WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 24, 2025 NAVY Black Construction - Tutor Perini JV, Harmon, Guam (N62742-25-D-1327); CDM Constructors Inc., Boston, Massachusetts (N62742-25-D-1328); Conti Federal Services LLC, Orlando, Florida (N62742-25-D-1329); ECC Expeditionary Constructors LLC, Burlingame, California (N62742-25-D-1330); Icon SI (AUST) Pty Ltd., Richmond, Victoria, Australia (N62742-25-D-1331); MVL USA Inc., Lans  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- Amtrak (National Railroad Passenger Corp.) issued the following news: * * * Introducing Amtrak Mardi Gras Service twice daily between New Orleans and Mobile via Coastal Mississippi NEW ORLEANS and MOBILE, Ala. - Agreements have been reached for new twice-daily Amtrak intercity train service along the Mississippi Gulf Coast between New Orleans and Mobile, Ala. Starting this summer, the new state-sponsored Amtrak Mardi Gras Service will offer convenient morning and eveni  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following transcript of an interview on April 22, 2025, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Bari Weiss of The Free Press' Honestly with Bari Weiss Podcast: * * * QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, welcome to Honestly. SECRETARY RUBIO: Thank you. QUESTION: I want to start with the report that came out today from Gabe Kaminsky and Maddie Rowley, and it's about this major reorganization that is now underway in your State Department. It i  more

VICKSBURG, Mississippi, April 25 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Vicksburg District issued the following news release: * * * Vicksburg District Announces Feasibility Cost Share Agreement with Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District for Big Sunflower Ecosystem Restoration The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Vicksburg District has entered into a Feasibility Cost Share Agreement (FCSA) with the Yazoo Mississippi Delta Joint Water Management District (YMD) to restore the   more