LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 8 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'I am committed to creating a culture of excellence within the Office of the Attorney General' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a new hire and two promotions within his Special Investigations Division: "I have hired Jessica Middleton as a Cybersecurity Analyst in our Special Investigations Division. Cybersecur  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a new law enforcement bulletin highlighting California law that protects the right of individuals to receive reproductive healthcare in a timely, confidential matter, free from harassment, threats, or fear of bodily harm. The critical law, Assembly Bill 1356 (AB 1356 2021-2022) authored by Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D  more

OAKLAND, California, Nov. 7 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Curtis Barnett's death from an officer-involved shooting in Salinas, California, on July 13, 2022. The incident involved officers from the Salinas Police Department (SPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts to prov  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 6, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Keali'i Bright, of Sacramento, has been appointed Undersecretary of the California Natural Resources Agency. Bright has been Division Director of the Division of Land Resource Protection and Deputy Tribal Liaison at the California Department of Conservation since 2018. He was the Deputy Secretary for Climate and   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Seth Judd, of Napa, has been appointed Medical Director of Napa State Hospital at the Department of State Hospitals. Judd has served in several positions at the Department of State Hospitals since 2018, including Chief of Psychiatry, Senior Psychiatric Supervisor, and Senior Forensic Psychiatrist Specialist. Judd  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 8 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation convening a special session of the California Legislature to safeguard California values and fundamental rights in the face of an incoming Trump administration. The special session will focus on bolstering California legal resources to protect civil rights, reproductive freedom, climate action, and immigrant families. This is th  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 7 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on the results of the 2024 Presidential Election: * * * "Vice President Kamala Harris set out to fight to defend our fundamental freedoms and build a country that works for everyone. She stood up for working families, decency, and opportunity. "Though this is not the outcome we wanted, our fight for freedom and opportunity endures. "California will seek to work with the incoming president -- but  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Nov. 7, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Guava Roam Strollers Hazard: The stroller's brakes can fail to engage or unexpectedly disengage, posing fall and injury hazards to children. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: November 07, 2024 Units: About 8,500 Consumer Contact: Guava Family Inc toll-free at 833-408-0493 from 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, email at rs@realtimeresults.net, or onli  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the United States Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Outstanding Public Sector Award this weekend during their annual conference on November 3. Special Assistant to the EXIM President and Chair, Laly Rivera Perez, accepted the award in person on behalf of EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis. This award marks an   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The Export-Import Bank of the U.S. issued the following news release: The Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) received the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) Outstanding Public Sector Award this weekend during their annual conference on November 3. Special Assistant to the EXIM President and Chair, Laly Rivera Perez, accepted the award in person on behalf of EXIM Chair Reta Jo Lewis. This award marks an historic milestone in the partnership  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Illinois issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: A federal grand jury in Chicago has indicted a high-ranking member of the Sinaloa Cartel on a drug conspiracy charge for allegedly manufacturing cocaine, fentanyl, and other drugs in Mexico and importing them into the United States. According to an indictment returned Monday in the Northern District of Illinois, JOSE ANGEL CANOBBIO INZUNZA served  more

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Iowa issued the following news release: Dominique Burow, 37, from Sioux City, Iowa, was sentenced on November 6, 2024, to 127 months' imprisonment. Burow pled guilty June 12, 2024, in federal court, to conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine. Evidence at the plea and sentencing hearings showed that from January 2022 and February 2023, Burow and others distributed more than 6 kilograms of methamphetamine  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Electrostatic discharge (ESD) protection is a significant concern in the chemical and electronics industries. In electronics, ESD often causes integrated circuit failures due to rapid voltage and current discharges from charged objects, such as human fingers or tools. With the help of 3D printing techniques, researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * This week, we celebrate National STEM Day, which falls on November 8. Jobs in the STEM fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics are found throughout the country, but are more highly concentrated in some areas than others. In May 2023, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California, and California-Lexington Park, Maryland, had the hig  more

BROOKLYN, New York, Nov. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York issued the following news release on Nov. 7, 2024: Earlier today, in federal court in Brooklyn, Ilya Kahn, a national of the United States, Israel and Russia, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to violate the Export Control Reform Act for his role in a transnational, multi-million-dollar scheme to secure and illegally export dual-use semiconductors and other sensitive technology to Joint Stock Company R  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The NOAA Veterans Corps provides opportunities for military veterans to build their skills and work experience contributing to habitat and fisheries restoration projects. Through strong partnerships, the months to years-long paid training program for veterans includes marine and freshwater restoration for native fish and other natural resources. Veterans Corps members' experiences can also inc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony L. Whitehead didn't think twice in August 2020 before accepting his appointment as the Guard's senior-most noncommissioned officer and principal military advisor on enlisted matters. It seemed that the Guard had never been in greater demand. Guard members across the country were mobilized in support of local communities battling COVID-19 during   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: Kelsey Dugan and Brandon Waugh, two Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) Division Newport engineers, recently reached personal and professional goals through the Naval Sea System Command's (NAVSEA) Leadership Development Continuum. Dugan, a resident of Newport, Rhode Island, and a member of the Undersea Warfare (USW) Platforms and Payload Integration Department, completed the Journey Level Leadership program for GS-  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release: ONTARIO, California - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is encouraging Southern California residents to enroll in TSA PreCheck(R) prior to the holiday travel season. Due to TSA recently expanding enrollment options, people will have more access locally to sign up than ever before. TSA PreCheck enrollment is now offered seven days a week from 4   more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Nov. 8 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The U.S. Navy tested its Unmanned Carrier Aviation Mission Control Station's (UMCS) ability to command an unmanned aircraft in flight for the first time Nov. 5, paving the way for future unmanned aviation operations. As part of an effort to advance technology for future Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA), General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) initiated a joint demonstration   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Transportation Command issued the following news release: SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. -- U.S. Transportation Command's (USTRANSCOM) Defense Personal Property Management Office (DPMO) in coordination with the military services and U.S. Coast Guard has authorized transportation offices servicing customers located at the following installations to begin ordering Global Household Goods (GHC) shipments during the month of November: 1. Redstone A  more