WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * BE 25-3 kicks off final phase in Air Force's first-in-a-generation DLE NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- The U.S. Air Force kicked off Bamboo Eagle 25-3 -- Air Combat Command 's premier advanced training exercise designed to enhance multi-domain combat readiness and agility in a contested environment.  An F-35A Lightning II receives fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing, Sumpter   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area -- June 2025 * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.9 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in June 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissio  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard offloads more than $88 million in illicit drugs interdicted in the Eastern Pacific * MIAMI - U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba's crew offloaded approximately 11,922 pounds of cocaine worth an estimated $88.2 million, Tuesday, at Port Everglades. The seized contraband was the result of three separate interdictions in the eastern Pacific by the crew of the Escanaba,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service issued the following article: * * * U.S. Obesity Rate Changes Differ for Rural and Urban Areas, as Well as Across Regions By Mariah Ehmke and Brandon J. Restrepo Highlights * Despite a slight decline in the U.S. overall obesity rate from March 2022-2023 to March 2023-2024, rural obesity rates rose 0.5 percentage points during the same time. * The U.S. obesity rates in rural areas were higher than urban rat  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: * * * Emerald Warrior proves AFSOC's agile combat readiness The Air Commandos of Air Force Special Operations Command are preparing to operate in contested environments during Emerald Warrior 25.2, held in multiple locations across Arizona and California, July 21 - Aug. 11, 2025. This iteration of Emerald Warrior, part of the Department of the Air Force's Department-Level Exercise seri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- In a report prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Navy, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released the results of its 2022 surveys of the endangered black abalone population. The report, titled 'Black Abalone Surveys at Naval Base Ventura County, San Nicolas Island, California--2022 Annual Report,' was authored by Michael C. Kenner and Julie L. Yee. This document, an Open-File Report 2025-1014, provides a comparison of the 2022 survey data with long-term patte  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Acts to Protect Truckee River Watershed, Benefit Pyramid Lake Paiute Reservation Through Settlement with CEMEX * NEVADA - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has settled with CEMEX Construction Materials Pacific, LLC over Clean Water Act violation claims at its sand and gravel mine located in Wadsworth, Nevada, on the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe Reservation. CEMEX will pay $310,000 in   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement: * * * Chairman Carr Welcomes President Trump's LA28 Olympics EO FCC Teams Are Already Hard at Work on Spectrum Management and Other Work Related to the Upcoming Games * August 5, 2025--FCC Chairman Brendan Carr today joined President Trump and members of his cabinet at the signing of a new Executive Order establishing the White House Task Force on the 2028 Summer Olympics. The EO names the FCC Chairm  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Publishes List of Sanctuary Jurisdictions * WASHINGTON - Today, the Justice Department published a list of states, cities, and counties identified as having policies, laws, or regulations that impede enforcement of federal immigration laws. "Sanctuary policies impede law enforcement and put American citizens at risk by design," said Attorney General Pamela Bondi. "The Department  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Big ideas, big milestone: Lab podcast surpasses one million downloads Less than a year after its debut, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory's Big Ideas Lab podcast has reached a major milestone: one million downloads. Launched in Sept. 2024, the podcast set out to offer a fresh perspective on science communication, bringing researchers, innovators and thou  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Martinez Animal Hospital to Pay $20,000 to Settle EEOC Retaliation Charge * Hospital conciliates allegations that it fired employee for objecting to religious concepts in mandatory training MARTINEZ, Calif. - Martinez Animal Hospital agreed to provide $20,000 to a former employee following an investigation by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * National Academy of Medicine Names Six NAM Fellows for 2025 * The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has selected six outstanding health professionals for the 2025 class of NAM Fellowships. The fellows were chosen for their professional qualifications, reputations, and accomplishments, and based on the relevance of their current field of expertise to the work of the NAM and the National Academies of Scien  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland issued the following news: * * * New positions, clear mission: AFRC leaders gain tools to empower Airmen * MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, California - The 2025 Wing Commander and Command Chief Leadership Conference united senior leaders from across Air Force Reserve Command to align on policy, address challenges, and share mission successes. The event served as a critical forum to exchange ideas  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release on Aug. 4, 2025: * * * NSF invests over $74 