SANTIAGO, Chile, April 10 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news on April 9, 2024: An Alabama delegation including five companies is in Chile's capital city for this week's International Air and Space Fair, or FIDAE, seeking to develop business connections at South America's foremost aerospace exposition. The Alabama Department of Commerce is heading the trade mission delegation to Santiago and hosting a "Made in Alabama" exhibition booth for the state businesses to sh  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) releases firearms trafficking report, illustrating what types of firearms are being trafficked and who is moving the guns. The third volume of the National Firearms Commerce and Trafficking Assessment (NFCTA), a four-part, examination of commerce in fire  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: * * * Temporary Staffing Company Resolves Federal Charges It Discriminated Against Workers Based on Race, National Origin, Sex and Disability * * * Nationwide staffing agency BaronHR, LLC will pay $2.2 million and enter a consent decree requiring extensive injunctive relief to settle a hiring discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportuni  more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: Department of Education releases new state-by-state numbers showing the effect of four major discharge program proposals for the 4 million borrowers who have already been approved for relief The Biden-Harris Administration today released initial details of a new set of plans that would provide student debt relief for tens of millions of borrowers across the country. The plans would bring the total   more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on April 9, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * National Library Week, usually observed during the second full week of April, promotes literacy, along with support and use of our nation's libraries. Nationwide, employment of librarians and media collections specialists was 133,760 in May 2023, accounting for fewer than 1 of every 1,000 U.S. jobs. * * * Chart: Employment conc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release: Four student leaders, dedicated to equity and inclusion on campus and in their communities, have been honored with the California Community College's annual Student Leadership Award. April Brown of Long Beach City College, Claudette Clark of Cuyamaca College, Jessica Lopez of Coastline College and Nikhil Masand of Contra Costa College were recognized April 5th at the Stu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 9 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Agenda ID No. 22435) on April 8, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Consider New Approaches to Disconnections and Reconnections to Improve Energy Access and Contain Costs. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO NATIONAL CONSUMER LAW CENTER FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DECISION 23-08-049   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Six San Francisco residents have been sentenced to prison for terms ranging from 11 to 32 years for their participation in the criminal activities of the 19th Street/16th Street Surenos enterprise and their respective roles in seven cold-case murders that took place between 2006 and 2013, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ram  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- The California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The California Student Aid Commission (CSAC), together with the University of California (UC), the California State University (CSU) and the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office announced today an alternative financial aid application option for California students from mixed-status households for those that have been unable to successfully c  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: From 2010 to 2022, the nation's foreign-born population increased by 15.6%. According to a new report The Foreign-Born Population in the United States: 2022 released by the U.S. Census Bureau today, the foreign-born population was 46.2 million (13.9% of the total population) in 2022 compared to 40.0 million (12.9% of the total population) in 2010. The report compares 2010 and 2022 Americ  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. - A federal grand jury has charged two defendants with various crimes, including one defendant with extortion and assaulting a federal officer with a deadly weapon, announced United States Attorney Ismail J. Ramsey; Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent in Charge Brian M. Clark; Federal Bureau of Investigation (F  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 10 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded California small businesses of the May 9, 2024, deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by the severe winter storms, flooding, landslides and mudslides in Inyo, Mariposa, San Benito, Sonom  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The average domestic air fare of $396 in the third quarter of 2014 was virtually the same as the average fare in the third quarter of 2013, adjusted for inflation (Table 1), the U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS) reported today. During the July to September 2014 period, passengers originating in Cincinnat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 10 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) today announced a settlement with the Grindstone Indian Rancheria of Wintun-Wailaki Indians in Glenn County, Calif., that requires the Tribe to take immediate action to address issues with its drinking water system and comply with the federal Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). The Tribe own  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON -- Enforcement and Removal Operations apprehended a Colombian noncitizen April 2 who was convicted of sex crimes against a California minor. Deportation officers from ERO Boston arrested the 23-year-old noncitizen sex offender in Revere. "This child sex offender's presence in Massachusetts constitutes a significant threat to the children of our communi  more

