OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 19 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska, Steven A. Russell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Steven Russell announced that Josh T. Bowmar, 32, Sarah E. Bowmar, 33, and Bowmar Bowhunting LLC, all of Ankeny, Iowa, were sentenced on January 12, 2023 in federal court in Omaha, Nebraska, by United States Magistrate Judge Michael D. Nelson for Conspiracy to Violate the Lacey Act. The Lacey Act prohibits the trafficking in interstate  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: A new era at Amtrak accelerates this year, with as many as ten manufacturers submitting their ideas on replacement railcars for world-famous routes such as the Auto Train, California Zephyr, Coast Starlight, Crescent, Empire Builder and Southwest Chief. This marks the first formal step to completely reequip the Amtrak Long Distance Network that provides vital service on 14 overnight ro  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to concerns that the gravy component of ready-to-eat Hy-Vee beef pot roast entree products may contain wheat, a known allergen, which is not declared on the finished product label. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers with a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following data brief (No. 445) in October 2022 entitled "Telemedicine Use Among Adults: U.S., 2021" under the National Center for Health Statistics. The data brief was written by Jacqueline W. Lucas and Maria A. Villarroel. Here are excerpts: * * * Key findings Data from the National Health Interview Survey * In 2021, 37.0% of adults used telemedicine in t  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 20 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Jan. 19, 2023: Today National Park Service (NPS) Regional Director Bert Frost announced the selection of Shelley Todd as the new superintendent of Pea Ridge National Military Park in Arkansas. Todd currently leads the Science and Resource Management Division at Padre Island National Seashore in Corpus Christi, Texas. She will assume her new role at Pea Ridge in l  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 20 -- The Pennsylvania Senate Republicans issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2023: The Senate of Pennsylvania approved a measure to eliminate a section from the state's Education Code that prohibits a teacher from wearing any dress, mark, emblem, or insignia indicative of his or her faith or denomination, according to the measure's sponsors, Sens. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-York) and Judy Schwank (D-Berks). Senate Bill 84 would align Pennsylvania with ev  more