ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Justice Department Drug Enforcement Administration St. Louis Division issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: A jury Wednesday evening convicted a man from Belleville, Illinois, of a charge related to his sale of fake Percocet pills that killed a man in St. Louis County in 2022. A jury in U.S. District Court in St. Louis found Deontae' Tre'Von Overall, 28, guilty of one count of distribution of fentanyl resulting in death. Evidence and te  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: "Americans are dealing with the impacts of more and more extreme weather caused by climate change--affecting their lives and our infrastructure," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. "With these funds, the Biden-Harris Administration is helping communities rebuild key transportation links and make them more resilient for the future." FHWA's Emergency Rel  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2024: * * * New experimental data helps researchers better understand the formation of some of the universe's heavier elements * * * Collaborative effort between scientists at multiple institutions reveals a way to indirectly determine the rate of the neutron-capture process in short-lived isotopes. How are stars born, and how do they die? How do  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSres) -- The Federal Reserve issued the following white paper (No. 2024-067) on July 12, 2024, entitled "Insurance, Weather, and Financial Stability". The report is written by Charles M. Kahn, Ahyan Panjwani and Joao A.C. Santos. * * * Abstract: In this paper, we introduce a model to study the interaction between insurance and banking. We build on the Federal Crop Insurance Act of 1980, which significantly expanded and restructured the decades-old federal crop insuranc  more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, Markenzy Lapointe, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, 76, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning in federal court in Brooklyn, New York, on 17 counts related to drug trafficking, firearms offenses, and money laundering. This fifth superseding indictment relates to El Mayo's decades-long leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and power  more

TAMPA, Florida, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walgreen Co. (together, Walgreens) have agreed to pay $106.8 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act and state statutes for billing government health care programs for prescriptions never dispensed. Walgreens, headquartered in Deerfield, Illinois, operates one of the largest retail pharmacy chains in the country  more

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 14 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Today, Governor Polis appointed Michael T. Kotlarczyk to the 20th Judicial District Court. This appointment fills a vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable Bruce D. Langer and is effective October 12, 2024. Mr. Kotlarczyk is a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the Public Officials Unit, as well as an Assistant Solicitor General, at the Colorado Attorney General's Offic  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 13 -- Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2024: * * * Farmers and landowners who plant fall cover crops can earn $5 per acre discount on spring crop insurance premiums * * * Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig announced today that the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship will once again offer its Crop Insurance Discount Program for acres that are planted with cover crops. Farmers and landowners who plant co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Texas AG Directed State Officers to Invade Homes and Seize Property of Latino Candidates and Organizers Despite Presenting No Evidence of Voter Fraud * * * Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 16 attorneys general in urging the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to open a civil rights investigation into the recent raids by the Texas attorney gener  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Sept. 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Sept. 13, 2024: Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada Garcia, a citizen of Mexico, was arraigned this morning in federal court in Brooklyn on a fifth superseding indictment charging him with conspiring to manufacture and distribute fentanyl. The superseding indictment relates to Zambada Garcia's decades-long leadership of the Sinaloa Cartel, one of the most violent and po  more