BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 11 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures Temporary Block Of Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination Of K-12 Teacher Preparation Grants BOSTON -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell and a coalition of seven other attorneys general have secured a temporary restraining order (TRO) by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, temporarily blocking the Trump   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Seizure of 14 Million Lethal Doses of Fentanyl in Los Angeles, Arrest of Three Traffickers LOS ANGELES -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta together with Downey Police Department and Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman today announced the arrest of three major fentanyl traffickers and the seizure of nearly $55 million worth of   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants District Court judge issues temporary restraining order OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts temporarily blocking the Trump Administra  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 11 -- New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Platkin Secures Early Court Decision Stopping Trump Administration's Unlawful Termination of K-12 Teacher Preparation Pipeline Grants in Lawsuit Co-Led by New Jersey For Immediate Release: March 11, 2025 Office of the Attorney General - Matthew J. Platkin, Attorney General Temporary Restraining Order TRENTON - New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, March 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * Bamboo Eagle puts 13th ATF Combat Support to the test JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas - One part of Exercise Bamboo Eagle at Kirtland Air Force Base, allowed the 13th Air Task Force Command Element to demonstrate its ability to repair a runway under simulated combat conditions -- another of the many challenges presented in the eight-da  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM offers guided hikes, by reservation, on Headwaters Salmon Pass Trail ARCATA, Calif. - Experience the majestic beauty of ancient redwood stands on a guided hike with the Bureau of Land Management along the Salmon Pass Trail, just six miles from Eureka, and immerse in the wonders of nature. These hikes in the southern part of the Headwaters Forest Reserve are plan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California pre-deploys resources statewide ahead of incoming storms, continues coordination with Los Angeles to protect burn areas SACRAMENTO - As a series of storms is set to move across California this week, Governor Gavin Newsom has directed the California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) to coordinate with partner agencies throughout the state to keep communities safe. State  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 11, 2025 AIR FORCE Saudi Naval Support Co., Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (FA4911-25-D-0005); AQ Global for General Trading and Contracting Co., Safat, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0006); Prime Veritas General Trading and Contracting Co., Doha, Qatar (FA4911-25-D-0007); Prime One Group General Trading and Contracting Co., Farwaniya, Kuwait (FA4911-25-D-0008); Astrea Technical Services LLC, D  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Department of Homeland Security: Key Areas for DHS Action and Congressional Oversight Fast Facts The Department of Homeland Security plays key roles in responding to natural disasters, securing the border, preventing domestic extremist violence, and more. It has an annual budget of about $60 billion. Since it began operations in 2003, we've made thousands of recommendations on how it c  more

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Endangered Species Habitat Restoration Creates Jobs, Boosts Local Economy Last winter, endangered Central California Coast coho salmon returned to Mendocino Coast rivers and streams in the highest numbers since monitoring began 16 years ago. The numbers suggest NOAA's long-term investment to recover the species is paying off. Local businesses are also reaping the rewards. Government   more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments 3.11.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Adele Burnes, of Berkeley, has been appointed Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards. Burnes has been Acting Chief at the Division of Apprenticeship Standards since 2024, where she has been Deputy Chief since 2021. She was Regional Director of Appr  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE San Diego arrests Mexican national with criminal history SAN DIEGO -- U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Daniel Mendivil Esquer, a 38-year-old Mexican citizen, March 6 in Dulzura. Mendivil has a history of criminal offenses, including possession of controlled substance paraphernalia and criminal street gang activity. Mendivil is c  more

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, March 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * Leading with heart: Top 3 Performer of the Month * By Senior Airman Tanner Doerr  * 42nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs MAXWELL AIR FORCE BASE, Ala -- U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Grant Schneider, Community College of the Air Force non-commissioned officer in charge of Aviation Maintenance Technology degrees program, is named a Top 3 Outstanding Performer of the Month.  "I d  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Continues BioNutrients Space-Fermented Food Research NASA astronaut and Expedition 72 Commander Suni Williams displays a set of BioNutrients production packs during an experiment aboard the International Space Station. The experiment uses engineered yeast to produce nutrients and vitamins to support future astronaut health. NASA NASA's BioNutrients series of experiments is testing ways to use microorganisms to make  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Selects Three University Teams to Participate in Flight Research NASA / Lillian Gipson NASA has selected three university teams to help solve 21 st century aviation challenges that could transform the skies above our communities. As part of NASA's University Leadership Initiative (ULI), both graduate and undergraduate students on faculty-led university teams will contribute directly to real-world flight research wh  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 11 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Retail theft crackdown in 2024 recovers $13.5 million in stolen goods Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that in 2024, the state's Organized Retail Crime Task Force conducted a record-breaking 879 investigations which led to 1,707 arrests and the recovery of 676,227 stolen goods valued at $13.5 million. Spearheaded by the California Highway Patrol, the Or  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Summary of Special Engage Session on "Remote Sensing and the Future of Earth Observations" Introduction On October 16, 2024, a special session of the NASA Goddard Engage series took place in the Goett Auditorium (Building 3) at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC). The Engage series is intended to explain work at GSFC in an immersive and nontechnical setting. GSFC's Office of Communications, Earth Sciences Division,   more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Team Preps to Study Dark Energy via Exploding Stars With NASA's Roman This video sparkles with synthetic supernovae from the OpenUniverse project, which simulates observations from NASA's upcoming Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope. More than a million exploding stars flare into visibility and then slowly fade away. The true brightness of each transient event has been magnified by a factor of 10,000 for visibility, and no ba  more

WASHINGTON, March 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * The NASA DC-8 Retires: Reflections on its Contributions to Earth System Science Introduction Since 1987, a highly modified McDonnell Douglas DC-8 aircraft has been a workhorse in NASA's Airborne Science Program (ASP)--see Photo 1. The aircraft, located at NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) in California, flew countless missions as a science laboratory, producing science data that supports projects serving the   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 12 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on March 11, 2025: * * * Gloucester County Teacher Named 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year Richmond, Va. - James Eccleston, a social studies teacher at Gloucester County Public Schools' Gloucester High School, has been named the 2026 Virginia Regional Teacher of the Year (Region 3) by the Virginia Department of Education. Eccleston has been a teacher and a mentor for nearly forty ye  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, March 11 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas issued the following news release: * * * Western District of Texas Files Nearly 250 Immigration Cases in First Week of March SAN ANTONIO - Acting United States Attorney Margaret Leachman for the Western District of Texas announced today, that federal prosecutors in the district filed 240 new immigration-related criminal cases between March 3 and March 7--up from 153 the week prior. Of the 240 def  more