WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC and States File Amended Complaint Against Uber for Deceptive Billing and Cancellation Practices * The Federal Trade Commissionjoined by 21 states and the District of Columbiatoday filed an amended complaint alleging that Uber charged consumers for its subscription without their consent, failed to deliver promised savings including $0 delivery fees, and made it difficult for users to cancel the su  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news release: * * * Montana selected for new USPTO community engagement office location * New community engagement office to serve as innovation center for local/regional innovators ALEXANDRIA, VA The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced the selection of Montana as the first of several new locations of community engagement offices to serve innovators in part of the ei  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL-38467, titled 'Mass Spectrometry Sample Submission Portal,' authored by Lee Ann McCue, Matt Monroe, Michael Degan, Montana Smith and Samantha Obermiller for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. Dated September 2025, the document outlines development of a flexible, template-driven software tool to log biological samples, capture structured metadata and track the types of mass s  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory has issued report PNNL-38467, titled 'Mass Spectrometry Sample Submission Portal,' authored by Lee Ann McCue, Matt Monroe, Michael Degan, Montana Smith and Samantha Obermiller for the U.S. Department of Energy under contract DE-AC05-76RL01830. Dated September 2025, the document outlines development of a flexible, template-driven software tool to log biological samples, capture structured metadata and track the types of mass s  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Dec. 16 -- The Arizona House Republicans issued the following news release on Dec. 15, 2025: * * * Rep. Kupper Introduces "RAPID Act" to Raise Speed Limits on Safe Rural Interstates State Representative Nick Kupper today announced the introduction of HB2059, the Reasonable and Prudent Interstate Driving (RAPID) Act, legislation to allow higher speeds on designated rural interstate segments while maintaining tough penalties for dangerous driving. Under the RAPID Act, the Ari  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Announces Another Historic Milestone Toward Implementing 100% Solution to the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis * WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is announcing the signing of a historic new agreement between the United States and Mexico, called Minute 333, marking additional significant progress to permanently and urgently end the decades-long   more