WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following news release: * * * Support for Prevention and Treatment Needed * * * New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Just ten years ago, no state had an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%. The 202  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The National Endowment for the Humanities issued the following news release: Last September, the White House convened the United We Stand Summit to counter the destructive effects of hate-fueled violence on our democracy and public safety. One year later, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is awarding up to $2.8 million in United We Stand: Connecting Through Culture funding to its national network of state and jurisdictional humanities councils to support lo  more

OFFUTT AFB, Nebraska, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Offutt Air Force Base (55th Air Wing) issued the following news: By D.P. Heard, 55th Wing Public Affairs The Air Force Civil Engineer Center recently named Ben Hudson, 55th Civil Engineer Squadron flood recovery office construction inspector, one of civil engineer's 30 under 30 award recipients for his efforts in flood recovery. The award recognizes 30 civil engineers under the age of 30 who have pushed themselves beyond what's expected of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSper) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation issued the following news release on Sept. 22, 2023: The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) has appointed Paul P. Worthing Regional Director, San Francisco Region. In this position, he directs both Risk Management and Consumer Protection supervision programs for financial institutions headquartered in the Region. Mr. Worthing has been with the FDIC for more than 33 years and has held a number of leadership pos  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farm Service Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 21, 2023: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2023 (fiscal year 2024). Marketing Assistance Loan Rates USDA offers commodity loans to processors of sugar beets and domestically grown sugarcane to provide interim financing to producers so that sugar can be stored after harvest when   more