FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. In a pivotal visit to the San Francisco Bay Area, Lt. Gen. Mary K. Izaguirre, the U.S. Army's surgeon general, engaged with expert leaders at Stanford University and Google to explore new partnerships aimed at enhancing military health care and readiness. The visit, which also included a stop at the 63rd Readiness Division in Mountain View, highlighted the Army  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 22 attorneys general, joined an amicus brief in the Second Circuit in United States v. Perez, in support of the federal Gun Control Act of 1968's provision that prohibits anyone other than a licensed firearms dealer from transporting or receiving firearms from out of state. The brief argues that 18 U.S. Code secti  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Aug. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Files Amicus Brief to Support Commonsense State and Federal Regulations on Sale of Guns * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense state and federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. The coalition filed an amicus brief in U.S. v. Steven Perez arguing that federal l  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a multistate coalition of 22 attorneys general in support of commonsense federal laws that regulate the sale of guns to keep communities safe. Raoul and the coalition filed an amicus brief (https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/News-Room/Current-News/41.%20Multi-State%20Amicus%20Brief.pdf?language_id=1) in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit in supp  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 15 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * His wide-ranging curiosity, novel way of looking at problems and sheer joy in solving them drove many important contributions to particle physics. * * * Theoretical physicist James D. "BJ" Bjorken, a professor emeritus at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and Stanford University whose work played a key role in revealing the exist  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's U.S. Mint issued the following news release: The United States Mint (Mint) is pleased to announce the selection of its 2023 American Liberty High Relief 24 Karat Gold Coin as the Coin of the Year winner in Krause Publication's annual award program. The announcement was made during the American Numismatic Association's World's Fair of Money in Chicago. "I couldn't be more thrilled to receive this prestigious award on behalf of the Min  more