CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: UPDATE 15, December 23, 2023 1215CST: The U.S. Navy salvage team from USNS Salvor (T-ARS-52) arrived on-station in the vicinity of Yakushima Island on Dec. 23 to join alongside the Japan Coast Guard, Japan Self-Defense Forces, local law enforcement, Japanese civilian volunteers, and other U.S. military assets to support the search, recovery and salvage efforts of the CV-22B, involved  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 28 -- The Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: The Healey-Driscoll Administration is encouraging residents and families to kick off their new year with a free guided First Day Hike at state parks across Massachusetts. On January 1, 2024, the Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) is hosting the agency's 33rd annual signature First Day Hikes initiative in 13 parks across the state - from W  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 22 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the government's ability to work and communicate with social media companies to address the spread of dangerous content on their platforms. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/23-411_Amicus%20Brief%20  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Dec. 28 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with 22 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule banning bump stocks, devices that effectively convert semiautomatic firearms into illegal and dangerous automatic weapons. In their brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/c8a026ac31/Garland%20v.%20Cargill_Brief_12.26.23%20-%20as%20filed.pdf?language_id=1  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HOUSTON - A 45-year-old Mexican citizen illegally residing in Houston has been sentenced following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute nearly 50 kilograms of various narcotics, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Daniel C. Comeaux of the Houston Division, and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Ham  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 28 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: Attorney General Josh Stein today joined a group of 22 other attorneys general urging the Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule banning bump stocks, devices that effectively convert semiautomatic firearms into illegal automatic weapons. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. Cargill, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to overturn an appellate court's decision st  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 (TNSres) -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2023: New York Attorney General Letitia James led a multistate coalition of 23 attorneys general today urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold the government's ability to work and communicate with social media companies (https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/amicus-curiae/23-411_amicusbrief-petitionerssupport.pdf) to address the spread of dangerous content on their platforms. The   more