WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Expands and Establishes Fruit Fly Quarantines in California * Subject: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials On September 15 and September 23, 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Santa Clara Mediterranean fruit fl  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * California man accused of doxing ICE employee now in custody * SAN DIEGO -- An investigation by the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility in San Diego led to the arrest of Gregory John Curcio, 68, who is accused of doxxing an ICE attorney by posting her personal information online and urging others to harass her. Curcio was arrested Sept. 22 ac  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in California, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The cost  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 26 -- Ohio State Auditor Keith Faber issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Finding for Recovery of $54,388.20 Issued After Payment by Shawnee Hills Directed to Fraudulent Account Instead of Legitimate Vendor A finding for recovery of $54,388.20 was issued Thursday after the Village of Shawnee Hills in Delaware County submitted payment for a paving project to a fraudulent bank account. The finding was included in an audit of the village's finances fr  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs * New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an emergency action to drastically rest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announc  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Fiscal Year 2026 Sugar Loan Rates and No Actions Under Feedstock Flexibility Program * WASHINGTON, Sept. 26, 2025 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced sugar loan rates for crop year 2025 (fiscal year 2026). The rates, which were raised in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald J. T  more