TUCSON, Arizona, July 20 -- The Astrophysical Journal, a research journal from the American Astronomical Society that says it is devoted to recent developments, discoveries and theories in astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles on the following topics in its Aug. 1, 2023 edition: * Enhanced Black Hole Mergers in Active Galactic Nucleus Disks due to Precession-induced Resonances * FAST Polarization Mapping of the Supernova Remnant VRO 42.05.01 * Hydrodynamic Mixing of Accretio  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 20 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: Following multiple petitions and lawsuits, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today again protected the cactus ferruginous pygmy owl as threatened under the Endangered Species Act after it lost protections 17 years ago. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today determined the pygmy owl is threatened throughout southern Arizona and Texas, and the Mexican states of Sonora, Sinaloa, Nayarit,  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 20 (TNSgov) -- The Center for Biological Diversity issued the following news release: The Center for Biological Diversity and Maricopa Audubon notified the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today of their intent to sue the agency for its delay in protecting habitat essential to the survival and recovery of southeast Arizona's highly endangered Mount Graham red squirrels. "The Fish and Wildlife Service's continued delay in providing Mount Graham red squirrels the protected ha  more

COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho, July 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho, Joshua D. Hurwit, issued the following new release on July 20, 2023: Matthew James Holmberg, 20, of Spokane Valley, Washington, was sentenced Monday, July 1, 2023, to 19 years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and discharge of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime, announced U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit. According to court records, Holmberg was involved in distributing   more

WASHINGTON, July 20 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, R-California, issued the following news release on July 19, 2023: "It is more important than ever to have bipartisan support for the protection of First Amendment freedoms. I am grateful for the unanimous vote of the Judiciary Committee today to secure a core constitutional right and make our government more representative and accountable." - Congressman Kevin Kiley (R-CA-03) "H.R. 4250 is necessary and long overdue legislation. I'm encouraged that alth  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- Rep. Raul Grijalva, D-Arizona, issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Today, Representative Raul M. Grijalva (AZ-07) announced the City of Tucson would receive $958,419 for the Joaquin Murietta Splashpad. The funding was awarded by the National Park Service as part of the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF). Grijalva is a fierce champion of the Land and Water Conservation Fund. During his decades in public service he has made it his mission to permanentl  more

TUCSON, Arizona, July 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on July 20, 2023: Miguel Angel Acatzihua-Temoxtle, 26, a citizen and national of Mexico, was sentenced last Thursday, by United States District Judge John C. Hinderaker to 30 months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Acatzihua-Temoxtle pleaded guilty on March 15, 2023, to Assault on a Federal Officer with a Deadly or Dangerous Weapon and Assault on a F  more