WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: BOSTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations Boston arrested Alexandre Romao De Oliveira Nov. 18 in Methuen. De Oliveira, 41, is a Brazilian foreign fugitive convicted of rape of a child in Brazil. "Alexandre Romao De Oliveira is a convicted child rapist who fled his home country to evade justice," said acting Field Off  more

DALLAS, Texas, Nov. 21 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: TAOS, NEW MEXICO -- Representatives from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) and Centinel Bank of Taos awarded $30,000 in Partnership Grant Program (PGP) funding to the Taos Housing Partnership to promote economic development in Taos, New Mexico. The grants are part of $1.2 million in PGP grants FHLB Dallas and participating memb  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos, 355th Wing McGREGOR RANGE, N.M. -- The 11th Air Task Force conducted its first field training exercise at McGregor Range, New Mexico, Nov. 4-19, 2024. As the Air Force shifts toward a more agile, team-oriented force structure, the exercise united Airmen from Davis-Monthan and Holloman Air Force Base to test and refine new concepts for combat  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Installation and Mission Support Center issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Jasmyne Bridgers-Matos, 355th Wing McGREGOR RANGE, N.M. -- The 11th Air Task Force conducted its first field training exercise at McGregor Range, New Mexico, Nov. 4-19, 2024. As the Air Force shifts toward a more agile, team-oriented force structure, the exercise united Airmen from Davis-Monthan and Holloman Air Force Base to test and refine new c  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: On Tuesday, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, joined Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) for a candlelight vigil to honor the lives of victims of drunk driving on the National Mall. Lujan, who survived a head-on collision with a drunk driver 30 years ago, gave remarks at the vigil to reaffirm his commitment to ending drunk drivin  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Nov. 20 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2024: Led by Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti, New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez and 30 states today called upon Congressional leadership to pass the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act ("KOSA"), crucial legislation that protects children from online harm, before the end of the year. In a letter, the coalition emphasized the urgent need to address the growing cr  more

LAKEWOOD, Colorado, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - Colorado Field Office issued the following news release: * * * MOUNTAIN I REGION (IDAHO, MONTANA, WYOMING) There were 29,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Mountain I Region (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming) during the reference week of October 6-12, 2024, according to the Agricultural Labor Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Stati  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2024: After filing Joint Resolutions of Disapproval (JRD) in September to block the sale of certain offensive arms to Israel, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) today rose to bring the JRDs up for a vote by the full Senate. The JRD is the only formal mechanism available to Congress to prevent an arms sale noticed by the Administration from advancing. To read the fact sheet, click here. Sanders' remar  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Violence Policy Center issued an 8-page fact sheet in November 2024 entitled "Gun Deaths Outpace Motor Vehicle Deaths in 35 States and the District of Columbia in 2022." Here are excerpts: GUN DEATHS OUTPACED MOTOR VEHICLE DEATHS IN 35 STATES AND THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA IN 2022 Firearm fatalities exceeded motor vehicle fatalities in 35 states and the District of Columbia in 2022 according to the most recent state-level data available for both products from the fe  more