WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: A dozen companies and organizations from across the country are making the safety of their workers a priority by forming alliances with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration in October and November to improve worker safety and health. * * * Forming an alliance with OSHA allows companies or organizations to focus on hazards to improve worker safety   more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Nebraska issued the following news release: Acting United States Attorney Susan Lehr announced that Felix Chacon, 61, of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on December 18, 2023, in federal court in Lincoln, Nebraska for distribution of methamphetamine. Senior United States District Court Judge John M. Gerrard sentenced Chacon to 50 months' imprisonment. There is no parole in the federal system. After Chacon's rel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The White House issued the following news release: The President is announcing his intent to nominate five individuals to federal district courts and one individual to the Court of Federal Claims--all of whom are extraordinarily qualified, experienced, and devoted to the rule of law and our Constitution. These choices also continue to fulfill the President's promise to ensure that the nation's courts reflect the diversity that is one of our greatest assets as a country--  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 20 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: By Hadiyah Brendel Dr. Krista Highland, clinical psychologist and associate professor at USU, received the 2023 Alumni Special Achievement Award from their alma mater, Black Hills State University. Highland, who holds faculty appointments in the Departments of Anesthesiology, Military and Emergency Medicine, and Medicine in the School of Medicine at the Uniformed Services University (USU), rece  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Dec. 20 -- Air University issued the following news: By Cadet Faith Grelk and Cadet Zachary Bowen, Air University Students, staff, alumni and cadets gathered to watch the unprecedented landing of an Air Force UH-1N Iroquois "Huey" helicopter Nov. 10 on the University of Nebraska Omaha campus. The landing was a collaboration between UNO's Air Force ROTC Detachment 470 and the 40th Helicopter Squadron at Malstrom Air Force Base, Montana represented the integration of service an  more