WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL is pleased to announce the 2024 awardees of the Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) grants. They will receive approximately $2.4 million in combined funding to implement CDSME programs across four states and territories. The new CDSME grantees will reach nearly 4,200 older adults and adults with disabilities over the next four years (June 1,   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: LAS VEGAS -- Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis visited Las Vegas today to highlight the Biden-Harris administration's significant progress in meeting President Biden's ambitious clean energy goals. She joined Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Director Jon Raby to announce the completion of the final environmental analysis of the proposed Greenlink West Transmission Project, a series  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 12 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 11, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing Arkansas will receive $12,716,700.92 as its share of a nationwide $700 million settlement with Johnson & Johnson over its marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products: "This settlement arose from allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers abou  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Sacramento District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District is the recipient of the National Academy of Construction's 2024 Recognition of Special Achievement Award for their work on the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project at Isabella Lake. "The NAC is thrilled to select the Isabella Dam Safety Modification Project for our third annual Recognition of Special Achievement Awar  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: The Arnold Community Council held its annual "DC Fly-In" April 29 - May 1, meeting with U.S. Air Force leaders at the Pentagon and Congressional leaders and staff members at the U.S. Capitol. During the event, the ACC delegation presented and discussed issues important to the 13-county Arnold Air Force Base community supporting Arnold Engineering Development Complex and partner agencies in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: There Are Now 21 States and One Tribal Nation Selected to Receive Flood Mitigation Funding Today, FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that Arkansas and Massachusetts are each eligible for up to $20 million in funding to reduce flood risks and Texas is eligible for up to another $40 million. The funding is available through the fiscal year 2023 Swift   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: USDA also signs agreement with Western Governors to strengthen shared efforts to protect communities and resources OLYMPIC VALLEY, Calif., June 11, 2024 - During a meeting of the Western Governors' Association today, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Xochitl Torres Small announced that USDA is investing nearly $66 million for projects to reduce wildfire risk, protect water quality and improve forest heal  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: * * * BLM issues final environmental analysis for Greenlink West transmission line * * * Acting Deputy Secretary Laura Daniel-Davis visited Las Vegas today to highlight the Biden-Harris administration's significant progress in meeting President Biden's ambitious clean energy goals. She joined Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Nevada State Dire  more

WASHINGTON, June 10 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 10, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Among large metropolitan areas that are divided into metropolitan divisions, growth in nonfarm payroll employment over the year ended April 2024 ranged from 0.1 percent in the Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, Massachusetts-New Hampshire; Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, Michigan; and San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, California, metropolitan areas t  more

OAKLAND, California, June 12 (TNSres) -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Following a recent announcement from Oakland officials showing a reduction in nearly all types of crime since last year, today Governor Gavin Newsom announced the California Highway Patrol (CHP) has assisted in recovering 887 stolen vehicles, seized 47 crime-linked firearms, and arrested 440 suspects linked to organized crime, carjackings, and other crimes. This announce  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: James Soriano of Las Vegas, Nevada, pleaded guilty in federal court yesterday to multiple bribery conspiracies, admitting that while he was a public official at Naval Information Warfare Center in San Diego, he accepted hundreds of thousands of dollars from defense contractors in the form of free meals, tickets to premier sporting events, jobs for family a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Gabriel Adrien Lobe Diop, 35, a French national previously residing in Fremont and Agoura Hills, was sentenced today by U.S. District Judge William B. Shubb to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $1.8 million in restitution for nine counts of mail fraud and one count of aggravated identity theft, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. "It took a re  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Jesse Sanders of Oceanside was sentenced in federal court to 6.5 years in prison for selling the fentanyl powder that resulted in the fatal overdose of a 29-year-old active-duty U.S. Marine. According to the plea agreement, Sanders admitted that she arranged a meeting with the Marine and delivered a small plastic bag of fentanyl to the victim on January 2  more

MONTEREY, California, June 12 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: Growing up in Romania under the regime of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu, Dr. Florina Cristiana Matei learned firsthand what it was like to live in a surveillance state where intelligence services acted as what she called the "chief prop of the regime--always watching, and serving a small group of people" on behalf of the state instead of the broader societ  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General William Tong and 42 other attorneys general today announced a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. As part of the settlement, Connecticut will receive $9,273,125.22. This settlement is pending judicial approval. "Johnson & Joh  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Today, Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb and 42 other state attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing practices for baby powder and body powder products containing talc. "District residents and customers nationwide deserve the truth about products they're purchasing, especially  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 12 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 20 kilograms of methamphetamine in the metropolitan area. Keith A. Clevenger, 51, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 16 years in federal prison without parole. On July 25, 2  more

