ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Oct. 27 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Tapco Inc, a manufacturer and molder of farm equipment in Bridgeton, Missouri, agreed to conciliate two federal discrimination charges alleging sexual harassment and constructive discharge with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the charges, an employee with Tapco sexually harassed two female employees. T  more

ERIE, Colorado, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Air Force F.E. Warren Air Force Base (90th Missile Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Sarah Post, 90th Missile Wing Public Affairs The 90th Missile Wing Base Honor Guard honored a Vietnam War veteran in a funeral ceremony in Erie, Colorado, Oct. 25, 2023. This ceremony was different than most that Honor Guard participate in, because the American flag presented to the veteran's family is a World War II-era flag that has been passed through t  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 26 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, Attorney General Mike Hilgers launches a major statewide action against retailers selling mislabeled and deceptive THC-containing products that present a danger to Nebraskans. "The sale of these deceptive, mislabeled, dangerous products poses a real threat of harm to Nebraskans, especially children. Today's action is a message to retailers across the state that sellin  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Oct. 26 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: To protect Oklahoma's pork producers from needless and excessive regulation, Attorney General Gentner Drummond is opposing a new Massachusetts law that bans states from selling or shipping pork through Massachusetts if they do not meet strict hog-housing requirements. Massachusetts's pork ban means that even if Oklahoma-produced pork meets all Oklahoma and federal safety and qualit  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 26 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Oct. 25, 2023: Today, Attorney General Peter F. Neronha joined 41 other attorneys general throughout the country suing social media company Meta in federal and state courts alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on Instagram and its other social media platforms that purposefully addict children and teens. At the same time, Meta falsely assu  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who possessed with intent to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced in federal court in Sioux City on October 24, 2023, to 144 months' imprisonment. Kelly Malloy, 55, from Sioux City, Iowa, pled guilty June 13, 2023, to possession with intent to distribute and aiding and abetting another in the possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. Evidenc  more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: Fighter aircraft from the U.S., Japan, and the Republic of Korea conducted a trilateral escort flight of a U.S. B-52H Stratofortress Bomber operating in the Indo-Pacific, 22 Oct, 2023. U.S. F-16s from the 80th Fighter Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing flew alongside Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) F-2s from the 8th Air Wing, and Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) F-15Ks from the 11th Wing. This ae  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release on Oct. 26, 2023: Today, USAID announced an expansion of the Feed the Future Innovation Labs network - including two new Innovations Labs and a new research collaboration - for a total of 17 Innovation Labs across the United States. Feed the Future, the U.S. government's global hunger and food security initiative, will utilize these critical investments to broaden research and innovation to st  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following statement on Oct. 26, 2023: * * * Attorney General Sean D. Reyes announced that his office would be appealing a U.S. District Court's September ruling in Utah v. Su, which involves a challenge to a U.S. Department of Labor rule that would negatively affect the retirement accounts of millions of Americans. The federal government's rule would allow 401(k) managers to direct their clients' money to ESG (envi  more