DALLAS, Texas, July 12 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Bacteria from gum disease may cause inflammation, harden heart valves * Research Highlights : * A lab study investigating mouse and human cardiac tissue found a potential link between gum disease (periodontitis) and a narrowing of the aortic valves (aortic valve stenosis). * Currently, there is no medication or treatment available that can prevent or slow the progre  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- The Chipmunk Grazing Association, Marsing, Idaho, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management regarding the proposed revisions to the regulations for grazing administration exclusive of Alaska. The association, which operates year-round cow-calf livestock operations dependent on BLM-managed public lands in Idaho's Owyhee field office, advocates support for the agency's rulemaking but recommends numerous modificat  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has established Class E airspace at Meadow Creek Airport in Monee, Illinois, supporting instrument flight rule operations safely. The final rule, published July 10, becomes effective at 0901 UTC on Oct. 29, 2026. The action establishes controlled airspace to accommodate instrument procedures being developed for Meadow Creek Airport and to support aircraft operating under instrument flight rules.  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Warns Companies Making Questionable 'Made in the USA' Claims * The Federal Trade Commission today issued warning letters to seven companies that appear to have misrepresented certain products as "Made in the USA," and one company that appears to have misrepresented certain products as "Made in Texas," despite indications that such products were imported, in whole or in significant part. "When Am  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- GrabAGun Digital Holdings Inc., a firearms retailer in Coppell, Texas, has submitted a public comment letter expressing support for the U.S. Department of Justice Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives' proposed rule allowing spouses to jointly register firearms under the National Firearms Act. The proposed rule, published as a notice of proposed rulemaking would let married couples make, transfer, or receive and register NFA firearms together without first  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Grassroots Carbon Public Benefit LLC, San Antonio, Texas, has provided a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management regarding the agency's proposed revisions to grazing regulations exclusive of Alaska. The document expresses support for the Bureau's efforts to modernize grazing administration rules to enhance flexibility, administrative efficiency, and improve rangeland health across public lands the Bureau administers. Grassro  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 (TNSFR) -- Legend Bancorp Inc., Bowie, Texas, has filed an application to acquire Graham Savings Financial Corporation and indirectly acquire Graham Savings and Loan, SSB, both of Graham, Texas, to engage in operating a savings association under Regulation Y. The Federal Reserve System said the application was submitted under section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act and Regulation Y. Public portions of the filing are available for inspection, and written comments on whether  more

WASHINGTON, July 11 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $7  more

WASHINGTON, July 12 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan Pushes Trump Administration to Release Affordable Housing Construction Funds * As President Trump continues to slow-walk a bipartisan housing affordability bill that already passed through Congress, U.S. Senator Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) is teaming up with U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) and several colleagues in urging the president to unlock community development tools and promptly release $7  more

WASHINGTON, July 13 -- Adam Rabinowitz, a professional archaeologist with extensive experience in the Black Sea region and a faculty member in the Department of Classics at the University of Texas at Austin, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of State urging the agency to recommend that the United States enter a bilateral agreement with Romania to impose import restrictions on archaeological materials sourced from Romania. The letter emphasizes the threat posed by widespr  more