WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: By Zach Shapiro, MyCG Writer Coast Guard Art Program artist Ken Stetz is the winner of the 2024 George Gray Award for artistic excellence. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania-based artist was recognized at the Coast Guard Art Program (COGAP)'s annual art acceptance ceremony on July 11, 2024, at the Salmagundi Club in New York City. This best in show award is the Coast Guard's highest honor for ar  more

WASHINGTON, July 24 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on July 22, 2024: NEW YORK - Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, as part of the Biden-Harris Administration's Investing in America agenda, announced the selection of Hudson Valley Regional Council to receive a $3 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant to implement community-driven solutions that tackle the climate crisis, reduce air pollution, advance environmental justice and accelerate  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: Hadi Matar, 26, of Fairview, New Jersey, was arraigned today in federal court in connection with attempting to provide material support to Hizballah, a designated foreign terrorist organization; engaging in an act of terrorism transcending national boundaries; and providing material support to terrorists. "We allege that in attempting to murder Salman Rushdie in New York in 2022, Hadi Mat  more

WASHINGTON, July 25 -- The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. issued the following news release on July 24, 2024: * * * Moving Picture Machine Operators Plan Averts Insolvency and Reduction of Benefits Through Receipt of Special Financial Assistance * * * The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) announced today that it has approved the application submitted to the Special Financial Assistance (SFA) Program by the Pension Plan of the Moving Picture Machine Operators Union Local 306 (Moving  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, July 25 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: Maj. Gen. Edward D. Phelka, Civil Air Patrol's national commander/CEO, has appointed Col. James A. Ridley, Sr., to be the next commander of CAP's Northeast Region. Ridley, Connecticut Wing commander from 2017-2021 and the Northeast Region chief of staff the past three years, will assume command Oct. 26 during the Joint Northeast Region/New York Wing Conference in Lake George, New York. H  more

WEST POINT, New York, July 25 -- The Military Academy issued the following academic news: By Meghan Dower-Rogers USMA Office of Research "Important for us to be able to fight and win in wars ... is our warrior ethos," retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster explained. "The ethos is what we expect of one another based on the principles, the values we know that we know are essential to combat effectiveness." Tune in to a bonus episode of "Inside West Point: Ideas That Impact" titled "Warrior Ethos and t  more