WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NASA issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * 3 Black Holes Caught Eating Massive Stars in NASA Data By Elizabeth Landau Black holes are invisible to us unless they interact with something else. Some continuously eat gas and dust, and appear to glow brightly over time as matter falls in. But other black holes secretly lie in wait for years until a star comes close enough to snack on. A new study using space and ground-based data from NASA, ESA (European Space A  more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- NASA issued the following news on June 4, 2025: * * * Core Components for NASA's Roman Space Telescope Pass Major Shake Test By Ashley Balzer The core portion of NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has successfully completed vibration testing, ensuring it will withstand the extreme shaking experienced during launch. Passing this key milestone brings Roman one step closer to helping answer essential questions about the role of dark energy and other cosmic mysteries.  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA fines Valero Wilmington Refinery for chemical safety violations * LOS ANGELES, Calif. (June 4, 2025) - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Ultramar Inc., doing business as Valero Wilmington Refinery, over chemical safety violations under both the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA). The company   more

WASHINGTON, June 5 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Global Team Tracks Unusual Objects in Milky Way Galaxy By Connie Braesch, U.S. Naval Research Laboratory Corporate Communications Researchers from the U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) were part of a global effort to track newly discovered unusual bursts of radio emission from an object within the Milky Way galaxy. Information from telescopes in Australia, India, South Africa, and the United States w  more

WASHINGTON, June 3 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. OEI-06-23-00450) entitled "California Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: 2023 Inspection" filed under the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Review OIG administers the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (MFCU or Unit) grant awards, annually recertifies each MFCU, and oversees the MFCUs' performance in accordance with the requirements of the grant. As part of  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Army News Service issued the following news: * * * Mojave Falcon 25 expands Army Reserve training scope By Joe Lacdan, Army News Service Army Reserve Soldiers have engaged in large scale ground combat exercises traversing the rugged, Northern California landscape of Fort Hunter Liggett to the arid badlands of the Mojave in the south. Exercise Mojave Falcon began May 28, with more than 9,000 reservists and active duty Soldiers from across the force participatin  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, June 5 -- The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission issued the following news release: * * * PUC Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank Confirmed for Second Term Second Term Will Focus on Grid Reliability, Consumer Protection, and the Future of Energy in Pennsylvania * HARRISBURG - The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission (PUC) today thanked members of the Pennsylvania Senate for unanimously confirming the reappointment of Chairman Stephen M. DeFrank to a second term as Co  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Reconstruction Era National Historic Network Announces the Inclusion of Seven New Sites * News Release Date: June 4, 2025 Contact: Nathan Betcher Contact: Chris Barr Contact: Laura Waller BEAUFORT, SC - The National Park Service announces the addition of seven new sites to the Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network connects sites acros  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Releases Report Exposing No Viable Path Forward for California's High-Speed Rail Boondoggle * Report identifies years of mismanagement, broken promises, and wasted federal taxpayer dollars WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today released the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Compliance Review Report fin  more

WASHINGTON, June 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Washington State Man Arrested on Federal Charges Alleging He Provided Material Support to Palm Springs Fertility Clinic Bomber * A Washington state man was arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging he provided material support to the Palm Springs fertility clinic bomber by shipping and paying for significant quantities of ammonium nitrate - an explosive precursor - prior to the suicidal terr  more