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

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

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

WASHINGTON, June 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release on June 12, 2024: * * * Evaluation Inspector General Robert P. Storch announced today that the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (DoD OIG) released the "Evaluation of the Accountability of Ukraine-Bound Equipment to Sea Ports of Embarkation in the Continental United States" and a related management advisory regarding the Naval Support Activity Cran  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, June 12 -- Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach is leading a coalition of 17 states in a lawsuit against a Biden administration rule that allows temporary farm workers in the country on H-2A visas to unionize. Under federal law, American farm workers are prohibited from collective bargaining. "Once again, Joe Biden is putting America last. He's giving political benefits to foreign workers while American worke  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

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, June 12 -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: Just past the stone ruins of an old hotel, Maryland Park Service Ranger Cliff Puffenberger came to a clearing. The edge of an outcrop revealed green mountains that filled the horizon and birds of prey that swept over rocky cliff faces. The expansive view, which stretched from Pennsylvania to West Virginia, overlooked the nearby city of Cumberland and the roads and rail lines that made it a h  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

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 13 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: The annual Research Days event at the Uniformed Services University brought out more than 260 students to share their postdoctoral research. Nightmare studies, the mental healthcare needs of previously injured soldiers and their families, and childhood obesity were all among the many poster sessions held during the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USU) Research Days held th  more