WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Expands the Santa Clara Mediterranean Fruit Fly (Ceratitis capitata) Quarantine in California * Subject: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials On October 30 and November 3, 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Santa  more

UPTON, New York, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Chongai Kuang Honored for Aerosol Research * UPTON, N.Y. Chongai Kuang, an atmospheric scientist at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, has been awarded the Benjamin Y. H. Liu Award by the American Association for Aerosol Research (AAAR). Kuang, a member of Brookhaven Lab's Environmental Science and Technologies Department, is bei  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Portable Power Banks and Wireless Charging Stands Hazard: The lithium-ion battery in the power banks and charging stands can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: November 13, 2025 Units: About 83,500 (In addition, about 2,385 were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: Belkin toll-free at 800-223-5546 from 9 a.m. to  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network issued the following news release: * * * FinCEN Combats Financial Support to the Sinaloa Cartel by Finding Transactions Involving 10 Mexico-based Gambling Establishments to be of Primary Money Laundering Concern * WASHINGTON Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued a finding and notice of proposed rulemaking (NPRM) that identifies transactio  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Justice Department Sues Governor Gavin Newsom for California's Race-Based Redistricting Plan * WASHINGTON - The Justice Department announced today that it filed legal action against Governor Gavin Newsom and Secretary of State Shirley Weber for the State of California's newly adopted redistricting plan enacted with the passage of Proposition 50. The suit alleges that the plan mandates racially gerr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Leads Largest USDA Trade Mission to Mexico, Participates in New World Screwworm Joint Reviews * (Washington, D.C., November 13, 2025) - Last week in Mexico City, Mexico, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins led the largest U.S. Department of Agriculture agribusiness trade mission in the history of our country. During the mission to Mexico, 41 U.S. businesses, 33 coo  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 2025: * * * Treasury and Government of Mexico Partners Target Transnational Criminal Organization Today, the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) joined the Government of Mexico in targeting the Hysa Organized Crime Group and numerous Mexico-based gambling establishments involved in cartel-related money l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 13, 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 announced  more