WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Assistant Secretary of State for Global Public Affairs (GPA), Bill Russo, will travel to Phoenix, Arizona, and Los Angeles, California, from September 11th to 13th. During this visit, Assistant Secretary Russo will emphasize the vital role of the American public in shaping U.S. foreign policy and highlight the Administration's commitment to crafting foreign policy that delivers for the American people. In Phoe  more

FRESNO, California, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Telvin Breaux, 32, an inmate at the California Correctional Institution in Tehachapi, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft charges for leading a $25 million fraud against the California Employment Development Department (EDD) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Three of Breaux's co-defendants, Fantasia Brown, 35,  more

OTAY MESA, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to the Otay Mesa commercial facility discovered nearly to 200 pounds of liquid methamphetamine concealed in the fuel tank of a tractor. On Aug. 7, at approximately 8:40 p.m., CBP officers encountered a 25-year-old male driver of a tractor trailer applying for entry at the Otay Mesa cargo facility. Dur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 11, 2023, by Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero at the North American Securities Administrators Association's annual meeting in San Diego, California: * * * With our nation at the cusp of some very exciting technological advances, advances that can also prove to be challenging, it will take federal and state regulators working together to build a safer financial system. Today, I w  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Inyo, Mariposa, San Benito,   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded California businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe winter storms, straight-line winds, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Calaver  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Louisiana businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by the severe storms and straight-line winds in Caddo Parish that occurred June 10 - 18. Accord  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Montana private nonprofit organizations of the Oct. 11, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by flooding that occurred April 10 - 26. Private nonprofits that provide essential services  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2023: Director Jeffrey Lusk of the U.S. Small Business Administration's Disaster Field Operations Center-West today reminded Nevada businesses and residents of the Oct. 10, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for property damage caused by severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Lyon County that occurred March 8 -   more

EDWARDS AFB, California, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Harlan Huntington, 412th Test Wing Public Affairs 412th Test Wing Commander Col. Douglas Wickert and Command Chief Master Sgt. Justin Stoltzfus met with Airmen in an unannounced visit to the First Sergeants' Quarterly Dorm Dinner at Higher Grounds Cafe in building 2511, Sept. 7. This visit was the just the latest opportunity for the two new 412th Test Wing leaders to meet and build r  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) will partner with outside institutions to improve diversity in the STEM workforce and provide training to underrepresented students and researchers under a pair of projects recently funded by the Department of Energy. With support from DOE's Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) initiativ  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota, Alison J. Ramsdell, issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Victor Alfonso Leon-Pacheco, age 33, of Bakersfield, California, of Conspiracy to Distribute (fentanyl), Conspiracy to Distribute (methamphetamine), and Use of a Communications Facility to Facilitate a Drug Trafficking Crime, following a three-day jury trial in federal distr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following remarks by Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda at the 2023 North American Securities Administrators Association Fall Annual Meeting: * * * Returning to San Diego brings back a lot of memories. NASAA held its Fall Meeting in San Diego in September 2006, which was the final NASAA event that I attended as a California state securities regulator before joining the SEC the following month. The highlights of that 2006 event w  more

MONTEREY, California, Sept. 12 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Two decades of dedication to the Center for Homeland Defense and Security culminated in one last day at the educational institution for retiring Director Glen Woodbury. Woodbury's final day as director was marked by a farewell ceremony attended by dozens of well-wishers including several longtime CHDS colleagues held at the Naval Postgraduate School's ME Audito  more