WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news release: ACL is pleased to announce four new cooperative agreements for ACL's 2023 grant initiative in support of the 2022 National Strategy to Support Family Caregivers (the Strategy). The project period for these new grants is September 30, 2023-September 29, 2027. The collective award amount is over $3.6 million. Funds for this initiative are drawn from Titl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: To: State, Territory, and Tribal Agricultural Regulatory Officials On September 6, 2023, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) established an Oriental fruit fly (Bactrocera dorsalis or OFF) quarantine in Brentwood, Contra Costa County, California. This action is in response to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks remarks on Sept. 19, 2023, by Assistant Attorney General Jonathan Kanter at the 2023 Georgetown Antitrust Law Symposium: * * * This conference has been an antitrust policy highlight for many years. In fact, at the Third Annual Georgetown Antitrust Conference in 2009, the FTC and DOJ announced the public comment process that led to the 2010 Horizontal Merger Guidelines. A lot has changed in those 14 years. Whil  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Actions are part of ASPR's comprehensive strategy to strengthen the domestic supply chain and promote access to COVID-19 tests Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Administration for Strategic Preparedness and Response (ASPR), is announcing an investment of $600 million across 12 domestic COVID-19 test manufacturers and the reopening of COVIDTests.go  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks announced the award today of $238 million in "Creating Helpful Incentives to Produce Semiconductors (CHIPS) and Science Act" funding for the establishment of eight Microelectronics Commons (Commons) regional innovation hubs. This is the largest award to date under President Biden's CHIPS and Science Act. "The Microelectronics Commons is focused on bridging and a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: By C. Todd Lopez, DOD News Under the CHIPS and Science Act, the Defense Department today announced the award of nearly $240 million dollars to eight regional "innovation hubs" around the United States which will be a part of the Microelectronics Commons, and which will benefit both the department and the United States by spurring development of a domestic microelectronics manufacturing industry. "The Microelect  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- In support of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $47.7 million in funding for 16 research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects across 13 states to advance clean hydrogen technologies. The selected projects aim to lower technology costs, enhance hydrogen infrastructure, and improve the performance of hydrogen fuel cells--s  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO -- Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) San Francisco, removed Jose Guadalupe Villegas Fuerte, a 35-year-old foreign fugitive with citizenship in Mexico, from the U.S. on Sept 11. Villegas was removed from Bakersfield via ground transportation to the San Ysidro Port of Entry. Upon arrival at the port of entry, he was turned over to the prop  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 20, 2023: Today, The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced the winners of the 2023 Road Safety Student Art Contest. The annual event helps highlight the need for all roadway users to focus on safety. "The colorful vision and imagination we saw in this year's art pieces were remarkable," said FMC  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has delivered preliminary flood maps for unincorporated Lake County and Hidden Valley Lake. The maps identify revised flood hazards along Kelsey, Cole, Coyote, Gallagher, and Putah creeks. The new maps will help building officials, contractors and homeowners make effective mitigation decisions, thereby c  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 21 -- 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) today announced it has doubled its commitment for its groundbreaking and successful Empowering Black Homeownership matching grant program, making an additional $2 million available to help expand the capacity of HUD-approved housing counseling agencies (HCAs) to serve more aspiring and   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * GSA is responsible for constructing and maintaining land ports of entry (LPOEs) along the nation's borders in support of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security-Customs and Border Protection and other federal agencies. This is the first in a quarterly series of updates on LPOE modernization projects. * * * In a place that gets more than 300 days of sunshine a year, adding solar pa  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * The JPL-led international team used the island as a stand-in for Venus to test radar technologies that will help uncover the planet's ground truth. * * * With its crushing atmospheric pressure, clouds of sulfuric acid, and searing surface temperature, Venus is an especially challenging place to study. But scientists know that observing its surface can provide key insights into the hab  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B315814) on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four KESHARA SHAW et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. LOS ANGELES UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT et al., Defendants and Respondents. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Yvette M. Palazuelos, Judge. Reversed in part, affirmed in part, and reman  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. B321876) on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Seven LONG BEACH MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, William F. Fahey, Judge. Reversed with directions. Law Offices of Yoshida & G  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C095560) on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. ANTHONY EDWARD MORONES, JR., Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of San Joaquin County, Lance G. Jacot, Judge. Reversed in part and affirmed in part. Jake Stebner, under appointment by the Court of Appeal,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. F082140) on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fifth Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JESUS SUAZO, Defendant and Appellant. OPINION APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Tulare County. Juliet L. Boccone, Judge. Kyle Gee, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant. Rob Bonta, Attorney G  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 20 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. H049408) on Sept. 19, 2023: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Sixth Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. THOMAS MOYER, Defendant and Respondent. