WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Approves California FRSMP Petition for Burrowing Nematode (Radopholus similis) The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) approved the Federally Recognized State Managed Phytosanitary (FRSMP, pronounced "free-stamp") program petition from California for Radopholus similis, also known as the burrowing   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Charges Against Los Angeles Real Estate Agent, Landlord for Price Gouging in Wake of Eaton Fire In addition, DOJ has sent more than 700 price gouging warning letters to hotels and landlords LOS ANGELES -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the filing of charges against a Southern California real estate agent and a landlord for pric  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Felony Charges Against a Gun Show Trader for Running an Illegal Assault Weapon Manufacturing Operation out of His Garage SACRAMENTO - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced the arrest and charges filed against a suspect who was running an illegal assault weapon manufacturing and assembly operation out of his garage in Roseville. In addit  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 18 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Multistate Coalition to Continue Supporting Pennsylvania's Commonsense Age-Based Firearm Restrictions OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta, as part of a coalition of 19 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the State of Pennsylvania's petition for rehearing en banc in Lara v. Commissioner of Pennsylvania State Police. Pennsylvania   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 18 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION DEFENDING PENNSYLVANIA LAW THAT PROHIBITS CONCEALED CARRY BY INDIVIDUALS UNDER 21 Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 19 attorneys general filing an amicus brief urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit to revisit an opinion striking down a Pennsylvania law prohibiting individuals under the age of 21 from ca  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Bamboo Eagle 25-1 tests forces in a combat representative environment NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, Nev. (AFNS) -- The U.S. Air Force Warfare Center recently wrapped up Bamboo Eagle 25-1, concluding a series of coordinated, multi-domain operations that involved more than 10,000 personnel from multiple Air Force major commands, the joint force and allied air forces. Airman 1st Class Christopher Ian Padecio, assigned to the  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Delaware - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.1 percent in Delaware, not   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in Maryland - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 7.0 percent in Maryland, not   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in New Jersey - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.2 percent in New Jersey,   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 14 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report entitled "Alternative Measures of Labor Underutilization in the District of Columbia - 2024": * * * In 2024, the broadest measure of labor underutilization, designated U-6 (which includes the unemployed, workers employed part-time for economic reasons, and those marginally attached to the labor force), was 8.2 percent i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * Border Crossing Data Annual Release: 2023 - 2024 BTS 10-25 This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date and complete. The Bureau of Transportat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Brian Dugan Named Assistant Director of the Training Division The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Brian Dugan as the assistant director of the Training Division. Most recently, Mr. Dugan served as the special agent in charge of the Norfolk Field Office in Virginia. Mr. Dugan joined the FBI as a special agent in 1998 and was first assigned to the San Diego Field Office, where he largely worked domestic terrorism  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 18, 2025 ARMY Schutt Industries of Clintonville Wi Inc., Clintonville, Wisconsin, was awarded a $230,154,899 fixed-price with economic price adjustment contract for M870A4 semitrailer, lowbed, construction equipment transporters. Bids were solicited via the internet with one received. Work locations and funding will be determined with each order, with an estimated completion date of May  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Health Net Federal Services, LLC and Centene Corporation Agree to Pay Over $11 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Liability for Cybersecurity Violations Note: View the settlement agreement here. Health Net Federal Services Inc. (HNFS) of Rancho Cordova, California and its corporate parent, St. Louis-based Centene Corporation, have agreed to pay $11,253,400 to resolve claims that   more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Feb. 19 -- The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * MPCA confirms registration of Minnesota's initial packaging producer responsibility organization Minnesota joins several other states in confirming Circular Action Alliance as its PRO for the Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act In early 2024, Minnesota became the fifth U.S. state to enact an extended producer responsibility (EPR) law for packaging, food packaging, and p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Missions Studying Cosmic Origins, Sun NASA's SPHEREx is situated on a work stand ahead of prelaunch operations at the Astrotech Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The SPHEREx space telescope will share its ride to space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA's PUNCH mission. Credit: USSF 30th Space Wing/Christopher NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch an  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 18 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Sets Launch Coverage for Missions Studying Cosmic Origins, Sun NASA's SPHEREx is situated on a work stand ahead of prelaunch operations at the Astrotech Processing Facility at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The SPHEREx space telescope will share its ride to space on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with NASA's PUNCH mission. Credit: USSF 30th Space Wing/Christopher NASA will   more

MENLO PARK, California, Feb. 19 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Researchers record ultrafast chorus dance of electrons on super-small particle The measurement breaks the "nanometer barrier," allowing researchers to observe ultrafast collective electronic motion on a new class of ultra-small particles, valued for their ability to trap and manipulate light. It may be the smallest, shortest chorus dance ever recorded. As reported in Scienc  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * Robert K. Tripp Named Assistant Director of the Human Resources Division The Federal Bureau of Investigation has named Robert K. Tripp as the assistant director of the Human Resources Division at FBI Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Mr. Tripp most recently served as the special agent in charge of the San Francisco Field Office. Mr. Tripp joined the FBI as an intelligence research specialist in 1998 and worked in the Crim  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 5:25-cv-01666; N.D. Cal. filed Feb. 18, 2025) involving Namah Wealth Creation and Preservation L.P., Harshad Shah and Virendra Parekh: * * * The Securities and Exchange Commission today filed charges against Harshad Shah, Virendra Parekh, and their Milpitas, California-based firm, Namah Wealth Creation and Preservation, L.P., for allegedly perpetrating a $1.5 million securities offering f  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2025: * * * Will Thompson Concludes His Service as United States Attorney CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Will Thompson announced today that he has concluded his tenure as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, effective immediately. "Serving as the United States Attorney has genuinely been a career highlight," Thom  more