BEALE AFB, California, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Beale Air Force Base (9th Reconnaissance Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Alexis Pentzer, 9th Reconnaissance Wing Public Affairs One of the first things most people worry about in their adult life is money. Financial readiness is key to managing personal and professional finances and coping with emergencies. Military members in particular face unique and complex situations such as deployments, family separations, frequent m  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today continued its enforcement focus in the digital asset decentralized finance (DeFi) space, by issuing orders simultaneously filing and settling charges against Opyn, Inc., a Delaware-registered company based in California; ZeroEx, Inc., a Delaware company based in California; and Deridex, Inc., a Delaware company based in No  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Pfc. Glenn A. Harris, 26, of Monterey, California, who was captured and died as a prisoner of war during World War II, was accounted for July 7, 2023. In late 1941, Harris was a member of the 93rd Bombardment Squadron, 19th Bombardment Group, when Japanese forces invad  more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * They aim to help society respond ten times faster with treatments for future disease outbreaks. * * * Researchers with the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and other institutions have been awarded $12 million in funding to help accelerate society's response to emerging pathogens by improving X-ray science technology and processes. The award  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. - A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 21 year and 10 months in prison after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) Chief Risk Officer Marshall Gentry released FDIC's Supervision of First Republic Bank, an internal review evaluating the agency's supervision of First Republic Bank, San Francisco, California, from 2018 until its failure in May 2023. The report provides information on the causes of First Republic Bank's failure and evaluates the FDIC's  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Residents who lost access to water through their private wells or had damage to their septic system caused by the severe winter storms may be eligible for financial assistance under FEMA's Individuals and Households Program. The 14 counties designated for this assistance program are: Butte, Kern, Madera, Mariposa, Mendocino, Mono, Monterey, Nevada  more

EAST ST. LOUIS, Illinois, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Rachelle Aud Crowe, issued the following news release: A U.S. District judge sentenced a California man to 262-months imprisonment after he admitted to leading a drug conspiracy ring targeting communities in southern Illinois. Thomas Hines, 33, of Los Angeles, pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine and one count of money laundering co  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Harold Yeldell, deputy associate director for Infrastructure and Operations (I&O) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has received the Patriotic Employer Award from the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR), an office within the Department of Defense (DoD). The award is given to supervisors who have provided high levels of support   more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) Wren Carr and Peter DeVore have been elected as senior members of SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics. SPIE bestows the senior member designation on individuals who have distinguished themselves through their professional experience and their active involvement within both the optics comm  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Scientists discover where Inca workers buried more than 500 years ago came from * * * Who lived at Machu Picchu at its height? A study published in Science Advances used ancient DNA to find out where workers buried more than 500 years ago came from in the lost Inca Empire. A team of U.S. National Science Foundation-supported (https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1515138&Histo  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: Gathered in a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) auditorium on Thursday, Aug. 24, a dozen LLNL postdocs used three minutes and a single slide to answer the question "Why is my research important?" Lab trivia, guest appearances from previous Research SLAM! winners and thematic walk-up music for each of the finalists added  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in San Mateo County following the amendment to President Biden's April 3, major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe winter storms, straight line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred Feb. 21 - July 10, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 9 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Choctaw and Pawnee counties following the amendment to President Biden's July 19 major disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, straight-line winds and tornadoes that occurred June 14 - 18, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Busine  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 33 Arkansas counties and neighboring parishes and counties in Louisiana, Missouri and Tennessee are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by excessi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 17 Iowa counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Aug. 22. Primary counties: Blac  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 46 Louisiana parishes and neighboring counties in Mississippi are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary parishes  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in eight New Mexico counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary county that began Aug. 22. Primary county:  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 21 Oregon counties and neighboring counties in Washington are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties tha  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in 74 Texas counties are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary counties that began Aug. 22. Primary Texas countie  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 8 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in six Washington counties and neighboring counties in Oregon now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Director Jeffrey Lusk of SBA's Disaster Field Operations Center-West. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought in the following primary county that beg  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21611) on Sept. 6, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Winthrop California Investors Ltd Partnership, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS AND NOTICE OF HEARING PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(j) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors that public administrative proceedin  more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 9 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * James' research on chronic and acute mercury exposure challenges conventional views * * * Ashley James is fascinated by her toxicology research because it combines biology, chemistry, physics and morbid topics like poisonings that affect the environment and world health. She also loves the unexpected twists. "We've been surprised so many times by what we've found. It'  more

SANTA ANA, California, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 8, 2023: The owner of a Newport Beach-based artificial turf company was sentenced today to 15 months in federal prison for failing to report nearly $9 million in income his business earned and for attempting to evade the payment of more than $946,000 in federal income taxes. Craig Steven Voyton, 56, of San Pedro, was sentenced by United States District  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: A Mexican national has been indicted on federal narcotics trafficking charges that allege he oversaw a drug trafficking organization that acquired large quantities of fentanyl and methamphetamine, stored the drugs at a Compton residence, and distributed the contraband locally and across the nation, sometimes using the United States Postal Ser  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Sept. 7, 2023: A California man was sentenced in the District of Columbia today on two felony charges related to his actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Sean Michael McHu  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 9 -- The U.S. Navy's Chief of Naval Operations issued the following news story: What compels busy people to take on more work than is asked of them? Who would log off from work at 4 p.m., grab a trash bag, and pick up litter from a two-mile stretch of the beach? Many people at Naval Information Warfare Center (NIWC) Pacific, it turns out, earlier this summer. Before that, many attended a Walk/Run/Jog Event in May to celebrate Mental Health Awareness Month. And befo  more