WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: Hickory Hollow Jerky, a Eufaula, Ala., establishment, is recalling approximately 6,229 pounds of ready-to-eat jerky products that were produced without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The beef jerky and bacon jerky products were produced on various dates between Jan. 1  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: HOUSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Houston, with assistance from ERO New Orleans, arrested a Mexican national Aug. 29 who has been deported from the United States four times and was previously convicted of murder in Alabama in 2008. Maribel Martinez Garcia, a 40-year-old unlawfully present Mexican national wh  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 31 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: Texas, along with a bipartisan coalition of 29 other states, has reached a settlement ending the outstanding damages phase of an unclaimed property dispute before the U.S. Supreme Court. Texas and the other states will take possession of more than $190 million in unclaimed property. In 2023, a unanimous U.S. Supreme Court sided with Texas and its coalition partners, holding that unclaimed official ch  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: The Air Force Reserve Officers' Training Corps opened a new extension at the University of Alabama in Huntsville on Aug. 29, 2024. This new location is one of only four AFROTC operating locations, and it is set to train and develop future U.S. Air Force or U.S. Space Force leaders. UAH's program is an independent element under AFROTC Detachment 012 located at Samford University. "H  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Risk Management Agency has issued the following news: * * * RMA Allows Insurance on Seeds Initially Purchased Smaller than 4 mm * * * The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is expanding the Shellfish insurance program beginning with the 2025 crop year. USDA's Risk Management Agency (RMA) is expanding coverage to an additional 27 counties in Delaware, Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, and North Carolina. Add  more