ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: * * * Prolific researcher first to garner award * * * Sandia National Laboratories materials scientist Dorina Sava Gallis has been honored by the American Chemical Society with a 2024 Women Chemists Committee Rising Star Award, recognizing her excellence in the scientific enterprise demonstrating outstanding promise for contributions to her field.   more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside a bipartisan, multistate coalition, announced a $10.25 million settlement with major U.S wireless carriers after an industry-wide investigation of misleading advertising practices. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, resolves the allegations that the carriers violated the Unfair Competition Law and False Adv  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a court decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit allowing the California Department of Justice (DOJ) to continue sharing data with qualified gun violence researchers to better direct strategies to prevent gun violence. The decision in Doe v. Bonta allows DOJ to continue to provide the University of   more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit in support of Colorado's law requiring a three-day waiting period for firearm purchases. Attorney General Bonta joined the brief in Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis after the district court denied a pre  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that the U.S. District Court in Arizona denied Avid Telecom's (Avid) attempts to dismiss and delay a bipartisan, 49-state lawsuit against the company and its owner, Michael D. Lansky, for allegedly initiating and facilitating billions of unlawful robocalls in California and around the country. Those robocalls included Social Security Administrat  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today led a multistate coalition of 15 attorneys general urging congressional leaders to remove preemption language in the current draft of the American Privacy Rights Act (APRA), a proposed federal data privacy bill. The preemption clause currently in the APRA would result in California's landmark privacy law being replaced with weaker pro  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) has ended monitoring of the Mojave Unified School District (District), concluding the four-year term of a 2020 stipulated judgment that addressed the District's policies and practices, including with regard to complaints of discrimination and retaliation. The settlement followe  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today released a statement calling on the Half Moon Bay Planning Commission to stop delaying the approval of a 40-unit project to provide affordable housing for senior farmworkers. The Commission's delay follows a deadly shooting last year that exposed the dire living conditions of farmworkers in the area. "Last year a deadly shooting brought to light the s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: California's infrastructure is getting a makeover. Not since the 1950s and 60s has the state undergone such a significant upgrade, and it's all thanks to record state and federal dollars. Governor Gavin Newsom recently visited the Golden Gate Bridge - one of the most iconic pieces of infrastructure in America - to highlight record tourism spending and his agenda to build more, f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Ahead of national Infrastructure Week, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced a new interactive map that spotlights hundreds of beautification projects funded by Clean California. The mapping tool offers location-specific, multilayered data that demonstrates the transformative impact these community-focused improvements and infrastructure investments are making throughout the stat  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today approved a proposal to reduce the price of residential electricity through a new billing structure mandated by the state Legislature in Assembly Bill 205. This billing adjustment introduces a flat rate bill component and reduces the electricity usage rate. It lowers overall electricity bills on average for lower  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following news release: The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) is re- launching a new California LifeLine Foster Youth Pilot Program that will continue providing critical communication services to foster youth across the state. This program underscores the CPUC's unwavering commitment to fostering digital inclusion and socio-economic empowerment among California's vulnerable populations. Progr  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 10 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of dismissal (Case No. 24-05-001) on May 9, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joint Application Pursuant to Public Utilities Code Section 854 for Approval of Acquisition by EP Equity Investment S.a.r.l. of Indirect Control of Atos Public Safety, LLC. EXECUTIVE ORDER OF DISMISSAL Upon written and unopposed request of EP Equity Investment S.a.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 9 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following order of dismissal (Case No. 24-05-002) on May 8, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Joseph Sutton and Long Island Property Owners Association (LIPOA), Complainants, vs. Pacific Gas and Electric Company (U39E), Defendant. ORDER OF DISMISSAL Upon written and unopposed request of all parties, Case 23-06-015 is dismissed without prejudice under Public   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The FBI issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: * * * Partnership with FBI Delivered Symposiums to Enhance Campus Safety, Security on K-12 Campuses * * * The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Sacramento Field Office honored California County Superintendents, recipient of the FBI Director's Community Leadership Award (DCLA) for partnering with the FBI to offer school safety symposiums in 2023. The school safety symposiums were borne from the aftermath of th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Caltrans, in partnership with the California Department of Technology (CDT) and the Department of General Services (DGS), today announced historic contracts as California seeks to harness the power of Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) to protect vulnerable road users and improve traffic flows throughout the state. Deloitte Consulting, LLP and INRIX, Inc. were  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 10 -- The California Department of Transportation issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Just ahead of national infrastructure week, Caltrans today launched a new interactive map that spotlights hundreds of beautification projects funded by Clean California. The geographic information system (GIS) mapping tool offers users location-specific, multilayered data that demonstrates the transformative impact these community-focused improvements and infrastructur  more

