FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve, Air Force join forces for large-scale medical evacuation exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025 * TRAVIS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. - In a dynamic display of joint medical readiness, Army Reserve Soldiers and U.S. Air Force personnel teamed up during Exercise Ultimate Caduceus 2025, a large-scale training exercise, to test large-scale casualty evacuation operations and reinforce critical  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Assurance IQ and MediaAlpha to Pay a Total of $145 Million to Settle FTC Charges That They Misled Consumers Seeking Health Insurance * Assurance IQ, LLC and MediaAlpha, Inc. will pay a total of $145 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they misled millions of consumers seeking to buy comprehensive health insurance. In two separate actions, the FTC alleged that both Assurance and Med  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * California CEO Sentenced for Role in Covid-19 Relief Fraud Resulting in Millions of Stolen Funds * A California man was sentenced today to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay $6,993,700 in restitution and $535,041 in forfeiture for his role in defrauding the Small Business Administration (SBA) out of millions of dollars in loans through the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) Program. Accordin  more

NEW YORK, Aug. 7 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * City of New York Leads Coalition of Local Governments to Protect Affordable Care Act Coverage for Millions of Americans * August 7, 2025 NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Corporation Counsel Muriel Goode-Trufant today announced that the City of New York is leading a coalition of local governments in filing an amicus brief supporting plaintiffs in California v. Kennedy et al., fight  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Fieldsheer Heated Socks Hazard: The socks can cause pain and discomfort resulting in burns and blisters when worn during high-intensity activities that generate a combination of heat, excessive friction, moisture and pressure, posing an injury hazard. Remedy: Refund/Replace Recall Date: August 07, 2025 Units: About 45,000 Consumer Contact: Fieldsheer Appar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Name of Product: LeymanKids Children's Pajama Sets Hazard: The recalled children's pajama sets violate the mandatory flammability standards for children's sleepwear, posing a risk of burn injuries or death to children. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: August 07, 2025 Units: About 600 Consumer Contact: AliExpress online service at https://helpcenter.aliexpress.com/s/BuyerHelp/,   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * DOD Constructing Large Detention Center at Fort Bliss * The Defense Department began construction in mid-July on a detention center at Fort Bliss, Texas, in response to a request for assistance from the Department of Homeland Security, said Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson, during a briefing at the Pentagon today. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved DHS access and use of the land at the base. I  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Celebrates Another 100 Days with 100 More Pro-Environmental Actions Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 100 additional environmental actions EPA has taken in the last 100 days to recognize 200 Days of providing clean air, land, and water for all Americans under President Donald Trump's leadership. This includes funding to address lead in drinking  more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: * * * Lights out: Photos from Emerald Warrior 25.2 To meet the needs of today's strategic environment, Air Force Special Operations Command builds warfighters through deliberate training. Emerald Warrior prepares forces to operate in the most demanding conditions, providing the perfect venue to adapt and overcome tactical challenges. Held in multiple locations across Arizona and Califo  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 8 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL team develops new material that bends, bounces and absorbs energy on demand Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) and their collaborators have created a new class of programmable soft materials that can absorb impacts like never before, while also changing shape when heated. The research -- which includes collaborators from  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * US-French SWOT Satellite Measures Tsunami After Massive Quake Data provided by the water satellite, a joint effort between NASA and the French space agency, is helping to improve tsunami forecast models, benefitting coastal communities. The SWOT (Surface Water and Ocean Topography) satellite captured the tsunami spawned by an 8.8 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Russia's Kamchatka Pe  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Webb Finds New Evidence for Planet Around Closest Solar Twin Found using the MIRI instrument on NASA's Webb telescope, which was managed by JPL through launch, the possible planet would be easier to study than more far-flung worlds. Astronomers using NASA's James Webb Space Telescope have found strong evidence of a giant planet orbiting a star in the stellar system closest to our o  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson Holds an Off-Camera, On-the-Record Press Briefing * KINGSLEY WILSON: Hello, everyone, thanks for coming. I'll start off with a few things at the top and then we'll get to your questions. Before we begin, I want to address the incident yesterday at Fort Stewart, Georgia. Secretary Hegseth expresses his full support to the Fort Stewart community, and our prayers   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2025: * * * Reclamation temporarily bans open burning campfires and charcoal barbecues at New Melones Reservoir SONORA, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation bans the use of charcoal and other ash-producing fuels in New Melones recreation areas starting Friday, Aug. 8 through Nov. 1. This ban improves public safety during an already severe fire season in California. Coo  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: * * * Sandia's Small Business team honored again by DOE * ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Sandia National Laboratories' Mentor-Protege Program and its leadership have once again been recognized by the Department of Energy for their success in helping small businesses grow. The DOE Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization recognizes programs, administrators, co  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 7 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * The United States just got a new X-ray laser toolkit to study nature's mysteries Some of science's biggest mysteries unfold at the smallest scales. Researchers investigating super small phenomena - from the quantum nature of superconductivity to the mechanics that drive photosynthesis - come to the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory to use the Linac Cohe  more