wage and Hour Division determined The Pho restaurants and principal owner Th  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following remarks as prepared for delivery by First Lady Jill Biden at the "The Power of Research" Symposium: * * * Thank you, Maria. You give me hope too. It's what you do. In Alzheimer's, you've given others hope during some of their darkest times - even as you were going though yours - shining your light so others can find their way forward. And you're giving so many women hope. Just look at this incredible center at the Cleveland Clin  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Challenge aims to uplift community-level solutions to address health inequities and environmental justice The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded 12 winners in the first phase of the $1 million Environmental Justice Community Innovator Challenge. HHS created this national competition to uplift community voices with innovative solutions addressing the adverse he  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 26, 2024: U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the results of six separate distribution of fentanyl cases in Eastern Idaho today. "The case results announced today reflect stellar work by our prosecutors and staff in our Pocatello branch office," said U.S. Attorney Hurwit. "Together with our law enforcement partners in the region, our office is rising to meet the cha  more

DANVILLE, California, April 27 -- The Illinois Senate Democrats issued the following news: To honor the life and legacy of the late Senator Scott Bennett, State Senator Paul Faraci joined elected officials, community members, as well as friends and family of Scott Bennett at a memorial to name portions of I-74 the "Senator Scott M. Bennett Memorial Highway." "Senator Bennett continues to be remembered as a leader in our communities who dedicated his life to serving the people of Illinois," sai  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: KEVIN JOHNSON ("JOHNSON"), age 33, a New Orleans resident, pleaded guilty on April 24, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 25, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 20, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 207,000, a decrease of 5,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 212,000. The 4-week moving average was 213,250, a decrease of 1,250 from the previous week's unrevised av  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 27 -- The U.S. Air Force Wright-Patterson Air Force Base issued the following news: By Daniel Peterson Wright-Patterson Air Force Base recently welcomed mission partners stationed on both sides of the United States. First, an aircrew from the 349th Air Mobility Wing at Travis AFB, California, took part in a mission April 14-15 to deliver one of the last remaining KC-10A Extenders to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. When the museum decided to acquir  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on April 24, 2024: * * * Researchers create a more complete picture of what's happening inside advanced perovskite materials used for solar cell applications. * * * By Michael Matz For Michael Saliba and Mahdi Malekshahi, it was one of those moments in science when good experimental results raise more questions. The University of Stuttgart researchers recently   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 27 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, legislation that would guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow their families, including c  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general this week in urging Congress to pass the Access to Family Building Act, federal legislation to guarantee the right to access assisted reproductive technology (ART) like in-vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. ART has provided thousands of people in diverse situations the opportunity to grow  more

LANSING, Michigan, April 27 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in sending a letter to UnitedHealth Group, Inc. -- the nation's largest health insurer and the parent company of Change Healthcare -- urging the corporation to take more meaningful action to better protect providers, pharmacies, and patients harmed by the recent catast  more

BILLINGS, Montana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: A federal jury on Thursday convicted two Montana residents and a California man of drug trafficking crimes for bringing pounds of methamphetamine and thousands of fentanyl pills to the Butte and Helena communities for distribution, U.S. Attorney Jesse Laslovich said today. After a four-day trial that began on April 22, the jury found Juan Felipe Vidrio  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Mental Health issued the following news on April 24, 2024: * * * NIH-supported study shows potential treatment pathway for neurodevelopmental disorder * * * In a proof-of-concept study, researchers demonstrated the effectiveness of a potential new therapy for Timothy syndrome, an often life-threatening and rare genetic disorder that affects a wide range of bodily systems, leading   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The National Security Innovation Network, a program office of the Department of Defense, issued the following news: NAME: PeakMetrics FOUNDERS: Nick Loui & Bobby Lincoln LOCATION: Los Angeles, California Q: Can you describe your technology? Nick Loui: At PeakMetrics, we provide a narrative intelligence platform that helps governments and enterprises identify and combat emerging online narrative threats in real-time. We leverage machine learning technology to analyze   more

WASHINGTON, April 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: * * * * To combat global warming, companies are building direct air capture (DAC) facilities worldwide to remove carbon from the atmosphere. * NIST has developed a new method for testing the materials used in these plants to capture the carbon. * The agency plans to release an early-stage reference material that the DAC industry can use to test equipmen  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for April 15-19, 2024: * * * Summarized Board Decisions North Mountain Foothills Apartments, LLC (28-CA-286885; 373 NLRB No. 26) Phoenix, AZ, April 17, 2024. Errata to February 21, 2024 Decision. Errata (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583ced1a5) Amended Decision (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583c713ff). * * * Chemtrade West US LLC (32-CA-282594; 373 NLRB No  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract In this paper, we perform a data-driven analysis to characterize the impact of wave energy integration on bulk-scale power systems and market operations in the western coast of continental United States (U.S.). A suitable reduced-order network topology for the U.S.Western Interconnection was curated, to which wave energy genera  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President is announcing his intent to nominate seven individuals to federal district courts--all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country--both in terms of personal and professional backg  more

MONTEREY, California, April 27 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By Tamara Cario The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center has faculty and staff from 93 different countries, a wide mix that brings with it a variety of cultures with unique characteristics and habits. Throw in the U.S. military staff and students, which has its own brand of idiosyncrasies, and you get a concoction that defies one-size-fits-all solutions. As an exam  more

BEIJING, China, April 27 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on April 26, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at a news availability: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Well, good evening, everyone. Ten months ago, I traveled to the People's Republic of China at a time of profound tension between our countries with the aim of stabilizing the relationship, reopening and strengthening our high-level channels of communication. Over a series of candid and constructive conversations I   more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: PEDRO VAZQUEZ, age 31, of California, was sentenced on April 25, 2024, for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Count 1) and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine (Count 2), in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1) and 846 respectively. VAZQUEZ was sentenced by Chief Judge Na  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news on April 26, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Education announced the 2024 U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools, District Sustainability Awardees, and Postsecondary Sustainability Awardees. Across the country 41 schools, 10 districts, one early learning center, and three postsecondary institutions were named. School systems across the U.S. are implementing environmental education standards, flippi  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights (OCR) announced today that the Redlands Unified School District in California has entered into a resolution agreement to remedy violations OCR found of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 regarding district responses to notice of sexual assault and other sexual harassment of its students, including by employees. OCR determined that the  more

BURLINGAME, California, April 27 -- The U.S. Postal Service issued the following news release on April 26, 2024: The Postal Service today issued a new $1 Floral Geometry stamp, the latest offering in the organization's Floral Geometry collection. The $1 stamp joins similar $2 and $5 stamps issued in 2022 and a $10 stamp issued in 2023. Floral Geometry stamps lend an elegant and contemporary look to packages, large envelopes and other mailings. The stamp art features a series of overlapping ge  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 25, 2024: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Key Actions to Strengthen America's Electric Grid, Boost Clean Energy Deployment and Manufacturing Jobs, and Cut Dangerous Pollution from the Power Sector Since Day One, President Biden has led and delivered on the most ambitious climate and environmental justice agenda in history, including securing the largest-ever climate investment. The power sect  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi, good afternoon, everyone. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, I -- I'm just going to be super, super quick. I'm going to turn things over to National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who's here to talk about the national security supplemental that the President, as you all know, signed this  more