WASHINGTON, July 23 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: * * * New grants awarded to Second Chance programs across the nation to support youth impacted by the juvenile justice system * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteerism, and the Department of Justice Office of Justice Programs' Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention today announced awards to 12 innovative programs that support youth transitioning back into thei  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 23 -- Arizona Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne issued the following news release: * * * Controversial changes face multiple legal hurdles * * * State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne says Arizona districts and charters should consult legal counsel to determine if they should delay implementing controversial new federal Title IX guidelines that may cause students to suffer damages. The new regulations are set to take effect on August 1 and f  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: CONCORD, N.H. An Arizona man distributing methamphetamine shipped through the United State Postal Service (USPS) into New Hampshire was sentenced today in federal court in Concord to 90 months' imprisonment, U.S. Attorney Jane E. Young announces. Michael Bowling, 49, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Samantha D. Elliott to 90 months  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news release: ARMY Global Ordnance,* Sarasota, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0001); High Noon Unlimited Inc.,* Holiday, Florida (W52P1J-21-D-0002); and Paramount Enterprises International Inc.,* Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (W52P1J-21-D-0003), will compete for each order of the $189,000,000 firm-fixed-price contract for procurement of Trinitrotoluene. Bids were solicited via the internet with six received. Work locations and fundi  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BALTIMORE Deportation officers from Enforcement and Removal Operations Baltimore apprehended an unlawfully present Colombian fugitive convicted of aggravated homicide in his home country. Deportation officers from ERO Baltimore's Fugitive Operations Team arrested the 35-year-old noncitizen June 20 at his residence in Lanham, Maryland. "This fugitive is wanted  more

WASHINGTON, July 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: A Nigerian national was sentenced today to 85 months in prison for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme. With today's sentencing, each of the six defendants connected with this matter has been sentenced. According to court documents, Amos Prince Okey Ezemma, 50, was a member of a group of fraudsters that sent personalized letters to elderly victims in the United States, fa  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, July 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: The United States Air Force's T-1A Jayhawk made its final flight with the 99th Flying Training Squadron on July 15, soaring from Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph in Texas to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona. This historic journey marks the end of an era for the venerable trainer aircraft, which has been a cornerstone in the training of air mob  more

WASHINGTON, July 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: Following the events of July 13, 2024, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to conduct an independent security review of the attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump. Today, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas is naming a bipartisan panel with extensive law enforcement and security experience to conduct a 45-day independent review  more