MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 23 -- The Alabama Department of Commerce issued the following news: PHENIX CITY, Alabama -- Governor Kay Ivey joined executives from Sierra Pacific Industries and local officials in Phenix City today to celebrate the official opening of the company's new manufacturing campus, which will bring 300 jobs to the Russell County community. The $60 million investment in Sierra Pacific Windows, the company's division focused on high-end window and door products, represents a   more

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Nebraska, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Strategic Command issued the following news: By Brian Brackens, Air Force Life Cycle Management Center Public Affairs PALMDALE, Calif. - In a big win for U.S. Air Force readiness, the "Spirit of Nebraska" a B-2 bomber, returned to operations 91 days ahead of schedule, after completing programmed depot maintenance (PDM) at United States Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California, on Oct. 15, 2024. Previously, it has taken B-2s approximately   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: New findings show that in just the first half of 2024, nearly 1.5 million people hit the new cap on out-of-pocket costs created by the Inflation Reduction Act, saving nearly $1 billion Today , the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), through the Office of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE), released new data showing that nearly 1.5 million people with Medicar  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Walmart, resolving allegations that the retail corporation unlawfully disposed hazardous waste and medical waste from their facilities statewide to municipal landfills. As part of the settlement, Walmart will be required to pay $7.5 million in penalties and costs and comply with injunctive terms. Attorne  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: As part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced joining an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit in support of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) Discriminatory Effects Rule. The rule imposes liability under the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) for housing practices that m  more

OAKLAND, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in a legal effort to safeguard access to lifesaving preventive healthcare for Americans. Filed with the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS), today's amicus brief supports the Biden Administration's defense of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) preventive care mandate. The mandate requires pr  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Oct. 21, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, together with local and federal law enforcement partners, today announced the eradication of 774,829 illegally cultivated cannabis plants and 106,141 pounds of processed cannabis, as well as 282 arrests in 36 different counties across California as part of Eradication and Prevention of Illicit Cannabis (EPIC) program. The total unde  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following remarks on Oct. 21, 2024, by Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti: * * * Good morning everyone and welcome! Thank you, Sam ... for that warm introduction. Fellow Flag and General Officers, some Allies and partners, faculty, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, active and reserve Sailors, Civilians, Midshipmen ... it is really a pleasure to be here with all of you today ... I love being back in Annapolis and back on this historic campus  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (October 21, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing Louisiana Clean Fuels, Inc will receive a total of $1,815,256 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants Program. The grant to Louisiana Clean Fuels, Inc. will incentivize and accelerate the upgrade or retirement of older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions, leading to   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (October 21, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced five Texas organizations to receive a total of $12,177,255 million under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants Program. Grants to the Texas Department of Transportation, Fort Bend County, the Coalition for Sustainable Initiatives Inc, the North Central Texas Council of Governments, and the Po  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: DALLAS, TEXAS (October 21, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the American Lung Association will receive a total of $2,418,202 under the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) National Grants Program. The grant to the American Lung Association will incentivize and accelerate the upgrade or retirement of older diesel engines to cleaner and zero-emission solutions, leadin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following record on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Congresswoman Nanette Barragan may use campaign funds to pay for certain eldercare expenses to the extent they are incurred as a direct result of her own campaign activity or certain official officeholder duties. Background Congresswoman Barragan currently represents California's 44th Congressional District and is a candidate in the 2024 election. Barragan for Congress (the committee) i  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 23 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release: * * * Improved terms expand access to capital and liquidity for underserved communities * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) released enhancements to its credit and collateral risk policy that will enable greater lending by non-depository Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) and state-charted Housin  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: Memo of Understanding confirms collaboration focused on opportunities to encourage students to seek federal careers in health Today, Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS) Xavier Becerra, California State University (CSU) Chancellor Mildred Garcia and HHS Assistant Secretary for Administration Cheryl R. Campbell signed a memorandum of understanding with CSU, the nation's largest four-y  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced $196 million in grants, funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to repair and replace aging natural gas pipes. In total, this round of funding will support 60 modernization projects for natural gas pipelines across 20 states. "Aging, leak-prone n  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Veni-Express Inc. (Veni-Express), headquartered in California, and its owners Myrna and Sonny Steinbaum have agreed to pay at least $135,000 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that they submitted false claims for mobile phlebotomy services and associated travel mileage and paid kickbacks to a third-party marketer of these services, in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). Veni-Express has agree  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Nanoscale spinning circles of magnetism may find broad application in microelectronic storage devices, quantum computing, and more * * * By William Schulz A difficult-to-describe nanoscale object called the magnetic skyrmion might one day yield new microelectronic devices that can do much more -- for example, massive data storage -- all while consuming much  more

