CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: OKINAWA, Japan Amphibious Combat Vehicles with 4th Marine Regiment, 3d Marine Division, completed the first open-water amphibious movement in the Kushi Crossing, Dec. 10, 2024. ACVs are the Marine Corps' newest amphibious vehicle platform and were first fielded in Fleet Marine Force units on Camp Pendleton, California, November 2022. The ACV was developed for the M  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Dec. 19, 2024, by Antitrust Division Policy Director David Lawrence at the New York State Bar Association William Howard Taft Lecture: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Before I begin, a necessary disclaimer. The remarks I express today are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of the Antitrust Division or the Justice Department. Thank you again to the organizers for the invitation to speak on a subject th  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 20 -- Bernalillo County issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: Bernalillo County has been awarded a $1.94 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation's Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation (SMART) Grants Program. This funding will support the development of the I-40 TradePort Corridor Intelligent Data Platform, a critical component in advancing the region's transportation infrastructure. The I-40 TradePort Corridor  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: The Bureau of Reclamation today announced a $13 million investment from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law in two projects to improve ecosystems, increase resilience and remove barriers to fish passage in California, building on the goals of the domestic Freshwater Challenge. California Trout Corporation will receive $8 million in funding for the Harvey Diversion Fish Passage Rem  more

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: By SSgt. Brady Penn, 349th Air Mobility Wing TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Recently, FEMA's National Incident Management Assistance Team (IMAT) Red and Region 9 IMAT 1, along with the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (CalOES) IMAT and the U.S. Air Force Reserve's 349th Air Mobility Wing collaborated in an exercise to enhance their disaster response readiness. Held in Sacramento an  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced settlements with tenant screening company, RealPage, and property developer and manager, Holland (formally known as Holland Residential (California)), for violations of the COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act (Tenant Relief Act). The complaints allege that RealPage provided screening reports to housing providers, including Holland  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Dec. 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: As part of a joint investigation through the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force (SDHTTF), California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the results of Operation Home for the Holidays. The annual, multi-jurisdictional operation is aimed at recovering those exploited in human trafficking, offering victim resources, holding traffickers accountable, and curbing the  more

OAKLAND, California, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta, pursuant to Assembly Bill 1506 (AB 1506), today released a report on Austin Flores's death from an officer-involved shooting in Fresno, California, on May 19, 2022. The incident involved officers from the Fresno Police Department (FPD). The report is part of the California Department of Justice's (DOJ) ongoing efforts to provid  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement after the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) approved a new plan to reduce reliance on the Aliso Canyon gas storage facility in Southern California. "Aliso Canyon must be closed for good, but without harming working families with skyrocketing utility bills. Reducing reliance on the facility has gone slo  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following statement on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued the following statement after the Biden-Harris Administration announced a new national target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions as part of the nation's commitment to the Paris Agreement. "As we have for decades, California will do our part to cut pollution and clean our air - no matter who is in the White House. "We're proud to join t  more

MONTEREY, California, Dec. 19 -- The Naval Postgraduate School's Center for Homeland Defense and Security issued the following story: West Virginia Fusion Center Deputy Director Steven Patterson has been appointed to serve on his state's Governor's Task Force on AI in State Government. The Center for Homeland Defense and Security alum represents the state's fusion center on the 14-member task force, which is comprised of a mix of representatives from the public and private sectors. Patterson   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: * * * Agency additionally grants waiver for low-NOx regulations for heavy-duty and off-road vehicles and engines * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting two requests from the California Air Resources Board (CARB) for waivers to implement and enforce its Advanced Clean Cars II (ACC II) regulations for light-duty vehicles, and its "Omnibus" low-NOx regu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: PHILADELPHIA U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations officers and U.S. Marshals Service deputies arrested a foreign fugitive in Philadelphia Dec. 17 who is wanted for murder in Jamaica. He remains in ERO custody pending his removal from the United States. Jeovann Anthony Forde, 23, a citizen of Jamaica living in Philadelp  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Elite Vapes: * * * To: Elite Vapes, PO Box 120368, Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312, United States, sales@elitevapes.com To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://elitevapes.com and determined that electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) products listed there a  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to Vapezilla LLC: * * * To: Ebrahim Talebi, Vapezilla LLC, 344 S Roxbury Dr, Beverly Hills, CA 90212, United States, info@vapezilla.com, support@vapezilla.com Dear Ebrahim Talebi: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://www.vapezilla.com and determined that electronic nicotine deli  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, Dec. 20 (TNSres) -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: Five recipients of the U.S. Department of Energy's Science Graduate Student Research (SCGSR) award for the 2024 Solicitation 1 cycle will conduct their research at DOE's Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, including four from local universities in Virginia. Each year, the SCGSR award allows U.S. graduate students to conduct their graduate t  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Dec. 20 -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following faculty news: By Sharon Holland Retired Navy Cmdr. Everett Alvarez Jr., a distinguished Vietnam War veteran and former member and chair of the Uniformed Services University (USU) Board of Regents, has been selected to receive the prestigious Congressional Gold Medal in recognition of his exceptional service to the United States. This highly coveted award is one of the highest civilian honors in the U.S., pre  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: An official website of the United States government Here's how you know Official websites use .gov A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States. Secure .gov websites use HTTPS A lock ( Lock Locked padlock ) or https:// means you've safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure webs  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced an updated Western Solar Plan to help guide efficient and environmentally responsible solar energy permitting on public lands across the West. The plan will guide the siting of solar energy proposals in areas with fewer resource conflicts, advance the nation's growing clean energy economy, help lower energy costs for consumers, create good-paying jobs, ta  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced an updated Western Solar Plan to help guide efficient and environmentally responsible solar energy permitting on public lands across the West. The plan will guide the siting of solar energy proposals in areas with fewer resource conflicts, advance the nation's growing clean energy economy, help lower energy costs for consumers, cr  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: In a civil complaint unsealed today in Providence, Rhode Island, the Justice Department alleges that CVS Pharmacy Inc. and various subsidiaries (collectively, CVS) filled unlawful prescriptions in violation of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) and sought reimbursement from federal healthcare programs for unlawful prescriptions in violation of the False Claims Act (FCA). CVS is the country  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: A federal grand jury in Fresno, California, returned an indictment today charging California State Prison-Corcoran Correctional Officer Raquel Mosqueda and inmate Jimmie Carter with conspiracy and a federal civil rights violation. The indictment alleges that, on or about April 20, 2022, Mosqueda and Carter conspired to violate the Eighth Amendment right to freedom from cruel and unusual pu  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Note: View the criminal complaint here (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1381256/dl). * * * A criminal complaint filed Dec. 17 and unsealed this morning charges Yaoning "Mike" Sun, 64, for allegedly acting as an illegal agent of the People's Republic of China (PRC) while serving as the campaign manager for a political candidate who was elected in 2022 to the city council of a Cali  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: A Mexican national extradited to the United States from Mexico in 2023 pleaded guilty today to leading a human smuggling conspiracy operating in Mexicali on the U.S.-Mexico border for several years. According to court documents, Ofelia Hernandez-Salas, 63, led a human smuggling organization that facilitated the travel of more than 100 migrants into the United States from and through Bangla  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 18, 2024: Louisiana-based company Power Performance Enterprises Inc. (PPEI) and its president and owner, Kory B. Willis, were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Sacramento, California, for violating and conspiring to violate the Clean Air Act by tampering with the monitoring devices of emissions control systems of diesel trucks. U.S. District Court Judge John A. Mendez for the Eastern District   more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Dec. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky issued the following news release: A Louisville man was sentenced yesterday to a total of 27 years in federal prison for numerous felony offenses, including conspiracy to possess with the intent to distribute controlled substances, possession with the intent to distribute fentanyl, heroin, and cocaine, possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime and escape. U.S. Attorney  more

