SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 12 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Reyes announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reached a paralle  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 12 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: In a motion filed late Thursday, Attorney General William Tong and a coalition of 17 other attorneys general urge a federal judge in Washington state to strike unnecessary and severe restrictions imposed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on the abortion medication mifepristone. The attorneys general argue that the FDA is well aware of decades of data conclusive  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * The funding will protect more Americans from lead hazards, improve housing hazard identification and prevention, and expand critical research and services. * * * Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced more than $420 million in awards across 32 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico to remove lead hazards from homes and HUD-assisted pro  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) announced today that a Middlesex County jury found Encore Boston Harbor Casino baccarat dealer Jianming Li of Delaware and baccarat player Jun Na Zhang of New York guilty on two counts each of cheating and swindling more than $1,000 and one count each of larceny over $1,200 by single scheme. According to the i  more

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 12 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation,  more

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 12 -- Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum issued the following news release: * * * Oregon co-leads 18-state coalition suing FDA * * * Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum is urging a federal judge in Spokane, Washington to rule that the Food & Drug Administration's restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unnecessary and unlawful, and to order the federal agency to remove these barriers to the drug's access. Attorney General Rosenblum is co-leading the mul  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- President Biden issued the following remarks on Oct. 9, 2024, during a call with Jewish faith leaders for high holidays: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Well, thank you very much, Rabbi, for that introduction. And before I want to be- -- before I begin, I want to say, we're prepared for another hurricane hitting Florida, and that's what I've been doing and why I had to p- -- push back these -- this sev- -- several times. And I apologize. I directed my team to do everything we can  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4533) on Oct. 11, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Robert H. Turner, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 8A OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AND SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropria  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 12 -- Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued the following news release: * * * Washington leads coalition of 18 AGs to force FDA to open up access to abortion drug * * * SPOKANE -- Attorney General Bob Ferguson is urging a federal judge in Spokane to rule that the Food & Drug Administration's severe restrictions on the abortion medication mifepristone are unlawful, and order the federal agency to go back to the drawing board on regulating the drug. F  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Oct. 9, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: Hi. Good afternoon, everybody. Q: Good afternoon. MS. JEAN-PIERRE: So, the safety of all Americans is the Biden-Harris administration's first priority. As the security situation in Lebanon becomes increasingly volatile, I want to take a moment to talk abou  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 12 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release on Oct. 11, 2024: Attorney General Josh Kaul announced today that a coalition of 50 Attorneys General has reached a settlement with Marriott International, Inc. as the result of an investigation into a large multi-year data breach of one of its guest reservation databases. The Federal Trade Commission, which has been coordinating closely with the states throughout this investigation, has reache  more