WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak) issued the following news release: Amtrak is excited to announce renovations at the Durham Station are now complete. The $1.5 million project to improve the station is part of the ongoing and companywide commitment at Amtrak to ensure a safe, efficient, and comfortable travel experience for customers. The Amtrak Carolinian and Piedmont provide daily service to the station at 601 W. Main Street. The services are sponso  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: When Civil Air Patrol's Board of Governors convenes April 23 in New York, two new board members will be attending -- retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Kirk S. Pierce and retired Air Force Brig. Gen. Christopher S. Walker. The 11-member Board of Governors is Civil Air Patrol's top governing body. It consists of four Air Force appointees, three members appointed jointly by the secretary of the Air Forc  more

SYRACUSE, New York, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's Drug Enforcement Administration's New York Division issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Rasheed Mingues, 44, a resident of New York City staying in the Utica, NY area, pled guilty on Friday to possession of controlled substances with the intent to distribute them and possession of a firearm as a convicted felon. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Frank A. Tarentino III, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the agency statement on April 22, 2024: * * * Last Friday concluded the Department's #FAFSAFastBreak Campaign. This Week of Action was a national effort to drive FAFSA submissions among high school seniors and returning college students. We were so thrilled to have over 200 commitments from high school counselors, principals, superintendents, after-school programs, parent groups, non-profit organizations, and other local and sta  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 23 -- Florida Education Commissioner Manny Diaz issued the following news on April 22, 2024: Today, Commissioner of Education Manny Diaz, Jr., announced the 2024 Florida Principal of the Year, Florida Assistant Principal of the Year, and Florida School-Related Employee of the Year. Dr. Michael George of Atlantic Coast High School in Duval County was named the 2024 Florida Principal of the Year; John Chaires with Palatka Junior-Senior High School in Putnam County was   more

MIAMI, Florida, April 23 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Luxury handbag company Gzuniga Ltd., its founder Nancy Teresa Gonzalez de Barberi and Gonzalez's associate Mauricio Giraldo were sentenced to prison today for illegally importing merchandise from Colombia to the United States that was made from protected wildlife. All had previously pleaded guilty. Gzuniga was ordered to forfeit all handbag  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, April 23 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * KEY QUOTE: "Gov. Laura Kelly has renewed her Medicaid expansion campaign, attempting to build public pressure ahead of a vote in one chamber of the Kansas Legislature. 'I urge Kansans in every corner of the state to write, call, or meet with their legislators,' [Governor] Kelly said in a statement. 'Tell them Medicaid expansion must be debated and passed now. Let them know how cri  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 23 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 11 attorneys general, urged the U.S. Senate to confirm President Biden's nomination of Adeel Mangi to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. If confirmed, Mangi would be the first Muslim American to sit on a federal appeals court. "Adeel Mangi received the highest ranking from the American Bar Association fo  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of eight attorneys general to defend a crucial provision of Title I of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Materiality Provision, which prevents the disenfranchisement of voters for making immaterial errors - meaning those that should have no effect - on voting paperwork. The coalition filed an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorn  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 23 -- The Minnesota Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement on April 22, 2024, by State Sen. Torrey Westrom, R-Alexandria: * * * Current squatting laws are being exploited by brazen criminals and some of them are people who have illegally come into our country through the southern border crisis. This has resulted in clashes between homeowners and people unlawfully occupying their property. There are becoming more and more stories about homeowners who  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following statement on April 22, 2024: * * * New York Attorney General Letitia James released the following statement on the antisemitic incidents occurring at Columbia University: "The events that have occurred at Columbia University have been deeply concerning and painful for many. The right to protest peacefully is the bedrock of our nation's democracy. However, when peaceful protest devolves into hate and antisemiti  more

