SEATTLE, Washington, Aug. 15 -- The Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington, Tessa M. Gorman, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: The U.S. Department of Justice and Sun Valley CARE Development, Inc. (CARE) today resolved allegations that CARE violated the False Claims Act by submitting false information to the Economic Development Administration (EDA) in connection with an EDA grant. CARE will pay the government $364,126 to resolve the matter, announced Actin  more

FRESNO, California, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Two Fresno residents were sentenced today for gun and drug charges that arose from a long-term investigation that uncovered evidence of a drug trafficking conspiracy, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Maximiliano Wilfrido Rios Ruiz, 27, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for conspiring to distribute and possess with intent t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in eight California counties of the Sept. 13. 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by excessive hi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Director Tanya N. Garfield of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded small nonfarm businesses in 194 Texas counties and neighboring counties in New Mexico and Oklahoma of the Sept.13, 2023, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury. These low-interest loans are to offset economic losses becaus  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The acting chief of staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Michelle A. Schmidt to commanding general, 7th Infantry Division, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington. She most recently served as director, Force Development, G-8, U.S. Army, Washington, D.C. Brig. Gen. Antoinette R. Gant, commanding general, South Pacific Division, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, San Francisco, C  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $11 million in grant funding to 11 institutions for research to address the drivers and environmental impacts of energy transitions in underserved and Tribal communities. "Addressing climate change and environmental justice issues are two priorities that are integral to EPA's mission," said Chris Frey, Assistant Administr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2023: The Department of Justice, on behalf of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), filed a civil complaint in the United States District Court for the Central District of California today against the operators of Oasis Mobile Home Park, located in the Eastern Coachella Valley in Southern California. The complaint alleges that the Administrator of the Estate of Scott L  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Colorectal cancer (CRC) - cancer of the colon or rectum - is the third-most common cancer in both men and women in the United States and the second-most common cause of cancer-related death in developed countries. Although surgery is highly successful for patients with a localized disease or disease confined to a narrow region (stages I-III), a to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA has selected Rocket Lab USA Inc. of Long Beach, California, to provide the launch service for the agency's PREFIRE (Polar Radiant Energy in the Far-InfraRed Experiment) mission, which aims to give researchers a more accurate picture of the energy entering and leaving Earth. The PREFIRE mission will help close a gap in our understanding of how much of Earth's heat is lost to space, especially from the Arctic and Antarctica. Ana  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Line intensity mapping measurements taken with a new type of instrument will allow astrophysicists to study galaxies too far away for traditional survey methods. * * * Astrophysicists can use measurements of the cosmic microwave background, radiation formed 380,000 years after the Big Bang, to understand what the universe was like in its infancy. And by observing ligh  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following remarks on Aug. 14, 2023, by Secretary Janet L. Yellen on the Economy Ahead of Inflation Reduction Act anniversary: * * * Thank you. It's great to be here in Las Vegas with all of you. I want to especially thank Lamar for your introduction and for your team's hospitality. And I'm grateful to everyone from the IBEW and building trades unions for your very warm welcome. Many of you may not know that I began   more

LUSAKA, Zambia, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Embassy in Zambia issued the following remarks on Aug. 13, 2023, by Ambassador Michael Gonzales at the Lwanza traditional ceremony: * * * * Your Royal Highness, Chief Hamusonde VII; * Your Royal Highnesses, Visiting Chiefs from across the province and country; * Provincial Minister, Honorable Cornelius Mweetwa; * The Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Hon. Gary Nkombo; * All Cabinet Members present; * Honorable Kasautu Michelo, Member o  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 12 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Aug. 11, 2023: * * * Remarks by Vice President Harris During a Moderated Conversation at Everytown for Gun Safety Action Fund's Annual Gun Sense University Conference THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. (Applause.) MS. FERRELL-ZABALA: It seems like you have some fans here. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, I am a fan of everyone here. And I have -- so, I said to John, I'm looking out -- all of these extraordi  more