BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and 30th Space Launch Delta Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles Sept. 6 at 1:26 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States'   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed a walnut tree modified using genetic engineering. The University of California Davis modified the walnut to resist crown gall disease. This disease causes galls that can appear on the roots, trunk, and crown of a tree that can lead to nutrient deficiency a  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: Vance Franklin Myers, 35, of Oakhurst, was sentenced Tuesday by United States District Judge Ana de Alba to 3 years probation and a $10,000 fine for unauthorized excavation and removal of archeological resources from public lands, United States Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. Additionally, Myers was ordered to pay $10,023.48 in r  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2023: The Federal Communications Commission today announced it is committing nearly $7 million in a new funding round through the Emergency Connectivity Fund Program, which provides digital tools and services to support students in communities across the country. Today's funding commitment supports applications from the third application window, benefitting approximately 50,000 students na  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) researchers have racked up another top-notch year for securing grants through the Department of Energy's (DOE) Technology Commercialization Fund (TCF) program. Matt Garrett, who was named earlier this year to lead the Lab's Innovation and Partnerships Office (IPO), noted that the Lab's engagements with  more

MARINE CORPS BASE CAMP PENDLETON, California, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Marine Corps issued the following official news: By Lance Cpl. Mary Jenni, Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton Early in the morning, a UC-12W aircraft, callsign Stampede 19, is parked at the Marine Corps Air Station Camp Pendleton flight line. U.S. Marine Corps Staff Sgt. Marc Mihailovic, a radar technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Squadron, MCAS Camp Pendleton, arrived to the flight line early, well before the pil  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: A joint team of Air Force Global Strike Command Airmen and 30th Space Launch Delta Guardians launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with three test re-entry vehicles Sept. 6 at 1:26 a.m. Pacific Time from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. This test launch is part of routine and periodic activities intended to demonstrate that the United States' nuclear deterr  more