WASHINGTON, July 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on July 11, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Pvt. Wing O. Hom, 20, of Boston, Massachusetts, missing in action during World War II, was accounted for April 6, 2023. In February 1944, Hom was assigned to the Company B, 7th Infantry Regiment, 3d Infantry Division. On Feb. 2, Hom went missing in action when his unit engaged i  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Acting Special Agent in Charge of Homeland Security Investigations in Kansas City Taekuk Cho and Acting United States Attorney Susan T. Lehr announced that Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard has sentenced Donald Greuter, Jr., 57, of Upland, Nebraska on June 29 to a term of 114 months' imprisonment following his conviction for being   more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, July 11 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Hilgers has joined a West Virginia-led coalition of 27 states in asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's ruling that found Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) unprecedented funding mechanism unconstitutional. The case, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America Ltd., centers around the bureau's fundin  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, July 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A California man, who conspired to distribute methamphetamine by mail pled guilty June 28, 2023, in federal court in Sioux City. James Dean Sterner, age 65, from Tustin, California, was convicted of conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine, which contained 50 grams or more of pure methamphetamine. In a plea agreement, Sterner admitted that fro  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on July 10, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today welcomed 30 faculty and staff from Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) around the nation as the 2023 class of E. Kika De La Garza Fellows to Washington, D.C. to learn more about USDA services and programs that will benefit them and their students. This effort is part of USDA's commitment to advance equity in professional development oppor  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 11 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on July 10, 2023: Today, Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 27 states asking the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a lower court's ruling that found the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) unprecedented funding mechanism unconstitutional. The case, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau v. Community Financial Services Association of America, centers around the bureau's fundi  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, July 12 -- Washington State Rep. Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, and State Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, issued the following joint statement on July 11, 2023: * * * Sen. Emily Randall, D-Bremerton, and Rep. Vandana Slatter, D-Bellevue, chair the Senate and House Higher Education & Workforce Development committees. In the wake of the Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action protections in college admissions, overturning almost 50 years of precedent and the r  more