million in 6 mathematical sciences research institutes From improving medical care to detecting planets in other solar systems, the institutes will explore mathematical sciences with a broad range of applications * The U.S. National Science Foundation is investing over $74 million in six research institutes focused on the mathematical sciences and their broad a  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 4 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Richard Cracraft retires after 38 years of service * A man of the people... We've all heard the phrase "people matter." Richard Cracraft has made "people matter" the cornerstone of his 38-year government career. As he retires from his role as director of the Human Capital Group for Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, colleagues remember him as a guiding light during both c  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Two Chinese Nationals Arrested on Complaint Alleging they Illegally Shipped to China Sensitive Microchips Used in AI Applications * Two Chinese nationals - one of them an illegal alien - have been arrested on a federal criminal complaint alleging they knowingly exported to China tens of millions of dollars' worth of sensitive microchips used in artificial intelligence (AI) applications. Chuan Geng  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a document detailing the methods used to collect and analyze fish tissue from Lake Koocanusa, a reservoir receiving mine wastes from British Columbia, Canada. The report, titled 'Preparation and Analysis Methods for Fish Tissue Collected from Lake Koocanusa, Montana,' was authored by a large team led by Travis S. Schmidt. It is designated as Open-File Report 2025-1034 and was issued by the U.S. Department of the Inter  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey, prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, documents the methods used to monitor the threatened Clear Lake Hitch in Clear Lake, California. The report, "Gillnet Sampling Methods for Monitoring Status and Trends of Clear Lake Hitch in Clear Lake, Lake County, California," is an Open-File Report (2025-1018) and was authored by Frederick Feyrer and a team of researchers. The Clear Lake Hitch, a minn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a new report, "Assessing Spatial Variability of Nutrients, Phytoplankton, and Related Water-Quality Constituents in the California Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta at the Landscape Scale: Comparison of Four (2018, 2020, 2021, 2022) Spring High-Resolution Mapping Surveys." The document, designated as Scientific Investigations Report 2025-5035, was prepared in cooperation with the Delta Regional Monitoring Program. Authore  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- A new report from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) provides an annual summary of the endangered Southwestern Willow Flycatcher population at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton (MCBCP) in California. The document, 'Distribution, Abundance, and Breeding Activities of the Southwestern Willow Flycatcher at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton, California--2024 Annual Report,' was published in 2025 as Open-File Report 2025-1023 and was prepared in cooperation with the Marin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- In April 2023, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) convened a workshop to examine the consequences of post-wildfire hazards in Washington's Okanogan County. The findings of this workshop are detailed in a report issued in 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey. The document, 'Cascading Consequences and Interventions for Hazards After Wildfire in Okanogan County, Washington,' was written by Briar H. Goldwyn, James R. Meldrum, and R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey, in cooperation with the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, has published a report titled 'Calibration of the Stream Salmonid Simulator (S3) Model to Estimate Annual Survival, Movement, and Food Consumption by Juvenile Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) in the Restoration Reach of the Trinity River, California, 2006-18.' Authored by John M. Plumb, Russell W. Perry, and Kyle De Juilio, the report is Open-File Report 2024-1070 and provides  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Geological Survey have released 'Contributions of Erosion, Deposition, and Human Activities to a Change in Sand Storage in the Bed of San Francisco Bay, California, 1980s to 2010s,' a report prepared in cooperation with the San Francisco Estuary Institute. The report was authored by Theresa A. Fregoso, Bruce E. Jaffe, Amy C. Foxgrover, Donald L. Woodrow, Bethany Kharrazi, and Kevin Orzech. The publication, Open-File  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) issued 'Distribution, Abundance, and Breeding Activities of Southwestern Willow Flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) at Select Locations on the San Luis Rey River, San Diego County, California--2024 Data Summary,' a report by Scarlett L. Howell and Barbara E. Kus. The document, identified as Data Report 1212, outlines the findings of a 2024 survey and was published in 2025. The survey focused on the Southwestern Willow Flycat  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has published a report on two endangered bird species, the least Bell's vireo and the Southwestern willow flycatcher, at the Mojave River Dam. The report, 'Distribution and Abundance of Least Bell's Vireos (Vireo bellii pusillus) and Southwestern Willow Flycatchers (Empidonax traillii extimus) at the Mojave River Dam, San Bernardino County, California--2024 Data Summary,' was authored by Scarlett L. Howell and Barbara E. Kus. Open-File R  more