CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2024: A federal judge today sentenced a man to 20 years in prison for detonating a pipe bomb at a suburban Chicago train station. On Sept. 1, 2006, THOMAS JAMES ZAJAC placed a pipe bomb in a trash can at the BNSF Railway station in Hinsdale, Ill. The device exploded during the morning commute, injuring a station agent. U.S. District Judge Matthew F.   more

HILL AFB, Utah, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Hill Air Force Base (75th Air Base Wing) issued the following news: By Micah Garbarino, 388th Fighter Wing Public Affairs Airmen from the active duty 388th and Reserve 419th Fighter Wings deployed with the 421st Fighter Squadron and Fighter Generation Squadron recently returned from Bamboo Eagle, a week-long exercise that took place over expanses of the western United States and eastern Pacific Ocean. Conducted by the U.S. Air Force Warfare Cente  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Land Management's California State Office issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management announced a $41 million investment through President Biden's Investing in America agenda for ecosystem restoration. This funding will support 74 projects in 16 states, building on proven programs and partnerships to protect cherished wildlife and natural resources while creating good-paying j  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "Women's Earnings in Alabama - 2022": * * * In 2022, Alabama women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $837, or 79.8 percent of the $1,049 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "Women's Earnings In Florida - 2022": * * * In 2022, Florida women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $861, or 84.2 percent of the $1,022 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commission  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Georgia - 2022": * * * In 2022, Georgia women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $891, or 82.0 percent of the $1,087 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In Kentucky - 2022": * * * In 2022, Kentucky women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $860, or 84.5 percent of the $1,018 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings in Mississippi - 2022": * * * In 2022, Mississippi women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $751, or 82.9 percent of the $906 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Co  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "Women's Earnings in North Carolina - 2022": * * * In 2022, North Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $902, or 85.7 percent of the $1,053 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 9, 2024, entitled "Women's Earnings In South Carolina - 2022": * * * In 2022, South Carolina women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $841, or 82.8 percent of the $1,016 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Reg  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 10 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on [doc date], entitled "Women's Earnings In Tennessee - 2022": * * * In 2022, Tennessee women who were full-time wage and salary workers had median usual weekly earnings of $859, or 82.0 percent of the $1,047 median usual weekly earnings of their male counterparts, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commis  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 8, 2024: Attorney General Bonta today joined a coalition of attorneys general representing 32 states and territories urging Congress to provide critical support and services to victims and survivors of crime by taking steps to increase the Crime Victims Fund (Fund) with short term, bridge funding. The balance of the Fund, which was established under the Victims of Crime Act of 1984  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Spencer J. Cox, R-Utah, issued the following news release: Utah Gov. Spencer J. Cox announced he will be sending law enforcement and Utah National Guard members to the Texas border after Utah's Department of Public Safety and Utah National Guard received Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) requests from their Texas counterparts. The EMACs came days after Gov. Cox visited the border with 14 fellow governors. On Feb. 26, Utah National Guard will   more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 10 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a bipartisan coalition of 41 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives to authorize much-needed 2024 bridge funding for the federal Crime Victims (VOCA) Fund. The VOCA Fund supports the provision of essential direct services for crime victims and survivors across the country. According to the U.S. Department of Jus  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The White House issued the following readout of a roundtable on clean bus manufacturing on Feb. 7, 2024: * * * On Wednesday, February 7th, the White House and the Federal Transit Administration (FTA), in coordination with the American Public Transportation Association (APTA), convened a roundtable discussion focused on ensuring adequate U.S. manufacturing capacity to build clean transit buses at the scale and pace needed to meet market demand and achieve national climate  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 10 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 498,300 illegal immigrant apprehe  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Congressional leaders urging the federal government to stop funding the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA). In the aftermath of the horrific October 7th terrorist attack in Israel, the world learned that over a dozen UNRWA employees may have participated in those atrocities against the Jewish people. President Joe Biden reversed the   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to President Joseph R. Biden and Commerce Secretary Jennifer Granholm over the administration's recent "pause" of liquefied natural gas exports. The letter, which was led by the States of Kansas, Indiana, Louisiana, and West Virginia, explains how this executive action further compromises American energy security and independence. Last month, the Biden-  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 10 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to leadership of the U.S. House and Senate "urging Congress to provide bridge funding to the Crime Victims Fund." The letter, spearheaded by the attorneys general from Illinois, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin, was sent by the National Association of Attorneys General. According to the letter, the "Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (VOCA) established the Crime  more