BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Nov. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A former oncologist in Decatur has been sentenced for illegally prescribing drugs, including oxycodone and hydrocodone, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona and Drug Enforcement Administration Special Agent in Charge Steven L. Hofer. Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced Sammy Fuad Becdach, 58, to 24 months in prison followed by a year of home confinement. B  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 16 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: * * * Griffin: 'This is yet another failed attempt by the Biden-Harris administration to rewrite laws passed by Congress' * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement after the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated, nationwide, the Biden-Harris administration's rule regulating overtime pay for exempt employees:  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Three years ago, on November 15, 2021, President Biden signed the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, making a historic investment in America's infrastructure and competitiveness. Since being signed into law, it has been instrumental in transforming the lives and livelihoods of farmers, ranchers, small businesses and communities nationwide. Through this landmark legislation, the U.S. Department of Agricultu  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- 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: Army Lt. Gen. Christopher T. Donahue for appointment to the grade of general, with assignment as commanding general, U.S. Army Europe-Africa; and commander, Allied Land Command, NATO, Germany. Donahue is currently serving as commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps and Fort Liberty, Fort Liberty, North C  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Nov. 16 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Attorney General Anne Lopez and a bipartisan coalition of 46 attorneys general is calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to improve its Robocall Mitigation Database (RMD) and close what has effectively been an unmonitored loophole that bad actors exploit to access the U.S. telephone network. "While we work to identify and reduce the amount of illegal robocalls   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 16 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Nov. 15, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced that she led 19 other states in a comment letter opposing a new Biden-Harris mandate that will shut down small-town, volunteer fire departments. Approximately 70% of the nation's fire departments are made up of volunteers; in Iowa, that number is more than 90%. With the Biden-Harris Administration's changes to Occupational Safety a  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Honorable Maura Healey, Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts will deliver the principal address at the commissioning ceremony. Remarks will also be provided by The Honorable Bill Keating, U.S. Representative, Massachusetts 9th District, The Honorable Meredith Berger, Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment, Vice Admiral Michael Boyle, Director of Navy Staff, The Honorable Mich  more