ANCHORAGE, Alaska, March 6 -- Alaska Attorney General Treg R. Taylor issued the following news release: Alaska Attorney General Treg Taylor is joining Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin and a coalition of 25 other state attorneys general in a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram stop monetizing child exploitation content. "The protection of our children from those who would prey on them is one of our most sacred responsibilities," said Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy "as is dismantling sys  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 6 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a third and final wave of more than $1 billion for cleanup projects at more than 100 Superfund sites across the country as part of President Biden's Investing in America agenda. This funding is made possible by the President's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and will launch new cleanup projects at 25 Superfund sites, includ  more

COVINGTON, Kentucky, March 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued the following news release on March 4, 2024: The founder of Berenyi, Inc., headquartered in Charleston, S.C., Antoine "Tony" Berenyi, 63, was sentenced on Friday, by U.S. District Judge David Bunning, to 30 months following his convictions for conspiracy to commit honest services wire fraud, wire fraud, and money laundering. Berenyi was convicted by a federal jury in July 2023. According  more

AIKEN, South Carolina, March 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Savannah River Nuclear Solutions issued the following news release: In 2022, Savannah River Nuclear Solutions (SRNS) began a three-year pledge of $45,000 in support of Aiken Senior Life Services' (ASLS) new facility - which provides 'Meals on Wheels,' transportation and enrichment programming for Aiken County senior citizens. For over 50 years, ASLS services have supported the independence, health and well-being of seniors in th  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 -- The State Council of Higher Education for Virginia issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: The State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV) for Virginia and Dominion Energy honored 11 recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Faculty Awards in a ceremony today that included comments from Deputy Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent. Since 1987, these awards have recognized faculty at Virginia's institutions of higher learning who exemplify the highest standards o  more

SHAW AFB, South Carolina, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Forces Central, the air component of U.S. Central Command, issued the following news: U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza on March 2, 2024, between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict. The combined operation included U.S. Air Force and RJAF C-130 aircraft and respective Army Soldiers specialized   more

JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, South Carolina, March 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By Capt. Justin Clark, 315th Airlift Wing Public Affairs A team of Reservists from the Royal Air Force was hosted by the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 315th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron to deepen each others' expertise and maintain their ongoing partnership during a training event at Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina, March 1-3, 2024. Eleven members of the Royal Auxiliary Air Forc  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, March 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes is joining a coalition of 23 other state attorneys general filing an amicus brief in the Supreme Court of Texas in support of the state's law prohibiting pediatric gender-transition procedures. States are responsible for protecting the health and safety of their children from dangerous and experimental medical procedures. Texas' law is presumptively constitutional  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 6 (TNSres) -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on March 5, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a coalition of 26 other state attorneys general in a letter to Meta demanding that Instagram immediately stop monetizing child exploitation content and prohibit child-modeling accounts altogether. "Meta's negligence and lack of proper safeguards only aids and abets child exploitation. Even after Meta employees alerted  more