DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state brief, urging a federal court to uphold Congress's law that protects American privacy rights by requiring TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party or face a national ban. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan law banning TikTok unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in th  more

FORT KNOX, Kentucky, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Recruiting Command issued the following news: Kansas City, MO - The Kansas City Recruiting Battalion will close the books on the first month of the fourth quarter surge this week after featuring Army recruiting exhibits and personnel at the O'Fallon Freedom Festival and the Wings Over Whiteman Airshow during July. Currently, the battalion is featuring a large recruiting exhibit in Springfield, Missouri, at the Ozark Empire Fair, which began on July 2  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Cape Girardeau, MO A joint Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) opens Tuesday morning in Dexter, Missouri to give storm survivors an opportunity to talk face-to-face with disaster recovery specialists. The center is located at the Bootheel Regional Planning Commission Building, 105 E. North Main St. in Dexter, and will be open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Fr  more