DOVER, Delaware, June 12 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: Attorney General Kathy Jennings and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 12 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading 42 other attorneys general in a multistate action to secure $700 million nationwide from Johnson & Johnson. The action resolves allegations related to Johnson & Johnson's marketing of former baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. This action addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 12 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Chris Carr today announced that the office's Human Trafficking and Gang Prosecution Units have secured the conviction of Robert Wingfield, Jr., and Jamie Rosier in Dougherty County. Wingfield is a member of the Inglewood Family Gangster Bloods, a national criminal street gang originally based in California with local affiliations throughout the country. Rosier is  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 12 -- The Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development issued the following news on June 11, 2024: Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee, Department of Economic and Community Development Commissioner Stuart C. McWhorter and LazeStar, Inc. officials announced today the company will invest $5.5 million to relocate its operations from Livermore, California, to Fairview, Tennessee. LazeStar will create 25 new jobs in Williamson County. Its recent expansion and relocation  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 11 -- The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Governor Maura Healey today delivered a ceremonial administration of the Oath of Office in the Great Hall of the John Adams Courthouse, swearing in the Honorable Gabrielle R. Wolohojian as Associate Justice of the Supreme Judicial Court. "It is an honor to swear in Gabrielle Wolohojian to the Supreme Judicial Court of Massachusetts," said Governor Healey. "She is widel  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 32 attorneys general, asked the U.S. Supreme Court to grant certiorari in a case addressing the states' authority to regulate pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/e9279006-5dfa-42e6-bf36-b27458b7fb7c/fileAsset/Mulready%20v.%20PCMA%20Amicus%20Brief%20-%20Certiora  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan group of 43 attorneys general, today announced a nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to resolve allegations the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of some talcum powder products, including baby powder and body powder. "Consumers rely on accura  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A man who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than six years in federal prison. Alan Sanchez, age 32, from San Jacinto, California, received the prison term after an October 23, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that Sanc  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: A woman who conspired with others to distribute methamphetamine was sentenced today to more than 12 years in federal prison. Brandy Herman, age 48, from Cedar Rapids, Iowa, received the prison term after a November 7, 2023 guilty plea to one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and three counts of distribution of a controlled substance. Eviden  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 11 -- The Judicial Council of California issued the following opinion (No. C097971) on June 10, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * In the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Third Appellate District THE PEOPLE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. CRYSTAL GRAHAM, Defendant and Appellant. APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Sacramento County, Raoul M. Thorbourne, Judge. Affirmed. Steven Schorr, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and   more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, June 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Maj. Keith Conway, LeMay Center Doctrine Development This month the LeMay Center highlights Operation POWER FLITE as our Doctrine Paragon for nuclear operations and strategic deterrence. The latter half of 1956 was a particularly dark time for the US and its allies in the Cold War. The Soviet Union had just brutally suppressed an anti-communist uprising in Hungary, while the North Atlantic T  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced it has charged more than 500 defendants under the new criminal provisions of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA), which Congress enacted, and the President signed in June 2022. The Act is the first standalone federal statute specifically designed to target the unlawful trafficking and straw-purchasing of firearms. "Criminals rely on illegal gun traffickers and straw  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 (TNSfact) -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following fact sheet on June 11, 2024: * * * Initiative to Combat Transnational Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks Marks Third Anniversary Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in June 2021 in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to strengthen the Justice Department's efforts to combat prolific and dangerous human smuggling and trafficking emanating fro  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 12 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Los Angeles District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Los Angeles District has approved a proposal to temporarily extend the amount of time the Salt River Project can hold water in a portion of the Flood Control Space at Roosevelt Dam in Arizona from 20 to 120 days. This change will allow farms and communities downstream to use the water and reduce releases of floodwater from the dam into th  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, June 12 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release: Attorney General Aaron Frey and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in this lawsuit addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safet  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement, via a proposed consent judgment filed today in Suffolk Superior Court, with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's talc-containing baby powder and body powder products. Massachuse  more

