PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 15 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Attorney General Mayes and a bipartisan coalition of 46 other Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Illegal robocalls aren't just annoying--they're a gateway for fraud and  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Nov. 15 -- The Army Space and Missile Defense Command issued the following news: By Jason Cutshaw, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command A U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command team played an important behind-the-scenes role in Air Force Global Strike Command's recent operational test to showcase readiness of U.S. nuclear forces as safe, secure, reliable and effective. A U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy joint team launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercont  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Latest Investments Will Bring Clean Energy, Lower Costs and New Jobs through 1,147 Farm and Business Projects in 40 States U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today that USDA is funding new projects in nearly every state to lower costs, expand access to clean energy and strengthen American farms and small businesses. USDA is making the investments through the Rural Ene  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Monica Hunter, of Los Osos, has been reappointed to the Central Coast Regional Water Quality Control Board, where she has served since 2005. Hunter has been Chief Researcher at YTK since 2018. She was a Director of Research at PAST Foundation from 2007 to 2018. Hunter was Central Coast Watershed Program Manager  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that qualified California homeowners can save money on energy bills and make their homes more energy efficient through new heat pump rebates. In addition to saving money on energy bills and increasing energy efficiency, the Home Electrification and Appliance Rebates (HEEHRA) aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and improve indoor air q  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 15 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 311 California nonprofit and faith-based organizations -- including synagogues, mosques, Black and other institutions representing communities targeted by hate crimes -- will receive more than $43.7 million in federal funding to help bolster safety and security against hate-based crime. The grants are awarded and funded through the No  more

MONTEREY, California, Nov. 15 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: In recognition of his efforts to modernize the California Fire Chiefs Association, Southern Marin Fire District Chief Christian Tubbs has been inducted into the Association's Hall of Fame. The Center for Homeland Defense and Security alum just capped off a three-year term in executive leadership with the Association, including a year each as President-elect, Pr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued the following news release: Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) took action against Global Tel Link Corporation (GTL) for illegally taking millions of dollars from more than a half million accounts and blocking money transfers to consumers who are incarcerated, which the consumers relied on for goods such as food, medicine, and clothing. The CFPB is ordering GTL and its subsidiaries to stop their illegal p  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Name of Product: Celebration Girl's Summer Pajama Sets Hazard: The recalled children's pajamas violate the flammability regulations for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: November 14, 2024 Units: About 620 Consumer Contact: Petidoux toll-free at 888-381-7171 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense today announced the conclusion of the Hypersonic Accelerated Manufactured Prototype Demonstration (Hyper-AMPD!) prize challenge with awards to Castelion Corporation (El Segundo, California) and Specter Aerospace (Cambridge, Massachusetts) for novel concepts for the rapid delivery of hypersonic prototypes. Sponsored by the Joint Hypersonics Transition Office (JHTO) within the Office of the  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: The Department of Defense today announced the remaining nine awards to bioindustrial firms under the Distributed Bioindustrial Manufacturing Program (DBIMP). This announcement completes the first phase of DBIMP investment at 34 total awards worth over $60 million. The awardees include Amyris, based in Emeryville, California; Cauldron Molecules, based in in Australia and the United States; Checkerspot, based in Ala  more

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command issued the following news: By Johannes Schmidt, MCSC Office of Public Affairs and Communication Marine Corps Systems Command Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California - Since 2018, the National Defense Strategy (NDS) has emphasized the shift from counterinsurgency operations in the Middle East to preparing for large-scale conflicts against near-peer competitors across various regions and theaters of opera  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III announced today that the president has made the following nominations: Marine Corps Maj. Gen. Robert C. Fulford for appointment to the grade of lieutenant general, with assignment as deputy commander, U.S. European Command. Fulford is currently serving as commanding general, 1st Marine Division, Camp Pendleton, California. Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Adam L. Chalkley for appoi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts U.S. farmers face shortages of workers. The H-2A visa program allows these employers to temporarily fill jobs with foreign workers when U.S. workers aren't available. In recent years, the number of approved H-2A jobs and visas has increased by over 50%. Federal agencies are trying to keep up with application processing, but some information must be mailed rat  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, with the attorneys general of Arkansas, North Carolina and Ohio, led a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "Robocalls cost consumers time  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 15 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief supporting a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule prohibiting noncompete clauses - provisions that restrict employees' ability to work for or start competing businesses after leaving their current jobs - in employment contracts nationwide. In April 2024, the FTC issued the final  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. industries and the creation of good manufacturing jobs while reducing pollution from the production of concrete, steel, and other bedrock materials of our economy. By catalyzing demand for clean construction materials, the Program complements the Bid  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the award of $1.2 billion to 39 State Departments of Transportation under the Low Carbon Transportation Materials Discretionary Grant Program. The investments will support continued growth in clean American manufacturing, boosting the competitiveness of clean U.S. indus  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: The Justice Department