CHICAGO, Illinois, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A flight attendant and two bank employees in Indiana have been charged in a federal indictment that accuses a Mexico-based drug trafficking organization of moving thousands of kilograms of cocaine into the United States and laundering tens of millions of dollars in proceeds. A superseding indictment unsealed Friday in U.S. District Court in Chica  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 22 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Col. Shawn Strahle of Chatham has been selected as the Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard's 183rd Wing based in Springfield. Strahle, who has served as the wing's deputy commander since September 2023, will assume command of the wing on June 3 from Col. Robert Gellner of Sherman. Gellner has served as the wing's commander since July 2021. He has accepted a position as the vice commander of the 603  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- Gov. Eric J. Holcomb, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Governor Eric J. Holcomb today announced Superintendent James Durst will retire from the Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired (ISBVI) effective September 30, after serving the ISBVI for 33 years in leadership roles. "I'm so grateful for the decades Superintendent Durst spent as a dedicated educational leader serving Hoosiers who are blind and visually impaired as w  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) and Elizabeth Rowray (R-Yorktown) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Prescott said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied l  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Stephen Bartels (R-Eckerty) and Shane Lindauer (R-Jasper) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Bartels said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learnin  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Hancock County lawmakers encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. State Rep. Cory Criswell (R-Middletown) said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Jake Teshka (R-North Liberty) and Jim Pressel (R-Rolling Prairie) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Teshka said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Brad Barrett (R-Richmond) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Barrett said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-based learni  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Lehman said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-based learning an  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Patterson said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-bas  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Rep. J.D. Prescott (R-Union City) encourages high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Prescott said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experiences, work-based le  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) and Alex Zimmerman (R-North Vernon) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Patterson said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, ap  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Cory Criswell (R-Middletown) and Lindsay Patterson (R-Brookville) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Criswell said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applie  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Local lawmakers encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. "Hoosier students should have access to earn and learn opportunities that allow them to explore their interests before leaving high school," said State Rep. Alex Zimmerman (R-North Vernon). "These scholarships will help open the door for students to learn  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: Local lawmakers encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. "In more rural areas like ours, students face challenges when they want to gain work experiences outside the classroom like internships and apprenticeships," said State Rep. Jim Lucas (R-Seymour). "This scholarship will open more doors for young Hoosiers   more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 22 -- The Indiana House Republicans issued the following news release: State Reps. Matt Lehman (R-Berne) and Lorissa Sweet (R-Wabash) encourage high school students who want to pursue work-based learning and credentials to apply for a Career Scholarship Account. Lehman said Hoosier students in 10th, 11th and 12th grades at a state accredited public or private school can receive up to a $5,000 state-funded scholarship to pursue apprenticeships, applied learning experi  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Arthur Blank Family Office: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you, thank you, thank you. Who's that good-looking guy on the end there? (Laughter.) How old are you? AUDIENCE MEMBER: Thirteen, sir. THE PRESIDENT: Thirteen. You got to remember me when you're president, okay? Thank you, Arthur, for that introduction and for representing something so special. You're a business titan  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 18 -- President Biden issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Mary Mac's Tea Room: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, thank you, thank you. (Applause.) Now, look, I realize I'm surrounded by Morehouse men. (Applause.) I want you to know I'm a Delaware State guy. Okay? (Laughter.) And the Vice President is Howard. So, you know, you guys are okay. But, you know, I mean -- well, you -- okay? AUDIENCE MEMBER: (Inaudible) take it. THE PRESIDENT: Better take it. (L  more

HAMMOND, Indiana, May 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: The Justice Department today announced an important new resource for prosecutors. The Framework for Prosecutors to Strengthen Our National Response to Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Involving Adult Victims, written by prosecutors for prosecutors, sets out five principles that, if implemented, will lead to better outcomes for victims, safer com  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Ruby McIntee, a U.S. Citizen and senior at the High School of Dundee in Dundee Scotland, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. The winning essay describes how former U.S. Representative Vito Marcantonio (New York 18th District) courageously oppo  more