HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: UPDATE 13, December 11, 2023 0800CST: The seventh Airman whose remains were recovered Dec. 10th, 2023 following the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29th, 2023 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan has been identified and next of kin has been notified. U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Jeff" T. Hoernemann, 32, was a native of Andover, Minnesota. Jeff received his commission through th  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management issued the following news release: In support of the Biden-Harris administration's goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of the proposed Sunrise Wind energy project, which is located approximately 16.4 nautical miles (nm) south of Martha's Vineyard, Mass., approximately 26.5 nm east o  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 13, December 11, 2023 0800CST: The seventh Airman whose remains were recovered Dec. 10th, 2023 following the CV-22 mishap that occurred on Nov. 29th, 2023 off the shore of Yakushima Island, Japan has been identified and next of kin has been notified. U.S. Air Force Maj. Jeffrey "Jeff" T. Hoernemann, 32, was a native of Andover, Minnesota. Jeff received his commission through   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BROOKLYN, N.Y. - Today, Alexander Valencia Garcia will be arraigned before United States Magistrate Judge Marcia M. Henry at the federal courthouse in Brooklyn on an indictment charging him with two counts of international cocaine distribution. On November 7, 2023, the defendant, a Colombian citizen, was arrested in Florida on an arrest warra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BRIDEPORT, Conn. - On December 5, 2023, a federal jury in New Haven found KEISHAWN DONALD, 22; TREVON WRIGHT, also known as "Tre," 22; ERIC HAYES, also known as "Heavyweight Champ," 26; and TRAVON JONES, also known as "Budda," 21, guilty of racketeering offenses related to their involvement in a violent Bridgeport street gang. This announcem  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Deal with Maze Therapeutics would eliminate a nascent competitor to Sanofi in Pompe disease drugs, threatening to stall innovation and deprive patients of lower drug prices * * * The Federal Trade Commission is seeking to block Sanofi's proposed acquisition of an exclusive license to Maze Therapeutics Inc.'s therapy in development for treatment of Pompe disease. The Commission today  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The Massachusetts Executive Office of Economic Development issued the following news release: The Healey-Driscoll Administration unveiled its draft economic development plan titled Team Massachusetts: Leading Future Generations. Secretary of Economic Development Yvonne Hao will provide testimony on the plan before the Legislature's Joint Committee on Economic Development and Emerging Technologies at the State House on Wednesday highlighting the economic develop  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 20 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e241dd86-fda1-4a98-87b2-34165c152a53/fileAsset/2023%201208%20Miller%20v.%20Bonta%20Multistate%20Amicus%20Br%20As-Filed.pdf) in support of the state of California's efforts to restrict the sale and possession of assault weapons within its borders. "States should  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Dec. 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin, together with Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell, co-led a coalition of 18 other attorneys general to support the State of California's assault weapons ban. The coalition filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, arguing that California's regulation of the purchase and possession of assau  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Jacqueline C. Romero, issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: United States Attorney Jacqueline C. Romero announced today that the United States Department of Justice has filed a Statement of Interest in federal court to clarify state and local jails' obligations under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to provide inmates with access to medication to treat opioid use disorder (O  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: The Department of the Air Force released its report on the results of an Air Force Inspector General investigation in response to the unauthorized disclosure of classified information by an individual at the 102nd Intelligence Wing, Otis Air National Guard Base, Massachusetts. The Secretary of the Air Force directed the investigation of compliance with policy, procedures and standards and the unit environmen  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. - A Newbury woman and Northfield woman, two former nurses, were indicted in connection to the diversion of dangerous narcotics by medical professionals, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Robin Nichols, 63, of Newbury, was indicted on one count of Tampering with Consumer Products and one count of Obtaining a Controlled Dru  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Dec. 11, 2023: A Colombian man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Boston to money laundering. Luis Fernando Galindo-Ramos, 55, pleaded guilty to money laundering conspiracy, laundering of monetary instruments and engaging in monetary transactions in criminally derived property. U.S. District Court Judge Allison D. Burroughs scheduled sentencing for Marc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Agency for International Development issued the following news release: During the 28th Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), held from November 28 - December 12, USAID announced multiple initiatives to advance progress on combating the climate crisis, including: USAID Announces Progress on PREPARE * On December 6, Administrator Power and Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry announced that 21 ne  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 11, 2023: * * * Vice President Harris Announces that American Rescue Plan Investments in Home and Community-Based Care Services for Millions of Seniors and Americans with Disabilities Reach About $37 Billion Across All 50 States * * * New data featured as part of White House convening with care leaders, workers, and champions, including Senator Bob Casey (PA), Governor Janet Mills (ME), Governor Josh Sha  more