MOBILE, Alabama, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: A Lexington, Mississippi, man was sentenced on July 18, 2024, to 60 months in prison for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. According to court documents, Morris Alan Morgan, 39, was a courier for Darrin J. Southall, a notorious and prolific drug distributor who operated in Mobile, Alabama, since 2016. Southall previously pled guilty to operat  more

MOBILE, Alabama, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Alabama issued the following news release: Four members of a federal drug conspiracy were sentenced on July 19 in federal court. Otis Sanders, Jr., 35, of Moss Point, Mississippi; Richard Dewise, 39, of Grand Bay, Alabama; Jeffery Ryan Clark, 28, of Mobile; and Maurice Marcell Carter, 44, of Moss Point, Mississippi, appeared before United States District Court Judge Kristi K. Dubose in separate sentencing h  more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: We are excited to kick off Habitat Month! All month long, we will share amazing habitat conservation efforts through our website and social media. The theme this year is "Habitat for All." We will focus on how the Office of Habitat Conservation is working together with our partners to protect and restore healthy habitats across the country. Through inclusive partnerships, we aim to ensure that   more

WASHINGTON, July 22 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: THIBODAUX, La. X-Treme Tech Services, LLC, which provides marine electronic services, violated federal law when a supervisor repeatedly sexually harassed a female employee and then fired her after she resisted his advances, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the lawsuit, the female employee was an administrative assistant for   more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 23, 2024: A federal jury convicted a Louisiana physician yesterday for conspiring to illegally distribute over 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine, and for defrauding health care benefit programs of more than $5.4 million. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Adrian Dexter Talbot, 58, of Slidell, owned and operated Medex C  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: A federal jury convicted a Louisiana physician yesterday for conspiring to illegally distribute over 1.8 million doses of Schedule II controlled substances, including oxycodone and morphine, and for defrauding health care benefit programs of more than $5.4 million. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Adrian Dexter Talbot, 58, of S  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, July 23 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that DJOHN BRYANT ("BRYANT"), age 31, of New Orleans, was indicted on July 19, 2024 for violations of the Federal Controlled Substances and Gun Control Acts. BRYANT is charged in Count 1 of the indictment with possession with intent to distribute cocaine, fentanyl, methamphetamine, oxycodone, tapentadol, and   more

WASHINGTON, July 23 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: Today, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced a $77.8 million investment in 14 projects through the Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR). Spanning 50 institutions across 21 jurisdictions, this investment aims to build research and development capacity and strengthen STEM education opportunities in states that have traditionally received lower levels of funding. "  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 24 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: Attorney General Drummond is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect parents' fundamental rights to make decisions about their children's welfare. In 2021, a Wisconsin school district implemented guidelines allowing students to change their gender identity at school - including names, pronouns, and use of facilities like locker rooms and bathrooms - without parental notification o  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, July 24 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news on July 23, 2024: Today, Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti led a coalition of state attorneys general in sending a letter to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), expressing concerns over their revived pilot program aimed at removing title insurance requirements from certain loans sold to Fannie Mae. The original pilot program, initially proposed by the Biden Administration,   more

RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany, July 24 -- The U.S. Air Forces in Europe-Air Forces Africa issued the following news: Two U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress aircraft assigned to the 2nd Bomb Wing, Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, arrived at Mihail Kogalniceanu Airbase, Romania, for Bomber Task Force 24-4, Sunday. While flying in international airspace and in accordance with international law, the U.S. B-52 aircraft were intercepted by two Russian aircraft over the Barents Sea at approximately  more