NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: Out of an abundance of caution due to expected winter weather conditions, the in-person meetings for the Amite River and Tributaries, East of the Mississippi River, Louisiana Supplemental Second Draft Integrated Feasibility Report and Environmental Assessment #600 scheduled for Tuesday and Wednesday of next week have been cancelled and virtual meetings will now be held ins  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: New data show 6.9 million borrowers are enrolled in the Administration's most affordable repayment plan Today, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that next month it will start providing forgiveness after as few as 10 years of payments for borrowers on the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) Plan who originally took out $12,000 or less for college. Borrowers enrolled in SAVE who are eligi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: MILWAUKEE, Wis. - Today the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) announced the selection of Pamela Mathis as the new District Manager for the Northeastern States District. Ms. Mathis will report to duty on Jan. 16. "Pamela is an experienced leader who brings passion and innovation to managing public lands," said Mitchell Leverette, BLM Eastern States State Director. "We are excite  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet: * * * Marketplace 2024 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that over 20 million Americans have signed up for 2024 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on Nov  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Under the Biden-Harris Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced today that over 20 million people have selected an Affordable Care Act (ACA) Health Insurance Marketplace plan since the 2024 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period launched on November 1 -- a record number of enrollments. Today's data represen  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 11 -- 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

WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: For the past 25 years, Congress has upheld a bipartisan commitment to provide full funding for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) to serve every eligible participant that applies. Following this week's announcement of a bipartisan agreement on topline funding levels for fiscal year 2024 appropriations and as negotiations still continue in Congress on a fina  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Missouri woman was sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for helping her co-defendant, who discharged a firearm during the commission of a robbery that killed three people. According to court documents, Jamison Layne Townsend, 42, and her co-defendant, Joshua Michael Garcia, went to Bill's Coin & Jewelry on December 17, 2016, to rob the busine  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) interns present their research this week at the 243rd meeting of the American Astronomical Society (AAS) in New Orleans. Thousands of scientists specializing in an array of subjects and technologies will gather to present their latest research to the astronomical community. This year five y  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New Orleans District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New Orleans District has announced a virtual public orientation for the Lower Mississippi River Comprehensive Management Study (LMR Comp) for Tuesday, Jan. 23, at 9:30 a.m. The virtual meeting details will be released once finalized. Interested parties unable to attend will be able to access meeting materials and the video orientation on   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release on Jan. 12, 2024: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo today announced a nationwide schedule of key export promotion events--ranging from in-person local events to trade missions around the world--to advance export opportunities for diverse businesses. These programs are made available to U.S. businesses through Commerce's International Trade Administration (ITA) and its export promotion arm, the U.S.   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Meridian man pleaded guilty today to possession with intent to distribute approximately 43 grams of a substance containing a detectable amount of methamphetamine. According to court documents, Willie Bernard Lewis, 37, sold methamphetamine to a confidential informant on August 20, 2021, and August 31, 2021. On September 1, 2021, law enforcement executed   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: The final recovery plan for the threatened black pinesnake, an Alabama and Mississippi species, is now available. The Service's goal is to help this species thrive once again and remove it from the Federal List of Endangered and Threatened Wildlife. A crucial component of this recovery plan is the restoration and protection of the black pinesnake's natural habitat. Th  more