WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Exploring, understanding and harnessing mysterious phenomena at the frontiers of physics are the aims of four research centers to be backed by $76 million in funding from the U.S. National Science Foundation through its Physics Frontiers Centers program. The centers will tackle some of the most challenging -- and potentially rewarding -- areas of physics research. NSF Physics Frontiers Centers b  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: The Administration for Children and Families (ACF) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services awarded $3.9 million to the child support agency in Minnesota to assess equity within the child support program. The demonstration project, Advancing Equity in Child Support, will also help other child support programs examine their own policies   more

PARLIER, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center (SJVASC) today celebrated 100 years of cooperative research with the grape industry that has positively impacted the way the world grows, cultivates and consumes grapes. This historic grapevine breeding research pro  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Sept. 13 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command team played an important behind-the-scenes role in supporting the Air Force's Glory Trip-247, Sept. 6. An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, during Air Force Global Strike Command's operational test and im  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Attorney General Kris Mayes today announced that the Arizona Attorney General's Office has reached an agreement in principle with Kroger that will require the grocery chain to pay $1.37 billion to participating state and local governments for its role in the opioid crisis. "This agreement represents our ongoing commitment to holding the companies that created or worsened Arizo  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDEPORT, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, today announced that JUAN MARTINEZ, JR., 22, of the Bronx, New York, was sentenced yesterday by U.S. District Judge Kari A. Dooley in Bridgeport to 12 months and one day of imprisonment, followed by three years of supervised release, for a narco  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Tristan Lemon, of Paso Robles, has been appointed Warden of Pleasant Valley State Prison, where he has served as Acting Warden since 2022. Lemon was Chief Deputy Warden at Salinas Valley State Prison from 2020 to 2022. He held several positions at the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Co  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: In the face of a worsening climate crisis that's causing more extreme flooding and droughts, Governor Gavin Newsom today highlighted the distribution of nearly $300 million to make California's water supply more resilient and promote climate-smart agriculture. BOOSTING GROUNDWATER & STORAGE: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) awarded $187 million for 103 projects throu  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Today Governor Gavin Newsom announced the state is poised to make the largest-ever single investment to combat organized retail crime -- $267,118,293. As part of a competitive grant process, staff are recommending the Board of State and Community Corrections (BSCC) award funding to 55 local law enforcement agencies across California. If approved by the Board, the funding, pa  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: As part of the state's ongoing efforts to prevent and end homelessness in California, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced more than $81 million in Encampment Resolution Fund (ERF) grants for 11 communities. The funding will provide services to 2,693 persons experiencing homelessness to help them move out of encampments and into permanent housing. Six of the 12 projects fun  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California, Phillip A. Talbert, issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Folsom company Amani Investments LLC, which operated Coinucopia kiosks that exchanged U.S. currency for Bitcoin, forfeited $1 million in currency, a Mercedes-Benz, Bitcoin, and other items for its criminal efforts to avoid reporting requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. In February 2  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 13 -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) has awarded $187 million to 32 groundwater subbasins through the Sustainable Groundwater Management (SGM) Grant Program. The funding will support 103 individual projects that enhance groundwater monitoring, water use efficiency, groundwater recharge, recycled water and water quality, including more than $160 million that w  more

FORT BELVOIR, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Logistics Agency issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: Today's global security environment highlights the need for logistics solutions that allow the world's mightiest military to maintain its upper edge in lethality, the Defense Logistics Agency's director said Sept. 11 at the fourth annual Industry Collider Day at the McNamara Headquarter Complex. Members of DLA's research and development team work daily to e  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: Today, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the 2023 Clean Energy Education & Empowerment (C3E) Awards, honoring 11 women for outstanding leadership and accomplishments in clean energy. The C3E Initiative aims to close the gender gap and increase the participation, leadership, and success of women in clean energy fields. In its 12th year, the C3E Initiative is led by DOE in collaboration wit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced six new Biden-Harris Administration appointees joining the Department to help implement President Biden's Investing in America agenda and support America's transition to a net zero economy by 2050. These talented and experienced appointees will work alongside U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer M. Granholm as the Department continues to drive America toward an equit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following Economic Information Bulletin (No. EIB-257): Fruits are vital to consumer diets and are an important part of the U.S. agricultural industry. Two berries-strawberries and blueberries-are among the most important fruits. With more than $2 billion in annual farm gate sales and accounting for a 13-percent share of total production value of fruit, strawberries rank third for all fruit  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Energy Information Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects global oil inventories to decline by almost a half million barrels per day in the second half of 2023, causing oil prices to rise over the remainder of the year. In its September Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO), EIA forecasts the Brent crude oil price will average $93 per barrel in the fourth quar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * Microbiologist explains how grinding trees offers opportunity to improve soil health and function * * * What happens to orchards when they've reached the end of their lifespan and are no longer producing crops? Conventionally, orchards are burned. However, concerns about biomass burning and air quality have led to an alte  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Washington, D.C. removed Jose Wilfredo Andrade, on Sept. 8, who is wanted by Salvadoran authorities for aggravated fraud. His removal and transfer of custody to the Salvadoran National Police (PNC) occurred without incident. "This removal is a great example of the dedication and professionalism of ERO law enforcement,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The FBI issued the following news release: Director Christopher Wray has named Arlene Gaylord the executive assistant director of the Information and Technology Branch. She most recently served as the assistant director of the Information Management Division. Ms. Gaylord began her career with the FBI as an honors intern in 1991, assigned to the Visual Investigative Analysis Unit at Headquarters. She was hired full-time in 1992 and served as a Spanish language specialis  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 13 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) has awarded $4 million in Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development (AHEAD) economic development grants to help 75 local organizations boost economic opportunity in underserved communities throughout Arizona, California, and Nevada. The grants, delivered through FHLBank   more

