WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Mine Safety & Health Administration issued the following news release on June 26, 2024: * * * Resulted in 62 significant and substantial violations, 5 unwarrantable failure findings * * * The U.S. Department of Labor announced today that its Mine Safety and Health Administration completed impact inspections in May 2024 at 15 mines in 12 states, leading the agency to cite 300 violations and one safeguard. The agency began conducting impact   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, June 27 -- The Iowa House Republicans posted the following statement on June 26, 2024, from Speaker Pat Grassley, R-New Hartford: * * * The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) today issued its final decision (https://wcc.efs.iowa.gov/cs/idcplg?IdcService=GET_FILE&RevisionSelectionMethod=latest&allowInterrupt=1&dDocName=2147516&noSaveAs=1&utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery) approving Summit Carbon Solutions, LLC's, application for a permit to construct, operate, and maintain a haz  more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on June 27, 2024: The Justice Department today announced the 2024 National Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action, which resulted in criminal charges against 193 defendants, including 76 doctors, nurse practitioners, and other licensed medical professionals in 32 federal districts across the United States, for their alleged participation in various health care fraud schemes involving approximately $2.75 billio  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The U.S. National Science Foundation has awarded $35 million through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) Research Incubators for STEM Excellence Research Infrastructure Improvement (E-RISE RII) to boost research competitiveness, build partnerships across academic institutions and non-academic sectors and create workforce development opportunities. E-RISE RII is a n  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, June 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: An explosion, heard from more than 20 miles away, rocked and decimated the walls of the barracks near King Abdulaziz Air Base as frantic screams of terror pour out of the building. Combat boots and yellow flowers representing those who lost their lives are displayed during the 28th Annual Khobar Towers Memorial Ceremony at Eglin Air Force Base, June 25, 2024. Every year, friends, f  more