HANSCOM AFB, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 -- The U.S. Air Force's Hanscom Air Force Base issued the following news: * * * Air Force selects Team Hanscom E-4s in staff sergeant promotion cycle Air Force officials selected 15,894 senior airmen for promotion to staff sergeant out of 47,007 eligible for a selection rate of 33.81 percent in the 25E5 promotion cycle. Among them, more than 50 Hanscom AFB-connected senior airmen were selected. "This promotion represents more than just a new rank, it's a   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

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 12 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * New Theory May Explain Mysterious "Little Red Dots" in the Early Universe Slowly spinning dark matter halos could account for the rare, compact galaxies detected by the James Webb Space Telescope. * Astronomers at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian have proposed a new explanation for some of the universe's most puzzling early galaxies, nickn  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 25-067) on July 8, 2025 entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance to Finex House, Inc., Boston, Massachusetts": Here is the executive summary: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (Mass  more