LANSING, Michigan, June 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment (https://www.michigan.gov/ag/-/media/Project/Websites/AG/releases/2024/June/JJ-Consent-Judgment.pdf?rev=480f8ddbb25641348a2c3d0688  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release: A Kansas City, Mo., man was sentenced in federal court today for his role in a drug-trafficking conspiracy that distributed more than 20 kilograms of methamphetamine in the metropolitan area. Keith A. Clevenger, 51, was sentenced by U.S. Chief District Judge Beth Phillips to 16 years in federal prison without parole. On July 25, 2023, Clevenger pleaded guil  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 12 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan group of 44 Attorneys General in sending a letter to Congress endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act would establish a commission to investigate and make recommendations on solutions to protect kids online and improve the ability of law enforcement agencie  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, June 12 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division of Consumer Affairs, together with 42 other Attorneys General, today announced that they reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of talc-based baby powder and body powder products. As part of that settlement, New Jersey will receive just o  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, June 12 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez joined a letter sent by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act w  more

NEW YORK, June 12 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 42 attorneys general today secured $700 million from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) for deceptively marketing and selling baby powder and body powder products that contained dangerous talcum powder. New York will receive $44 million from the consent judgment with J&J. For years, J&J targeted beauty salons and churches in   more

CENTRAL ISLIP, New York, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release: Yesterday afternoon, in federal court in Houston, Texas, Cesar Humberto Lopez-Larios, also known as "Grenas de Stoners" and "Oso de Stoners," a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as "MS-13," was ordered to be transferred in custody to the Eastern District of New York where he, together with 13 other high-ranking MS-13 leaders, are charge  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 12 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Nebraska Attorney General Hilgers and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The settlement addresses allegations that Johnson & Johnson deceptively promoted and misled consumers in advertisements related to the safety and purity of  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 12 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. The consent judgment filed in the lawsuit addresses allegations that the company deceptively promoted and misled consumers   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 12 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha and 42 other attorneys general have reached a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of the company's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Talc is a naturally occurring mineral alleged in numerous other lawsuits filed by private plaintiffs i  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Departments of Homeland Security and Justice Expand Joint Task Force Alpha to Colombia and Panama to Combat Human Smuggling in the Darien; Justice Department Transmits New Legislative Proposal; and State Department Announces $8M Rewards Offer Today, Senior Official Performing the Duties of Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Kristie Canegallo and Attorney General Merrick B. Garland marked the t  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 12 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Idaho following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of the severe storm, flooding, landslides and mudslides that occurred April 14 15, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Adminis  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 12 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and 42 other attorneys general reached a $700 million nationwide settlement to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc. Texas, Florida, and North Carolina led an executive committee that included Arizona, Illinois, Ohio, Oregon, Maryland, New York, and Washington. The consent judgmen  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 11 (TNSfact) -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following fact sheet: * * * Initiative to Combat Transnational Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks Marks Third Anniversary Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) in June 2021 in partnership with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to strengthen the Justice Department's efforts to combat prolific and dangerous human smuggling and   more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following readout of the Joint Task Force Alpha's third anniversary meeting: * * * Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland marked the third anniversary of Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA), the highly successful national effort to investigate and prosecute human smuggling at the southern border, by convening senior leaders of the Departments of Justice, Homeland Security, and State to dis  more

SCOTT AFB, Illinois, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: U.S. Transportation Command commenced Ultimate Caduceus 2024 on June 10 to exercise inter-theater patient movement within the Indo-Pacific and patient distribution within the continental United States. Ultimate Caduceus is an annual patient movement training event, designed to test the capabilities of and provide field training to aeromedical evacuation and critical care   more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of the Joint Task Force Alpha's third anniversary meeting on June 11, 2024: * * * Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security Expand Joint Task Force Alpha to Colombia and Panama to Combat Human Smuggling in the Darien; Justice Department Transmits New Legislative Proposal; and State Department Announces $8M Rewards Offer * * * Today, Attorney General Merrick B. Garland marked the third anniversary   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, June 12 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares today joined a bipartisan 32-state coalition requesting that the United States Supreme Court review a decision limiting Oklahoma's authority to regulate abusive pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). In an amicus brief, Attorney General Miyares and the coalition ask the Court to grant Oklahoma's request to review a decision from the U.S. Court  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, June 12 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont will receive $3.1 million over the next four years from Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations related to the marketing of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder and body powder products that contained talc, which often contained asbestos. Today's settlement is the result of a four-year, multistate investigation involvi  more