WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following statement on June 24, 2024, by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III on the appointment of Derek Chollet as chief of staff: * * * I am delighted that Derek Chollet will start in July as my Chief of Staff. He is one of the most distinguished, far-sighted, and skillful national-security practitioners of his generation, and I am grateful to him for taking on this key assignment at such an important moment. Derek has served with d  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 25 -- Gov. Kim Reynolds, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: Gov. Kim Reynolds and Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen have issued a joint request for people to remain off the Missouri River in the coming days, as water levels continue to surpass flood stage. That urgent message comes following the latest update from emergency management officials and representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Governors Reynolds and Pillen stressed the seriousness of the situ  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, June 25 -- Gov. Jim Pillen, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: * * * Governors Pillen & Reynolds Issue Joint Request to Stay Off Missouri River * * * Governor Jim Pillen and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds have issued a joint request for people to remain off the Missouri River in the coming days, as water levels continue to surpass flood stage. That urgent message comes following the latest update from emergency management officials and representatives from the U.S.  more