WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on May 30, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Medline Bed Assist Bar adult bed rails Hazard: When the recalled bed rails are attached to an adult's bed, users can become entrapped within the bed rail or between the bed rail and the side of the mattress. This poses a serious entrapment hazard and risk of death by asphyxiation. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 30, 2024 Consumer Contact: Medline toll-free   more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following public funding document on May 29, 2024: * * * On May 16, 2024, the Commission certified that Mike Pence is eligible to receive federal matching funds in connection with seeking the Republican Party nomination for president for 2024. Certification of eligibility To become eligible for matching funds, candidates must submit Candidate and Committee Agreements and Certifications, as well as raise a threshold amount of $1  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, along with the offices of 10 state attorneys general and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), announced a landscape-changing settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that permanently eases restrictions on Division I college athletes who have transferred schools multiple times and otherwise enhances their rights and opport  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 31 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today his office charged a Kane County man with the drug-induced homicides of two individuals who died late last year after taking cocaine laced with fentanyl. The Attorney General's office charged Jarrail Ford-Gresham, 34 of Elgin, Illinois, in Kane County Circuit Court with two counts of drug-induced homicide, Class X felonies, each pun  more

SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, May 31 -- The Illinois Auditor General issued the following compliance examination on May 30, 2024, involving Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission. Here are excerpts: * * * INTRODUCTION This digest covers the Illinois Workers' Compensation Commission's (Commission) compliance examination for the two years ended June 30, 2023. A separate digest covering the Commission's Self-Insurers Security Fund's financial audit as of and for the year ended June 30, 2023 was rel  more

WASHINGTON, May 31 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news on May 30, 2024: * * * A Q&A with Hector Garcia Martin, a scientist merging biology with data-driven tools and robotics to accelerate the pipeline for medicines, eco-friendly materials, and biofuels * * * By Aliyah Kovner By modifying the genomes of plants and microorganisms, synthetic biologists can design biological systems that meet a specification, such as producing valu  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 31 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general calling on the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to swiftly implement recently proposed regulations, which would provide needed relief for some of the nation's most burdened student loan borrowers and help address the student debt crisis. The proposed regulations would waive or reduce student loan repayment  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 31 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Mexican national has been sentenced in federal court after more than 88 pounds of methamphetamine was found in the trunk of a car in which he was traveling on Interstate 70. Juan Emilio Gomez-Padilla, 32, who was residing in Chicago, Illinois, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips on Thursday, May 30, to 11 years and six months in federal  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 31 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today announced a proposed settlement with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) that will permanently ease restrictions on Division I college athletes who have transferred schools multiple times and allow them to play immediately after changing teams. The agreement, which must be approved by U.S. District Judge John Preston B  more

NEW YORK, May 31 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 30, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James, the U.S. Department of Justice, and a multistate coalition of 10 attorneys general today announced that the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has agreed to permanently end its transfer eligibility rule, which prohibited Division I college athletes from competing for one year if they transferred schools twice. The NCAA's transfer el  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, May 31 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Willie Cooper III assumed command of the 37th Training Wing from Col. Lauren Courchaine May 30, during a ceremony at the Pfingston Reception Center at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Maj. Gen. Michele Edmondson, 2nd Air Force commander, presided over the ceremony and acknowledged the pivotal mission of the wing, citing the many accomplishments a  more

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following event notification (No. 57141) involving Quad Cities Nuclear Plant, Illinois: * * * Facility: Quad Cities Region: 3 State: IL Unit: [2] [] [] RX Type: [1] GE-3,[2] GE-3 NRC Notified By: Eric Meyer HQ OPS Officer: Bill Gott Notification Date: 05/24/2024 Notification Time: 02:08 [ET] Event Date: 05/23/2024 Event Time: 11:46 [CDT] Last Update Date: 05/24/2024 Emergency Class: Non Emergency 10 CFR Section: 5  more