WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources Richard R. Verma will travel to Yerevan, Armenia from June 17-19 to participate in the U.S.-Armenia Local Government Forum on Democracy and to meet with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan. This visit reflects our intention to further strengthen bilateral ties with the Armenian people. Deputy Secretary Verma will lead a dele  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Department of Energy's Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news on June 13, 2024: * * * Five-day EMSL Summer School focuses on fungal research * * * Twenty-four students were recently selected to attend this year's EMSL Summer School: 1000 Fungal Proteins. The chosen participants include postdoctoral researchers and undergraduate, graduate, and PhD students in the fields of biology, biochemistry, biophysics, and che  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on June 14, 2024, entitled "Endangered and Threatened Species; Receipt of Recovery Permit Applications." The notice was issued by Marjorie Nelson, Assistant Regional Director, Mountain-Prairie Region. COMMENT DEADLINE: July 15, 2024 * * * SUMMARY: We, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, have received applications for permits, permit renewals, and/or per  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The International Trade Commission has issued a notice, published in the Federal Register on June 13, 2024, entitled "Certain Pick-Up Truck Folding Bed Cover Systems and Components Thereof (III); Determination Not to Review an Initial Determination Granting Summary Determination of Violation of Section 337; Request for Written Submissions on Remedy, the Public Interest, and Bonding." The notice was issued by Lisa Barton, Secretary. * * * SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given  more

MCCONNELL AFB, Kansas, June 15 -- The U.S. Air Force McConnell Air Force Base (22nd Air Refueling Wing) issued the following news: McConnell and Derby Public Schools recently developed a Military-Connected Educational Partnership Council. The council consists of senior leaders from both McConnell and the school district. Its goal is to collaborate to enhance communication, continue to build our educational partnership and work in unison to improve experiences for military-connected families in  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, June 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on June 14, 2024: U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore joined national, state, and local leaders today in recognizing World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Saturday, June 15. Since 2006, World Elder Abuse Awareness Day has been commemorated to promote awareness and increase understanding of the many forms of elder abuse as well as the resources available to those at risk.  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: The Long Blue Line blog series has been publishing Coast Guard history essays for over 15 years. To access hundreds of these service stories, visit the Coast Guard Historian's Office's Long Blue Line online archives, located here: THE LONG BLUE LINE (uscg.mil) Eighty years ago, on June 6, 1944, Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, France, in what was the largest amphibious invasio  more

WEST POINT, New York, June 15 -- The Military Academy issued the following news release: Brigadier Gen. R.J. Garcia assumed command as the 81st Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy today during a change of command ceremony. Garcia, who graduated from West Point in 1996, holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the U.S. Military Academy, a Master of Science degree from Kansas State University, and a Master of Strategic Studies degree from the U.S. Army War College. "It is my honor  more