WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living issued the following news: * * * ACL Announces 2025 Chronic Disease Self-Management Education Grant Awards * ACL is pleased to announce four recipients of Chronic Disease Self-Management Education (CDSME) grants totaling approximately $4.9 million in combined funding to implement evidence-based CDSME programs across four states. ACL's CDSME program provides education and tools to hel  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM and Forest Service approve Cross-Tie transmission project * WASHINGTON - The Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service published records of decision for the Cross-Tie 500-kilovolt transmission project. The decisions authorize a right-of-way across BLM-managed public lands in Nevada and Utah and the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Meathead Movers Settles EEOC Discrimination Cases * Moving company resolves lawsuit and federal investigation alleging it failed to recruit and hire older workers and women LOS ANGELES - Meathead Movers Inc., the largest independent moving company based in San Luis Obispo, California, agreed to pay up to $2 million for individuals who were not hired into various positions due to age   more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service posted the following news: * * * Update: Genetic Sequencing Results for Wisconsin Dairy Herd Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza * Contact: aphispress@usda.gov WASHINGTON, D.C., December 19, 2025 On December 14, 2025, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced the first detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in a dairy herd in Wisconsin. On  more