WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Defendant Allegedly Did Not Report Hundreds of Thousands of Dollars from His Law Practice * * * A federal grand jury in Detroit charged a Michigan attorney yesterday with filing false tax returns and willfully failing to file tax returns. According to the indictment, Shawn Smith, who calls himself "Shawn the Law," is a lawyer residing in Birmingham. For 2017 through 2020, Smith alle  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release: Today, Administrator Isabel Casillas Guzman, head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 34 million small businesses, announced that the SBA has issued 49 grants up to $200,000 each to organizations supporting startups through specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance under the Federal and State Technology (FAST) P  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following as-written remarks on Oct. 4, 2024, by Secretary Carlos Del Toro at the SENEDIA Defense Innovation Days: - - - Good afternoon, everyone! Thank you, Rob, for that kind introduction. It is wonderful to be with you here in Newport, Rhode Island for the 10th annual SENEDIA Defense Innovation Days. This is my fourth year in a row speaking and engaging with all of you--I'll leave it the team at SENEDIA to tell you if this is a record for most  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (TNSres) -- The Smithsonian National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release on Oct. 4, 2024: * * * Climate Change-Driven Drying in Caribbean Likely to Impact Birds Throughout Annual Cycle * * * A new study from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) shows environmental conditions in migratory birds' winter homes carry over to affect their ability to survive spring migration and the breeding  more

REDFORD, Michigan, Oct. 5 -- Vice President Kamala Harris issued the following remarks on Oct. 4, 2024, at a campaign event at Redford Fire Department Station 1: * * * THE VICE PRESIDENT: Hi. (Applause.) Oh, good afternoon, everybody. Good afternoon. Good afternoon. It is my great honor to be with everybody this afternoon. Matt, I want to thank you for your leadership and for all that you do for so many. You know, everyone here, you all have chosen to live a life of service in the most extr  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- The White House issued the following transcript of a news briefing on Oct. 4, 2024, by President Biden, Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and National Economic Adviser Lael Brainard: * * * THE PRESIDENT: Hey, folks. My name is Joe Biden. (Laughter.) Q: Welcome to the briefing room. Q: Welcome, Mr. President. Q: We've been waiting for you. THE PRESIDENT: Welcome to the swimming pool. Q: Finally. This is -- this is great. THE PRESIDENT: Hey, look, folks, good afterno  more