WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Completes Removal of 150,000 Pounds of Illegally Stored Fireworks from City of Commerce Warehouse * LOS ANGELES, Calif. (Aug. 11, 2025) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has successfully completed the removal of approximately 150,000 pounds of illegally stored fireworks from a City of Commerce warehouse, working in close coordination with state and local authorities to protect t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * Expansion of the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center Technical Assistance Program * The National Council on Aging, (link is external) in partnership with ACL, has announced the next round of states and territories selected to participate in the Direct Care Workforce Strategies Center's Technical Assistance Program. Eighteen teams will receive tail  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposal that would alter the television broadcast landscape in Northern California by changing a community of license. The action, titled "Amendment of Section 73.622(j) Television Broadcast Stations (Fort Bragg and Cloverdale, California)" (MB Docket No. 25-246), stems from a request by One Ministries Inc., Santa Rosa, California, the licensee of television station KQSL(TV). One Ministries Inc. has asked the Federal   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE was Hard at Work Over the Weekend Arresting the Worst of the Worst * WASHINGTON -- On August 9 and 10, 2025, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers arrested more worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens, including those convicted of rape, hit-and-run, domestic assault, and attempted homicide. "While Americans were enjoying their weekend, ICE was hard at work arres  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: * * * Long-Standing Navy Program Accelerates Drone, AI, and Technology Development Under Field Conditions JIFX Events Successfully Expedite Mission Critical Defense Capabilities into the Navy, DOD By Dan Linehan The roar from cutting-edge drone technology filled the sky above the Naval Postgraduate School's (NPS) latest Joint Interagency Field Experimentation (JIFX) event in May at Camp Roberts in central Califo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Army Sgt. James Mestrovitch * When Army Sgt. James Mestrovitch moved to the U.S. from Europe, he didn't expect to return as an interpreter or warrior; however, serving as the former inspired him to achieve the latter. During World War I, he helped save the life of his commanding officer, which led to his Medal of Honor. Mestrovitch was born May 22, 1894, in a part of Yugoslavia now  more

BETHESDA, Maryland, Aug. 12 -- The National Eye Institute issued the following news: * * * NEI-funded study reveals complex muscle control behind blinking and eyelid function Discovery could guide prosthesis designs to restore eyelid function after facial paralysis * A blink of an eye seems natural and instantaneous, but is it? Without a functioning eyelid, the eye can become dry, irritated and eventually lose the ability to see clearly. New research funded by the National Eye Institute at  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 25-civ-01038; E.D. Cal. filed Aug. 11, 2025) involving Ryan N. Cole: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed settled charges against Ryan N. Cole, a resident of Folsom, California, for allegedly conducting a manipulative trading scheme known as spoofing through which he obtained approximately $234,000 in ill-gotten gains. According to the SEC's complaint, Cole, while wor  more