WASHINGTON, July 17 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)'s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists developed a high quality and inexpensive pectin that can successfully gel in low sugar products and still be scalable for commercial production. Pectin, a soluble fiber used mainly for gelling food products like jams and jellies, is naturally found in fruits and vegetables. Most comme  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, July 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: ORANGE, N.J. - Seton Hall University assembled a panel of experts on data analytics in the defense sector that included an Army Civil Affairs officer from the 353rd Civil Affairs Command in April. The two other panelists present at Seton Hall University's Stillman School of Business for the panel on April 22, 2024, were the CEO of a defense-focused civilian business and a professor from Florida Atlan  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on July 15, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke at the National Bar Association's Junius W. Williams luncheon: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon and thank you for the kind introduction. I also want to thank the National Bar Association (NBA) for the invitation to speak. It is an honor to speak at a luncheon named for the venerable Junius Williams, whose leadership and civil rig  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Brig. Gen. Regena Aye, Civil Air Patrol's next national commander/CEO, has named Col. R. Jason Bailey -- CAP's national executive officer the past three years -- as the next national vice commander. "Col. Bailey has excelled in various leadership roles in Civil Air Patrol, including North Carolina Wing commander, Mid-Atlantic Region vice commander, national logistics manager, and most rece  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn took over as command chief for the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education during a change of responsibility ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Alabama, July 12, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Barnes Center, passed the guidon to Bruhn, signifying the transfer of responsibilities from Chief Mast  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Brian Ferguson, Barnes Center for Enlisted Education Chief Master Sgt. Bridget Bruhn took over as command chief for the Thomas N. Barnes Center for Enlisted Education during a change of responsibility ceremony on Maxwell Air Force Base, Gunter Annex, Alabama, July 12, 2024. During the ceremony, Col. Damian Schlussel, commander of the Barnes Center, passed the guidon to Bruhn, signifying the   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Col. Peter J.S. Lee assumed command of the 12th Flying Training Wing in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Friday, July 12, 2024. Col. Lee takes over from Col. Taylor T. Ferrell, who had led the unit since August 2022. Prior to this assignment, Lee served as the commander of the 48th Operations Group, 48th Fighter Wing at Royal Air Forc  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: Col. Peter J.S. Lee assumed command of the 12th Flying Training Wing in a ceremony at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph on Friday, July 12, 2024. Col. Lee takes over from Col. Taylor T. Ferrell, who had led the unit since August 2022. Prior to this assignment, Col. Lee served as the commander of the 48th Operations Group, 48th Fighter Wing at RAF Lakenheath in the United Kingdom. Duri  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: U.S. TRANSPORTATION COMMAND Alaska Marine Lines Inc., Seattle, Washington (HTC71124DW001); American President Lines LLC, Arlington, Virginia (HTC71124DW002); American Roll-On Roll-Off Carrier LLC, Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida (HTC71124DW003); Crowley Government Services Inc., Jacksonville, Florida (HTC71124DW004); Farrell Lines Inc., Norfolk, Virginia (HTC71124DW005); Federated Maritime LLC, Boca Raton, Flor  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: NAVY Laurel Technologies Partnership, doing business as DRS Laurel Technologies, Johnstown, Pennsylvania, is awarded a maximum $417,221,175 fixed-price-incentive-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, and cost reimbursable, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for development, integration, and production of hardware solutions. This contract combines purchases for the Navy (85.6%); t  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, July 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: (left to right) Dr. Ravi Chaudhary, Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Energy, Installations, and Environment; Gen. James Slife, U.S. Air Force deputy chief of staff; and Brooke McLean, retired Air Force Enlisted Village CEO, sign the deed for 80 acres of land purchased from Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., at the Bob Hope Village Commons in Shalimar, Fla., July 12, 2024. The land   more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: By Michelle Gigante The Air Force Enlisted Village in Shalimar, Florida, celebrated a historic milestone July 12, 2024, with a Deed Signing Ceremony marking the purchase of 80 acres from the 96th Test Wing. The land will be used to build Victory Village, a retirement community for aging wounded service members and their caregivers. "Signing this deed represents a significant achievement in ou  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Discover Fresh Foods LLC: * * * To: Mr. Andrew Smart, CEO, Discover Fresh Foods, LLC, 600 S. Main Street 3rd Floor, Greenville, SC 29601, United States Dear Mr. Smart: The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspected your food manufacturing facility, located at 211 Pine Road, Easley, SC, from December 11, 2023, through January 22, 2024. You  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 16 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the electric industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240001-EI DATE FILED: 07/15/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0241-CFO-EI Order PSC-2024-0241-CFO-EI granting Duke Energy's second request for extension of confidential classification (of DN 11612-2020, x-ref 11211-2020) for a period of 18 months from the date of this order. DOCKET TITLE: Fuel and purchased   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 16 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the gas industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240094-GU DATE FILED: 07/15/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0240-CFO-GU Order PSC-2024-0240-CFO-GU granting PGSI's request for confidential classification (of DN 06922-2024) for a period of 18 months from the date of this order. DOCKET TITLE: Joint petition by Peoples Gas System, Inc. and Florida Public Utiliti  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, July 16 -- The Florida Public Service Commission issued the following weekly summary of orders in the telecommunications industry division docket: * * * DOCKET NO. 20240056-TP DATE FILED: 07/15/2024 ORDER NO. AND DESCRIPTION: PSC-2024-0237-CO-TP Consummating Order PSC-2024-0237-CO-TP makes Order PSC-2020-0200-PAA-TP effective and final; docket to be closed. DOCKET TITLE: Commission approval of Florida Telecommunications Relay, Inc.'s fiscal year 2024-2025 proposed bud  more

