WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 56 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 25 states, Guam and Puerto Rico. The deployments began in mid-October, with several slated to run through mid-December, to address the impacts of climate change, and support families through food security programs and other community needs. When America calls, AmeriCorps answers. In the Pacif  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news: WASHINGTON, D.C. -- As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced over $444 million to support sixteen selected projects across twelve states that will fight climate change by bolstering the nation's carbon management industry. The projects, funded by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will expand carbon dioxide (CO2) storage infrastructure   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced over $444 million to support sixteen selected projects across twelve states that will fight climate change by bolstering the nation's carbon management industry. The projects, funded by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, will expand carbon dioxide (CO2) sto  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Nov. 16 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following operational audit (No. 2024-053) on Nov. 13, 2023, involving Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY This operational audit of Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc. (Triumph) focused on the administration of Triumph project and program awards and selected administrative activities. Our audit did not disclose any reportable conditions regarding the administration of Triumph project and program awards or se  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: PASCAGOULA, Miss. -- The Navy and HII's Ingalls Shipbuilding division marked the start of fabrication for the future USS Thad Cochran (DDG 135) with a ceremony at HII's shipyard, Nov. 13. The ship is named for the late Thad Cochran, a United States senator who represented Mississippi from 1978 to 2018 and served as chairman of the United States Senate Appropriations Committee. DDG 135 will be a Flight III guided m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: JACKSON, Miss. -- In advance of the holiday shopping season, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) Jackson, Mississippi, and the newly formed Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, and Alabama Organized Retail Crime Alliance (ORCA), held its first strategic planning meeting for the state of Mississippi on Nov. 14. Their efforts are designed to combat organized the  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Nov. 16 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of 24 state attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Labor to drop a proposed rule change that would allow foreign agricultural workers in the United States to form unions - a right that is denied to U.S. citizen farmworkers. "Once again, the Biden administration has placed the interests of foreign nationals over the interests of  more

KEESLER AFB, Mississippi, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Keesler Air Force Base (81st Training Wing) issued the following news: By Senior Airman Trenten Walters, 81st Training Wing Public Affairs As Second Air Force begins efforts to modernize and transform the Air Force's basic and technical training to keep pace with modern-day, near-peer competitors, the Numbered Air Force will incorporate human performance aspects into its plans to optimize an Airman's success in training and for the rest o  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Nov. 16 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news release: Each November, the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) observes National COPD Awareness Month and World COPD Day. Short for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD is a serious lung disease that makes it harder to breathe and worsens over time. Of the nearly 16 million Americans who have been diagnosed with COPD, nearly 4 milli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Nov. 14, 2023, on actions to address the climate crisis: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you so much. Appreciate it. Well, I told Ritika: When she's president, don't forget me. (Laughter.) Ritika, thank you for that introduction and your beautiful artwork. You all see the artwork? Can you see it up here? It's on the right side; I don't know if they can see it. And thank you to all of you -- to the climate scientists and ex  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: On Monday and Tuesday, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Assistant Secretary for Health ADM Rachel Levine traveled to Atlanta to hear from community partners and public health leaders how to best address the surge of syphilis and its impact on pregnant people and babies. ADM Levine met with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leadership, visited Neighborhood   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Mississippi - As Second Air Force begins efforts to modernize and transform the Air Force's basic and technical training to keep pace with modern-day, near-peer competitors, the Numbered Air Force will incorporate human performance aspects into its plans to optimize an Airman's success in training and for th  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Nov. 15 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Nov. 14, 2023: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined 25 other state attorneys general in sending a letter to Congress, requesting the passage of the Immigration Enforcement Partnership Act of 2023 (H.R. 1337). If signed into law, this bill would grant state attorneys general the authority to enforce certain federal immigration laws. The federal government's ongoing failure t  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Texas man pleaded guilty to illegally obtaining more than $400,000 in COVID-19 economic assistance loans. According to court documents, Ganiyu Abayomi Jimoh, 30, of Houston, Texas, conspired with others to commit wire fraud by opening numerous bank accounts in Hinds, Madison, and Rankin Counties using other individuals' personal identifying information  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today released new state-by-state data and details showing that the simplified, streamlined, and redesigned 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) form will help 610,000 new students from low-income backgrounds receive Federal Pell Grants. The new FAFSA form will also help 1.5 million more students receive the maximum Pell Grant - bringing th  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Secretary Xochitl Torres Small today announced an investment of $27.9 million across 45 organizations that teach and train beginning farmers and ranchers, including programs for U.S. veterans who are entering into agricultural careers and starting new farming businesses. "The next generation of farmers and ranchers hold the promise for future American agricultu  more