announced today its findings that conditions of confinement at the Fulton County Jail (the Jail) in Georgia violate the 8th and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, the Americans with Disabilities Act, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. The department's report details its findings from a comprehensive investigation of the Jail, funded and operated   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Defendant Received nearly $600,000 in Fraudulent Refunds * * * A South Carolina man currently residing in Brazil pleaded guilty earlier this week in federal court in San Francisco to conspiracy to submit a false claim. According to court documents and statements made in court, Robert Xan Paul, 45, of Sao Paulo, Brazil, conspired with others to defraud the United States by preparin  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Nov. 9, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending November 9, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 217,000, a decrease of 4,000 from the previous week's unrevised level of 221,000. The 4-week moving average was 221,000, a decrease of 6,250 from the previous week's unrevised ave  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) leadership is engaging with world leaders to make fusion energy a reality. Last week, LLNL Director Kim Budil joined the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA) inaugural meeting of leading fusion energy experts and high-level policymakers from 35 countries in Rome. "In the face of growing global competition and a b  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: When Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) achieved fusion ignition at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) in December 2022, the world's attention turned to the prospect of how that breakthrough experiment -- designed to secure the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile -- might also pave the way for virtually limitless, safe and carbon-free fusion ener  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Nov. 15 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Attorney General Josh Stein today led a bipartisan coalition of 46 other Attorneys General in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "I share North Carolinians' frustrations ove  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 15 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: The imaging spectrometer measures the colors of light reflected from Earth's surface to study fields such as agriculture, hydrology, and climate science. Observing our planet from the International Space Station since July 2022, NASA's EMIT (Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation) mission is beginning its next act. At first the imaging spectrometer was solely aimed at mapping minerals   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news release: By Nicholas E. M. Pasquini U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST) in partnership with Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) successfully completed development of a spaceflight qualified robotics suite capable of servicing satellites in orbit, Oct. 8. Under DARPA funding, NRL developed the Robotic Servicing of Geosynchronous Satellites (RSGS) Integrate  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Nov. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL expertise and oversight played a significant role in completing the first successful field test of a direct air capture (DAC) technology at the National Carbon Capture Center (NCCC). "Results of the field test, which was completed in July at the NCCC in Wilsonville, Alabama, advanced the development of a system that has potential to lower the cost   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Nov. 15 -- Nevada Attorney General Aaron D. Ford issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: * * * Nevadans who bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between Jan. 1, 2010 and Dec. 31, 2018, could be eligible for money * * * Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories to announce two significant cooperation agreements and settlements with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex totaling $49.1 million.  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA Within days of seizing 170 pounds of marijuana destined to the United Kingdom, Customs and Border Protection officers seized 343 more pounds of UK-bound marijuana at an international shipping service facility in Delaware County, Pa. One haul totaled 52 parcels with a combined weight of over 210 pounds. On November 6, CBP officers seized 25 parcels tha  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Today, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to serve as key leaders in his administration: * Carol Kellermann, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting * Loida Lewis, Nominee to be a Member of the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Additionally, President Biden announced his intent to no  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The Small Business Administration's Office of Disaster Assistance issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. - Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration, announced today that SBA will relocate its Chico Outreach Center from the Butte County Offices North Valley Plaza to the Butte College Skyway Center, Butte College Small Business Development Center (SBDC) on Monday, No  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: The National Park Service (NPS) signed six Tribal Historic Preservation agreements with Tribes across the country in the 2024 fiscal year that ended September 30, transferring to Tribes certain historic preservation responsibilities that would otherwise be the responsibility of the state in which a Tribe is located. The NPS has the responsibility under the National Historic Pres  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: Baseball Hall of Famer Hoyt Wilhelm pitched for 10 Major League Baseball teams from 1952 to 1972 and was on the World Series winning New York Giants team in 1954. He was born in Huntersville, North Carolina, in 1922 and in 1942, he was signed to play by the Mooresville Moors baseball team of the North Carolina State League. But his baseball career was put on hold when he entered military service with the Army a  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Nov. 15 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release on Nov. 14, 2024: Attorney General Jason Miyares and a bipartisan coalition of 46 Attorneys General called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve their Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "When was the last time anyone was thankful for a robocall?" s  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The White House issued the following statement on Nov. 14, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on the upcoming meeting by President Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping: * * * President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will meet with President Xi Jinping of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Lima, Peru on November 16. This will be the third meeting between the two leaders, building on the November 2023 Woodside Summit in California and their November 2022 meeting in   more