OCALA, Florida, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the arrest of Jose G. Medina (48, Leesburg) on a criminal complaint charging him with one count of knowingly making a materially false statement in connection with the acquisition of a firearm, and one count of causing a Federal Firearm Licensee (FFL) to maintain false information in its official records. If convicted  more

ORLANDO, Florida, July 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces the unsealing of an indictment charging Ernesto Vazquez (23, Orlando) and Derick Yamir Perez Diaz (22, Orlando) with federal firearms trafficking related offenses, including conspiracy to traffic firearms, firearms trafficking, and dealing in firearms without a license. If convicted on all counts, Vazquez and Perez   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: For the second time in as many years, the Federal Trade Commission today sent cease-and-desist letters jointly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to several companies currently marketing edibles containing Delta-8 tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in packaging deceptively similar to many foods children eat such as Froot Loops and Chips Ahoy! chocolate chip cookies. "Companies that market and sell edib  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 (TNSres)-- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following issue brief (HP-2024-14) on June 7, 2024, entitled "Health Insurance Coverage and Access to Care Among Black Americans: Recent Trends and Key Challenges." Here are the key points: * * * * Between 2010 and 2022, the uninsured rate among Black Americans under age 65 fell nearly in half, decreasing from 20.9 percent to 10.8 percent. Holding the total Black population constant at 2022 levels, this  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, July 17 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Gracelyn Hess, 27th Special Operations Wing Public Affairs CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, New Mexico -- The 27th Special Operations Wing welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony at Cannon Air Force Base, New Mexico, July 15, 2024. U.S. Air Force Lt. Gen. Michael Conley, commander of Air Force Special Operations Command, presided over the ceremony and tra  more

MACDILL AIR FORCE BASE, Florida, July 15 -- The U.S. Central Command issued the following news release: TAMPA, Fla. In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed five Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV), three over the Red Sea and two over Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. It was determined these UAVs presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region. These actions were taken to protect freedom of n  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota issued the following news release: Two medical services company executives have been sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution to their victims for orchestrating a massive fraud scheme, announced U.S. Attorney Andrew M. Luger. According to court documents, Khemwattie Singh, 53, was the chief executive officer of Global Medical Services, LLC and Minnesota International Medicine. Neeraj Chep  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- NASA issued the following news release: Move teams with NASA and Boeing, the SLS core stage lead contractor, position the massive rocket stage for NASA's SLS (Space Launch System) rocket on special transporters to strategically guide the flight hardware the 1.3-mile distance from the factory floor onto the agency's Pegasus barge on July 16. The core stage will be ferried to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, where it will be integrated with other parts of the rocket   more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- NASA issued the following news release: The United States and Saudi Arabia signed a framework agreement that opens new possibilities for cooperation with NASA in areas such as space science, exploration, aeronautics, space operations, education, and Earth science. NASA Administrator Bill Nelson signed on behalf of the U.S., and CEO of the Saudi Space Agency Mohammed bin Saud Al-Tamimi signed on behalf of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. "Building on my visit to Saudi Arabia  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Molly "Meagan" Haradon, a junior computer software engineer in the Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport's Weapons Software and Computer Systems Branch in the Undersea Warfare Weapons, Vehicles and Defensive Systems Department, was named the Society of Women Engineers (SWE) Helen Martha Sternberg Award winner for 2024. The annual award recognizes a female mathematician, computer scientist, or comput  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration Region 6 issued the following news release: * * * Ecore International cited for 16 violations at Mexia plant, faces $299K in penalties * * * AUSTIN, TX - While one of the nation's largest manufacturers of commercial flooring and surfaces -- including recycled rubber products used throughout the nation in playgrounds, fitness centers and sports fields -- touts its products' safety and environment  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island issued the following news release: The co-leader of a years-long drug trafficking conspiracy that shipped over 100 kilograms of cocaine from Puerto Rico to Rhode Island has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, announced United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha. As reflected in court documents, Efrain Colon-Garcia, 43, and his wife, Yaniris Colon-Senquiz, 47, formerly of Woonsocket, co-  more

WASHINGTON, July 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A Florida man has been arrested for allegedly assaulting law enforcement and other charges related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His alleged actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Garth Nathaniel Walton,   more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, July 17 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes joined a coalition of 26 states that filed a brief Friday before the U.S. Supreme Court opposing the Hillsborough County Transit Authority's no-religious-speech advertising policy. The coalition urged the Court to review the policy because it infringed on the First Amendment rights of a Jewish synagogue, Young Israel of Tampa, to advertise on public transportation   more