BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: GALVESTON, Texas - A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attor  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, April 3 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The Joint Office for Energy and Transportation project highlights clean mobility projects that center on community input * * * The backbone of every community, transportation connects people to everything from jobs and grocery stores to health care, vital services and social events. But historically, residents of underserved communities lack access to t  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Marketing Service issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Parimar Inc., doing business as D. DeFranco & Sons, satisfied a $31,200 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions. The Los Angeles, Calif., company has met its obligations and is now free to operate in the produce industr  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: By Christopher Hurd To give Soldiers what they need to win the nation's wars now and in the future, the Army must continuously transform and adapt to advances in technology, said Gen. James E. Rainey, commanding general of Army Futures Command. This flexibility is needed, he said, because of how quickly the environment is evolving. "The amount of technical disruption in the character of war is unprecedented, and it   more

OAKLAND, California, April 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined 17 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter supporting the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) proposed overdraft fee rule, amending Truth in Lending Act (TILA) regulations. The proposed rule would require large banks to apply consumer protections, include interest rate disclosures, to overdraft fees. In doing so, the proposed ru  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced his sponsorship of a bill authored by Assemblymember Buffy Wicks (D-Oakland) that would facilitate the construction of housing in cities and counties that fail to adopt a compliant housing element on time. Under California's Housing Accountability Act (HAA), failure to adopt a timely and compliant local housing plan tr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: In the face of the climate crisis, the Newsom Administration is continuing to take action to protect water supplies when it's dry and to capture more water during wet seasons. In addition to investing billions of dollars to boost water supplies and drastically expanding the state's storage capacity, the updated California Water Plan (https://mclist.us7.list-manage.com  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. E-5317) on April 2, 2024: * * * San Diego Gas & Electric Company Amendments to Mid-Term Reliability Contract with Daggett Solar Power I, LLC. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Approves San Diego Gas & Electric Company Amendments to Mid-Term Reliability Contract with Daggett Solar Power I, LLC. SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS: * There are no safety considerations associated with this resoluti  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release: The California Department of Water Resources (DWR) has released the final version of California Water Plan Update 2023. This plan is a critical planning tool and can now be used by water managers, such as water districts, cities and counties, and Tribal communities, to inform and guide the use and development of water resources in the state. California Water Plan Update 2  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- The California Department of Water Resources issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: The Department of Water Resources (DWR) today conducted the all-important April snow survey, the fourth measurement of the season at Phillips Station. The manual survey recorded 64 inches of snow depth and a snow water equivalent of 27.5 inches, which is 113 percent of average for this location. The snow water equivalent measures the amount of water contai  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: POCATELLO, Idaho - Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Houston Division issued the following news release: A total of 23 people were taken into custody following the return of a 50-count indictment alleging cocaine, fentanyl, heroin and meth trafficking and related crimes in the Houston and Galveston areas, announced Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge, Daniel C. Comeaux, Houston Division and U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. The indict  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: * * * Taxpayers Should Be Wary Of Scammers, Heightened Review * * * The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers to watch out for promoters who push improper Fuel Tax Credits claims in the fourth day of the 2024 Dirty Dozen list of tax scams. The Fuel Tax Credit is available only for off-highway business and farming use and not for most taxpayers.   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: During the first 12 months of the 2024 election cycle, Presidential candidates collected $374.9 million and disbursed $270.8 million, Congressional candidates collected $1.3 billion and disbursed $718.7 million, political parties received $684.5 million and spent $595 million, and political action committees (PACs) raised $3.7 billion and spent $3.1 billion, according to campaign finance r  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on April 1, 2024: Hank David Langley, 42, of Visalia, California, and Thomas Joel Schooley, 39, of Hyrum, Utah, were sentenced to 11-and-a-half years and eight years in federal prison, respectively, for trafficking methamphetamine and fentanyl in eastern Idaho, U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced today. Langley and Schooley were indicted by a federal grand jury on methampheta  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. H050042) on April 2, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Sixth Appellate District STEVE WOZNIAK et al., Plaintiffs and Appellants, v. YOUTUBE, LLC, et al., Defendants and Respondents. ORDER MODIFYING OPINION, DENYING PETITION FOR REHEARING; NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT BY THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on March 15, 2024, be modified as follows:  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced the sentencing of thirteen individuals by Chief Judge Shelly D. Dick in connection with an extensive federal, state, and local investigation by the Middle District Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCDETF) aimed at a large-scale cocaine, heroin, marijuana, and methamphetamine trafficking ne  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Getting the chance to meet and mingle with scientists who have achieved Nobel Prize winning greatness will be the reality for five Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoctoral appointees selected to attend the 73rd annual Lindau Nobel Laureate meetings. Tina Ebert, Elizabeth Grace and Raspberry Simpson were selected as the 2024 LLNL cohort; Tomi Akind  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, April 3 -- The Maine House Republicans issued the following news release: By passing the National Popular Vote Compact, Democrats have again signaled that they do not care about everyday Mainers, their rights, their opinions, or their protections under the U.S. Constitution. They have surrendered Maine's ability to help choose a President to large urban states like California and New York. The votes of large states with major cities like California and New York will now dominat  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) will highlight cutting-edge space-related programs and technologies during the 39th Space Symposium in exhibit booth #625 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs April 8-11, 2024. NRL's Dr. Steven Meier will speak at the "Inventing the Future for Space Superiority" panel discussion, April 11,  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Daniel Parry, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) plasma physicist, Arati Dasgupta, Ph.D., head, Radiation Hydrodynamics Branch, Plasma Physics Division, receives the 2024 IEEE Plasma Science and Applications Committee (PSAC) Award for her fundamental contributions to, and leadership of, high energy density plasma, atomic, and radiation physic  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 3 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on April 2, 2024: First results have been published from 2022's California Fire Dynamics Experiment (CalFiDE), a NOAA- and CIRES-led campaign to capture coordinated wildfire observations in real time. The new study shows it's possible to collect measurements of fire and smoke chemistry, weather conditions, and smoke plume dynamics in real time around an active wildfire. T  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following opening remarks on April 1, 2024, by Office on Violence Against Women Director Rosie Hidalgo at the End Violence Against Women International Annual Conference: * * * I want to express my gratitude to End Violence Against Women International (EVAWI) for planning this important annual conference and for this opportunity to offer opening remarks. I am honored to have the opportunity to serve as the Director of t  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release: From April 3-9, Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen will travel to the People's Republic of China (PRC) for bilateral meetings and other engagements. Secretary Yellen's visit to China will build on the intensive diplomacy she has engaged in to responsibly manage the bilateral economic relationship and advance American interests. Following initial meetings with the PRC's new economic team last Ju  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following notice (Docket No. AB 398) entitled "San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co. - Discontinuance of Service Exemption - in Kern County, California": * * * San Joaquin Valley Railroad Co. (SJVR), has filed a verified notice of exemption under 49 CFR part 1152 subpart F--Exempt Abandonments and Discontinuances of Service to discontinue service over an approximately 4.3-mile rail line between mil  more

