WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) recently reviewed the following plants modified using genetic engineering to determine whether they posed an increased plant pest risk as relative to non-modified comparators: * University of Florida, two submissions, a sweet orange and a grapefruit with disease to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: * * * Grant supports disaster-relief jobs, training services in 33 counties * * * The U.S. Department of Labor today announced an initial $800,000 emergency grant award to help fund Georgia's cleanup and recovery activities in 33 counties following Hurricane Debby. The grant will also enable the state to provide employment and training services to peo  more

ORLANDO, Florida, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Florida issued the following news release: U.S. District Judge Paul G. Byron has sentenced three individuals for their roles in a multi-kilogram methamphetamine trafficking conspiracy. Each of the individuals charged in the case previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute methamphetamine. They were sentenced as follows: Name ... Sentencing Date ... Sentence Imposed Jevonn C  more

EGLIN AFB, Florida, Aug. 29 -- The U.S. Air Force's Eglin Air Force Base issued the following news: A bloody, armed battle raged across multiple locations at Eglin Aug. 22- 24 with only a lone four-person fire-team emerging victorious. The team, from Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, earned the CONUS E-Sports Championship for Call of Duty. The Buckley team knocked off seven other teams to claim the belt, an actual professional wrestling-style belt finishing the tournament with a record of 2  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 29 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release on Aug. 28, 2024: A Florida man was sentenced to prison today after he was previously convicted of felony and misdemeanor offenses related to his conduct during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol. His actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the 2020 presidential elec  more