SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Nov. 20 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's National Environmental Satellite, Data and Information Service posted the following news: * * * 10 Memorable Images Captured by NOAA's GOES Satellites * From devastating storms and destructive wildfires to disruptive solar eruptions and captivating atmospheric phenomena, NOAA's GOES satellites have seen it all. Since 1975, GOES have been our "eyes in the sky," keeping constant watch over the Western Hem  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Fines Southern California Facility for Hazardous Waste Violations * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with the Sherwin-Williams Company (doing business as Engineered Polymer Solutions) to resolve claims of violations of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) at the company's manufacturing facility in Commerce, California. The settlement req  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following news release: * * * FCC Prevents California's Unlawful Abuse of Federal Lifeline Program Carr: "Federal dollars should not pay for California's abuse of the Lifeline program" * The FCC administers a multibillion federal program that provides low-income Americans with a discount on their phone and Internet services. Millions of people living in California have benefited from this federal Lifeline program. The F  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Space Force issued the following news: * * * GT 254: AFGSC validates reliability, readiness of ICBM force with Minuteman III test launch * BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. (AFNS) Air Force Global Strike Command conducted a test launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Nov. 5. This test, designated GT 254, evaluated the ongoing reliability, operational readiness, and accuracy of the ICBM   more

MENLO PARK, California, Nov. 20 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Imaging of tiny particles at SLAC's X-ray laser just got faster * By Ula Chrobak Subscribe to SLAC Breaking News (external link) Key takeaways * A new machine learning algorithm speeds up the reconstruction of 3D images from data taken with SLAC's LCLS X-ray laser. * Called X-RAI, the tool looks at millions of X-ray images to create the 3D reconstruction of target pa  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Researchers discover entirely new phase of ice Water is weird. When ice cubes float at the top of a drink, they're defying the norm. Solids are generally denser than liquids, so they sink. But because of its hydrogen bonds, water produces unusual and complex behaviors. Studying water ice and its various phases is crucial for understanding its strang  more

LIVERMORE, California, Nov. 21 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Watching gold change structure at extreme pressures The inside of giant planets can reach pressures more than one million times the Earth's atmosphere. As a result of that intense pressure, materials can adopt unexpected structures and properties. Understanding matter in this regime requires experiments that push the limits of physics in the laborato  more

PASADENA, California, Nov. 21 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA, Aerospace Corporation Study Sharpens Focus on Ammonia Emissions The pungent gas contributes to fine airborne particulate pollution, which endangers human health when inhaled and absorbed in the bloodstream. * A recent study led by scientists at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California and the nonprofit Aerospace Corporation shows how high-resolution maps of ground-l  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release on Nov. 19, 2025: * * * Reward Offers Up to $15 Million for Information Leading to Arrest and/or Conviction of Canadian Narcotics Trafficker and Up to $2 Million Each for Assassins Responsible for Federal Witness Murder Today, the U.S. Department of State's Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs is announcing a reward offer increase under the Narcotics Rewards Program (NRP) of up to $15 m  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Treasury Sanctions Former Canadian Olympian and Notorious Narcotrafficker Ryan Wedding Sanctions Are Part of a Coordinated U.S. Government Action Against Wedding * Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned Ryan James Wedding (Wedding), alongside nine individuals and nine entities closely associated with him. Wedding, a for  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Warns Pennsylvania: $75 Million is on the Line if State Doesn't Revoke Illegally Issued Licenses from Dangerous Foreign Drivers * The Department's nationwide audit exposed that Pennsylvania has issued licenses to ineligible and unqualified foreign drivers WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced that the F  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Nov. 20, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Warns Pennsylvania: $75 Million is on the Line if State Doesn't Revoke Illegally Issued Licenses from Dangerous Foreign Drivers The Department's nationwide audit exposed that Pennsylvania has issued licenses to ineligible and unqualified foreign drivers * U.S. Transportation Secretary  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Citizens and Chinese Nationals Arrested for Exporting Artificial Intelligence Technology to China * Two U.S. citizens and two nationals of the People's Republic of China (PRC)all residing in the United Stateshave been charged with a conspiracy to illegally export cutting-edge NVIDIA Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), which have artificial intelligence (AI) applications, to the PRC, announced As  more