LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Pollution prevention projects eligible for funding * * * The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 7 is opening the FY 2024-2025 Regional Source Reduction Assistance Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO). This regional competitive grant provides funding for projects that promote practical source reduction methods, tools, and training or pollution prevention (P2) approaches to me  more

GREENBELT, Maryland, Feb. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Maryland issued the following news release on Feb. 16, 2024: U.S. District Judge Theodore D. Chuang sentenced Willie Lamont Hicks, a/k/a "Will Woodward" and "CW," age 52, of Kansas City, Missouri, yesterday to 22 years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for federal charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud and mail fraud related to a debt elimination and wealth mana  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 15, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right. Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, once again, I'm starting the briefing on a pretty sad note. Yesterday, multiple gunmen opened fire during the Chiefs Super Bowl Parade in Kansas City, killing 2 innocent people and wounding mo  more