WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * 150 years of Arctic operations and the Polar Security Cutter * "... when we greeted some of the officers of the wrecked vessels, whom we knew, they were stunned; it was some time before they could realize that we were flesh and blood. Some looked off to the south to see if there was not a ship in sight, and others wanted to know if we had come up in a balloon. Had we not been so well k  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM Launches "One Dollar, One Tree" Holiday Savings Across Local Public Lands * SALT LAKE CITY The Bureau of Land Management has announced a series of holiday affordability measures that will help families save money, enjoy public lands, and support wildfire prevention efforts across Utah during the 2025-2026 winter season. Effective immediately through January 31, t  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Dec. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that nearly 950,000 consumers who do not currently have health care coverage through plans in the individual market Marketplace have signed up for coverage in 2026, since the start of the Marketplace Open  more