OAKLAND, California, Feb. 3 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a multistate agreement in principle on monetary terms, requiring opioid manufacturer Hikma Pharmaceuticals to pay up to $150 million to address its role in the opioid epidemic. Hikma produces a range of generic opioid products and sells hundreds of millions of opioid doses every year. The Attorneys General allege that from   more

DOVER AFB, Delaware, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Dover Air Force Base (436th Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Airman 1st Class Amanda Jett, 436th Airlift Squadron The 3rd Airlift Squadron spearheaded the testing of a new C-17 Globemaster III combat offloading procedure known as Method C, at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware, January 23, 2024. Method C allows aircrews to safely deliver palletized cargo off the aft ramp without the use of forklifts or other types of aircraft cargo hand  more

DOVER AFB, Delaware, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Air Force Dover Air Force Base (436th Airlift Wing) issued the following news: By Roland Balik, 436th Airlift Wing Public Affairs The 436th Force Support Squadron Manpower and Organization Flight was the recipient of two 2023 Air Mobility Command General Benjamin Oliver Davis Jr. Manpower Management Engineering Awards. The Manpower and Organization Flight won the Team of the Year award for the third consecutive year. The award recognizes one team whose   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water bodies across America * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA's inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement   more

NEW YORK, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release Feb. 1, 2024: * * * Arts and cultural strategies will support ongoing progress in treasured water bodies across New York and New Jersey * * * The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA's inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement   more

PUERTO RICO, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on Feb. 1, 2024: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)'s Assistant Administrator for Water Radhika Fox announced on Tuesday EPA's inaugural Artist-in-Residence Program in collaboration with the National Endowment for the Arts. Assistant Administrator Fox made the announcement at Healing, Bridging, Thriving: A Summit on Arts and Culture in our Communities, which was co-hosted by the White House and N  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Feb. 3 -- The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: The Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System (PSERS) announced today that Brian Lyman has been named as its Chief Financial Officer. This appointment comes after an extensive nationwide search that took place over several recent months. Lyman, a certified public accountant with 25 years of experience in government and corporate accounting, fi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Feb. 2, 2024: By Joseph Clark, DOD News U.S. forces conducted a series of strikes today against Iran-backed militant groups in Iraq and Syria in response to last weekend's attack in Jordan that killed three U.S. soldiers. The strikes, which were carried out by U.S. Central Command forces, included more than 85 targets across seven facilities used by groups affiliated with Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps  more