FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: PINELLAS PARK, Fla. - "Warrior Medics" from the Army Reserve Medical Command's Garden Grove, California, based 7214th Medical Support Unit, mobilized from May 5 to May 25 to support the Grafenwoehr Army Dental Clinic for two weeks. Sergeant Lynette Sherlock, an Army dental specialist, or 68 Echo, said she was grateful for the opportunity to work overseas with the active-duty Soldi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Adventist Health Hanford (Adventist) resolving violations of the Unfair Competition Law, the Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), and the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act's Privacy Rule (HIPAA) related to the unauthorized disclosures to law enforcement of the medical i  more

OAKLAND, California, June 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with Los Angeles City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto, announced a $500,000 settlement with Tilting Point Media LLC (Tilting Point) resolving allegations that the company violated the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the federal Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) by collecting and sharing children's data with  more

FRESNO, California, June 20 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: California Attorney General Bonta, together with law enforcement partners, today announced the arrests of four suspects in Tulare County, and the seizure of a large cache of illegal firearms, magazines, drugs, ammunition, and cash. This investigation was initiated on a subject determined to be prohibited through the Armed and Prohibited Persons database. Further inve  more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, June 21 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, Attorney General Aaron Ford announced he has joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general led by Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul in issuing a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts and programs. "The ongoing, unwarranted attacks on DEI ini  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, June 21 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General Peter F. Neronha announced today that the Office of the Attorney General has issued a decision, pursuant to its authority under Rhode Island's Hospital Conversions Act (HCA), to conditionally approve a transaction that would allow a change in ownership of a health care system that includes two local safety net hospitals, Roger Williams Medical   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, June 21 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, leading a coalition of 19 attorneys general, issued a letter (https://ilag-dev.dotcms.cloud/dA/94031f5c-1c55-4aca-a4c1-5900457f736a/fileAsset/June%2020%202024%20AG%20Letter%20to%20ABA%20and%20Fortune%20100%20Companies.pdf) to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equ  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, June 21 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Attorney General William Tong, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, issued a letter to the American Bar Association (ABA), Fortune 100 company CEOs and other leaders (https://portal.ct.gov/-/media/ag/press_releases/2024/june-20-2024-ag-letter-to-aba-and-fortune-100-companies.pdf) to refute baseless attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts and progr  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on June 20, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - March 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.04 per hour in the South to $52.91 in the Northeast in March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. 24-01-019) on June 19, 2024: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Petition to adopt, amend or repeal a regulation pursuant to Pub. Util. Code Section 1708.5. DECISION DENYING UBER PETITION FOR RULEMAKING Summary This decision denies Petition 24-01-019, filed by Uber Technologies, Inc., to open a rulemaking to revise the Commission's pr  more

FRESNO, California, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of California issued the following news release: Following a 19-day trial, on Tuesday, a jury convicted Fresno residents Marcus Asay, 68; Antonio Gastelum, 53; and their company, Agricultural Contracting Services Association dba American Labor Alliance (ALA), of committing a multi-year pension fraud scheme, U.S. Attorney Phillip A. Talbert announced. The jury also convicted Asay and ALA of committing separa  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: Customs and Border Protection (CBP) released operational statistics today for May 2024. CBP monthly reporting can be viewed on CBP's Stats and Summaries webpage. "In close coordination with U.S. and foreign partners, CBP continues to take strong enforcement efforts against transnational criminal organizations at our borders and beyond, "said Troy A. Miller, Senior   more

RICHLAND, Washington, June 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: Just how much heat does city sprawl add to large-scale warming? That's one longstanding question researchers sought to answer in a new study recently published in the journal One Earth. Once thought to cover too little of the Earth's surface to affect climate at larger scales, the new work suggests that urbanization does indeed have a detectable influence   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: In a dedicated effort to promote affordable housing solutions in Arizona, Congressman Juan Ciscomani (AZ-06) hosted a roundtable discussion with the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) at his district office in Tucson on Tuesday, June 18. The roundtable brought together leaders in affordable housing, community organizations, f  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency issued the following news on June 20, 2024: * * * Teams share research results identifying what size quantum computer would be needed for specific tasks * * * Amid efforts to explore quantum computers' transformative potential, one foundational element remains missing from the discussion about quantum: What are the benchmarks that predict whether tomorrow's quantum computers will be tru  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, today reminded private nonprofit organizations in the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians of the July 18, 2024 deadline to apply for an SBA federal disaster loan for economic injury caused by Tropical Storm Hilary that occurred Aug. 19 21,  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on June 19, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jason Wimbley, of Elk Grove, has been appointed Director of the California Department of Community Services and Development. Wimbley has served as Chief Deputy Director at the California Department of Community Services and Development since 2013 and held several positions there since 1995, including Staff Serv  more

LAFAYETTE, Louisiana, June 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Brandon B. Brown announced that Kristal Glover-Wing, 51, formerly a resident of Broussard, Louisiana, and now living in California, has been sentenced for conspiracy to commit health care fraud and three counts of health care fraud. United States District Judge Robert R. Summerhays sentenced Glover-Wing to 72 months in prison, followed   more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: The Change of Command Ceremony is steeped in CBP tradition, and features the transferal of the CBP guidon from the Acting Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner to the Port Director to symbolize the conveyance and assumption of command. LOS ANGELES--U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) hosted a Change of Command Ceremony to formally instate Andrew H. Douglas a  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: * * * Pacific Coast Shipyards Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Pacific Coast Shipyards Pension Plan (Pacific Coast Shipyards Plan). The plan, based   more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to certain private nonprofit organizations in Hawaii following President Biden's federal disaster declaration for Public Assistance as a result of severe storms, flooding and landslides that occurred April 11 - 14, announced Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman of the U.S. Small Business Administration. Private nonprofits that provide es  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 20 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on June 18, 2024: Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, announced today that SBA will close its Slidell Disaster Loan Outreach Center at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, June 26. "SBA opened the center to provide personalized assistance to Louisiana businesses and residents who were affected by the severe st  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Small nonfarm businesses in three Montana and neighboring counties in Idaho are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic lo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, June 21 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: Low-interest federal disaster loans are now available to New Mexico businesses and residents as a result of President Biden's major disaster declaration, U.S. Small Business Administration's Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced. The declaration covers Lincoln County and the Mescalero Apache Tribe as a result of the South Fork Fire and Salt Fire tha  more

WASHINGTON, June 21 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs announced it will begin building a new national cemetery in Albuquerque, New Mexico in 2025. The cemetery will be named Albuquerque National Cemetery and will be the third national cemetery in the state. "Albuquerque National Cemetery will serve nearly 78,000 Veterans," said Acting Under Secretary for Memorial Affairs Ronald Walters.   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on June 20, 2024: Alejandro Gallegos, also known as "Alex," "Rooster," "G" and "Primo," 41, of Hacienda Heights, California, pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to distribute 500 grams or more of methamphetamine and 500 grams or more of a mixture and substance containing a detectable amount of cocaine. Gallegos admitted to a major supplier role in a d  more