WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: The Association of Independent Colleges of Art & Design and NOAA Fisheries have selected accomplished environmental artist Nellie Geraghty for the fifth AICAD/NOAA Fisheries Art + Science Fellowship. Geraghty's art draws from her experience as a farm hand and a commitment to environmental justice through education. Her work tells stories gathered from field research through intricate visual nar  more

ELLSWORTH AFB, South Dakota, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Air Force Ellsworth Air Force Base (28th Bomb Wing) issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Jake Jacobsen, 28th Bomb Wing Public Affairs A pair of B-1B Lancers assigned to the 34th Bomb Squadron successfully executed a non-stop CONUS-to-CONUS mission from Ellsworth Air Force Base into the Indo-Pacific region Aug. 1-2, 2024, integrating with Allies and partners to enhance global security and strengthen a shared commitment to regional stability.   more

RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 6 -- Virginia Attorney General Jason S. Miyares issued the following news release: Attorney General Jason Miyares has co-led a 21-state coalition urging the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to uphold the divest-or-ban legislation passed by Congress. Enacted earlier this year, the federal law bans TikTok in the United States unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in the platform. In response, ByteDance and Tik  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024 entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Phoenix Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.3 percent in the Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. R  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the San Jose Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.8 percent in the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Aug. 5, 2024, entitled "Changing Compensation Costs in the Seattle Metropolitan Area - June 2024": * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 4.3 percent in the Seattle-Tacoma, CA Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ended June 2024, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional C  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Aug. 6 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Omaha Division issued the following news release: Members of the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Omaha Division will connect with community members in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota, Tuesday, August 6, at National Night Out events providing educational resources on the dangers of drug use and experimentation. National Night Out began in 1984 as a way to encourage relationships between communities   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: CHICAGO Alto Ingredients, Inc., a manufacturer of industrial and food-grade, corn-based alcohols, violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) when it terminated an electrician from its campus in Pekin, Illinois, because of his disability, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit filed today. According to the EEOC's lawsuit, when the electrician applied for   more