WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Administrator Lee Zeldin Hosts Press Conference with Long Island Residents Concerned About Safety and Siting Related to New York's Push for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) * EPA Releases New Resources on BESS Safety Best Practices WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin held a press conference in Hauppauge, New York, with Long Islanders w  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard interdicts 7 aliens off Newport Beach, Calif. * LOS ANGELES -- The Coast Guard interdicts seven aliens aboard a 20-foot vessel off the coast of Newport Beach, Calif., Saturday night. At approximately 9 p.m., watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach received a report from a Station Los Angeles Long Beach boat crew on a routine patrol of a 20-foot  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Criminal Illegal Alien Recklessly Driving an 18-Wheeler Kills Three in Florida * Gavin Newsom's California Department of Motor Vehicles issued an illegal alien a Commercial Driver's License WASHINGTON--The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest detainer for criminal illegal alien Harjinder Singh following his arrest   more

HURLBURT FIELD, Florida, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command issued the following news: * * * EW 25.2: AFSOC heightens warfighting readiness during landmark DLE series Air Force Special Operations Command tested its warfighting readiness during Emerald Warrior 25.2, the command's premier operational exercise held across Arizona and California from July 21 - Aug. 11, 2025. EW 25.2 was part of the first-in-a-generation Department Level Exercise series, incorporating more t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * ICE arrests 9 illegal aliens and seizes drugs, scammed gift cards at underground nightclub in California * LOS ANGELES -- ICE Homeland Security Investigations' El Camino Real Financial Crimes Task Force arrested nine illegal aliens while executing a search warrant on an underground nightclub in El Monte on July 19. Agents also seized narcotics, drug p  more

LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 19 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Carbon nanotube 'smart windows' offer energy savings Half of the sun's radiant energy falls outside of the visible spectrum. On a cold day, this extra infrared light provides additional warmth to residential and commercial buildings. On a warm day, it leads to unwanted heating that must be dealt with through energy-intensive climate control methods s  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Medal of Honor Monday: Marine Corps Sgt. Robert O'Malley * Marine Corps Sgt. Robert Emmett O'Malley embodied the Marine ethos of honor, courage and commitment. During heavy fighting in the Vietnam War in 1965, he was more concerned about saving the lives of those around him than his own. His actions led him to become the service's first Vietnam War Medal of Honor recipient. O'Malley was born June 3, 1943  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Aug. 19 -- Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * Military medicine takes a leap forward in the Indo-Pacific through adoption of a governance model The resulting framework will help the two organizations combine the separate missions of health care and medical readiness into an integrated process, enhancing both access to health care for patients and medical readiness for soldiers, sailors, airmen and Marines. By Christopher Perrine, Defense Health Age  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * NAWCWD graduates 94 from ESDP program * One graduate dreams of semi-pro volleyball glory. Another plans a motorcycle journey to Prudhoe Bay in the Arctic Circle. A third uses AI to clone his voice and read the entire Bible in Vietnamese, while a fourth looks forward to his honeymoon in Japan this year. Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division celebrated these future innovators   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * Over the Weekend ICE Arrests More Worst of the Worst Including a Criminal Illegal Alien from Cuba with 23 Criminal Convictions * Additional ICE arrests this weekend included criminal illegal aliens with convictions for child sex crimes, trafficking cocaine, and soliciting prostitution WASHINGTON - While Americans were enjoying their weekends, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcment (ICE  more