FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 16 -- The U.S. Army Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Suzanne S. Harrison, USASOC History Office From Europe to North Africa to the Pacific, U.S. Army Rangers played a crucial role in many of World War II's most pivotal moments, laying down roots for today's 75th Ranger Regiment. At the onset of the war, the Army had no units capable of performing specialized commando missions. By the end of the war, the Army had fielded seven Ranger batta  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By David Vergun, DOD News Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III stressed the importance of service to community and country during his commencement speech today at Fayetteville State University, a historically Black university in Fayetteville, North Carolina. "Service deepens our democracy. Service brings us closer to the full promise of America's founding. Service builds on itself. Long after you graduate, I h  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 16 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of North Carolina, Sandra J. Hairston, issued the following news release on May 15, 2023: A local man was sentenced in federal court today for filing false tax returns. U.S. District Court Judge William Osteen, Jr. sentenced Brandon Michalak, 41, to 15 months in the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Michalak was ordered to pay restitution of $956,028 in tax loss to the IRS. In January of 2023, Michalak pled guilty to two   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases issued the following news release: A clinical trial of an experimental universal influenza vaccine developed by researchers at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases' (NIAID) Vaccine Research Center (VRC), part of the National Institutes of Health, has begun enrolling volunteers at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. This Phase 1 trial   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of news briefing on May 15, 2023, by Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder at the Pentagon: * * * BRIGADIER GENERAL PAT RYDER: Good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things at the top, and then we'll get to your questions. So just to recap, as you know, Secretary Austin traveled to Fort Bragg, North Carolina on Friday to visit with servicemembers, DOD civilians and their families and to thank them for   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The White House sent the nominations of six individuals for positions in the federal government on May 15, 2023: * * * * Monica M. Bertagnolli, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the National Institutes of Health, vice Francis S. Collins. * Lisa DeNell Cook, of Michigan, to be a Member of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System for a term of fourteen years from February 1, 2024. (Reappointment) * Philip Nathan Jefferson, of North Carolina, to be Vice Chair  more