WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 17 -- The U.S. Air Force's Edwards Air Force Base issued the following news: By Whitney Wetsig, Air Force Research Laboratory An Air Force Research Laboratory-developed physiological monitoring system for pilots completed a series of F-16 flight tests March 4-17, 2024, at the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School, or TPS, at Edwards Air Force Base, California. The 422d Test and Evaluation Squadron also completed flight tests on the system in January and February 20  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 20 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release on April 19, 2024: The Bureau of Land Management today announced approval of the Dry Lake East Energy Center Solar Project on 1,635 acres of public lands in Clark County. The project is designed to generate up to 200 megawatts (MW) of electricity and provide up to 600 MW of battery energy storage reliability for the Nevada grid through the Harry Allen Substation. "This  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on April 18, 2024, entitled "County Employment and Wages in Nevada - Third Quarter 2023": * * * Employment rose in Nevada's two large counties from September 2022 to September 2023, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (Large counties are those with annual average employment levels of 75,000 or more in 2022.)   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 17 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco, a federal district bank, issued the following news release on April 16, 2024: The Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco (FHLBank San Francisco) today announced a $13 million commitment to its 2024 WISH matching grant program to provide funding for downpayment assistance to lower-income families and individuals. The WISH Program (http://www.fhlbsf.com/community-programs/grant-programs/wish?category=overview) is  more

WASHINGTON, April 11 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3101): * * * IN RE: Baby Food Marketing, Sales Practices and Products Liability Litigation (No. II) TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiffs in four actions/1 move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the District of Nevada, the Northern District of California, the Central District of California, or the Eastern District of Louisiana. This litigation consists of  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 16 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: Last month, the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program went back home to Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, to host the 2024 Air Force & Marine Corps Trials. More than 100 warrior athletes competed for a spot to represent Team Air Force during the 2024 Department of Defense Warrior Games, happening June 21-30, at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex in Orl  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 17 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on April 15, 2024, at a reproductive freedoms organizing event at Bottega Exchange: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Can we hear it for Joi? (Applause.) Hi, everyone. Please have a seat. Have a seat. Joi, you are -- and I -- and I got to meet that baby girl of yours. Oh, my god, she's precious. To you and your husband and to your family, I thank you for your courage and your willingness to share your story. A  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 17 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a moderated conversation on April 15, 2024, by Vice President Kamala Harris with Moms Demand Action Executive Director Angela Ferrell and actress Xochitl Gomez at the Southwest Career and Technical Academy about the impact of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi, everyone. (Applause.) Good afternoon, everyone. Good afternoon. MS. FERRELL-ZABALA: Hello, everybody. We ready to go?   more