WASHINGTON, May 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: A member of Civil Air Patrol's Congressional Squadron helped lead the passage May 17 of a resolution in the U.S. Senate honoring the nation's search and rescue personnel, which includes CAP's more than 37,000 emergency responders. Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., inserted text for the bipartisan resolution into the Congressional Record designating May 16-22 as National Search and Rescue Week. The measur  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, May 22 -- The Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today led a 20-state lawsuit challenging a new Biden mandate that creates roadblocks for infrastructure projects by forcing social, environmental, and race-based regulations on developers. The mandate eliminates President Trump's common-sense reforms that streamlined development, to instead force Biden's radical green agenda. With the mandate in  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, May 21 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news on May 20, 2024: On May 17, 1974, staff of the new National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration's Geophysical Monitoring for Climatic Change program took their first atmospheric measurements for what would become one of the most scientifically significant records of humanity's impact on Earth's climate. Since then, NOAA's Global Monitoring Laboratory's continuous m  more

WASHINGTON, May 22 (TNSres) -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on May 21, 2024: A containership's propeller blade cracked leading to a loss of hydraulic oil and propulsion while transiting the Pacific Ocean, the National Transportation Safety Board said Tuesday. The investigation found a blade on the vessel's controllable pitch propeller system did not meet manufacturer design specifications. The Maunalei was travelling to Portland, Oregon, from Ancho  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet: * * * President Biden Announces New Actions to Advance Racial and Educational Equity on 70th Anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education President Biden believes every student deserves access to a high-quality education that prepares them to be the next generation of leaders. Today, on the 70th anniversary of the landmark Brown v. Board of Education (Brown) decision, which outlawed racially segregated schools - de  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 22 -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation today announced that Ruby McIntee, a U.S. Citizen and senior at the High School of Dundee in Dundee Scotland, has won the national John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Essay Contest for High School Students. The winning essay describes how former U.S. Representative Vito Marcantonio (New York 18th District) courageously oppo  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, AK - U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today that the Poker Creek Port of Entry is now open for the summer 2024 season. The Port of Entry was originally scheduled to open on May 17, 2024, however due to weather conditions the opening was delayed for a few days. Poker Creek scheduled opening was delayed due to weather conditions. The port is s  more