ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Education Activity issued the following news release: This March, a tale of dedication, perseverance, and historical inquiry unfolded at Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Faith Middle School at Fort Liberty. Spearheaded by Ms. Lisa Vitrella and Ms. Adrianna Bivens, teachers at the school, a group of 6th-grade students clinched 1st place at the Regional National History Day (NHD) competition with their insightful we  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Chief of Staff of the Army announces the following officer assignments: Maj. Gen. Kimberly M. Colloton, deputy commanding general for Military and International Operations, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C., to deputy chief of engineers, Office of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army; and deputy commanding general, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Washington, D.C. Maj. Gen. Lance G. Curtis, dep  more

FREDERICK, Maryland, April 4 -- The National Institutes of Health's National Laboratory for Cancer Research issued the following news on April 3, 2024: By Mary Ellen Hackett Talks and posters to be presented at the 2024 American Association for Cancer Research annual meeting reflect the breadth and depth of science conducted at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNL), with topics including liquid biopsy, Lynch syndrome, a new potential treatment for KRAS-related cancers, an  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Multiple Defense Department assets teamed with state, federal and private sector agencies in Baltimore Harbor March 30 to begin removing wreckage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. "The [Defense Department] continues to support the whole-of-government response in Baltimore. Through the Unified Command, the U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating th  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following statement on April 3, 2024, by Commissioner Peter A. Feldman: * * * The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has adopted a new cost-benefit methodology that needlessly places future Commission rulemakings in jeopardy. CPSC will now calculate regulatory benefits using a "value of statistical life" (VSL) that counts the lives of people under 18 years old as being worth double those of anyone 18 o  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Raspberry Simpson, a Lawrence Fellow in Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's (LLNL) National Ignition Facility and Photon Science (NIF&PS) Directorate, has been named a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) Kavli Fellow. As a new Kavli fellow, Simpson participated recently in the annual NAS Kavli Frontiers of Science symposium in Irvine, California. NAS   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown announced today that his Consumer Protection Division has entered into a settlement (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/040224_Assurance_To_RCCL.pdf) resolving an investigation into Royal Caribbean Cruise Ltd., d/b/a Royal Caribbean International, regarding 2021 and 2022 Capital Jazz "SuperCruise" sailings  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today led a coalition of six attorneys general in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief supporting the respondents in City of Grants Pass v. Johnson. The brief argues that the Constitution's ban on cruel and unusual punishment prohibits punishing people for sleeping on public property when they have no other place to lawfully sle  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority issued the following news release: April is Autism Acceptance Month, and for the second year in a row, Metro has partnered with the Autism Transit Project to highlight the special bond children with autism often have with mass transit systems. In acknowledgment of that connection, Metro invited 25 children with autism to record boarding and safety announcements that will be played throughout the Metrorail system the entir  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, April 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: An Essex County man was convicted today for ordering and committing three murders and for his role in a large-scale narcotics enterprise, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Michael Healy, 43, of Montclair, New Jersey, was convicted by a federal jury of racketeering conspiracy, conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiring to murder a feder  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 4 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following media advisory: * * * NIH-supported clinical trial could lead to first effective treatment for ACDC disease * * * What: A drug used to treat certain bone diseases shows promise for slowing the progression of a rare, painful genetic condition that causes excessive calcium buildup in the arteries, known as arterial calcification due to deficiency of CD73 (AC  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The National Security Agency Central Security Service issued the following news: The early 1950s saw the dedication of two new organizations headquartered less than 10 miles apart: NSA and the Friendship International Airport -- now Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI). Nearly eight decades later, the partnership between these organizations is expanding in a new way. Earlier this week, Agency leaders traveled to BWI for a first look at a new  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 4 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: Brenda Ohsner, the Foreign Military Sales CH-53K logistics support for the Heavy Lift Helicopters Program Office (PMA-261), received the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) SYSCOM Security Cooperation Office (SSCO) Achievement Commitment Excellence (ACE) Award for Sustainment during a ceremony on Tuesday, April 2. Rear Adm. Tony Rossi, director of the Navy International Program Office, and  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 4 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry issued the following news: Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announces, along with 13 other state Attorneys General, a letter to the U.S. Department of Labor calling for more detail on payroll forms submitted by contractors regarding workers on public projects. The existing forms do not require comprehensive information to be provided regarding pay, deductions, and benefits -- which makes it easier for  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: * * * Small Businesses in Maryland, D.C., and Some Counties in Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia Eligible for Loans * * * Today, SBA Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman announced that Mid-Atlantic small businesses affected by the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on March 26, 2024 may apply for low-interest, long-term Economic Injury   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * To Replenish Adult Spawners, Marine Protected Areas Need Strong Enforcement and Climate-Friendly Design * * * Age matters when determining how to protect life in the ocean; every population needs a strong cohort of adults to produce the next generation. But many marine protected areas (MPAs) are falling short of their most basic purpose: to rebuild struggling fish populations. In a new study   more