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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 2, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Washington Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.5 percent in the Washington-Baltimore-Arlington, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA, Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Chicago Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Chicago-Naperville, IL-IN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Minneapolis Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.8 percent in the Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regio  more

NEW YORK, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Northeast Regional Information Office issued a report on May 3, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the New York Metropolitan Area - March 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.1 percent in the New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended March 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Will  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

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on May 3, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * From March 2023 to March 2024, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 31 states and was essentially unchanged in 19 states and the District of Columbia. The largest percentage increases occurred in Idaho (+3.7 percent), Nevada (+3.4 percent), Alaska (+3.2 percent), and South Carolina (+2.8 percent). * * * Chart: Change in nonfarm e  more

OAKLAND, California, May 4 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nationwide agreement in principle on monetary terms that will require opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $272.5 million nationally to address its role in the opioid epidemic. The attorneys general allege that Amneal Pharmaceuticals failed to properly monitor and report suspicious opioid orders. The sett  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Zoe Heller, of Sacramento, has been appointed Director of the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery. Heller has been Deputy Director of the Division of Circular Economy at the California Department of Resources, Recycling, and Recovery since 2023 and served in several roles there from 2017 to   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 4 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced his appointment of 18 Superior Court Judges, which include one in Alameda County; one in Contra Costa County; one in Fresno County; one in Kern County; two in Los Angeles County; one in Marin County; one in Merced County; one in Nevada County; one in Orange County; three in Sacramento County; one in San Bernardino County; two in San Diego Coun  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

SACRAMENTO, California, May 4 -- The California Air Resources Board issued the following news release: The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is announcing an expansion of projects that are eligible for funding for its Community Air Protection Program, making it possible for more communities to apply for and receive assistance for proven solutions that reduce emissions and exposure to harmful pollutants. The expanded list was announced in the recently launched 2024 Community Air Protection   more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Stephen Belleau, Acting Special Agent in Charge of the Drug Enforcement Administration for New England, today announced that a federal grand jury in New Haven has returned an indictment charging KYLE PETERSEN, 38, of Newington, and ERIK PETERSEN, also known as "Peach,"  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

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following remarks on May 3, 2024, by Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command change of command ceremony: * * * Well aloha, everyone! [Audience replies, "Aloha!"] It's great to be back in Hawaii. And it's an honor to be joined today by so many distinguished guests, including Governor Green and other state and local leaders from Hawaii, members of Congress, Heads of State, ministers of defense, chiefs of def  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

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following roundup on May 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is providing an at-a-glance summary of news from around the agency: * Today, the FDA announced (https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/cvm-updates/fda-announces-draft-guidance-pharmaceutical-development-veterinary-drug-products) the availability of draft guidance for industry (GFI) #290 (VICH GL61)  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- NASA issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: President Joe Biden will present Dr. Ellen Ochoa, former center director and astronaut at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Dr. Jane Rigby, senior project scientist for NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, each with the Presidential Medal of Freedom Friday in a ceremony at the White House in Washington. The Presidential Medal of Freedom is the nation's highest civilian honor award, and these two NASA reci  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

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 4 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan group of attorneys general, announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide crisis of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: VIET NGUYEN ("NGUYEN"), age 30, a resident of Gonzales , Louisiana, was sentenced on May 1, 2024 by United States District Judge Jane Triche Milazzo to one (1) year and one (1) day of imprisonment, three years of supervised release, and a $500.00 mandatory special assessment fee after previously pleading guilty to four counts of interstate travel in aid of ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending May 2, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending April 27, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 208,000, unchanged from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 207,000 to 208,000. The 4-week moving average was 210,000, a decrease   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 4 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell's Office is leading a coalition of 14 Attorneys General in filing an amicus brief (https://www.mass.gov/doc/ag-campbell-delaware-voting-rights-multistate/download) with the Delaware Supreme Court supporting Delaware's early voting statute against a lawsuit arguing that the Delaware state constitution requires all in-person votes to be cast on  more

NEW YORK, May 4 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release on May 3, 2024: New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced a multistate settlement in principle with opioid manufacturer Amneal Pharmaceuticals (Amneal) for its role in fueling the nationwide epidemic of opioid addictions and overdoses. Amneal produces several generic opioid products and was one of the largest manufacturers of opioids from 2006 to 2019, selling nearly nine billion pills. At  more

STANFORD, California, May 4 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York issued the following remarks on May 3, 2024, by President and CEO John C. Williams at the Hoover Institution Monetary Policy Conference: * * * As prepared for delivery Introduction Good afternoon. It's wonderful to be back at Stanford--especially with John Taylor chairing this panel. John was my advisor during my studies here, and he hired me as his research assistant in the early '90s. It was an extraordinary privilege to h  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

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Oregon issued the following news release: The U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Oregon joins its partners across the federal government, as well as people throughout American Indian and Alaska Native communities, in recognizing May 5, 2024, as National Missing and Murdered Indigenous Persons (MMIP) Awareness Day. The office also announced today the appointment of an MMIP Regional Coordinator based in the Di  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: The Vera C. Rubin Observatory, a research facility under construction in Chile and funded by the U.S. National Science Foundation and the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Science, achieved a major milestone on April 27, 2024, with the successful coating of its largest mirror with silver. The now-reflective 8.4-meter primary-tertiary mirror -- about as wide as a tennis court -- is so-called beca  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

AUSTIN, Texas, May 4 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard continue to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 509,000 illegal immigrant apprehens  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: This May, the U.S. Navy's Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) program is hosting a series of Talent Pipeline Project (TPP) Signing Day events across key maritime hubs to recognize the latest wave of skilled workers joining the Defense Industrial Base. These events, taking place in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Hampton Roads, Boston, and Long Island, mark the culmination of the SIB program's multiyear effort to develop robust  more

YAKIMA, Washington, May 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: Today, United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref administered the oath of office to Assistant United States Attorney Bree R. Black Horse. A swearing-in ceremony was held at the Yakama Nation Justice Center in Toppenish, Washington. AUSA Blackhorse will prosecute cases involving Missing or Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP), in connection with the   more