SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim - May 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $5.246 a gallon in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim area in May 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that area gasoline prices were hi  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward - May 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $5.456 a gallon in the San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward area in May 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that area gasoline prices were high  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on on June 17, 2024, entitled "Average Energy Prices, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue - May 2024": * * * Gasoline prices averaged $4.868 a gallon in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area in May 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that area gasoline prices were similar to la  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A former college football player and Orange County man pleaded guilty today to orchestrating a scheme that fraudulently sought more than $1 million and obtained more than $280,000 in pandemic unemployment benefits. Abdul-Malik McClain, 24, most recently of Coto de Caza, pleaded guilty to one count of mail fraud. "Instead of using his time a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A former San Gabriel Valley resident who was a frequent guest on financial television news programs then became a fugitive from justice after being accused of defrauding investors is expected to appear today in federal court after being arrested over the weekend. James Arthur McDonald Jr., 52, formerly of Arcadia, was arrested Saturday at a   more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: A Fresno man was sentenced today to 188 months in federal prison for defrauding a vulnerable physician out of more than $2.7 million before his death and then attempting to defraud his estate out of an additional amount exceeding $20 million. Anthony David Flores, 47, a.k.a. "Anton David," was sentenced by United States District Judge Percy   more

FRESNO, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: Fresno residents Ifeanyi Vincent Ntukogu, 49, and Kelo White, 43, pleaded guilty today to conspiring to distribute and distributing oxycodone and hydrocodone, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. According to court records, from December 2014 through November 2018, in Madera and Fresno, Ntukogu, a pharmacist, dispensed over 200,000 oxy  more

SAN DIEGO, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of California issued the following news release: Sean Keenan O'Connor of Oceanside was sentenced in federal court to 10 years in prison for money laundering, and firearms and drug trafficking offenses, including distribution of fentanyl, cocaine, methamphetamine, marijuana and alprazolam. According to O'Connor's plea agreement, deputies with the San Diego Sherriff's Department executed court-authorized   more

FRESNO, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Twenty-two participants in a drug-trafficking ring have been charged with conspiring to distribute large quantities of methamphetamine, cocaine, and fentanyl imported from Mexico into the United States, announced U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert and Special Agent in Charge Siddhartha Patel of the FBI Sacramento Field Office. According to court documents, Oper  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: Jonathan Nelson, a/k/a Jon Jon; Brian Wayne Wendt; and Russell Taylor Ott, a/k/a Rusty, were all sentenced to spend the rest of their lives in prison. The sentences were handed down by the Honorable Edward M. Chen, United States District Judge after a jury concluded in June of 2022 that the defendants were guilty of murder in aid of racketeering as par  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on June 17, 2024: The Justice Department, together with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), today announced a civil enforcement action against Adobe Inc. and two Adobe executives, Maninder Sawhney and David Wadhwani, for alleged violations of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act (ROSCA). The lawsuit alleges that the defendants imposed a hidden "E  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, June 18 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute issued the following news on June 17, 2024: * * * NIH-funded study shows treatment of condition fell short; suggests need for improved strategies * * * The prevalence of chronic hypertension in pregnancy in the United States doubled from 2007-2021, but only about 60% of those with the potentially life-threatening condition were treated with antihypertensive medications, accord  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

SANTA FE, New Mexico, June 18 (TNSres) -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: According to an advertising effectiveness study commissioned by the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD), the first New Mexico True advertising campaign in the San Francisco market influenced 19,700 trips to New Mexico and generated an estimated $34.3 million in visitor spending. The report also estimated that the average spending per trip to New Mexico from the San Francisco equat  more

TAMPA, Florida, June 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Steven D. Merryday has sentenced Alfred Clayton Rosier, Jr. (30, Sarasota) to 15 years in federal prison for possession with intent to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. Rosier entered a guilty plea on January 18, 2024. According to court documents, the Drug Enfor  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

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation's California-Great Basin Region today named Levi Johnson as operations manager for the Central Valley Operations office. Johnson will oversee the daily water and power operations of Reclamation's Central Valley Project, one of the world's largest water supply projects. The CVP is comprised of 20 dams and reservoirs, 11 powerplants  more

ALBANY, New York, June 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release: Guidehouse Inc., headquartered in McLean, Virginia, has paid $7,600,000, and Nan McKay and Associates (Nan McKay), headquartered in El Cajon, California, has paid $3,700,000, to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by failing to meet cybersecurity requirements in contracts intended to ensure a secure environment for low-income New Yorkers t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, June 15 -- President Biden and President Obama issued the following remarks in a moderated conversation with Jimmy Kimmel at a campaign reception at the Peacock Theater: * * * PRESIDENT OBAMA: Hey. Q: Wow, what a turnout, you guys. You have any trouble getting over here traffic-wise? (Laughter.) PRESIDENT BIDEN: Used to be a lot of traffic when I -- before I was elected president. Now I notice there's -- we get on the road, and there's no traffic. (Laughter.) PRES  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Starting Tuesday, June 18, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra (pronounced Ha-vee-air Beh-sehr-rah) will travel the country to highlight the Biden-Harris Administration's efforts to protect access to reproductive care amid efforts to restrict access to care including abortion care, in vitro fertilization procedures, and contraception. On the tour, Se  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Office of Science and Technology issued the following feature story: * * * A totoaba recovered from the illegal wildlife trade in 1992 lives on through its contributions to research, education, and endangered species conservation. * * * In March 1992, officials seized an illegally harvested fish specimen roughly 6 feet long at the U.S.-Mexico border. The fish was a totoaba, an endangered species targeted by  more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following statement on the anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program: * * * Twelve years ago today, President Obama announced protections that have made it possible for more than 800,000 Dreamers to live, study, work, and raise families in the only home they have ever known. The story of Dreamers is a story of America. Dreamers across our Nation serve in our military, teach in our classrooms, and lead our s  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following joint fact sheet with India on June 17, 2024: * * * The United States and India Continue to Chart an Ambitious Course for the Initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology Today, U.S. National Security Advisor (APNSA) Jake Sullivan and Indian National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval chaired the second meeting of the U.S.-India initiative on Critical and Emerging Technology (iCET) in New Delhi. Since the launch of iCET i  more