WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Tim Moore, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Tim Moore Highlights Millions in FEMA Grants for Hurricane Helene Recovery in Rutherford and Burke Counties * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) is highlighting more than $4.75 million in federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to support recovery and infrastructure repairs in Rutherford and Burke Counties following the devastation ca  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Honeywell, Charlotte, North Carolina, announced an approximately $600 million capital raise for its quantum computing subsidiary, Quantinuum, bringing its pre-money equity valuation to $10 billion. The funding round was supported by a mix of new and returning investors, including Quanta Computer, NVentures (NVIDIA's venture capital arm), and JPMorgan Chase. The new capital is intended to advance Quantinuum's quantum computing technology, specifically supporting the deve  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSFR) -- The North Carolina State University Gregg Museum of Art and Design is set to repatriate a cultural item under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The item, identified as a sacred object, has been determined to have a cultural affiliation with Hui Iwi Kuamo'o. The cultural item is a "drinking gourd" ipu pawehe from circa 1850. It was donated to the Gregg Museum of Art and Design in 2020. While the donor thought the item was Cherokee, consult  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is preparing an environmental impact statement (EIS) to assess the environmental effects of issuing a license for a uranium enrichment facility. The license application was submitted by Global Laser Enrichment LLC, Wilmington, North Carolina, for its proposed Paducah Laser Enrichment Facilit, located in McCracken County, Kentucky. The facility would be situated on an undeveloped 322-acre plot zoned for heavy industry. The proposed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2025: * * * Ranking Member Shaheen, Senator Tillis Send Bipartisan Letters to Meta, Alphabet Ahead of Moldovan Parliamentary Elections Last week, U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and Thom Tillis (R-NC), who has helped lead engagement in the Moldova-North Carolina State   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-North Carolina, chairwoman of the House Rules Committee, issued the following opening remarks on Sept. 4, 2025, at a hearing to consider the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026, (H.R. 4553) and a resolution (H.Res. 668), which directs the Oversight Committee to continue its work in investigating and obtaining relevant documents related to the Epstein files: * * * Good afternoon, the Committee will come to order  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals, Asheville PD Month-Long 'Operation Mountain Justice' Leads to 32 Arrests in Buncombe County * Asheville, NC - A U.S. Marshals Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force (CRFTF) and Asheville Police Department (APD) operation conducted from Aug. 1-31 throughout western North Carolina has led to 32 arrests. Operation Mountain Justice was conducted in multiple counties of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces $221.2 Million Grant Agreement to Cover Agricultural Losses in North Carolina * U.S. Deputy Secretary of Agriculture Stephen Alexander Vaden in North Carolina met with agricultural leaders and producers and announced additional U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) assistance to help producers recover from Hurricane Helene. Deputy Secretary Vaden signed a block grant agreement wi  more