LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Arkansas issued the following news release on Feb. 26, 2024: Family Dollar Stores LLC pleaded guilty today to holding food, drugs, medical devices, and cosmetics under insanitary conditions, related to a rodent infestation at the company's West Memphis, Arkansas, distribution center. A criminal information unsealed today in federal court in Little Rock, Arkansas, charged Family Dollar with one misdeme  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Claiborne Cooksey, public affairs specialist Victoria "Vickey" Moore began her career at the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) over 24 years ago as a computer scientist with a master's degree from Mississippi State University. Today, she is the associate technical director of the Engineered Resilient Systems Research and Development Area in the I  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Pennsylvania - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.2 per  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Virginia - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.3 percent  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 27, 2024, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in West Virginia - 2023": * * * In 2023, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 6.3 pe  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Feb. 28 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following letter on Feb. 26, 2024, with 21 attorneys general: * * * To: The Honorable Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, 2707 Martin Luther King Jr Avenue, SE, Washington, D.C. 20528 The Honorable Xavier Becerra, Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 200 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20201 The Honorable Christopher Wray, Director, Federal Bureau o  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-St. Paul District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, awarded two, $2 million contracts to Togiak Management Services LLC of Anchorage, Alaska, to construct bulkhead slots on the intermediate wall and river wall upstream of the miter gates in the auxiliary lock chamber at Lock and Dam 3 located in Welch, Minnesota, and Lock and Dam 9 located in Eastman, Wisconsin. The project wo  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced three new appointments to the Office of Attorney General's (OAG) senior leadership team. "District residents deserve the best and brightest fighting for them and their interests," said Attorney General Schwalb. "I'm thrilled that Luz Martinez and Sarah Comeau have joined the OAG's senior leadership team. Their talent  more

TEMECULA, Califronia, Feb. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: As part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced more than $366 million for 17 projects across 20 states and 30 Tribal Nations and communities to accelerate clean energy deployment in rural and remote areas across the country. This funding--made possible by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law--will support a va  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Kaley Skaggs, public affairs specialist The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) celebrated the career of Bartley (Bart) Durst, director of ERDC's Geotechnical and Structures Laboratory (GSL), upon his retirement from federal service. Durst began his career with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 1983 as a research civil engineer intern in the Env  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office on Women's Health (OWH) has awarded prizes to the winners in the final phase of the Reducing Disparities in Breastfeeding Innovation Challenge. The national competition was created to identify and reward programs that increase breastfeeding initiation and continuation rates - and decrease disparities - among breastfeeding mother  more

GULFPORT, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release: A Wiggins man pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute over 250 grams of a substance containing fentanyl. According to court documents, on September 7, 2023, the Wiggins Police Department received information that George Tavoris Moore, Jr., 28, was expected to receive a package containing fentanyl at a Wiggins address. A subsequent investig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Feb. 27, 2024, by Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder: * * * MAJOR GENERAL PAT RYDER: All right, good afternoon, everyone. Just a few things to pass along here at the top and then we'll get right to your questions. First, the department welcomes the Hungarian Parliament's vote this week to approve Sweden's application to join NATO, and we look forward to the Hungarian governme  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 28 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news release on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today sent a letter demanding that federal officials address a recent report that found unaccompanied migrant children in the custody of the federal government are being released into unsafe situations, including into human trafficking. The attorneys general from 22 states demand that Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Ale  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti sent a letter, along with 21 other Attorneys General, demanding Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Xavier Becerra, and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray address a recent report issued by the HHS Office of Inspector General. The report found   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb. 28 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on Feb. 27, 2024: Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a coalition of state attorneys general in a legal brief arguing that Texas has a right to defend itself against invasion. The coalition of 24 state attorneys general, led by Kansas, filed the amicus brief in the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals late last week. "The federal government has abdicated its responsibility," Attorney General  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Feb. 28 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District partnered with Inland River Ports and Terminals to host a We Work the Waterways event on Feb. 15 at The Jesse Brent Lower Mississippi River Museum. The event is an immersive interaction day to educate high school students in the area on the importance of waterborne transportation and the diversity of career pathway  more