HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong this week joined 12 other attorneys general in a letter to Glock, Inc. (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/20240326----multistate-letter-to-glock.pdf) requesting the company preserve all evidence related to its line of Glock pistols, which can be easily converted into illegal machine guns with just one small, easy-to-make modification.   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, March 28 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/032724_BAGLY_Amicus_Brief_Exhibit_.pdf) in Boston Alliance of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth (BAGLY), et al. v. United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), et al.   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- NASA issued the following news release: During his fourth mission to the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Don Pettit will serve as a flight engineer and member of the Expedition 71/72 crew. After blasting off to space, Pettit will conduct scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to help prepare crew for future space missions. Pettit will launch on the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft in September 2024, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Southwest Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Long viewed as one worldwide species, killer whale diversity now merits more. * * * Scientists have resolved one of the outstanding questions about one of the world's most recognizable creatures, identifying two well-known killer whales in the North Pacific Ocean as separate species. Killer whales are one of the most widespread a  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 27 (TNSres) -- The Oregon Department of Transportation issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: As spring arrives, it's time to remember studded tires must be removed by Sunday, March 31. Long-term weather forecasts this year do not support an extension of the studded tire season. "We encourage everyone to take off their studded tires before March 31, especially if you won't be driving in the mountains," advised Galen McGill, State Maintenance and Operations En  more

SALEM, Oregon, March 27 -- The Oregon House Democrats issued the following news release on March 26, 2024: Today, the Supreme Court of The United States heard arguments in a case that would drastically impair access to FDA-approved drugs that doctors use to assist patients seeking reproductive health care. While nationwide access to abortion could be curtailed again by hand-picked extremist judges, Oregon Democrats highlighted grants issued last week as a result of their work to ensure that acc  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland has appointed U.S. Attorney Zachary A. Cunha to serve on the Attorney General's Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys (AGAC). The AGAC was created in 1973 and advises the Attorney General on matters of policy, procedure, and management impacting the nation's 94 U.S. Attorneys Offices, and elevates the voices of U.S. Attorne  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, March 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release on March 27, 2024: A local drug trafficker who sourced large quantities of fentanyl from out-of-state contacts with ties to Mexican cartels for redistribution and sale in the Portland area and directed the transport and sale of firearms was sentenced to federal prison today. Francisco Moncada, 28, who maintained residences in Portland and Vancouver, Washington, was sentenc  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSres)(TNScapv) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on March 27, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris, Administration Officials Launch "SAVE Day of Action" to Highlight Cross-Sector Actions to Boost Enrollment in the SAVE Plan - Vice President Harris highlights: "President Biden and I know that far too many people in our nation are struggling with student loan debt. That is why we have forgiven nearly $144 billion for almost four million Americans wh  more