LIVERMORE, California, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * 'STEM Day at the Lab' enters its 10th year of bringing science to LLNL communities Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 's (LLNL) STEM Day ignites curiosity and shapes futures, delivering high-quality science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education to more than 1,935 students -- and the impact keeps growing. The Department of Energy (DOE) select  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 14 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release: * * * Arizona Adopts New Fire Mitigation & Utility Liability Law to Help Prevent Wildfires & Protect Ratepayers House Bill 2201 was signed into law on Monday, marking a major step forward for wildfire mitigation, electric utility stability, and ratepayer protection in Arizona. Championed by State Representative Gail Griffin and prioritized in the 2025 House Republican Majority Plan, the legislation de  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Anchorage Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past two months, up 1.6 percent from a year ago The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Alaska advanced 0.9 percent for the two months ending in April 2025, the U.S. Bureau   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.6 percent over the past month, up 3.0 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach Anaheim advanced 0.6 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Phoenix Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past two months, up 0.3 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale advanced 0.4 percent for the two months ending in April 2025,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, San Francisco Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past two months, up 1.3 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward advanced 0.4 percent for the two months ending in   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Seattle Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.4 percent over the past two months, up 1.7 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue advanced 0.4 percent for the two months ending in April 2025,   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, West Region - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 2.1 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region advanced 0.5 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported t  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 13, 2025 NAVY IAP World Services Inc., Cape Canaveral, Florida, is awarded a $58,152,355 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base operations support contract for services at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Work will be performed at Souda Bay, Greece, and will be completed by June 2034. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and eight option periods, is $5  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * From Sequence to Structure: A Fast Track for RNA Modeling A new open-source process makes it easier to uncover the 3D structures of RNA molecules that do more than carry code In Biology 101, we learn that RNA is a single, ribbon-like strand of base pairs that is copied from our DNA then read like a recipe to build a protein. But there's more to the story. Some RNA strand  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA protects public safety by resolving claims of hazardous waste violations at Central Valley facilities SAN FRANCISCO (May 13, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing settlements with Owens-Brockway Glass Container Inc. and Univar Solutions USA, LLC over claims of violations of hazardous waste regulations at their facilities located in California's Central V  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI-Deputy Secretary Edgar: "An Illegal Immigrant Killed Two Teenagers In My Community. Under The Trump Administration, He Will Face Justice" Oscar Ortega-Anguiano is set to be released from prison after serving just three-and-a-half years of his 10-year sentence for the killing of Anya Varfolomeev and Nikolay Osokin WASHINGTON - Today, the Washington Examiner published Homeland Securit  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, May 13 -- The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release: * * * New Mexico selected as finalist for 2025 World Travel Awards SANTA FE, NM - New Mexico was selected as one of six finalists for "North America's Leading Regional Destination" for the prestigious 2025 World Travel Awards. The World Travel Awards, recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of excellence in the travel, tourism, and hospitality industries, celebrate the destinations a  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Nightfall no longer offers a reliable reprieve for western US firefighters For decades, firefighting crews counted on falling temperatures and rising humidity at night to dampen wildfire activity, allowing them to rest, regroup and prepare for the next day. Over the last 20 years though, satellite measurements have confirmed a change reported in the western US by firefight  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Smithsonian Institution National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: * * * Discovery of Hidden Groups Within Migratory Shorebird Could Aid Conservation Tracking Data Revealed Three Groups of Long-Billed Curlew, Each With Unique Migration Patterns and Conservation Needs Researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) have uncovered three distinct groups of long-billed curlews, a North Amer  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 1400 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Second week in May 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 immigration, achieve total elim  more