LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Annual LLNL tech transfer report highlights how partnerships advance technologies to market Department of Energy (DOE) national laboratories, like Lawrence Livermore (LLNL), offer unique opportunities to collaborate on and license scientific breakthroughs with market potential. In its Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) Technology Transfer Annual Report, LLNL h  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1300) on Aug. 19, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - July 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in July in 2 states, higher in 1 state, and stable in 47 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Seventeen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 5 states had d  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Chinese National Sentenced for Acting at North Korea's Direction to Export Firearms, Ammo, Tech to N. Korea * An illegal alien from China was sentenced yesterday to 96 months in prison for illegally exporting firearms, ammunition, and other military items to North Korea by concealing them inside shipping containers that departed from the Port of Long Beach, and for committing this crime at the dire  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Requires Chemical Safety Improvements at Stockton Facility * STOCKTON, Calif. (Aug. 19, 2025) -- Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the California Ammonia Company (CALAMCO) for claims of violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA). CALAMCO stores and distributes anhydrous ammonia for various agricultural operations to produce fertilizers. The facility a  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Aug. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * How 30 years of NOAA research led to one very accurate and timely tsunami forecast The science behind NOAA's tsunami forecast system * When an 8.8 magnitude megathrust earthquake ripped along more than 360 miles of a subduction zone fault 85 miles offshore of Kamchatka, Russia, on July 29, 2025, scientists and emergency response officials had every reason to fear a major   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Administrator Zeldin in New York Post: New York State's Push for Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) Ignoring Legitimate, Local Safety Concerns * WASHINGTON \- Following U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin's press conference in Hauppauge, New York yesterday on battery energy storage systems (BESS) concerns, Administrator Zeldin published an op-ed in the  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Joint Caltech-JPL Earth, Lunar Science, Astrophysics Projects Funded Co-led by Caltech and JPL, these projects are the first to be selected through the Brinson Exploration Hub, which was established at Caltech in 2024. * The Brinson Exploration Hub at Caltech has selected three projects and one mission concept for further development by teams co-led by engineers and scientists at the un  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Psyche Captures Images of Earth, Moon Headed for a metal-rich asteroid of the same name, the Psyche spacecraft successfully calibrated its cameras by looking homeward. * On schedule for its 2029 arrival at the asteroid Psyche, NASA's Psyche spacecraft recently looked back toward home and captured images of Earth and our Moon from about 180 million miles (290 million kilometers) a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 -- The National Archives and Records Administration issued the following news release: * * * National Archives Recovers & Preserves Rare Pearl Harbor Navy Logbook Thanks to an historically-conscious couple in California, the Pearl Harbor Navy (PHNY) Logbook from March 1941-June 1942 --which records and documents the December 7, 1941 attack as it occurred-- was recovered by the U.S. government, resides in the National Archives and is now available to the American people. R  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Redwood National Park Facility Manager Earns National Facility Manager of the Year Award * News Release Date: August 19, 2025 Contact: Patrick Taylor, patrick_taylor@nps.gov Crescent City, CA - Patrick Pollard, Facility Manager at Redwood National and State Parks, has been recognized for his exceptional leadership, innovation, and collaborative spirit, earning top ho  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 20 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release on Aug. 19, 2025: * * * Space Systems Command Proves PTW SATCOM Capability for Warfighters to Operate More Effectively in Contested Environments Summary: SSC achieved several first-ever wins during its demonstration of Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) satellite communications (SATCOM) with joint warfighters: * Frequency hopping at variable interference levels; * Over-the-air operations via f  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Announces Investigation into Deadly Florida Truck Crash, Shares Preliminary Findings * Investigation will support Florida's ongoing criminal proceedings WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean P. Duffy today announced the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has launched an investigation into the recent deadly Florida highway  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Gang Member with 24 Arrests and 16 Convictions * Other heinous criminal illegal aliens arrested included pedophiles and rapists WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested Alejandro Lima-Ramirez, a 46-year-old criminal illegal alien from Mexico and member of the Florencia 13 Street gang.Lima-Ramirez has a criminal histo  more