GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Michigan, Mark A. Totten, issued the following news release: On Oct. 28, 2023, the community once again emptied their medicine cabinets to help dispose of old, unwanted, and expired medications. Nationwide, DEA and its law enforcement partners collected 599,897 pounds of unneeded medications at 4,675 collection sites nationwide. Locally, the Detroit Field Division collected 62,771 pounds between 498 sites in Michig  more

MANAMA, Bahrain, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: An Ohio-class submarine arrived in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations, Nov. 5. The submarine's rapid deployment in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility demonstrates the flexibility and dynamic ability to deter potential adversaries, reassure partners, enhanced maritime security, and ensure freedom of navigation and the free flow of commerce. U.S. Naval Forces Central command is respon  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- President Biden issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2023, on Ohio Issue 1: * * * Tonight, Americans once again voted to protect their fundamental freedoms - and democracy won. In Ohio, voters protected access to reproductive health in their state constitution. Ohioans and voters across the country rejected attempts by MAGA Republican elected officials to impose extreme abortion bans that put the health and lives of women in jeopardy, force women to travel hundreds  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release: GE Aerospace, an operating division of the General Electric Company, has agreed to pay $9,413,024 to resolve allegations that its Lynn, Mass. manufacturing plant (GEA Lynn) sold parts to the United States Army and the United States Navy that were either not properly inspected or were nonconforming, in violation of the False Claims Act. Headquartered in Evendale  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2023, on Ohio Issue 1 Reproductive Freedom Ballot Initiative: * * * Today, Ohio voters approved a constitutional amendment to protect a woman's right to make decisions about her own body. Voters turned out to safeguard reproductive rights and prevent extremists from enforcing an abortion ban that would harm women and criminalize doctors. The results in Ohio underscore what the vast majority of America  more