JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, April 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Officials from Air Education and Training Command will host the annual Air Force Day at the Alamo on April 22, 2024, from 11 a.m. to noon at Alamo Plaza in downtown San Antonio. The event is free and open to the public. It will feature various displays and exhibits, along with demonstrations and performances by AETC units stationed at Joint Base San Antonio, incl  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, April 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - The "Warrior Medics" Soldiers of the Army Reserve Medical stood in formation to witness Maj. Gen. W. Scott Lynn relinquish command to Brig. Gen. Michael L. Yost at the April 14 ceremony at the command's headquarters here, hosted by Army Reserve Deputy Commanding General Maj. Eugene J. LeBoeuf. "You're in great hands with General Yost," said Lynn. "It has bee  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the Birmingham Civil Rights Conference: * * * Remarks as Prepared for Delivery It is truly an honor to be at the historic 16th Street Baptist Church once again. I was here this fall along with Pastor Price and with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, former Senator Doug Jones and many others to commemorate the 1963 bombing that happened here. As you've heard, this C  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Amy Palmer, of Sacramento, has been appointed Deputy Director of Crisis Communications and Public Affairs at the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services. Palmer has served as Deputy Secretary of Communications at the California Government Operations Agency since 2020. She served as Director of Comm  more

SOUTH BEND, Indiana, April 20 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration Chicago Division issued the following news release: Alfred Cooke, Assistant Special Agent in Charge of U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration-Merrillville, Indiana, and U.S. Attorney Clifford D. Johnson for the Northern District of Indiana announced that Cornelius Nelson, 34, of Elkhart, Indiana, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Damon R. Leichty after pleading guilty to conspiracy to distribute   more

ANCHORAGE, Alaska, April 20 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Seattle Division issued the following news release: A Texas man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and three years supervised release for trafficking more than 21 kilograms of the drug known as Spice from Texas to Alaska. "Spice" is a generic term for synthetic cannabinoids, which are mind-altering chemicals that are formed by dissolving psychotropic drugs in acetone and spraying them on  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 20 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings has joined a coalition of 25 states and territories in filing a letter with the U.S. Treasury Department's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) in support of proposed rules entitled "Anti-Money Laundering Regulations for Residential Real Estate Transactions." The April 16 letter expresses staunch support for the would-be regulations, which will redu  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Board of Directors of the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) today approved a $51 million direct loan to small business Packwell, Inc. to support the construction of a packaging and warehousing facility in Houston, Texas. This is the third transaction approved under the Make More in America initiative. The transaction is estimated to support approximately 320 jobs in H  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20 -- The Iowa Economic Development Authority issued the following news on April 19, 2024: Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for two companies, which will assist in the creation of 112 jobs and result in $629 million in new capital investment for the state. These projects are located in Boone and Cedar Falls. The board also approved grants through the Entrepreneurial Investment Award program and the Destination Iowa Fund. Daisy   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 19 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 15-state coalition in a letter to Bank of America, demanding that it stop shutting down bank accounts for those it disagrees with. Bank of America, the nation's second largest bank, has denied services to gun manufacturers, fossil fuel producers, and contractors for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The bank also volun  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, April 20 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Governor Kim Reynolds today announced that Daisy Brand LLC, the leading manufacturer and largest brand of sour cream and cottage cheese in the U.S., is expanding its operations to Boone, Iowa. Demand for the company's products has created the need for an additional manufacturing facility. Daisy plans to invest $626.5 million in a 750,000 square foot facility, creating 106 new jobs to s  more

WASHINGTON, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending April 11, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 6, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 211,000, a decrease of 11,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 221,000 to 222,000. The 4-week moving average was 214,  more

BROOKLYN, New York, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Earlier today, Fredy Ivan Jandres-Parada, also known as "Lucky de Park View" and "Lacky de Park View," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arraigned at the federal courthouse in Central Islip, New York by United States Magistrate Judge Steven L. Tiscione. Jandres-Parada and 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following abstract of a journal article: * * * Abstract The historic 22-26 May 2015 flood event in Texas and Oklahoma was caused by anomalous clustered mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) that produced record-breaking rainfall and $3 billion of damage in the region. A month-long regional convection-permitting simulation is conducted to reconstruct multiple clustered MCSs that lead t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 19 -- The Public Utility Commission of Texas issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Public Utility Commission of Texas is recognizing National Line Worker Appreciation Day to honor the men and women who work tirelessly to ensure reliable electricity and protect public safety around the clock, often in extremely hazardous conditions. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports Texas is home to more utility line workers than any other state in the cou  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 18 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Sixteenth Air Force (Air Forces Cyber) welcomed five civic leaders from across the San Antonio area during the first-ever Sixteenth Air Force Civic Leader Induction Ceremony held at the Bernard A. Larger Auditorium at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland on April 1. The program pairs civic leaders with commanders across the NAF for a two-year term to f  more

AUSTIN, Texas, April 20 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 508,900 illegal immigrant appreh  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A Texas man was sentenced to six and a half years in prison and three years supervised release for trafficking more than 21 kilograms of the drug known as Spice from Texas to Alaska. "Spice" is a generic term for synthetic cannabinoids, which are mind-altering chemicals that are formed by dissolving psychotropic drugs in  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 20 -- The University of Texas System issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: Texas' top community college students today were honored at the 2024 All-Texas Academic Team Medallion Ceremony, hosted by The University of Texas System and the Texas Association of Community Colleges (TACC) at UT San Antonio. The event, which featured a keynote address from Elizabeth Mayer, assistant commissioner of academic and health affairs at the Texas Higher Education Coor  more