NATIONAL HARBOR, Maryland, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: By Andrew Biscoe, Headquarters Air Force Reserve Command Public Affairs Lt. Gen. John Healy focused his remarks on Reserve readiness and integration during a panel that opened the Air and Space Forces Association's Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Sept. 11. Healy, dual-hatted as the chief of the Air Force Reserve and commander of Air Force Reserve Command, was a featured speaker on the Bui  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: Elias Anwar, a NIF&PS Summer Scholar Program intern at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), has long considered science a perfect fit for his logic-driven mind and personality. "Growing up, science has always been interesting to me," said Anwar, who is from Northern Virginia. "It was cooler than English or history, and moving from middl  more

FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Virginia, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Commissary Agency issued the following news release: By Keith Desbois, DeCA public affairs specialist Commissary patrons who use their benefit to buy fresh fish expect the best product possible at significant savings. That's the value Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) senior leaders were looking for when they visited the Honolulu Fish Auction Aug. 16. John Hall, DeCA director and CEO, along with Marine Sgt. Maj.   more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Members of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL's) Advanced Sources and Detectors (ASD) Scorpius accelerator team recently marked a major milestone in the project -- the delivery of 24 line-replaceable units (LRUs), known as pulsers, forming a complete unit cluster. The LRUs will power the Scorpius electron beam accelerator, whi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 2:23-cv-07553; C.D. Cal., filed Sept. 12, 2023) involving Esos Rings Inc. and Michelle Silverstein Bisnoff: * * * SEC Files Settled Fraud Charges Against Los Angeles-Based "Smart Ring" Company and Its Principal * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission announced today that Esos Rings, Inc., and its principal, Michelle Silverstein aka Michelle Silverstein Bisnoff, have agreed to sett  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: The National Park Service (NPS), in partnership with the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS), today announced $25.7 million in Save America's Treasures grants from the Historic Preservation Fund. The funding announced today will support 58 projects in 26  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) has selected Paul Scolari to serve as the superintendent of Kaloko-Honokohau and Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Parks on the island of Hawaii. He will begin his new role in late October. Scolari is a 29-year veteran of the NPS and has worked at numerous parks, including completing a six-month detail as acting superinten  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: By MC2 Janiel Adames NPS President retired Vice Adm. Ann Rondeau participates in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new NPS academic center at Pearl Harbor, NPS Hawaii, with Dr. Joseph Hooper, NPS vice provost for academic affairs; Adm. Samuel Paparo, commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet; and retired Vice Adm. Phil Sawyer, NPS Undersea Warfare chair. The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) and U.S. Pacific Fleet (PACFLT) cel  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's West Coast Regional Office issued the following news: * * * Marking fishing gear helps us understand the origin of gear entangling whales and prevent whale and other marine mammal entanglements. * * * Nobody wants to catch a whale. By marking their gear clearly, fishermen and other ocean users help reduce the risk of that happening. Entanglement in fishing gear presents a major threat to whales. It can dro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Science and Technology issued the following news: The Pacific Coast Recreational Fisheries Information Network (RecFIN) has released its plan outlining regional priorities for the next several years to enhance data for recreational fishing management and science along the West Coast. "We rely on the local knowledge and expertise of our partners like RecFIN to help identify their unique needs, so o  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21639) on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * In the Matter of HANSEN & ASSOCIATES FINANCIAL GROUP INC., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 203(e) AND 203(k) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21631): * * * In the Matter of LUKE HO, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pursuant to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21641) on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * In the Matter of MACROCLIMATE LLC, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE AND CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS, PURSUANT TO SECTIONS 203(e) AND 203(k) OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS AND A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21632): * * * In the Matter of NGOC-HA T. NGUYEN, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted pu  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21633): * * * In the Matter of RICHARD D. WHITNEY, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING REMEDIAL SANCTIONS I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate and in the public interest that public administrative proceedings be, and hereby are, instituted p  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following order (No. 3-21647) on Sept. 11, 2023: * * * In the Matter of UNI-PIXEL, INC., 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 proceedings be, and hereby are, insti  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Site issued the following news release: In August 2020, the Savannah River Site (SRS) and Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, launched the Knowledge Transfer Program (KTP). This marked the first official joint training effort between the two sites, both designated by the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to produce the plutonium pits needed for restoring the nati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Sept. 13, 2023: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN 10:00 a.m. Secretary Blinken delivers a speech at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies as part of the Brzezinski Lecture Series in Washington, D.C. (OPEN TO PRE-REGISTERED MEDIA) 1:15 p.m. Secretary Blinken participates in a Security Integration and Prosperity Agreement signing ceremony with Bahraini Crown Prince and Prime Minister  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2023: Luis Antonio Mendez-Brahan of Tijuana appeared in federal court today following his extradition from Mexico to face charges stemming from his alleged role as the leader of a prolific human-smuggling organization with three of his children. Mendez-Brahan was indicted by a federal grand jury in 2019 on one count of conspiring to bring unl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * As Part of President Biden's Unity Agenda, White House Cancer Moonshot Announces New Actions and Commitments to End Cancer as We Know It Today, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden will convene a meeting of the Cancer Cabinet to announce new actions federal agencies are taking to advance the mission of the White House Cancer Moonshot, as well as new commitments the Biden-Harris A  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: WINDSOR, Conn. - Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that ALEXANDER LEE, 22, of Windsor, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Victor A. Bolden in Bridgeport to 60 months of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking counterfeit oxycodone pills containi  more