MONTEREY, California, May 10 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Three Center for Homeland Defense and Security educational program alumni and three current CHDS students were among the honorees recognized by the U.S. Council of the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) as part of its 2024 "40 under 40" awards in April. The IAEM awards program recognizes professionals who are under 40 years old for their outst  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. International Development Finance Corp. issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: The U.S. International Development Finance Corporation's (DFC) Deputy Chief Executive Officer (DCEO) Nisha Biswal engaged with business and government leaders from May 6-8 at the Milken Institute Global Conference in Los Angeles, California, and the U.S.-Africa Business Summit in Dallas, Texas. In California, DCEO Biswal spoke on a panel about DFC's work in driving economic   more

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, California, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's U.S. Space Command issued the following news: Commercial geospatial insights company Maxar Technologies Inc., launched two WorldView Legion satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., May 2, 2024. Supported by Space Force operators, the launch of these two satellites marked a significant milestone in commercial space capabilities that contribute to a resilient national security space architecture. Thes  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy issued the following news on May 9, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced the winners of the 11th annual Collegiate Wind Competition (CWC). The California State University Maritime Academy team secured first place overall out of a total 12 teams in this competition preparing college students for careers in the wind energy and renewable energy sectors. They demonstrate  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Federal Maritime Commission issued the following notice of filing of complaint (Docket No. 24-19) on May 8, 2024: * * * PELOTON INTERACTIVE, INC., Complainant v. FLEXPORT INTERNATIONAL LLC, Respondent. NOTICE OF FILING OF COMPLAINT AND ASSIGNMENT Notice is given that a complaint has been filed with the Federal Maritime Commission (the "Commission") by Peloton Interactive, Inc. (the "Complainant") against Flexport International LLC (the "Respondent"). Complainant stat  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 25-state lawsuit challenging the Biden EPA's new mandate that threatens existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The mandate forces coal and natural-gas power plants to use unproven technology or face mass shutdowns. Biden's mandate will force Iowans to pay more for electricity and grapple with California-style blac  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 10 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 23-state coalition in challenging the Biden EPA's mandate to torch coal-fired electricity. EPA's mandate imposes harsh limits on coal-plant emissions, which are already well below any threshold that would affect public health. The mandate threatens to shut down coal plants for no reason other than to advance Biden's fight against f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 9 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. G062338) on May 8, 2024: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Fourth Appellate District, Division Three ROSE BUI, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NGO KY et al., Defendants and Respondents. OPINION Appeal from a judgment of the Superior Court of Orange County, Richard Y. Lee, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Hoyt E. Hart II for Plaintiff and Appellant. Mark S.   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, May 9 -- The Kentucky Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 2023-00413) on May 8, 2024: * * * In the Matter of: Electronic Application Of Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc. For An Adjustment To Rider NM Rates And For Tariff Approval ORDER On May 1, 2024, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth and Kentucky Solar Energy Society (jointly, Joint Intervenors) filed a motion seeking to allow virtual participation of Joint Intervenors' witness, Dr. Richard McCann, at  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: AL VERNON BROWN, age 52, a Los Angeles, California resident, pleaded guilty on May 8, 2024, before U.S. District Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon to a two-count indictment which charged him with conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or more of heroin, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(B), and 846, and distribution and possessi  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 8, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending May 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 231,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 208,000 to 209,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,000, a  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following article on May 9, 2024: By William Schulz The spin of the electron is nature's perfect quantum bit, capable of extending the range of information storage beyond "one" or "zero." Exploiting the electron's spin degree of freedom (possible spin states) is a central goal of quantum information science. Recent progress by Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) res  more

LIVERMORE, California, May 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) postdoc Kyle Bushick has garnered the 2024 Frederick A. Howes Scholar award for technical excellence, leadership and character in his innovative use of atomistic simulations to understand quantum processes and as a champion of inclusivity and community building. "Learning I was selected as a Howes Scholar was an enormou  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 10 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Attorney General Anthony Brown today announced his office entered into settlements with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership (d/b/a Verizon Wireless), and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "wireless carriers"), which resolve an investigation into the wireless carriers' advertising practices. The settlements were joined   more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release: A California man was sentenced today to 87 months in prison for conspiring to unlawfully sell firearms and methamphetamine via the internet, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Angelo Chavez, 24, of Manteca, California, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Claire C. Cecchi to an information charging him with one count each of conspiracy to unla  more