ALBANY, New York, April 23 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: * * * Secured by the Governor and Included in the FY 2025 Enacted Budget, Funding Ensures Continued Availability of Direct Services for Victims and Survivors of Crime Across the State Governor Hochul Directs 10 State Landmarks to be Illuminated Berry, Navy and Violet Tonight and Issues a Proclamation to Mark National Crime Victims' Rights Week, Which Concludes on Saturday, April 2  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and Jocelyn E. Strauber, the Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation ("DOI"), announced today that BRANDON SANTANOO, an employee of the New York City Law Department (the "Law Department"), pled guilty to conspiracy to commit bank fraud in connection  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 23 (TNSres) -- The National Science Board issued the following news: Globally, knowledge- and technology-intensive industries (KTI) produced $11.1 trillion in value added in 2022, with the United States and China leading the world as the top producers ($3.0 trillion and $2.9 trillion, respectively), each representing over a quarter of global KTI value added. The United States continues to lead in KTI services industries output, reaching a global value added share of 4  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news on April 22, 2024: New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams today announced that, thanks to strong fiscal management, the city will make multiple investments in New York City's cultural sector by allocating more than $22 million over the next three fiscal years for the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs (DCLA) as part of the city's Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Executive Budge  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: NEWPORT, RI - Dr. Jason Gomez, the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's chief technology officer, and Dr. Robert Koch, a senior technologist in the Chief Technology Office, each recently received a 2024 National Defense Industrial Association (NDIA) Undersea Warfare (USW) award. Gomez, a resident of East Greenwich, Rhode Island, won the Vice Adm. Charles B. Martell-David Bush  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- The New York City Department of Environmental Protection issued the following news release on April 22, 2024: The New York City Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) today joined with the global design and consultancy firm Arcadis to announce the completion of a new underground storage system that will capture 1.26 million gallons of stormwater annually along College Point Boulevard and help to reduce flooding in the area. By easing pressure on the area's sewers the  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: In honor of Earth Day 2024, New York Attorney General Letitia James is celebrating another year of fighting for New Yorkers and the environment by highlighting her office's efforts to protect the environment and public health of our people, places, and planet. "Throughout my career, I have always fought to protect our environment, because this planet belongs to all of us," said Attorney General Jam  more

TRIANGLE, Virginia, April 23 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on April 22, 2024, to commemorate Earth Day: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hello, hello, hello. (Applause.) Thank you, Za'Nyia, for sharing your story that embodies the spirit of Earth Day. On this day 54 years ago, with literally toxic rivers burning, air filled with pollution, millions of Americans from every age and background rallied together to stand for our environment and for future generations. I got to know Sena  more

NEW YORK, April 23 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following transcript of an interview on April 22, 2024, with CNN's The Lead With Jake Tapper: * * * Jake Tapper: Internationally today, while many pro-Palestinian protests or anti-Israel protests have been peaceful across several U.S. colleges, others without question have become hateful and threatening. Over the weekend at Yale University, a Jewish student journalist documenting a campus rally says a protester assaulted her, jab  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 -- The National Gallery of Art issued the following news release: The National Gallery of Art has received 166 19th- and 20th-century photographs from the UBS Art Collection--the largest gift from UBS to a museum to date. The group of photographs was assembled in the 1990s by John Szarkowski, a photographer, curator, and former director of the department of photography at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. The gift adds important photographs made by a diverse group of ar  more

WEST POINT, New York, April 23 -- The U.S. Military Academy issued the following community news: The West Point Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention (SHARP) team hosts the Walk A Mile in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 at the Beat Navy Tunnel, adjacent to Eisenhower Hall, which is also offering a resource fair. The West Point community, cadets and staff and faculty are invited to participate in the walk to bring awarenes  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSres) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * At White House Water Summit, Biden-Harris Administration Announces Bold National Goal to Protect and Restore Freshwater Resources, Delivers Over $1 Billion for Tribal Clean Water Projects Administration announces $1 billion for clean water for Tribal Nations and funding to combat megadrought in the West through President Biden's Investing in America agenda President Biden and Vice President Harris believ  more