WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following enforcement news release: The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Center for Risk Management Education and Research at Kansas State University (KSU) today announced featured panels for the third Agricultural Commodity Futures Conference (AgCon2024). The conference is scheduled for April 11-12 in Overland Park, Kansas and will be the first AgCon cohosted by the CFTC and KSU since 2019. Register here for   more

LENEXA, Kansas, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: Today, EPA Region 7 Administrator Meg McCollister presented a $458,358 ceremonial check to Cornerstones of Care for a Brownfields Job Training Grant. McCollister joined Cornerstones of Care President and CEO Merideth Rose and Build Trybe Director Theo Bunch at the Kansas City, Missouri, ceremony. Through its Build Trybe training program, Cornerstones of Care plans to train 50 stude  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: On Tuesday, January 31, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted its first-ever Food is Medicine summit in Washington, D.C., an all-day summit for stakeholders at the intersection between food and health. Secretary Xavier Becerra (pronounced Ha-vee-air Beh-sehr-rah) opened the summit by announcing three new public-private partnerships with Instacart, Rockefeller Foundat  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri issued the following news release on Feb. 2, 2024: A St. Peters, Mo., physician has pleaded guilty in federal court to his role in a conspiracy to make false statements that resulted in more than $1.4 million in Medicare and Medicaid fraud. "A trusted physician failed his obligation to provide true and accurate information regarding the health care of numerous patients," said U.S. Attorney Ter  more

KIRTLAND AFB, New Mexico, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Senior Airman Ruben Garibay, 377th Air Base Wing Public Affairs Members from the 58th Special Operations Wing and the Navy Parachute Team, joined forces for coordinated tandem airdrops and a flyover at the American Football Conference Championship game: Kansas City Chiefs versus the Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore, Maryland, Jan. 28, 2024. Working together, the 58 SOW supported the Navy   more