WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 21, 2025 NAVY Lockheed Martin Corp., Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co., Fort Worth, Texas, is awarded a not-to-exceed $180,000,000 undefinitized cost modification (P00012) to a previously awarded contract (N0001923C0003). This modification adds scope to procure materials, parts, and components in support of the conversion of three production F-35 aircraft to flight science replacement a  more

MENLO PARK, California, April 22 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Dedicated beamline will support SLAC's growing catalysis research community Following a boom in catalysis users at SSRL, Beam Line 10-2 has been transformed and outfitted with new technologies, including a quick-scanning monochromator, to support operando catalysis studies Catalysts make our modern lives possible. By reducing the start-up energy needed for chemical reactions  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Takes Action Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit today against Uber, alleging the rideshare and delivery company charged consumers for its Uber One subscription service without their consent, failed to deliver promised savings, and made it difficult for users to cancel the service despite its "cancel anytime" promises. "Amer  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom makes CalRx(r) Naloxone available for all Californians at $24 Sacramento, California - Today, Governor Newsom announced that individual twin-packs of CalRx(r)-branded over-the-counter (OTC) naloxone HCL 4 mg nasal spray are now available to all Californians at a low price of $24 per carton - almost half the standard market price. Previously offered only to government e  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom proclaims John Muir Day 2025 Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring April 21, 2025 as "John Muir Day" in the State of California. The text of the proclamation is below: *** Original text here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/04/21/governor-newsom-issues-proclamation-declaring-john-muir-day-2025/  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom statement on the passing of Pope Francis Sacramento, California - Governor Gavin Newsom issued the following statement today on the passing of Pope Francis: "Jennifer and I join the world in mourning the passing of Pope Francis. He saw God in all His creatures, reminding us of humanity's obligations towards each other and the world we live in, asking us to 'care for   more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Justice Department Wins Three Cases to Allow for Sustainable Timber Management Including Harvesting The President's directive to expand timber production touches on a number, whole-of-government efforts needed to improve forest management. The Justice Department's Environment and Natural Resources Division (ENRD) plays an important role in defending those agencies' actions, and re  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 17 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL and Penn State explore audible enclaves for precision audio Combining state-of-the-art acoustics, 3D printing and materials science, researchers at Penn State University and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have unveiled a novel technique that allows sound to be delivered to a precise location, circumventing physical barriers without the ne  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Meet LLNL: Machine Tool Repair Specialist Eric Vinn For Eric Vinn, fixing things isn't just a job, it's a way of life. As a machine tool repair specialist at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Vinn has spent nearly four years solving complex problems and keeping vital equipment running smoothly. Working as part of a 13-person team, Vinn speciali  more

PASADENA, California, April 21 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's SPHEREx Team To Ring New York Stock Exchange Bell Members of the team behind NASA's newest space telescope will ring the New York Stock Exchange closing bell in New York City at 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, April 22. The team helped build, launch, and operates NASA's SPHEREx (Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) mission to explore   more

LIVERMORE, California, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Simulating hot-spot formation in insensitive high explosives When high explosives are subjected to sudden shock waves, such as from an impact or detonation, tiny regions of intense heat -- called hot spots -- form at microstructural defects such as pores. These hot spots play a critical role in determining whether the explosive will initiate and fully detona  more

ALBANY, New York, April 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * To Kick Off Earth Week, Governor Hochul Announces $4.85 Million Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Grants Awarded to Municipalities Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $4.85 million in grants is being awarded to municipalities across the state to support the installation of electric vehicle chargers as part of the State's Municipal Zero-Emission Vehicle Infrastructure Grants program. The funde  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1,220 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Third week in April as part of Operation Take Back America. Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigrat  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Up to $5 Million Reward Offered for Capture of Archaga Carias, a Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitive and Leader of Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 U.S. Foreign Terrorist Organization MS-13 leader Yulan Andony Archaga Carias, also known as "Alexander Mendoza" and "Porky," 43, is the highest-ranking member of MS-13, a U.S.-designated Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO), in Honduras an  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 21, 2025: * * * Walgreens Agrees to Pay Up to $350M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government The Justice Department, together with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG), today announced a $300 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance, W  more