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: Starris: Optimax Space Systems and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have entered a commercialization partnership for LLNL's patented monolithic telescope technology, which accelerates rapid deployment of modular optical designs for high-resolution or high-sensitivity space imagery. Starris has collaborated over the last decade with LLNL's Space Program   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: Dec. 19, 2024 NAIL Factory, the importer of record, located in Huntington Beach, Calif., is recalling approximately 1,635 pounds of ineligible frozen Siluriformes fish products that were produced by an establishment in Vietnam that is not eligible to export Siluriformes fish to the United States, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release: SACRAMENTO, Calif. The Bureau of Reclamation today approved a new plan for the Long-Term Operation of the Central Valley Project and Delta facilities of the State Water Project. The plan presents a path forward with more predictable actions for endangered fish species and a more reliable CVP response to multi-year droughts."The resilience of the Central Valley Project, with its   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4550) on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of AAR CORP., Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and hereby   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission's Accounting and Auditing Enforcement issued the following order (No. 4551) on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * In the Matter of DEEPAK SHARMA, Respondent. ORDER INSTITUTING CEASE-AND-DESIST PROCEEDINGS PURSUANT TO SECTION 21C OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, MAKING FINDINGS, AND IMPOSING A CEASE-AND-DESIST ORDER I. The Securities and Exchange Commission ("Commission") deems it appropriate that cease-and-desist proceedings be, and her  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news: GARDEN GROVE, Calif. and SAN FRANCISCO - Thomas House Family Shelter will receive a $50,000 grant to continue providing life skills, tools, and resources for empowering economic self-sufficiency, awarded by the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) AHEAD Program in partnership with Wescom Credit Union. Thomas House Family Shelter colla  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: FORT HUNTER LIGGETT, Calif. The Army Reserve Installation Management Directorate and Fort Hunter Liggett, in cooperation with the Defense Digital Service (DDS) and industry-partner Bugcrowd, conducted the "Hack the Army Microgrid" cyber resilience assessment at Fort Hunter Liggett, CA. The assessment, based on a "bug bounty" model, was conducted by 11 pre-vetted independent security  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is expanding the areas quarantined for citrus greening (Huanglongbing; HLB), caused by Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus, in Cali  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is sharing several updates resulting from the December 2, 2024, ruling by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California vacating the May 2020 final rule (7 CFR part 340) for organisms developed using genetic engineering. APHIS aims to provide our   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * President Biden Sets 2035 Climate Target Aimed at Creating Good-Paying Union Jobs, Reducing Costs for All Americans, and Securing U.S. Leadership in the Clean Energy Economy of the Future - The U.S. Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is an economy-wide, all greenhouse gas target of reducing net emissions by 61-66 percent below 2005 levels in 2035 - The emissions reduction strategy i  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 19, 2024: * * * Update on the Biden-Harris Administration's Commitment to Addressing the Global Mpox Outbreak For decades, the United States has been a leader in combatting infectious diseases. During the 2022 global outbreak of clade II mpox, the Biden-Harris Administration mounted a robust response by making vaccines, tests, and treatment available to those at risk in the United States and abroad. Now,   more