SPRINGFIELD, Illinois, June 13 -- The Illinois National Guard issued the following news: Approximately 550 Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 178th Infantry Regiment and Company B, 766th Engineer Brigade, based in Marseilles, were joined by family and friends at mobilization ceremonies in various locations June 3-6 as they prepare to deploy for an overseas mission in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. "As we send these Soldiers off, I take great comfort in   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 12 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Kris Mayes and 42 other state 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. "Today's settlement is a significant victory for Arizonans and consumers nationwide," said Attorney General Mayes. "For decades, Johnson & Joh  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - May 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past month, up 3.1 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.4 percent in Ma  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Area - May 2024": * * * Area prices were up 0.3 percent over the past two months, up 2.6 percent from a year ago * * * Prices in the Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington area, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advan  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 12, 2024, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - May 2024": * * * Area prices rose 0.2 percent in May, up 2.7 percent over the year * * * Prices in the Midwest Region, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U), advanced 0.2 percent in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statisti  more

UPTON, New York, June 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * A high-yielding version of this oilseed crop could help meet the increasing demand for biofuels * * * Efforts to achieve net-zero carbon emissions from transportation fuels are increasing demand for oil produced by nonfood crops. These plants use sunlight to power the conversion of atmospheric carbon dioxide into oil, which accumulates in seeds. Crop br  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: For the second consecutive time, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division engineers supported signature testing for Operation Ice Camp (formerly Ice Exercise or ICEX) near the frigid North Pole. Operation Ice Camp, which is conducted in partnership with the Arctic Submarine Laboratory (ASL), is a biennial event that aims to maintain expertise in Arctic-specific knowledge, equipment and procedures to enable   more

ARGONNE, Illinois, June 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * New nickel-rich cathodes could allow batteries to store more energy * * * Safe and efficient energy storage is important for American prosperity and security. With the adoption of both renewable energy sources and electric vehicles on the rise around the world, it is no surprise that research into a new generation of batteries is a major focus. Researche  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on June 11, 2024: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced six projects selected to receive approximately $9.3 million in federal funding to develop cutting-edge technology solutions to make clean hydrogen a more available and affordable fuel for electricity generation, industrial decarbonization,  more

HANOVER PARK, Illinois, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Maestro Construction Inc. continues to flout OSHA regulations for effective fall protection * * * Federal workplace safety inspectors found an Illinois construction contractor -- cited seven times since 2020 -- again exposing employees doing framing work to the risk of deadly falls from elevation at two homes under construction in Hanover Park  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 12 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General Liz Murrill 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 was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy (R-NY) and co-sponsored  more

WASHINGTON, June 13 -- The White House Office of Management and Budget issued the following statement of administration policy on June 12, 2024, on the Right to IVF Act (S. 4445), which was introduced by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, and 46 cosponsors: * * * The Administration strongly supports Senate passage of S. 4445, the Right to IVF Act. When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly two years ago, it paved the way for Republican elected officials' extreme, out-of-touch agenda,  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 12 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on June 11, 2024: Attorney General Alan Wilson today led a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general in a letter 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 was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy (R-NY) and  more

MENLO PARK, California, June 13 (TNSres) -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers have released 10 terabytes of data from the OpenUniverse project, which has created a detailed simulation of the universe astrophysicists can use to help calibrate expectations from two major new telescopes. Researchers are diving into a synthetic universe to help us better understand the real one. Using supercomputers at the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne Na  more