WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * 6 Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Sunlight gleams off NASA's Lunar Trailblazer as the dishwasher-size spacecraft orbits the Moon in this artist's concept. The mission will discover where the Moon's water is, what form it is in, and how it changes over time, producing the best-yet maps of water on the lunar surface. Lockheed Martin Space The small satellite mission will map the Moon to help scientists better  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 26 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * 6 Things to Know About NASA's Lunar Trailblazer Launching no earlier than Wednesday, Feb. 26, NASA's Lunar Trailblazer will help resolve an enduring mystery: Where is the Moon's water? After sharing a ride on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with Intuitive Machines' IM-2 launch -- part of NASA's CLPS (Commercial Lunar Payload Services) initiative -- the small satellite will take several months to  more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Secretary of State Wes Allen Delivers Monumental Results from the Alabama Voter Integrity Database Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, developed and implemented the Alabama Voter Integrity Database (AVID) with help from his team at the Secretary of State's office in September of 2023. Since then, the Alabama-based voter file maintenance system has delivered massive results and  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Feb. 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads 38-State and Territory Bipartisan Coalition Urging Congress to Take Action Against Rise in Organized Retail Crime (Hartford, CT - Attorney General William Tong is co-leading a 38-state and territory bipartisan coalition in urging Congress to take action to address the rise in organized retail crime across the country. Organized retail crime has con  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 27 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 26, 2025, entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Alabama - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 5.1 percent in Alabama, s  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 26, 2025 NAVY General Dynamics NASSCO-Bremerton, Bremerton, Washington, is awarded a $654,668,551 cost-plus-fixed-fee/cost-plus-award fee/cost-plus-incentive fee, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for Aircraft Carrier shipyard availabilities. This contract includes a five-year base and a one year option, for a six year total ordering period which, if exercised, would brin  more

MOBILE, Alabama, Feb. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: * * * Court Sentences Mobile Man to 105 Months in Prison for Cocaine Trafficking MOBILE, AL - On February 18, 2025, United States District Court Judge William H. Steele sentenced Sheldon Terrell Peters to 105 months imprisonment for cocaine trafficking. The sentence was comprised of 75 months for the charged offense of Possession with the Intent to Distribute Coc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 26 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Defends President Trump's Executive Order Banning Federal Funding for Child Sex-Change Procedures ATLANTA, GA - Attorney General Chris Carr has filed an amicus brief in support of President Donald Trump's Executive Order requiring federal agencies to stop funding sex-change procedures for minors. The Order was challenged by plaintiffs represented by the ACLU and Lambda Legal in feder  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Feb. 26 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Additional Administration and Board Appointments RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced additional administration and board appointments. OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR * Brendan Cury, Press Assistant EDUCATION * Hannah Hughson, Communications Advisor NATURAL AND HISTORIC RESOURCES * Sigrid Lampe, Coastal Resiliency Policy Assistant  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 -- The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority issued the following news on Feb. 26, 2025: * * * Airports Authority Releases Passenger Totals for 2024 Washington Dulles tops longstanding 2005 record The Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority announced that more than 53.54 million passengers traveled through its airports in 2024. This represents 5.8 percent growth from the year before and is a new system-wide record. Most of the increase happened at Washington Dulle  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Feb. 26 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson backs Trump executive order ending federal funding for gender transitions for kids (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he's joined a 23-state coalition filing a friend-of-the-court brief supporting President Trump's Executive Order, Protecting Children from Chemical and Surgical Mutilation. "S  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Education's Statement on Title IX Compliance Office for Civil Rights commends Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association, New Hampshire Interscholastic Athletic Association, which have changed their athletic policies to conform to President Trump's Executive Order and antidiscrimination laws. WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Education's Office for Civil Rights today rele  more