LANSING, Michigan, July 4 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Supreme Court to reverse a mistaken decision by an appeals court overturning the ghost g  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * AmeriCorps NCCC teams serving across 24 states to address a wide scope of housing, food insecurity, conservation and community needs * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, announces the deployment of 48 AmeriCorps NCCC teams to 24 states. The deployments began in April, with several more slated to run through August to improve infrastructure, preserve sensitive habitats, rebuild hom  more

SACRAMENTO, California, July 4 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Sacramento District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Sacramento District awarded a $2.6 million contract May 31 to C.T.L. Forest Management, Inc. for the creation of approximately 59 acres of habitat to offset environmental impacts of future levee improvements. The contract tasks the Cameron Park, California-based company to conduct earthwork, plantings, and habitat establishment plus four yea  more

NEW YORK, July 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Letitia James today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in urging the United States Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. The coalition filed an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the court to reverse a decision by an appeals court overturning this commo  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, Attorney General Stein and a coalition of 24 attorneys general urged the Supreme Court to reverse a lower court decision that overtur  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, July 4 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * Attorney General Josh Kaul joined a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule that regulates ghost guns--untraceable weapons often made at home from kits--like other firearms. In an amicus brief filed in Garland v. VanDerStok, the coalition urges the Suprem  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, July 4 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * View Amicus Brief (https://www.nj.gov/oag/newsreleases24/2024-0703_23-852tsacTheDistrictOfColumbia.pdf) * * * Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin is co-leading a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Garland v. VanDerStok, in support of a federal government rule that closes a loophole regulating ghost guns in the same way   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: * * * 24 AGs Argue that Ghost Gun Rule Closes Dangerous Loophole & Protects Public Safety * * * District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry, and New Jersey Attorney General Matt Platkin co-led a group of 24 attorneys general urging the US Supreme Court to uphold a federal rule regulating ghost guns--untraceabl  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 4 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: Attorney General William Tong joined a group of 24 attorneys general filing an amicus brief in Garland v. VanDerStok, urging the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold federal ghost gun regulations. "Ghost guns are guns. They exist for one reason--to evade background checks and law enforcement. The ATF rule is fully lawful and necessary to protect public safety. But we need to be clear-eyed abou  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: A former trader for a group of hedge funds was sentenced today to 42 months in federal prison for participating in a scheme that manipulated penny stock prices to inflate the hedge fund's reported profits - fraudulent gains that generated millions of dollars in management and performance fees - and caused investors to lose more than $215 millio  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: A federal jury today found a Montebello man guilty of distributing fentanyl to a buyer who then distributed it to a victim who the next day suffered a fatal overdose of the powerful synthetic opioid at a Long Beach drug treatment facility in late 2021. Juan Carlos Gutierrez, 33, a.k.a. "Johnny G," was found guilty of one count of distribution   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: A San Fernando Valley man was arrested today on a three-count federal grand jury indictment alleging he used Instagram to advertise sexually explicit images of high school girls without their permission, to distribute child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and to further threaten victims who objected to his behavior. Alejandro Garcia Aranda, 23, o  more

