WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces Tech. Sgt. Turner Y. Johnston, 21, of Loraine, Texas, killed during World War II, was accounted for April 25, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Johnston was assigned to the 415th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 98th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Albert W. Stahl, 22, of Buffalo, New York, killed during World War II, was accounted for March 30, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Stahl was assigned to the 329th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 93d Bombardment Group (Heavy), 9th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By Joseph Clark, DOD News Pentagon leaders are gathering input from service members and their spouses, child development experts and early childhood educators aimed at generating discussions and gathering ideas for how to improve the Defense Department's child care programs. The Office of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Military Community and Family Policy convened a daylong child care summit today  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 16 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced a victory in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas against the Biden Administration's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA). In 2018, Nebraska joined eight other states in a lawsuit challenging DACA, which defers the deportation of certain illegal aliens and grants them access to some federal and state bene  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 16 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a comment letter, led by the State of Alabama, to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service opposing proposed rules that would expand the federal government's authority to designate land as endangered species habitat without cooperation from states as required by law. The States rise in opposition to the proposed regulations because the Endangered Species Act requires  more