JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: President Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th chief executive and the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate to serve in the Oval Office, began his final journey Saturday with a procession that intertwined the small-town rhythms of Plains, Georgia, and the weighty traditions of American military pageantry. His was a life well lived, one whose actions epitomized  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: By Army Maj. Wes Shinego, DOD News President Jimmy Carter, the nation's 39th chief executive and the first U.S. Naval Academy graduate to serve in the Oval Office, began his final journey Saturday with a procession that intertwined the small-town rhythms of Plains, Georgia, and the weighty traditions of American military pageantry. His was a life well lived, one whose actions epitomized the motto o  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: The Department of the Interior today announced a more than $41 million investment from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for 21 projects to bolster water resources, advance ecosystem health, and support resilience in communities facing drought and other climate change impacts. The projects will support instream and riparian restoration, canal lining and piping, fish habitat improvements an  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: SALEM, Ore - Landing at the Portland Air National Guard Base on May 22, 1980, just four days after the massive eruption of Mount St. Helens in Southwest Washington, President Jimmy Carter arrived to personally survey the destruction of one of the greatest volcanic events ever recorded in North America. When the weather cleared the following day, President Carter, along with other fed  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: Marketplace 2025 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that, as of January 4, 2025, 23.6 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 since the start of the Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP). Over 20.4 million consumers had active 2024 coverage a  more

HELENA, Montana, Jan. 9 -- Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-Montana, issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * In final days of Biden administration, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service denies grizzly bear petition * * * Governor Greg Gianforte and Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks (FWP) today condemned President Joe Biden and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) for rejecting petitions to delist the grizzly bear in the president's final days in office after sitting on them for years. "Joe Biden  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release on Jan. 8, 2025: * * * Public Invited to Comment on New Distinct Population Segment and Revised 4(d) Rule * * * DENVER -- The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today announced a new and comprehensive approach to long-term grizzly bear recovery in the lower 48 states and the concerns of those living with and near bears. The Service is proposing a rule to clarify the geographic ar  more