MONTEREY, California, April 3 -- The Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center issued the following news: By Natela Cutter To uphold the highest standards in foreign language teaching, all new instructors at the Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center must undergo two rigorous courses before they set step in the classroom, regardless of their prior experience. "We call that the DLI-way," said Dr. Jamil Al Thawahrih, the director of Faculty Development Support. "Regardless   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: Three Mexican men, who last year were arrested in El Monte with more than 1 million fentanyl pills, each pleaded guilty today to a federal narcotics charge. At a hearing today before United States District Judge Stanley Blumenfeld Jr., the following three defendants - all from Sinaloa, Mexico - pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to di  more

JAKARTA, Indonesia, April 3 -- The U.S. Embassy in Indonesia issued the following news release on April 2, 2024: On Thursday, March 28, in Jatinangor, Sumedang, aligning with the anniversary of Institut Permerintahan Dalam Negeri (IPDN), students and faculty celebrated the culmination of four weeks of English language training coordinated by the Regional English Language Office (RELO) of the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta. The RELO office partnered with IPDN to bring English language teaching experts  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The White House issued the following readout of President Biden's call on April 2, 2024, with Chinese President Xi Jinping: * * * President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. spoke today with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The call follows the two leaders' meeting in Woodside, California in November 2023. The two leaders held a candid and constructive discussion on a range of bilateral, regional, and global issues, including areas of cooperation and area  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call via teleconference on April 2, 2024, at the National Security Council on the bilateral relationship with China: * * * MODERATOR: Thank you all for joining us this evening for a call on the United States' bilateral engagement with the People's Republic of China. Just a couple of quick ground rules. For awareness but not for reporting, joining us on the call this evening is [senior administration o  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on April 1, 2024: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 2) Q: Thank you, Karine. Also, on Baltimore. The six victims of the collapse of the bridge were Latino -- from Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras. Is the President planning to meet with the families of the victims? And more broadly, what the White House is doing to help these families that now are facing dif  more