DALLAS, Texas, Dec. 3 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $850K Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Comerica Bank Helps Launch New Senior Living Community in Houston, Texas * HOUSTON, TEXAS, December 3, 2025The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas), Comerica Bank and New Hope Housing (NHH) joined community leaders Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of NHH Ennis,   more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Dec. 3 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * 18 military hospitals receive Leapfrog's highest Hospital Safety Grade * The Defense Health Agency announced 18 military hospitals received an "A" rating in the Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade assessment for fall 2025. These high grades reflect DHA's commitment to transparency and continuous improvement in providing high-quality care to its patients. "These ratings underscore the strength of our int  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * 19 Arrested in Four Countries Related to Visa Fraud, Racketeering, Money Laundering and Related Charges * 19 individuals were arrested today in the United States, Colombia, Ecuador, and El Salvador in connection with racketeering, money laundering and visa fraud charges. Five of the arrestees are charged in a U.S. indictment for participation in a four-year transnational visa fraud, racketeering, an  more

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

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Big Ideas Lab podcast traces the flow of energy in the U.S. Inside a sixth-grade classroom, a teacher dims the lights and directs the student's attention to a projector. On the screen appears a brightly colored chart featuring thick, twisting bars extending from left to right. Some are as wide as rivers; others as narrow as threads. The diagrams look almost l  more

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Energy-efficient process delivers rare-earth element for magnets Neodymium is a rare-earth element essential for producing the strongest permanent magnets, which are widespread in defense technologies, hard drives, medical imaging devices, electric vehicle motors, wind turbines and more. Despite its designation in the U.S. as a critical material, neodymium is   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release: * * * FDA Announces Leadership Appointments at Center for Drug Evaluation and Research * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that Tracy Beth Hoeg, M.D., Ph.D., has been appointed acting director of the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER). A physician and epidemiologist, Dr. Hoeg was a Visiting Scholar at the Massachusetts In  more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * How the Air Force Overcame the Odds to Revive a Damaged B-2 * WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio Four years ago, a B-2 Spirit, tail number 89-0129, also known as the Spirit of Georgia, experienced an incident resulting in significant damage to the bomber and raising serious questions about its future. What followed was a remarkable display of teamwork, ingenuity, and determina  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Rover Detects Electric Sparks in Mars Dust Devils, Storms Perseverance confirmed a long-suspected phenomenon in which electrical discharges and their associated shock waves can be born within Red Planet mini-twisters. * NASA's Perseverance Mars rover has recorded the sounds of electrical discharges --sparks -- and mini-sonic booms in dust devils on Mars. Long theorized, the phenomen  more

PASADENA, California, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Tests Drones in Death Valley, Preps for Martian Sands and Skies Next-generation drone flight software is just one of 25 technologies for the Red Planet that the space agency funded for development this year. * When NASA engineers want to test a concept for exploring the Red Planet, they have to find ways to create Mars-like conditions here on Earth. Then they test, tinker, and repea  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following Q&A with intern Chloe Winter: * * * Hilo Intern Chloe Winter Explores Sustainable Fisheries From deepwater shrimp fisheries to electronic monitoring, University of Hawaii at Hilo intern Chloe Winter explores the science, policy, and teamwork behind sustainable fisheries. * What got you interested in marine science, and how did that lead to your NOAA internship? My interest in marine science start  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Operation Sweet Silence Defendant Guilty of Drug Trafficking in Columbus, Georgia * A repeat offender who prosecutors say was attempting to take over the illicit drug market in Columbus, Georgia, by obtaining methamphetamine, cocaine, and high grade marijuana from California was found guilty by a jury yesterday of drug trafficking resulting from Operation Sweet Silence, a multi-agency law enforcemen  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2025: * * * Reclamation continues Sites Reservoir Project public negotiation sessions SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announces the continuation of public negotiation sessions with the Sites Project Authority for a Partnership Agreement for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. Reclamation and the Sites Project Authority are partnering on capacit  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation issued the following news release on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * Reclamation continues Sites Reservoir Project public negotiation sessions - December 18th SACRAMENTO, Calif. - The Bureau of Reclamation today announces the continuation of public negotiation sessions with the Sites Project Authority for a Partnership Agreement for the proposed Sites Reservoir Project. Reclamation and the Sites Project Authority are partn  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:25-cv-10200-SK; N.D. Cal. filed Nov. 25, 2025): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Yida Gao and Shima Capital Management LLC, No. 3:25-cv-10200-SK (N.D. Cal. filed Nov. 25, 2025) On November 25, 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed fraud charges against Puerto Rico-based registered investment adviser Shima Capital Management LLC and its owner, Georgia resident Yid  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * T-7A Red Hawk: A new era for pilot training begins at Randolph * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas (AFNS) - The Air Force is welcoming a new purpose-built aircraft designed to train today's pilots for tomorrow's fight. Arriving Dec. 5 at the 12th Flying Training Wing, the T-7A Red Hawk ushers in a new era of training for Air Education and Training Command, where next-generation pilot training takes flight. "Th  more

LIVERMORE, California, Dec. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Turning wastewater into valuable fertilizer Almost half of the planet's population depends on synthetic fertilizers to grow the food they eat. But that fertilizer comes at a cost -- about two percent of the world's energy budget. Improving efficiency and cutting costs of producing fertilizer would have big, global impacts. To that end, researchers at Lawrence  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 4 -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on Dec. 3, 2025: * * * President Donald J. Trump Announces the Reset of Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) Standards DELIVERING A WIN FOR AMERICAN FAMILIES AND AUTOMAKERS: Today, President Donald J. Trump is delivering major relief to American families by resetting the Biden Administration's costly and unlawful Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) standards. * President Trump is returning CAFE standards to levels that  more