MONTEREY, California, July 3 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: When it comes to the southwestern U.S. border and the years-long migrant surge, Dr. John Martel has pretty much seen it all. The CHDS alum (Executive Leaders Program cohort 1902) has worked in the thick of the influx that has seen millions of migrants cross the border over the past few years, serving since 2022 as the U.S. Border Patrol's Physician Medical Office  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begi  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: AIR FORCE Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, Fort Worth, Texas, has been awarded a not-to-exceed $520,400,000 fixed-price incentive (firm-target) modification (P00008) to previously awarded contract FA8615-23-C-6050 for Foreign Military Sales Block 70/72 F-16 Viper Shield electronic warfare suite production. The contract modification expands the current long lead materials contract to allow the contractor to begin produc  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded contracts to nine Complementary Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) technology vendors. The primary and most recognizable PNT service supporting critical infrastructure is the Global Positioning System (GPS) utilized for all modes of transportation, including aviation, maritime, and rail. In addition to transportation applications, use of GPS i  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research. The department will support the 2024 class with up to $33 million to explore the frontiers of knowledge and advance transformative, fundamental research at their respective uni  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense today announced the selection of 11 university scientists and engineers to fill the 2024 class of the Vannevar Bush Faculty Fellowship (VBFF), the DoD's flagship single-investigator award for basic research. The department will support the 2024 class with up to $33 million to explore the frontiers of knowledge and advance transformative, fundamental research at their respective universitie  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced settlements of two cases involving agricultural worker protection, one with Olomana Orchids Inc., in Kaneohe, and one with Mari's Gardens LLC, in Mililani. Both farms are located on the island of O'ahu. "Reducing pesticide exposure is a high priority for EPA. With our state partners, we're focused on protecti  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSres) -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: Today, July 2, the United States Environmental Protection Agency released the Fifth Edition of Climate Change Indicators in the United States. The report highlights new data showing the continuing and far-reaching impacts of climate change on the people and environment of the United States. New to the report this year are an indicator on Marine Heat Waves (showing trends related  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: OAKLAND, Calif. - The Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Region 9 Administrator authorized the use of federal funds on July 2 at 7:13 p.m. PDT / 10:13 p.m. EDT to assist the state of California to combat the Thompson Fire burning in Butte County. On July 2, the state of California submitted a request for a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG). At   more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has declared California-based trucking company Manrique Agramon dba Monique Trucking ("Monique Trucking"), USDOT No. 3888730, to be an imminent hazard to public safety and ordered the carrier to immediately cease all interstate and intrastate operations. Monique Tru  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today warned taxpayers not to fall victim to a new emerging scam involving buying clean energy tax credits. In this latest scam, the IRS is seeing instances where unscrupulous tax return preparers are misrepresenting the rules for claiming clean energy credits under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The transferability provisions  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO - Enforcement and Removal Operations San Francisco removed an unlawfully present foreign fugitive June 27 who was wanted by law enforcement authorities in his home country of Mexico to face charges for illegal possession of firearms and drugs with intent to distribute. Eduardo Jacob Cuencas Vivar, 41, departed via ground transportation and arrive  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: NORFOLK, Va. - A shipment of air conditioners from China got a chilly reception in Norfolk, Va., after U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized them on Thursday for bearing counterfeit Energy Star certification marks. The air conditioners were valued at $95,000. The air conditioners were labeled with fraudulent Energy Star marks certifying them as energy efficient.  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Funding Boosted from President Biden's Investing in America Agenda Will Support 656 Resilience Projects Nationwide President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced the 656 project selections for $1 billion in climate resilience funding as part of his Investing in America agenda. The selections thr  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: QCaMP is returning to New Mexico for its third year, with the goal of inspiring the next generation of scientists in the rapidly growing field of quantum science. Scientists from Sandia National Laboratories, in collaboration with instructors from Los Alamos National Laboratory and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, will teach New Mexico high schoolers and teac  more

LIVERMORE, California, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: Sandia National Laboratories, with the support of the National Nuclear Security Administration, has donated machinery and attachments to Las Positas College in Livermore, supporting the expansion of a cutting-edge manufacturing program. Those machines will help train the next generation of California students in the art of fabricating new things from r  more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on July 2, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced over $20.5 million in grants to seven projects in California that support land acquisition and conservation planning for at-risk and listed species through the Cooperative Endangered Species Conservation Fund. Partners in California will receive close to half of the $48.4 million awarded nationally to 1  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: Vulnerable wildlife across the nation will benefit from more than $7.4 million in grants thanks to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service's Competitive State Wildlife Grants (C-SWG). Since 2008, the C-SWG program has provided over $103 million in federal grant funds to states, commonwealths, territories, and the District of Columbia to benefit fish and wildlife and their hab  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 4 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: The U.S. Space Force's Small Launch and Targets Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico, part of Space Systems Command's (SSC) Assured Access to Space (AATS) program executive office, awarded the second on ramp to the Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to Blue Origin and Stoke Space Technologies Inc. today.  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release on July 3, 2024: The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) announced yesterday that Danielle Fumagalli will serve as Acting Assistant United States Trade Representative for Japan, Korea, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Affairs. Ms. Fumagalli has most recently served as Deputy Assistant United States Trade Representative (DAUSTR) in the same office. "Ms. Fumagalli's  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The White House Office of National Drug Control Policy issued the following statement on July 2, 2024: * * * Delivering on President Biden's Unity Agenda priority to address the overdose epidemic and strengthen public health and public safety, five new states join strong bipartisan effort to provide high-quality, affordable health care for people transitioning from incarceration * * * Today, White House Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) Director Dr. Rahul G  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 (TNSfact)-- The White House issued the following fact sheet on July 2, 2024: * * * President Biden Announces New Actions to Protect Workers and Communities From Extreme Weather - Despite the severe impacts of extreme weather events, Republicans in Congress continue to deny the very existence of climate change and expose their constituents to health and safety dangers Across the country, tens of millions of Americans are experiencing the effects of extreme weather events. F  more

WASHINGTON, July 1 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a background news call via teleconference by senior administration officials to preview new actions on the impacts of extreme weather events: * * * MR. EDWARDS: All right. Thank you all for joining us. My name is Jeremy Edwards, and I am with the White House Press Office. Today we'll be discussing new actions the Biden-Harris administration is taking to deal with the impacts of extreme weather events and an operational   more