WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Shares Update on 2025 Horse Show Season Stakeholder Letter To whom it may concern: I hope this message finds you well. USDA's Horse Protection (HP) team is looking forward to working with you in the upcoming 2025 horse show season. I'd like to take this opportunity to provide you with important updates on the HP program. First, as many of yo  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 14, 2025 AIR FORCE General Electric Aerospace, Cincinnati, Ohio, has been awarded a firm-fixed-price, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity $5,000,000,000 ceiling contract for F110 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) engines. This contract provides five years of pricing for F110-129 install and spare engines, with modernized engine monitoring system computers and spare engine accessories s  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on March 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Gerolsteiner 750ml Sparkling Water Bottles Hazard: The recalled water bottles can crack, causing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: March 13, 2025 Units: About 61,500 bottles Consumer Contact: Gerolsteiner at 800-777-0633 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at customerservice@consup.us, or online at https://www.gerols  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia issued the following news release: * * * Robert Burkich, M.D. Settles Case Alleging that he Submitted False Claims for Chelation Therapy to Medicare ROME, Ga. - Robert Burkich, M.D., of Chattanooga, Tennessee and Preventive Medicine Anti-Aging & Chelation, Inc., his practice in Ringgold, Georgia, have settled claims under the False Claims Act to resolve allegations that they knowingly submitted   more