WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Today, President Biden will travel to Georgia and Florida to survey damage, meet with local officials, community leaders and first responders As search and rescue, power restoration and communication capabilities remain top priorities throughout the Southeast, FEMA has already helped thousands of Hurricane Helene survivors jumpstart their recoveries with more th  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Miami Division issued the following news release: Antoine D. Wilson, 41, currently incarcerated in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was found guilty by a federal jury for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and conspiracy to use communication facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. The guilty verdict was announced by Jason R. Coody, United St  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: ATLANTA (October 2, 2024) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today launched a dedicated website to provide resources and information about EPA's efforts to assist communities affected by Hurricane Helene. The EPA's Hurricane Helene website (https://www.epa.gov/hurricane-helene) will be updated in the coming days and weeks with real-time information on EPA response and recovery efforts for   more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Antoine D. Wilson, 41, currently incarcerated in Yazoo City, Mississippi, was found guilty by a federal jury for conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 5 kilograms or more of cocaine and conspiracy to use communication facility to facilitate a drug trafficking offense. The guilty verdict was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attor  more

PENSACOLA, Florida, Oct. 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Florida issued the following news release: Science Applications International Corporation ("SAIC") entered into a settlement agreement to resolve breach of contract claims related to work to be performed in Bahrain in 2019. The settlement was announced by Jason R. Coody, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Florida. "American taxpayers work hard each day to provide for their families and t  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: In response to disruptions resulting from Hurricane Helene, the Internal Revenue Service will not impose a penalty when dyed diesel fuel with a sulfur content that does not exceed 15 parts-per-million is sold for use or used on the highway throughout Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina and in the following counties in Florida, Tennessee and Vir  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: The Internal Revenue Service today announced disaster tax relief for all individuals and businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, including the entire states of Alabama, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina and parts of Florida, Tennessee and Virginia. Taxpayers in these areas now have until May 1, 2025, to file various federal individual and business ta  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2924) on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation ORDER DENYING TRANSFER Before the Panel:* Defendants GlaxoSmithKline plc and GlaxoSmithKline LLC (collectively, GSK) move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407(c) to transfer the Eastern District of Pennsylvania Valisure action listed on Schedule A to the Southern District of Florida for inclusion in MDL No. 2924. P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: * * * Largest Ever Criminal Enforcement Action Targeting Distributors of Pharmaceutical Opioids and Commonly Abused Prescription Drugs with Estimated Street Value of $1.3B * * * Charges against five pharmaceutical distributor executives and five pharmaceutical sales representatives and brokers have been unsealed in the Southern District of Texas, Southern District of Florida, Eastern Distr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 3, 2024: The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida issued a permanent injunction today against Miami tax return preparers and brothers, George and Luis Brito, and their businesses. The permanent injunction bars George Brito from preparing federal income tax returns, working for or having any ownership stake in any tax preparation business, assisting others (including family members)  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: Media accreditation is open for the next launch to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station. This launch is the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the orbital laboratory for the agency and will lift off on the company's Falcon 9 rocket. NASA and SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Wednesday, Oct. 30, to launch the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from Launch Complex 39  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- NASA issued the following news release: NASA will provide live coverage of prelaunch and launch activities for Europa Clipper, the agency's mission to explore Jupiter's icy moon Europa. NASA is targeting launch at 12:31 p.m. EDT Thursday, Oct. 10, on a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Beyond Earth, Jupiter's moon Europa is considered one of the solar system's most promising potentially habitable environments. Af  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on Oct. 2, 2024: Today, President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the State of Florida by authorizing an increase in the level of Federal funding for emergency work undertaken in the State of Florida as a result of Hurricane Helene beginning on September 23, 2024, and continuing. Under the President's order today, Federal funds for debris removal and emergency protective measures, incl  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell announced that President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. made additional disaster assistance available to the state of Florida to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Hurricane Helene from Sept. 23, 2024 and continuing. The President authorized the federal cost-share to be increased from 75% to 100% for the first 90 days o  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 (TNSres) -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: When did humans colonize the western Mediterranean? New U.S. National Science Foundation-supported research shows that it may be much earlier than archaeologists thought. The study was conducted on the Spanish island of Mallorca, where a 25-foot-long submerged land bridge in a cave provided new evidence. The results are published in the journal Nature Communications Earth & Environment. The previ  more

ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE, Oct. 4 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a press gaggle on Oct. 3, 2024, by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and Secretary of Agriculture Thomas J. Vilsack while en route Tallahassee, Florida: * * * MS. JEAN-PIERRE: All right, we can do this really quickly. So, today, we're going -- we're on our way to Florida and Georgia, where the president will s- -- will further survey damage caused by Helene and meet with state and local leaders regarding ongo  more