LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Lawrence Livermore National Security (LLNS), LLC, donated more than $3.4 million to nonprofit organizations via the annual employee charitable giving program, the Helping Others More Effectively (HOME) Campaign. Laboratory employees pledged more than $2.4 million. LLNS, which manages the Laboratory for the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Admini  more

DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on Dec. 17, 2024, entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation for the Regions - September 2024": * * * Private industry employer costs for employee compensation among the four regions of the country ranged from $39.37 per hour in the South to $53.75 in the Northeast in September 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-2562) on Dec. 17, 2024, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - October 2024": * * * Job openings rates increased in 12 states and decreased in 4 states on the last business day of October, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 2 states. Total separations rates increased in 5 states and decr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Stephanie Dougherty, of Sacramento, has been appointed Director at the Office of Traffic Safety. Dougherty has been Deputy Secretary of Transportation Safety and Enforcement at the California State Transportation Agency since 2016. She held multiple roles at the Department of Motor Vehicles from 2008 to 2016, i  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: California, federal and international representatives today gathered near the southern border to celebrate a state-funded pilot project to help clean up the Tijuana River. This is part of $35 million in funding the Newsom Administration has directed to address the ongoing sewage crisis on the Tijuana River. The State Water Resources Control Board financed the $4.7 million pro  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 18 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom announced that California's Reading Difficulties Risk Screener Selection Panel has identified and approved reading difficulties risk screening instruments. Local educational agencies (LEAs) can use these tools to meet a new requirement taking effect for the 2025-26 school year to annually screen all kindergarten through second grade students for risk of r  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: Cyclotron Road, an entrepreneurial fellowship program at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab (Berkeley Lab), recently hit a significant milestone. Less than 18 months after surpassing $1 billion, the companies led by Cyclotron Road entrepreneurial fellows past and present have now exceeded $3 billion in total follow-on funding. Companies have secured this new funding from private a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: Here are excerpts: * * * Fast Facts This Q&A report examines federal assistance for farmers and ranchers who feed livestock. The money is to help them maintain operations when livestock prices are down and revenues decline. From 2018-2023, four USDA programs provided a majority of the assistance to the top 10,000 livestock feeding operations. These operations house a single species in a confine  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: By Maritte O'Gallagher By decoding the genomes of microbes found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, researcher Lauren Lui aims to fill in a missing piece of how this sensitive, critical ecosystem is knit together. * * * Key Takeaways * While experts know that microbes influence important processes like the cycling of nutrients through environments and the formation  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * Submit claims online by January 8, 2025 * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta today reminded California residents who purchased gas in Southern California between February 20, 2015 and November 10, 2015 to submit a claim for a payment under the state's antitrust settlement with gas trading firms for tampering with and manipulating prices for California gasolin  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Media Bureau issued the following order (FRN No. 0006678197) on Dec. 17, 2024: * * * In re Applications of Television Improvement Association, For Renewal of License for TV Translator Stations K27EE-D, Ukiah, CA; Station K31GK-D, Ukiah, CA; Station K21CD-D, Ukiah, CA; and Station K17CG-D, Ukiah, CA ORDER By the Chief, Video Division, Media Bureau: 1. In this Order, we adopt the attached Consent Decree entered into by the Video D  more

JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Dec. 17 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Harvey Schlesinger has sentenced Yaquasia Delcarmen (28, Jacksonville) to eight years in federal prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 kilograms or more of marijuana and conspiracy to commit money laundering. The court also entered an order of forfeiture of $1,760,210, the proceeds of the drug trafficking conspiracy. Delcarmen pleaded guilt  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: COSTA MESA, Calif. As part of the United States Army's ongoing efforts to enhance readiness and streamline operations, the 387th Quartermaster Company is undergoing a major transition. Between Dec. 1 and Dec. 21, 2024, this unit from the United States Army Reserve Center in Costa Mesa, California, will officially relocate to Joint Base Los Alamitos, California. This move is a strat  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT The Fort Hunter Liggett (FHL) community conducts an annual food drive to support the Veterans Transition Center (VTC) of California located in Marina, California. Several hundred pounds of non-perishable food donations were dropped off on November 22, 2024, helping the VTC stock up its Food Pantry before the holidays. "Fort Hunter Liggett has been a strong supp  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * Thirteen proof of principle projects are moving forward with R&D funding * * * "What If?" is more than a comic book storyline: It's one of the most important questions that a scientist can explore. But often, the what if questions may seem too tangential, too grandiose, or too pie in the sky to spend time and money on, when there are so many ot  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Dec. 7, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending December 7, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 242,000, an increase of 17,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 224,000 to 225,000. The 4-week moving average was 224  more

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Fifty years ago in December 1974, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)'s inertial confinement fusion (ICF) program blasted a glass ball so tiny it was hardly visible to the human eye. The experiment was small, but the result was enormous. "It was the simplest possible experiment to achieve thermonuclear fusion," said LLNL senior scientist John Lindl. This   more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 18 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Data from the U.S.-European Surface Water and Ocean Topography mission gives researchers a detailed look at lakes and reservoirs in a U.S. watershed. The Ohio River Basin stretches from Pennsylvania to Illinois and contains a system of reservoirs, lakes, and rivers that drains an area almost as large as France. Researchers with the SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) mission, a collaborati  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland today announced the designations of 19 new National Historic Landmarks (NHLs), reflecting the importance of the sites in sharing America's diverse history. The new NHLs are nationally significant properties for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Americans, African Americans, Asian American Pacific Islanders, and wom  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Telecommunications and Information Administration issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: Today, the Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has recommended for award more than $276 million to 44 Tribal entities to expand high-speed Internet access and adoption. The funding from the nearly $3 billion Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program is part of the Biden-Harris Adm  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Dec. 16, 2024: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is opening a 60-day public comment period on a proposed rule to list Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee as endangered under the Endangered Species Act. This determination also serves as the 12-month finding on a petition to list Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee. The Suckley's cuckoo bumble bee depends on other bumble bee hosts for its   more