LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 10 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement regarding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit to reverse a lower court ruling denying a preliminary injunction in Firearms Regulatory Accountability Coalition, Inc. v. Garland: "This is a victory for the rights of Americans and the rule of law as the Eighth Circuit concluded   more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Aug. 10 -- Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: Today, in an effort to defend Missourians and their constitutional rights, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced that his office secured a win against the Biden-Harris Administration's illegal attempt to ban pistol braces. The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the unconstitutional rule is "arbitrary and capricious" and ordered the case remanded bac  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: In the early morning hours of Saturday, August 3, 45 trainees stood in formation, ready to enter Air Force Reserve Command headquarters here. They were about to experience an in-depth introduction to what will be expected of them as future Airmen, as well as prepare for Basic Military Training and their job-specific technical school in the coming months. Development and Training Fli  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The 2024 The Department of the Air Force IT and Cyberpower Education and Training Event is scheduled to be held August 26-28 at Montgomery, Alabama. The event hosts leaders in IT and cyber development, where attendees will have the opportunity to learn how innovations in those areas can help further the Air Force's goal of modernizing its force for an era of great power and competit  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 10 -- Air University issued the following news: By Senior Airman Evan Lichtenhan, Air University Public Affairs The 2024 The Department of the Air Force IT and Cyberpower Education and Training Event is scheduled to be held August 26-28 at Montgomery, Alabama. The event hosts leaders in IT and cyber development, where attendees will have the opportunity to learn how innovations in those areas can help further the Air Force's goal of modernizing its force for an era  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's National Park Service issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2024: The National Park Service today announced $3 million in grants to 13 Tribes and 21 museums to assist in the consultation, documentation, and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). Enacted in 1990, NAGPRA requires museums and federal agencies to inventory and identify Na  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Air Force's 42nd Air Base Wing issued the following news: By Eric M. Sharman, 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs STARBASE Maxwell conducted a summer STEM program here from June 10, 2024, to July 25, 2024. The program ran six sessions with three four-day classes per session, and each class taught STEM concepts to 18 children per class for a grand total of 303 participating students through the entirety of the program. The program taught three subject co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Navy will christen the future USNS Point Loma (EPF 15), the second of the Spearhead-class Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF) Flight II configurations, during a 10:00 a.m. EDT ceremony on Saturday, August 10, in Mobile, Alabama. The Honorable Nickolas Guertin, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research, Development and Acquisition will deliver the principal address. Remarks will also be provided by Vice Adm. S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will begin its annual distribution of RABORAL V-RG(R), an oral rabies vaccine (ORV) bait, in select areas in the eastern United States to prevent the spread of raccoon rabies into America's heartland. Rabies is a serious public health concern. While rabies is almost always   more