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT BY THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on August 25, 2023, be modified as follows: 1. On page 1, line 9, the word "reasonable" is de  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Chief engineer Denys Korotkiy of the vessel Donald was sentenced on Sept. 15 to serve twelve months and a day in prison after being convicted of conspiracy to obstruct justice, obstruction of justice and failure to maintain an accurate oil record book. U.S. District Court Judge Todd W. Robinson for the Southern District of California sentenced Korotkiy. Trial evidence showed that oily bilge water - typica  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 19, 2023: A computer system administrator and his spouse pleaded guilty today to participating in a massive international scheme to make millions of dollars by selling pirated business telephone system software licenses. The entire scheme allegedly resulted in the sale of software licenses with a retail value of over $88 million. According to court documents, Raymond Bradley Pearce, aka Brad Pearc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The U.S. Marshals Service arrested 4,455 violent fugitives during the latest phase of its high-impact fugitive apprehension initiative, dubbed Operation North Star III (ONS III). ONS III targeted violent offenders in 20 cities and resulted in the clearance of 2,818 violent warrants, to include homicide, forcible sexual assault, robbery, aggravated assault, and firearms violations. During this 3-month enfor  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Sept. 18, 2023: Ovidio Guzman Lopez, 33, of Culiacan, Mexico, was arraigned in federal court in Chicago today after his extradition from Mexico to the United States on Sept. 15. In January, Guzman Lopez was arrested in Mexico pursuant to a U.S. request for his provisional arrest with a view toward extradition. Guzman Lopez, aka El Raton and Raton Nuevo, is charged in the Northern District of Illinois wi  more

SANTA MARIA, California, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: A federal court has entered a consent judgment that orders a Santa Maria farm labor contractor to pay more than $1 million in back wages and penalties after the U.S. Department of Labor found the employer again violated regulations of the H-2A agricultural worker program. The judgment in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California follows three investig  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news release: The High Performance Computing for Energy Innovation program will be hosting a special in-person workshop to discuss further deployment of high performance computing (HPC) to advance manufacturing on Oct. 18-19 at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) University of California Livermore Collaboration Center (UCLCC) The workshop will explore futur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 56738) involving A3GEO Inc., Berkeley, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: A3GEO Inc. Region: 4 City: Berkeley State: CA License #: 7895-01 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Robert Greger HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 09/13/2023 Notification Time: 17:02 [ET] Event Date: 09/12/2023 Event Time: 14:45 [PDT] Last Update Date: 09/13/2  more

RICHLAND, Washington, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * DOE-funded program brings cloud, memory innovations together to accelerate technology transfer * * * Pacific Northwest National Laboratory is collaborating with leading technology companies Microsoft Corp. and Micron Technology to make computational chemistry--a challenging subject but one with far-reaching significance for our lives--broad  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of the Secretary issued the following readout: * * * Case spurred landmark changes in labor, immigration law * * * Acting Labor Secretary Julie Su and the Department of Labor has inducted a group of Thai garment workers who helped expose their former employer's abusive labor practices in 1995 into the department's Hall of Honor. The group, who spurred changes in legal protections for workers nationwide, were honored at a ceremony h  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President's Commission on White House Fellows is pleased to announce the appointment of the 2023-2024 class of White House Fellows. Founded in 1964, the White House Fellows program offers exceptional young leaders first-hand experience working at the highest levels of the Federal government. Fellows spend a year working with senior White House Staff, Cabinet Secretaries, and other top-ranking Administration officials  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Launches American Climate Corps to Train Young People in Clean Energy, Conservation, and Climate Resilience Skills, Create Good-Paying Jobs and Tackle the Climate Crisis In its first year, the American Climate Corps will put more than 20,000 young people on career pathways in the growing fields of clean energy, conservation and climate resilience Since taking office, President  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 20, 2023: * * * U.S. Action on Global Development In 2015, world leaders adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as a roadmap for improving lives and wellbeing of people around the world. At their core, the SDGs seek to expand economic opportunity, advance social justice, care for our planet, promote good governance, and ensure no one is left behind. This week, the United States and leaders c  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following news release: With less than two weeks before the end of the fiscal year, extreme House Republicans are playing partisan games with peoples' lives and marching our country toward a government shutdown that would have damaging impacts all across the country. Instead of working in a bipartisan manner to keep the government open and address emergency needs for the American people, House Republicans introduced a continuing resol  more