WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * After Decades of Failure, the Trump Administration is getting FEMA Back on Track * Under President Trump, FEMA is 100% faster in getting boots-on-the-ground to respond to disasters In just 200 days, President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have successfully reformed federal disaster response after decades of failure and neglect. For too long, disaster response has b  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The American Council on Education (ACE) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education advocating for a delay in the implementation of the recently enacted H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act. Signed into law on July 4, the OBBB represents a sweeping reform of the nation's student loan and repayment systems, as well as the accountability measures that govern how institutions package student aid. ACE's stance reflects concerns that the r  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve cyber warriors attend combined ceremony welcoming new leaders * ADELPHI, Md. - U.S. Army Reserve cyber warriors from the National Capital Region witnessed something special by attending a combined change of command and change of responsibility ceremony, welcoming both the new commander and senior enlisted advisor in one ceremony, at the Adelphi Laboratory Center, in Adelphi, M  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve Soldiers support National Capital Region medical sites during Medical Readiness Skills Sustainment Program for the Military 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - More than 40 Army Reserve Soldiers of the Staten Island, New York-based Northeast Medical Area Readiness Support Group and other direct reporting units from the Army Reserve Medical Command hierarchy took part in two concurrent r  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * CH-53K transports F-35 airframe * A CH-53K heavy lift helicopter transported an inoperable F-35B Lightning II airframe from Naval Air Station (NAS) Patuxent River, Maryland to Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Beaufort, South Carolina on Aug. 27. The King Stallion helicopter was flown by a Marine aircrew from Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH) 461, MCAS New River, North Caroli  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service has proposed adding the southern hognose snake, a small burrowing reptile native to southeastern coastal plains and sandhills, to the list of threatened species under the Endangered Species Act. This move follows a review of scientific data indicating the snake faces risks from habitat destruction and other pressures. Found in states like North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Alabama and Mis  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Aug. 29 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Recreational anglers can donate flounder carcasses to science * The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries will collect flounder carcasses from recreational fishermen during the 2025 season, held Sept. 1-14. The carcasses will be used for research purposes. Recreational anglers who donate their flounder carcass and complete the  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott to USDA: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to United States Department of Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins thanking her for the great work she and the USDA are doing to respond effectively and quickly to natural disasters, including the California wildfires earlier this  more