ABERDEEN, Maryland, May 11 -- Aberdeen Proving Ground issued the following news: By Rachel Ponder Four Soldiers and one civilian were honored during the quarterly installation retirement ceremony at the APG post theater April 25, 2024. The five retirees had a combined service time of more than 113 years. The ceremony's host was the Director of the Network-Cross Functional Team, Maj. Gen. Jeth B. Rey. He was accompanied by the Senior Enlisted Advisor of the N-CFT, Sgt. 1st Class Adrian Parker.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 11 -- The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center issued the following news: The New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (NOENMCC) is proud to announce its Senior Director of Sales and Event Services, Elaine Williams, CMP, CEM-AP, will serve on the Board of Directors for the International Association of Exhibitions and Events (IAEE). IAEE is the largest association in the exhibitions and events industry, with its membership organizing and hosting more t  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: MICHAEL PENN, age 23, a resident of Tangipahoa Parish, was indicted on May 3, 2024, for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances Act. PENN is charged with three counts of distributing fentanyl, in violation of 21 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 841(a)(1), 841(b)(1)(A), and 841(b)(1)(B), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. If convicted of Count 1, PENN faces a m  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, May 11 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: Attorney General Liz Murrill announced an $10.25 million 50-jurisdiction settlement with AT&T Mobility, LLC, Cricket Wireless, LLC, T-Mobile USA, Inc., Cellco Partnership, d/b/a Verizon Wireless, and TracFone Wireless, Inc. (collectively, the "Wireless Carriers"), which resolves the state attorneys general investigations into the Wireless Carriers' deceptive and misleading advertising practices.   more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA is awarding approximately $45 million to 21 higher-education institutions to help build capacity for research. The awards were made possible through the Minority University Research and Education Project Institutional Research Opportunity (MIRO) and Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) grants, which are funded by the agency's Office of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Engagement.  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: ASHTON CAUSEY, age 22, a resident of Orleans Parish, was sentenced on May 7, 2024 to serve 210 months in federal prison on multiple drug and firearms violations, followed by a term of three years of supervised release. Additionally, CAUSEY was ordered to pay a mandatory $600 special assessment fee. Back on January 19, 2024, CAUSEY pled guilty before U.S. Di  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, May 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: DARRAN BOYKINS, a resident of New Orleans, was sentenced on May 2, 2024, by U.S. Chief District Judge Nanette Jolivette Brown, to 57 months incarceration after previously pleading guilty to Count 1 of an indictment. Chief Judge Brown also ordered that BOYKINS be placed on supervised release following 3 years of imprisonment. BOYKINS must also pay a mandatory  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- The U.S. Department of Education issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona today announced the 2024 U.S. Presidential Scholars, recognizing 161 high school seniors for their accomplishments in academics, the arts, and career and technical education fields. "The 161 high school seniors selected for the 60th anniversary of the U.S. Presidential Scholars represent the best of our nation's schools and inspire hope in the bright future of   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 11 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 25-state coalition in a lawsuit asking the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to review and declare unlawful the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's recently-released new rule on existing coal-, natural gas- and oil-fired power plants. The rule would force power plants fueled by coal or natural gas to capture smokestack e  more