WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Announces Group Discharge for 261,000 Borrowers with Loans from Ashford University The Biden-Harris Administration today announced the approval of a $4.5 billion group discharge for 261,000 borrowers who attended Ashford University, a largely online institution, from March 1, 2009, through April 30, 2020. The approval is in response to a request from the California Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Ted Budd, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Budd Statement on Withdrawal of NOAA's Right Whale Rule Washington, D.C. -- Today, Senator Ted Budd (R-NC) released a statement after the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) withdrew its proposal to Amend the North Atlantic Right Whale Vessel Strike Reduction Rule. The rule would broaden the boundaries and expand speed restrictions off of the Atlantic coast. This rule was not   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 15, 2025 DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY ASRC Federal Facilities Logistics LLC,** as successor-in-interest to Science Applications International Corp., Fairfield, New Jersey (SPE8E3-25-D-0008, $3,008,600,000); and Noble Supply & Logistics,* Boston, Massachusetts (SPE8E3-25-D-0009, $1,940,200,000), have each been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract under  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Duo Debarred for 3 Years $73K in back wages also recovered from Reymundo Perez Guzman, Yadira Perez Gamas * * * RALEIGH, NC - The U.S. Department of Labor has debarred a Snow Hill-based father and daughter for three years from a federal program for widespread violations of federal regulations. The department's Wage and Hour Division previously found that Reymundo Perez Guzman  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced the reopening of the comment period for its proposed rule on the Standards of Performance for New Stationary Sources and Emission Guidelines for Existing Sources, specifically addressing Large Municipal Waste Combustors. This proposal, first published on January 23, 2024, aimed at revising regulations for large waste combustion facilities, includes amendments to 40 CFR part 60. The EPA initially set a 60-day  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has finalized a rule to establish new Class E airspace for Transylvania Community Hospital in Brevard, North Carolina, aimed at supporting the safety and management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations. The new airspace will extend upward from 700 feet above the surface within a six-mile radius of the heliport to accommodate the introduction of area navigation (RNAV) global positioning system (GPS) standard instrum  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has announced a proposal to establish Class E airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface within a six-mile radius of the Sunbury Fire Department Heliport in Sunbury, North Carolina. This addition is aimed at accommodating the safe management of instrument flight rules (IFR) operations in the area, a critical measure to support medical and emergency airlift services. The proposed airspace designation will pr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina issued the following news release: A Henderson man was sentenced to 117 months in prison for possessing with the intent to distribute a mixture and substance containing fentanyl and possessing a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. On September 23, 2024, Kortez Travon Williams, age 26, pled guilty to the charges. According to court documents and other information presen  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Adrian Arroyo-Trujillo, 32, of Mexico, was sentenced yesterday to 180 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and 24 months in prison for illegal re-entry by a deported alien, to be served concurrently, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Wester  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2025: Kenneth Locke, age 23, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, was sentenced today to 10 months in jail for conspiring with others to unlawfully obtain firearms from a licensed dealer by making false statements, also known as "straw purchasing" firearms. United States Attorney Carla B. Freedman and Bryan Miller, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Fi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Jan. 14, 2025, with senior and administration officials during a briefing on the federal response to the wildfires across Los Angeles: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Folks, what we're going to do is I'm going to make a brief statement; the vice president is going to make a brief statement; Liz is going to call on Chief Moore and call on Griswell [Criswell], the -- so FEMA is sp- -- spoken; and then I   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Marshall on Varney & Co.: Pete Hegseth's Senate Confirmation Hearing & California Wildfires Disaster Aid Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. joined Varney & Co. to discuss Pete Hegseth's Senate confirmation hearing, Trump's all-star cabinet nominees and disaster aid for the California wildfires. You may click HERE or on the image above to watch Senator Marshall's full inte  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * * * * There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 There were 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023 January 15, 2025 Private industry employers reported 2.6 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2023, down 8.4 percent from 2022. Of these, 946,500 involved days away from work. No  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- The White House issued the following readout of a meeting on police accountability databases: * * * On Friday, January 10, the Biden-Harris Administration convened state leaders, along with representatives from law enforcement groups and the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training (IADLEST), to continue the work of making our communities safer through good policing. IADLEST operates the National Decertification Index (NDI), a regi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The White House issued the following news release: * * * (Continued from Part 1 of 3) * Creating six new national wildlife refuges, including the Everglades to Gulf Conservation Area in southwest Florida, the Wyoming Toad Conservation Area in Wyoming, the Paint Rock River National Wildlife Refuge in Tennessee, the Lost Trail Conservation Area in Montana, and the Southern Maryland Woodlands National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland. * Advancing Tribal co-stewardship of feder  more