CLEVELAND, Ohio, May 3 (TNSper) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following news release: The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland announces the following officer appointments: Lisa Nelson has been promoted to assistant vice president in the Community Development Department. In her new role, Nelson will continue to oversee the development and execution of the department's research initiatives and to coordinate with the community development outreach team to gain community insigh  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law enforcement also conducted more seizures than any prior operation, including 117 firearms, 850 kilograms of drugs that include 6  more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Louisville-area franchisees employed minors to work later, longer than law permits * * * Working in a kitchen late at night near dangerous cooking equipment is a reality for many adults in the food service industry. But finding 10-year-old kids in such a work environment is a cause for concern and action by the U.S. Department of Labor. Investigators from the departmen  more

CHICAGO, illinois, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employee Benefits Security Administration issued the following news release: * * * Underfunded by more than $54M by AEU Holdings, Black Wolf Consulting, Veritas PEO * * * Health plan participants, employers and medical providers harmed by a multiple employer welfare arrangement, or "MEWA" operating in 36 states will begin to finally receive payments related to more than $54 million in unpaid health claims after a federal court's action  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Inspired by one of the mysteries of human perception, an ORNL researcher invented a new way to hide sensitive electric grid information from cyberattack: Within a constantly-changing color palette. Peter Fuhr, who heads the Grid Communications and Security group at ORNL, was intrigued by synesthesia. This lifelong condition causes some people to experience one sense t  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: As a researcher in power electronics, Shajjad Chowdhury is focused on exceeding capacity. In a lab space at the Department of Energy's National Transportation Research Center at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, he's developing a novel capacitor and inverter component that will shrink the size and reduce the cost of electric drive units. He sees this as a potential step t  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on May 2, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $4.6 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Montana. Millions of Americans nationwide live less t  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on May 1, 2023: * * * United Furniture Workers Fund A Will Restore Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the United Furniture Workers Pension Fund A (United Furniture Workers Fund A). The plan, based in Nashville, Ten  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Growing up in suburban Upper East Tennessee, Layla Marshall didn't see a lot of STEM opportunities for children. "I like encouraging young people to get involved in the kinds of things I've been doing in my career," said Marshall, an electrical engineer in the Enrichment Science and Engineering Division, ESED, of Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Isotope Science and Eng  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California posted the following news release on May 2, 2023: The Department of Justice, and its Joint Criminal Opioid and Darknet Enforcement (JCODE) team and international partners, today announced the results of Operation SpecTor, which included 288 arrests - the most ever for any JCODE operation and nearly double that of the prior operation. Law enforcement also conducted more seizures than any prior operation, incl  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 2, 2023: * * * MAGA House Republicans' Default on America Act Would Have Devastating Impacts Across America Extreme bill would cut veterans' health care, jeopardize public safety, and raise costs for families--even as House Republicans separately push for trillions in tax cuts skewed to the wealthy and big corporations Congressional Republicans are holding the nation's full faith and credit hostage in an eff  more