WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * If not us, who? A conversation with the CO of our newest Fast Response Cutter * Editor's Note: With CGC Earl Cunningham getting commissioned on Monday, Aug. 11, we wondered what it feels like to be part of the ship's first crew. So we called the ship, up in Kodiak, Alaska, to chat with commanding officer LT Frederick Scott. The conversation has been edited for length. Can you tell u  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * Secretary McMahon Visits Louisiana on Returning Education to the States Tour * Today, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon kicked off her Returning Education to the States Tour in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She joined Louisiana State Superintendent of Education Dr. Cade Brumley, Senator Bill Cassidy, and Congresswoman Julia Letlow to hear more about the state's success in improving literacy sco  more