WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: CHICAGO- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Chicago have taken the initiative to alleviate the backlog of Global Entry applications from the pandemic and are traveling to different sites allowing those passengers who are conditionally approved to complete their interview on the spot. Chicago Global Entry Mobile unit first started doing these commun  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 6 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) have detected a case of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI) in O'Brien County, Iowa. The affected farm is a dairy herd, and this is Iowa's first reported case of HPAI within a dairy. To date, APHIS has confirmed over 80   more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who fled from law enforcement while possessing methamphetamine pled guilty May 31, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City. Chad Hughes, 40, from Sioux City, Iowa, was convicted of possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute. Hughes was previously convicted of a federal firearms offense in 2005. At the plea hearing, Hughes admitted possessing almost  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Ill. - The 2024 edition of Operation Patriot Press is underway, and 14 units are executing 15 exercises. The Joint Munitions Command -- in collaboration with the U.S. Army Reserve, National Guard and the active-duty Army component -- annually conducts OPP. This exercise, established by the Army Materiel Command, is designed to promote readiness by providing rea  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Decatur, Georgia, woman convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance and Conspiracy to Launder Monetary Instruments. The sentencing took place on June 3, 2024. Julia Precious Ballansaw, 21, was sentenced on the c  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, June 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on June 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Victorville, California, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. The sentencing took place on June 3, 2024. Terry Morris III, age 24, was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison, followed by five years   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued the following news release: Ongoing research by health organizations has linked the low-level occurrence of natural lithium in drinking water to positive human-health outcomes such as reduced suicide mortality and other mental-health benefits in addition to potential negative outcomes such as autism and thyroid hormone levels. There are limited data, however, on where and at what concentrations lithium occ  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a Petition for Review in Nebraska v EPA in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit. The coalition of States are challenging a new EPA rule that forces the trucking industry to expedite its rollout of electric vehicles to replace more gas-powered engines. In this court filing, the coalition of attorneys general asks the federal appeals court to review the E  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, June 6 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a letter to U.S. Representative, and Chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, supporting the Accounting for the Uses, Disbursements, and Income on our Taxes at EPA Act (H.R. 8395) - the AUDIT EPA Act. The letter was led by West Virginia and co-signed by a coalition of States. According to the U.S. House of Representatives, this pr  more