NEW YORK, May 10 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a multistate, bipartisan coalition of 50 attorneys general today secured more than $10.22 million from AT&T Mobility, LLC and its subsidiary Cricket Wireless, LLC (AT&T); T-Mobile USA, Inc. (T-Mobile); and Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless and its subsidiary TracFone Wireless, Inc. (Verizon), for deceptively marketing wireless service   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Mary Hamisevicz, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory meteorologist, David A. Peterson, Ph.D., has been selected by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to lead the Pyrocumulonimbus (pyroCb) Experiment (PYREX), a large airborne-based field campaign aimed at studying the role that pyroCb activity plays in the warming climate system   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, May 10 -- The National Credit Union Administration issued the following remarks on May 9, 2024, by Board Member Tanya Otsuka at the Inclusiv Conference 50: * * * I am honored to be here at the 50th Anniversary conference. I have enjoyed speaking with so many people dedicated to the credit union movement and hearing directly from you about the challenges facing credit unions and their communities, as well as their many successes. As many of you know, prior to joining the   more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57094) involving Converse Consultants, Redlands, California: * * * Rep Org: California Radiation Control Prgm Licensee: Converse Consultants (Redlands) Region: 4 City: Redlands State: CA License #: 8057-36 Agreement: Y NRC Notified By: Donald Oesterle HQ OPS Officer: Thomas Herrity Notification Date: 04/30/2024 Notification Time: 15:54 [ET] Event Date: 04/29/2024 Event Time: 00:00 [P  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the following news release: Two years ago, in one of the first actions of the reignited Biden Cancer Moonshot, President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden announced a call to action on cancer screenings. Over the course of the pandemic, Americans collectively missed nearly 10 million recommended cancer screenings. The President and First Lady have made it a priority to increase awareness and utilization of critic  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Shannon A. Estenoz, Nominee to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, Department of the Interior * Christopher J. Lamora, Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Central African Republic * David Slayton Meale, Nominee to be Ambassador Extraordinary   more

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, May 10 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news release on May 9, 2024: * * * Standards for abdominal and head injury work with near 100% accuracy * * * Strategies for when to recommend imaging scans for pediatric trauma patients predict with near 100% accuracy those who ultimately needed the scans and nearly 100% accuracy those who did not, according to a s  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: A new digital lesson from the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian, "The Impact of the Gold Rush on Native Americans of California: A Source Investigation," offers insights into a little-known but vitally important aspect of one of the most iconic events in American history--the California gold rush. The inclusion of this content adds a lon  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release: A Compton man who led a Southern California-based drug trafficking organization that shipped kilogram quantities of cocaine to Alaska via commercial flights and U.S. mail pleaded guilty today to a federal narcotics charge. Raul Cisneros Jr., 45, pleaded guilty to one count of possession with intent to distribute cocaine. He has been in federal custody since Oc  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on May 8, 2024, at the EMILYs List We Are EMILY National Gala: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good evening. Good evening, everyone. Good evening. (Applause.) Please -- thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. Please have a seat. Thank you. Thank you, all. Can we please applaud Amanda for her extraordinary -- (applause) -- extraordinary courage. You know, we who are active in this phase of this movement probably r  more

ELKINS PARK, Pennsylvania, May 10 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on May 8, 2024, in a moderated conversation at Salus University on reproductive freedoms with actress Sheryl Lee Ralph: * * * MS. RALPH: Hello, everyone. Oh, my goodness. Before I start, I want to say something about this woman right here. I know this woman, I love this woman, and I like this woman. (Applause.) THE VICE PRESIDENT: (Laughs.) MS. RALPH: But I wanted to be clear to let you know, and I  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, May 10 (TNSres) -- The Washington State Department of Natural Resources issued the following news on May 9, 2024: The Washington State Department of Natural Resources released its annual Forest Health Highlights report on Wednesday following a 2023 aerial detection survey that mapped 517,000 acres of forests with some level of tree mortality, defoliation, or foliar diseases. Surveyors from the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and the USDA Forest Service gathered data   more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House issued the following readout of a celebration of women's history on May 8, 2024: * * * Today, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Director of the Gender Policy Council Jennifer Klein, and Chair of the Council on Environmental Quality Brenda Mallory announced new actions to honor the legacy and contributions of a diverse range of women and girls to our country, and highlighted the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to increase the representation   more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, May 10 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on May 9, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre while en route to Mountain View, California: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hello. I have nothing. Q: This is kind of late, isn't it? MS. JEAN-PIERRE: The gaggle or -- Q: Yeah, yeah. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: We just got on -- didn't we just get on the plane? Q: But it's almost seven o'clock. Q: Late in general. Q: Late in general. AIDE: We said 6:30 te  more

WASHINGTON, May 10 -- The White House sent to the Senate on May 9, 2024, the nominations of six individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * * Shannon A. Estenoz, of Florida, to be Deputy Secretary of the Interior, vice Tommy P. Beaudreau, resigned. * Christopher J. Lamora, of Rhode Island, a Career Member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Central African Republic.  more

OAKLAND, California, May 10 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 8, 2024: As the landmark price transparency law is set to go into effect July 1, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today released guidance to help businesses across the state comply with the new law. According to 2018 data from Consumer Reports, at least 85% of Americans have experienced a hidden or unexpected fee for a service, and more than two-thirds of those surveyed in  more