EDWARDS AFB, California, May 3 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Gary Hatch and Mary Kozaitis, 412th Test Wing Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall visited Edwards Air Force Base on May 2 to visit with the Air Force Test Pilot School and to fly in the X-62A VISTA. The flight allowed Secretary Kendall to experience firsthand the unique aircraft, which incorporates machine learning and highly specialized software to test autonomous aerial combat fly  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Pheonix Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.7 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.4 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.5 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: A Russian national pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to commit money laundering related to his role in operating the cryptocurrency exchange BTC-e from 2011 to 2017. According to court documents, Alexander Vinnik, 44, was one of the operators of BTC-e, which was one of the world's largest virtual currency exchanges. From its inception in  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California issued the following news release: A federal grand jury has charged Daniel Schatt, Joseph Podulka, and James Alexander with wire fraud conspiracy and related crimes in connection with their respective roles in an alleged scheme to defraud customers and investors in Cred, LLC (Cred) allegedly causing losses of customer cryptocurrency assets with a market value that may have exceeded $780 m  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Investigation finds 14-year-old children using razor-sharp deboning knives * * * In one of the largest wage violation settlements ever reached for U.S. poultry workers, a federal court in Los Angeles has entered a consent judgment that orders Fu Qian Chen Lu, Bruce Shu Hua Lok and others as owners and operators of a network of California poultry processors and distributors to pay  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces the latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $17,050,000 from President Biden's I  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Inves  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces the latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's I  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's Inve  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in Agenda America, EPA announces the latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking water * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $28,650,000 from President Biden's I  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 3 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * As part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America Agenda, EPA announces the latest round of funding toward President Biden's commitment to replace every lead pipe in the nation, protecting public health and helping to deliver safe drinking * * * Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced $6,446,000 from President Biden's Investin  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 3 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. - U.S. Army Southern California Recruiting Battalion, out of Mission Viejo, California, held a "Meet Your Army" recruiting event at Joint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos, Los Alamitos, California. on April 22, 2024. Organized in collaboration with Southern California School Districts and Sunburst Youth Academy, the event offered an immersive experience of the v  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news release: The Navy will christen the future USS Robert E. Simanek (ESB 7) as the newest Expeditionary Sea Base ship (ESB) during a 9:00 a.m. PST ceremony on Saturday, May 4, in San Diego, California. The christening ceremony's principal address will be delivered by the Honorable Sean Coffey, General Counsel of the Navy. Remarks will also be provided by the Honorable Scott Peters, U.S. Representative, California's 50th District; Master  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 3 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Small nonfarm businesses in Hawaii County are now eligible to apply for low interest federal disaster loans from the U.S. Small Business Administration, announced Francisco Sanchez Jr., associate administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration. These loans offset economic losses because of reduced revenues caused by drought th  more