WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: ACL has awarded a one-year (September 30, 2024-September 29, 2025) grant of $116,296 to the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services Aging and Disability Services Division, which operates as the state unit on aging (SUA), for assisting with the recovery efforts from major disasters declared by the president of the United States. The grant is provided under t  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Oct. 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Benito Curiel, 25, from Phoenix, Arizona, who had recently resided in South Sioux City, Nebraska, was sentenced on October 8, 2024, in federal court in Sioux City, Iowa, to nearly nine years' imprisonment. Curiel pled guilty on March 20, 2024, to possession with intent to distribute fentanyl. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that on May 17, 202  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The U.S. Department of State issued the daily public schedule for Oct. 9, 2024: * * * SECRETARY ANTONY J. BLINKEN Secretary Blinken is on travel to Laos from October 8-11, 2024. * * * DEPUTY SECRETARY KURT M. CAMPBELL Deputy Secretary Campbell attends meetings and briefings at the Department of State. * * * DEPUTY SECRETARY FOR MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCES RICHARD R. VERMA Deputy Secretary Verma is on travel to Iowa from October 7-9, 2024. * * * UNDER SECRETARY FOR   more