ALBANY, New York, Aug. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: * * * AG James Leads Multistate Coalition in Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. Attorney General James and the coalitio  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced today that a suburban Cook County man was sentenced to prison for his role in the drug-induced homicide of a Carol Stream man who died after overdosing on fentanyl and heroin. The Attorney General's office prosecuted Stanley Carter, 31, of Streamwood, Illinois, who was sentenced to five years in prison by DuPage County Circuit Court Judg  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Ninth round of funding will enhance safety and efficiency at airports thanks to the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $566.4 million via 296 grants in 47 states to modernize airports as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is awarding $566.4 million via 296 grants in 47 states to modernize airports as part of President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grants (AIG) program, part of the $25 billion total included in the law for airport and air traffic control infrastructure improvement  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Luttrell Staffing employed children to work in Morristown manufacturing plant * * * GREENVILLE, Tenn. - The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment in a Tennessee federal court that requires a Kingsport staffing agency to stop employing children illegally and forbids them from future violations of federal child labor laws. The action comes after federal invest  more

URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: A federal jury returned five guilty verdicts on August 7, 2024, against Kevin Marshall, 34, of Danville, Illinois, for carjacking and murdering Daniel Walter, a 28-year-old man from rural Indiana, for the possession of methamphetamine with the intent to distribute, carrying firearms during and in relation to a drug trafficking crime, and the possession of firearms  more

URBANA, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois issued the following news release: An Indianapolis woman, Ashantae Corruthers, 30, was sentenced on August 13, 2024, to four years of imprisonment for engaging in a conspiracy to illegally purchase and transfer a firearm and a conspiracy to engage in misleading conduct. Corruthers had previously pleaded guilty and admitted that she conspired with co-defendant Regina Lewis and Darion M. Lafayette,   more

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Sustainment Command issued the following news: Story by Kelly Haertjens, U.S. Army Sustainment Command When Soldiers plant their feet in fresh soil, they need to be able to hit the ground running. The U. S. Army Sustainment Command helps provide anything a Soldier wears, eats, or shoots, but they wouldn't be able to accomplish this without the help of the G4 (Logistics Supply) directorate. From the U.S. Army's largest controlled humidity vehicle  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Aug. 14 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Aug. 13, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health Director Renee Wegrzyn while en route to New Orleans, Louisiana: * * * AIDE: I just want to make sure everyone knows it's Karine's birthday, so make sure you wish her happy birthday. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: (Laughs.) Aw. Q: Happy birthday! MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Oh! Who told you guys? What! (Laughter.)   more