ALBANY, New York, Jan. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $106 Million from Vanguard for Failing to Notify Investors of Changes to Retirement Funds January 17, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan, multistate coalition of 45 securities regulators, together with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), today secured $106 million from Vanguard Group, Inc., an investment   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Department of Housing and Urban Development issued the following news release: * * * Biden-Harris Administration Awards nearly $3.6 Billion in Homelessness Assistance Funding to Communities Nationwide  Grant awards represent the largest amount of annual federal funding provided through HUD's Continuum of Care program in history. WASHINGTON \- Today, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) announced nearly $3.6 billion in Continuum of Care (CoC)   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 16, 2025 ARMY HGL-APTIM Technologies JV LLC, Reston, Virginia, was awarded a $49,000,000 cost-plus-fixed-fee contract for environmental remediation services. Bids were solicited via the internet with two received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of Jan. 15, 2030. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City, Missouri, is the   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Jan. 17, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin, Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $280,418,928 cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-plus-incentive-fee, and cost type modification to previously awarded contract N00024-23-C-5101 for combat systems engineering efforts of the planned modernization and new combat system capabilities selection for international partner Canadian Royal Navy   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued the following news release: * * * Haier US Appliance Solutions failed to de-energize equipment as required * * * DECATUR, AL - Federal workplace safety investigators found that a Decatur manufacturer of GE-brand appliances failed to follow required machine standards that could have prevented a 58-year-old front-line supervisor's fatal injuries while trying to service a door molding machin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release: * * * Department of Transportation Announces Over $229 Million to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Natural Disasters and Extreme Weather Events FHWA 05-25 Contact: FHWA.PressOffice@dot.gov (link sends email) Tel.: (202) 366-0660 WASHINGTON - As part of the U.S. Department of Transportation's coordinated approach to help states repair and rebuild roads and b  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 17 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond sues Biden, EPA to halt new methane tax OKLAHOMA CITY (January 17, 2025) - Attorney General Gentner Drummond and 22 other state attorneys general have filed a petition for review in the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to sue the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for adopting a final rule to unlawfully tax methane. "This  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues TCI of Alabama for Sex Discrimination Federal Agency Charges Alabama Recycler Refused to Hire Females for Laborer Positions BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - Delaware-based TCI of Alabama, LLC, a recycler of large items such as transformers and electrical equipment, violated federal employment laws when it discriminated against female job applicants in its Pell City, Alabama, location, the  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Ordered to Pay Over $2.3M in Money Judgments * * * A Texas woman and man were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison and ordered to pay money judgments of $942,537.00 and $438,119.00, respectively, this week for their roles as the leaders of a human smuggling organization (HSO) that conspired to illegally transport, harbor, and conceal from law enfo  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Indian Health Service issued the following news release: The Indian Health Service announces the appointment of Dr. Beverly Cotton, an enrolled member of the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, as the new IHS deputy director for field operations for four IHS Area Offices: Albuquerque, Navajo, Oklahoma City, and Tucson. As the newest deputy director for field operations, Dr. Cotton provides management oversight and resour  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 16, 2025: The Justice Department announced today that the department has reached an agreement (https://www.justice.gov/crt/media/1384631/dl) with San Luis Obispo County, California, resolving the department's findings that the conditions of confinement at the San Luis Obispo County Jail (the jail) violate the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Americans with Disabilities Act   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Attorney General Merrick B. Garland announced the recipients of the 72nd Annual Attorney General's Awards, honoring Justice Department employees and others for extraordinary contributions to the enforcement of our nation's laws. This year, there are 437 award recipients in 23 categories. The 72nd Attorney General's Awards and recipients are as follows: The Attorney General's David Margoli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * Ordered to Pay Over $2.3M in Money Judgments * * * A Texas woman and man were sentenced to 121 months and 135 months in prison and ordered to pay money judgments of $942,537.00 and $438,119.00, respectively, this week for their roles as the leaders of a human smuggling organization (HSO) that conspired to illegally transport, harbor, and conceal from law enforcement hundreds of und  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Our Combating Redlining Initiative, launched in 2021, has made transformative progress in advancing economic opportunities for communities of color in Birmingham, Alabama; Columbus, Ohio; Houston; Jacksonville, Florida; Los Angeles, California; Memphis, Tennessee; Newark, New Jersey; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Winston-Salem, North Carolina; Tulsa, Oklahoma; throughout Rhode Island; and els  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 17 -- 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 15, 2025, 24.2 million consumers have selected a plan for coverage in 2025 through the Marketplaces. 20.2 million consumers had active 2024 coverage and selected a plan for 2025 coverage  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * MLK Day: Honoring his life and legacy * Published Jan. 16, 2025 * Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute PATRICK SPACE FORCE BASE, Fla. (AFNS) -- Each year, the Department of Defense joins the nation in honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday marking the birthday of King. It is obser  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: * * * The Defendants Stole High-End Automobiles From Dealerships Across the United States * * * Four members of a theft ring that stole more than 100 high-end vehicles worth millions of dollars from dealerships located across the United States were sentenced in federal court late yesterday, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney f  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Mexico issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: Jaremy Smith pleaded guilty today to multiple federal charges in a plea agreement that will result in a federal sentence of life without the possibility of parole. According to court documents, it is alleged that on March 13, 2024, Smith forcibly abducted a woman from her home in South Carolina, transported her in a stolen vehicle, and fatally s  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 17 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Office of the Attorney General Announces $106 Million Nationwide Vanguard Settlement Division of Consumer Affairs  - Cari Fais, Director Bureau of Securities - Michelle M. Harris, Bureau Chief TRENTON - The Office of the Attorney General, the Division of Consumer Affairs, and the Bureau of Securities announced today that the State has joined a task force of state securi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Remarks by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III at the Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in Honor of President Biden (As Delivered) Well, good afternoon, everybody. Mr. President, Dr. Biden, Madam Vice President, Mr. Emhoff, Department of Defense leadership, distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen--welcome to the Armed Forces farewell tribute in honor of our 46th President. For more than five decades  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Jan. 17, 2025: A Texas woman was sentenced to prison today after she pleaded guilty to felony and misdemeanor charges related to her conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. Her actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential election. Kel  more