LIVERMORE, California, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (VTT) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a focus on strengthening the science and technology (S&T) capabilities between the two entities. Specifically, the work is proposed in the areas of biotechnology, critical raw materials, materials for en  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 23 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: * * * Coalition of 24 AGs File Amicus Asking SCOTUS to Protect ACA Provision * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown has joined a coalition of 24 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/102124_Braidwood%20_Illinois_Amicus_Brief.pdf) asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Aff  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Hafizullah Ebady pleaded guilty to health care fraud conspiracy. The proceeding was held before United States District Judge William F. Kuntz, II. Ebady is the seventh defendant to plead guilty in connection with a sprawling international health care fraud and money laundering scheme. Ebady's co-defen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Emily Winget, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications U.S. Naval Research Laboratory's (NRL) Compact Coronagraph (CCOR) instrument has successfully collected its first images of coronal mass ejections (CMEs). CCOR is a small space telescope designed to observe the Sun's atmosphere. On Sept. 19, the aperture door of CCOR was opened for the first time since it was launched on National  more

PETERSON AFB, Colorado, Oct. 23 -- The North American Aerospace Defense Command issued the following news release: North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) will conduct a planned live-fly air defense exercise near Merced, California, today. NORAD F-15s and civilian aircraft will participate in the exercise. Aircraft will operate at approximately 7,500 feet, and will likely be visible to the public. NORAD routinely conducts air defense exercises using a variety of scenarios, including   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued the following news on Oct. 22, 2024: Today, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) announced $196 million in grants, funded by the Biden-Harris Administration's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, to repair and replace aging natural gas pipes. In total, this round of funding will support 60 modernization projects   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: PUBLIC NOTICEFOLSOM, Calif. The Bureau of Reclamation today announces two additional contract negotiation sessions with the Placer County Water Agency on terms and conditions for a long-term Warren Act contract. The contract will be negotiated for the conveyance and temporary storage of up to 47,000 acre-feet of non-Central Valley Project water per year using excess capacity in   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: In the world of U.S. Naval Aviation, very few names will be forever imprinted with their squadrons, their communities, and their shipmates. Among them are Lt. Cmdr. Lyndsay "Miley" Evans and Lt. Serena "Dug" Wileman, two highly skilled, combat-decorated aviators who tragically lost their lives during a routine training flight near Mount Rainier on Oct. 15, 2024. More than just names and ranks, they were role models, trailblaz  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Oct. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia Labs, Ohio State look to the skies to protect aircraft against GPS outages * * * Dangling from a weather balloon 80,000 feet above New Mexico, a pair of antennas sticks out from a Styrofoam cooler. From that height, the blackness of space presses against Earth's blue skies. But the antennas are not captivated by the breathtaking view. Inste  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Oct. 22, 2024: Columbian Thomas, 26, of Washington D.C., was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 160 months in federal prison for participating in a massive fentanyl trafficking conspiracy that distributed hundreds of thousands of fentanyl-laced counterfeit oxycodone pills from Southern California to destinations throughout the United States, including the District. Tho  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 19 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks at a campaign event at Lakewood Amphitheatre: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Ohh. Good evening, Georgia! (Applause.) Good evening. Can we give it up for Tyler? (Applause.) AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hey, everybody. AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Oh, thank you. AUDIENCE: Kamala! Kamala! Kamala! THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.)  more

STONECREST, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 20, 2024, at a church service at New Birth Baptist Church: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. (Applause.) Good morning, church. (Applause.) Good morning, New Birth. Good morning. (Applause.) Please -- please have a seat. Good morning. Good morning, church. (Applause.) I'm so honored to be with you. Thank you. Thank you all. (Applause.) And everyone, good Sunday morning. Pastor --   more

MALVERN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 22 -- The White House issued the following remarks on Oct. 21, 2024, by Vice President Kamala Harris and ex-Rep. Liz Cheney at a campaign event at People's Light: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Let's get to it. MS. LONGWELL: Let's do it. Let's do it. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everyone. AUDIENCE: Good morning. AUDIENCE MEMBER: Happy birthday! MS. LONGWELL: Oh, happy belated birthday. (Applause.) Oh, yeah. THE VICE PRESIDENT: Thank you. Thank you. I appreciat  more