JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Air Force officials have selected 6,914 staff sergeants for promotion to technical sergeant out of 35,328 eligible for a selection rate of 19.57 percent in the 24E6 promotion cycle, which includes supplemental promotion opportunities. The average overall score for those selected was 390.6. Selectees' average time in grade was 4.92 years and time in s  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, June 18 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is leading a multistate coalition of attorneys general in fighting to support President Trump's First Amendment rights, as yet another prosecutor looks to silence the former president through an unlawful gag order. Attorney General Moody and the coalition of attorneys general filed an amicus brief, saying this is not only wrong, but also unconstitutional. Att  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 18 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 24-State coalition urging the courts to deny the Special Prosecutor's request for an unconstitutional gag order against President Trump. The gag order wrongfully silences President Trump and denies Americans their right to hear what he has to say ahead of an approaching presidential election. The Special Prosecutor has requested a broa  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that Dr. David Young, 61, of Fredericksburg, Texas, was convicted by a federal jury for causing the submission of more than $70 million in fraudulent health care claims. Young wrote fraudulent prescriptions for medically unnecessary orthotic braces and genetic tests for more than 13,000 beneficiaries and received $475,000 in illegal kickbacks from providers.  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Brooke Army Medical Center scored high marks and positive feedback from patients on both inpatient and outpatient surveys. Several patients surveyed expressed their gratitude in survey comments. One patient said, "Very thankful for the care I received. BAMC is an amazing hospital." Another said, "Exceptional staff from beginning to end. The doctors  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Center for the Intrepid at Brooke Army Medical Center hosted the first Promoting Professional Engagement amongst Military Laboratories, or ProPEL, research symposium on May 30. "The Center for the Intrepid is hosting ProPEL to promote professional engagement amongst military laboratories at BAMC," said Dr. Michelle Lockwood, research assistant in  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today issued an order simultaneously filing and settling charges against , a global commodities merchant with its principal place of business in Houston, Texas, for multiple violations of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and associated CFTC regulations. The order requires Trafigura to pay a $55 million civil monetary penalty and implement ce  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The Air Force Services Center announced the winners of the 2024 Air Force Art Contest recently. This year's judges had the task of evaluating more than 1,500 entries in two adult and three youth categories to determine the best in the Department of the Air Force with impact, creativity and technical expertise. "We're extremely excited this year beca  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 18 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment and re-appointment of the following 30 Georgians to various state boards, authorities, and commissions. Comprehensive Health Coverage Commission Caylee Noggle is the President and CEO of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA). Prior to joining GHA, she served for nearly 20 years for the State of Georgia in various leadership cap  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated the grand opening of Vehicle Accessory Group's new corporate headquarters and manufacturing facility at a ribbon cutting ceremony in Mesquite. With an investment of $65 million, this new facility will create more than 600 manufacturing jobs in North Texas. "We are proud that Texas is home to the world's best automotive companies," said Governor Abbott.   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 18 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, Governor Maura Healey announced a new tourism campaign called "Made Possible" to showcase Massachusetts as a dynamic travel destination for visitors across the globe and the best place to live, raise a family, and build a business. The campaign builds off of the administration's "Massachusetts For Us All" campaign, which ran in the Summer of 2023, as well as proposed   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, June 18 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation on June 17, 2024: WHEREAS: In late August 1619, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort - known today as Fort Monroe in Hampton, Virginia - aboard the English privateer ship White Lion, marking the beginning stages of what would become the institution of slavery in the present-day United States; and WHEREAS: Our nation was conceived on July 4th, 1776, with the Declaration of Independence and i  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: HECTOR OMAR SEGURA-LARA ("SEGURA-LARA") age 35, and JOSE ANTONIO ORTEGA-SILVA ("ORTEGA-SILVA"), age 32, both residents of Dallas, Texas, pled guilty on June 13, 2024 to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute a quantity of cocaine, in violation of Title 21, United States Code, Sections 841(a)(1), (b)(1)(C), and 846, announced U.S. Att  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Leadership, researchers, and support staff of Naval Medical Research Unit San Antonio attended the ninth edition of Mission Possible on June 13. It is an information-sharing event, held at the Tri-Service Research Laboratory. The purpose of Mission Possible is to better inform members of the command on the tactics, techniques, and procedures of the s  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium celebrated military medical professionals during a graduation ceremony on June 7 at the Lila Cockrell Theatre in downtown San Antonio. The ceremony honored 250 residents and fellows from 58 diverse physicians and allied health specialty programs. SAUSHEC is the organization responsible f  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A Houston doctor has been indicted for obtaining protected individual health information for patients that were not under his care and without authorization, announced Alamdar S. Hamdani. The case against Ethan Haim, 34, Dallas, has now been unsealed, and he is set to make his initial appearance before U.S. Magistrate Yvonne Y. Ho in Houston at 2 p.m. The four-count  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: Colorado County has entered into a settlement agreement which resolves findings it violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining an election website that discriminates against individuals with vision or manual disabilities, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. "The right to vote is a right all American citizens exercise, includ  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas posted the following news release on June 17, 2024: U.S. Attorney Jaime Esparza for the Western District of Texas announced today that the United States has reached a settlement agreement with Upton County to resolve findings that the county violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining an election website that is not accessible to individuals with vision or manual disabil  more

TYLER, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas issued the following news release: Smith County has entered into a settlement agreement which resolves findings it violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by maintaining an election website that discriminates against individuals with vision or manual disabilities, announced Eastern District of Texas U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. "The Eastern District of Texas is committed to ensu  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas posted the following news release: The Justice Department announced today that the Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorneys' Offices for the Eastern, Northern, Southern and Western Districts of Texas secured settlement agreements with Runnels County, Colorado County, Smith County and Upton County to resolve the department's findings that the counties violated Title II of the Americans with Disabilities   more

MCALLEN, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Texas issued the following news release: A 41-year-old man has been sentenced following his conviction of possession with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, announced U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. Jeremiah Hawthorne pleaded guilty May 5, 2021. Chief U.S. District Judge Randy Crane has now ordered Hawthorne to serve 60 months in federal prison to be immediately followed by four yea  more

DEL RIO, Texas, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: A San Antonio woman was sentenced in federal court to 168 months in prison for one count of wire fraud. According to court documents, Kimberly Cruz, 35, orchestrated a scheme in which she misrepresented herself as a legal advocate in order to smuggle migrants into the United States. Between April and October 2019, Cruz convinced multiple migrants and their families th  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: More than 150 military and civilian partners joined the U.S. Army North in person and virtually for a Hurricane Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) Drill on June 4. "We are being watched every day to see how we handle these types of crises," said Lt. Gen. John R. Evans Jr., U.S. Army North commander. "The more decisive we are in our response, the more pause t  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced that the National Cemetery Administration awarded nine grants totaling more than $2.4 million as part of the Veterans Legacy Program (VLP), a project that honors America's Veterans and service members by uncovering and sharing their stories. This year's VLP grant announcement marks an increase from six to nine recipients and  more

WHEELING, West Virginia, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Nolan Eugene McCray, age 39, of Bay City, Texas, was sentenced today to 87 months for aiding and abetting possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. According to court documents and statements made in court, McCray was selling methamphetamine in Wetzel County. A search of the place in which McCray was staying yielded metha  more