SANTA CLARA, California, April 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel, joined by Santa Clara County Fire Department Fire Chief Suwanna Kerdkaew, Santa Clara County Supervisor Otto Lee, public safety officials, public interest groups, disability rights advocates, and technology experts, highlighted the importance of restoring Net Neutrality during a roundtable discussion Monday to preview the agency's upc  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following remarks on April 9, 2024, by Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel at Net Neutrality Roundtable at the Santa Clara County Fire Department McCormack Training Center: * * * It's great to be in Santa Clara County. It makes perfect sense that I would be in the Bay Area to speak about the need for federal net neutrality rules. After all, this area has long been home to companies that count on an open internet. So many of t  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Philips RS North America LLC ("Philips Respironics"), Respironics California LLC, and Philips Holding USA Inc., and Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips, along with several other individual defendants named in the decre  more

MACON, Georgia, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Georgia issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A Columbus resident with prior felony convictions was sentenced to serve more than 11 years in prison today for injuring a federal officer as he attempted to flee arrest during an investigation into armed drug trafficking in the community. Christopher Upshaw aka "Trouble," 24, was sentenced to serve 136 months in prison to be followed by three years  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following fact sheet on April 9, 2024: * * * COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force 2024 Report Since its inception in May 2021, members of the COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) have used a full range of tools to hold accountable fraudsters and other criminals who sought to exploit the government's pandemic response for their personal gain. This work has resulted in: * More than 3,500 defendants charged wi  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A federal court today ordered Philips RS North America LLC (Philips Respironics) to stop manufacturing most sleep and respiratory devices at three Pennsylvania facilities, and to stop distributing such devices from those facilities, until the company takes specific measures designed to increase the safety of its devices and ensure compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (F  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Justice Department's COVID-19 Fraud Enforcement Task Force (CFETF) today released its 2024 report detailing the efforts of the task force and its member agencies in response to widespread fraud involving many COVID-19 relief programs targeted by fraudsters and other criminals who sought to exploit the government's relief efforts for their personal gain. "Since I established t  more

OAKLAND, California, April 10 -- The Metropolitan Transportation Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: MTC and Lyft today announced the addition of 24 new docking stations and 565 next-generation docked e-bikes to the Bay Wheels regional bikeshare system in Oakland and Emeryville. New e-bikes also are scheduled for arrival in Berkeley in the coming weeks, pending final local approvals. The East Bay expansion marks the second phase of a two-step Bay Wheels growth strate  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Earlier today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell presented Pinellas County, Florida officials a plaque to commemorate their new flood insurance rating. Pinellas County will now have a Community Rating System class 2 status with the National Flood Insurance Program, which will give policy holders a 40% discount on their flood insurance. There are more than 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: The Smithsonian's National Museum of American History will mark the 50th anniversary of the 1974 publication of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry into Values by Robert Pirsig with a special display, "Zen and the Open Road," opening April 15. On view in the museum's "America on the Move" exhibition, the display will feature Pirsig's 1966 Honda Super Hawk motorcycle and exte  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A federal grand jury today returned a four-count indictment against a father, his sister, and his son for an alleged kidnapping scheme in which the father pretended to act as an intermediary between the victim hostage's family and the hostage takers while his son and sister crossed the border into the United States to collect the ransom mone  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 10 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release on April 8, 2024: * * * Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following statement after a Cowlitz County Superior Court judge presiding over an enforcement action against Gator's Custom Guns ruled that Washington's ban on the sale of high-capacity magazines is unconstitutional. "Today's decision is incorrect and we will immediately file a motion asking the State Supreme Court t  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * Extreme House Republican Plan Would Hurt American Workers While Rigging the Economy for Big Corporations and the Wealthy State-by-state analysis shows how the Republican Study Committee budget would gut job training and workforce development programs that strengthen our economy and create pathways to good jobs President Biden is building our economy from the middle out and bottom up--an economy where we in  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on April 8, 2024: * * * Vice President Kamala Harris Launches Call to Action to Bring the Benefits of Space to Communities Across America - Federal agencies and private sector companies announce additional commitments to build awareness of the benefits of space - including the use of space-based data to address the climate crisis - and increase economic opportunities from space activity Under Vice President Kamal  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: BOSTON - A California woman has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to her role in a money laundering conspiracy involving proceeds of methamphetamine and marijuana distribution. Defendant assisted husband in laundering drug proceeds. In total, over 160 pounds of pure methamphetamine, as well as an AK-47, a Glock with no serial number,  more