MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 6, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Wisconsin: * * * Thanks, Greg, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership of this office. I came here to talk with our prosecutors and law enforcement leaders who are gathered at this table. They are working together every day as partners in confronting violent crime and protec  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 6, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of Iowa: * * * Thank you, Tim. I appreciate it. Before we start on the matters that brought me here today, I want to note another important matter that took place today. This afternoon, a complaint was unsealed in the Eastern District of New York charging an individual with ties to Iran who we  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: Clinton Mark Lewis, 52, of Phoenix, was sentenced on Monday by United States District Judge Scott H. Rash, to 51 months in prison. Lewis pleaded guilty to one count of Influencing, Impeding, or Retaliating Against a Federal Official by Threat on May 8, 2024. On July 25, 2022, Lewis was in federal court for sentencing after a jury found him guilty of possessi  more

TUCSON, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Arizona issued the following news release: Ahmed Mahad Mohamed, 26, and Abdi Yemeni Hussein, 25, both citizens of Somalia, who were living in Tucson at the time of the offense, pleaded guilty last week to Conspiracy to Provide Material Support and Resources to a Designated Foreign Terrorist Organization, the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Sentencing is scheduled for October 11, 2024, before United States D  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Wisconsin issued the following remarks on Aug. 6, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland: * * * Thanks, Greg, for that generous introduction. And for your leadership of this office. I came here to talk with our prosecutors and law enforcement leaders who are gathered at this table. They are working together every day as partners in confronting violent crime and protecting the citizens of Wisconsi  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 8 -- The Smithsonian Institution Cooper Hewitt, a design museum, issued the following news: This fall, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum will present "Making Home--Smithsonian Design Triennial." Featuring 25 site-specific, newly commissioned installations, the exhibition explores design's role in shaping the physical and emotional realities of home across the U.S., U.S. territories and tribal nations. On view Nov. 2 through summer 2025, "Making Home" is the seventh offerin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy issued the following news on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * Projects Funded by the Investing in America Agenda Will Add Nearly 13 GW of Capacity to Support Increased Manufacturing, Data Centers, And Renewable Power While Catalyzing Nearly $10 Billion In Public-Private Investments, and Creating Thousands of Jobs * * * RALEIGH, N.C. --In support of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today a  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: NASA's Curiosity rover mission is celebrating a dozen years on the Red Planet, where the six-wheeled scientist continues to make big discoveries as it inches up the foothills of a Martian mountain. Just landing successfully on Mars is a feat, but the Curiosity mission went several steps further on Aug. 5, 2012, touching down with a bold new technique: the sky crane maneuver.A swooping robotic je  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced $46.7 million in funding through the Outdoor Recreation Legacy Partnership (ORLP) program for the redevelopment or creation of 10 local parks in Tucson, Arizona; Porterville, California; Des Moines, Iowa; Kansas City, Missouri; New Brunswick, New Jersey, Garner and Raleigh, North Carolina; Cleveland, Ohio; and Houston, Texas. Today's announcement brings th  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following commentary on Aug. 6, 2024: * * * The Enduring Work of Protecting Voting Rights: 59 Years and Counting The Justice Department once described the Voting Rights Act (VRA) as the most effective piece of civil rights legislation ever enacted. President Lyndon B. Johnson, when he signed the bill on Aug. 6, 1965, called it "one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American freedom." The act has opened the doo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation and Intel Corporation announced a $7.6 million investment in six projects to advance equitable STEM education and training opportunities that strengthen the nation's semiconductor workforce. This investment, made through a Dear Colleague Letter: Enhancing Engineering Technology and Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Technician Education (ETSTE), represe  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Aug. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2024: A Jamaican national was sentenced in federal court on August 6, 2024, to life imprisonment for his conviction on six counts, including violating the federal "Kingpin" statute for leading a continuing criminal enterprise, as well as federal offenses involving cocaine trafficking, racketeering, and money laundering, United States Attorney   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: BOULDER CITY, Nev. On August 14, the Bureau of Reclamation will temporarily reduce water releases from Davis Dam to approximately 2,200 cubic feet second from 3 a.m. to 3 p.m. MST. River users should exercise extra caution during these times as lower river flows may temporarily expose or create hazards such as sandbars and unstable riverbanks. Floating or submerged debris or ot  more