VICKSBURG, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- The U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center issued the following news story: By Sophia Espinosa, Public Affairs Specialist, U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center SACRAMENTO, California - In a partnership with Accelera(TM) by Cummins, a new GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS(TM) title has been set for the longest distance traveled by a hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) heavy-duty truck without refueling. This prototype truck, designed for   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 12 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: NOAA Fisheries scientists have traveled to South Florida multiple times a year for 15 years to study smalltooth sawfish. During these expeditions, the team spends several days capturing, tagging, and releasing sawfish to study their relative abundance, habitat use, and life history. This endangered species, once found from Texas to North Carolina, is now almost solely found in Florida waters.   more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: Attorney General Lynn Fitch filed an amicus brief today at the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other attorneys general, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. The brief from the attorneys general asks the Supreme Court to hear L.M. v. Town of Middleborough, Massachusetts "Free speech is a fundamental freedom, a foundation for all our liberties. The Supreme Court has l  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Nov. 12, 2024: On Friday, November 8, 2024, A federal jury convicted Marshand Crisler, a former Hinds County, Mississippi Sheriff, on both counts of an indictment charging him with soliciting and accepting $9,500 in bribes and for knowingly providing ammunition to a convicted felon. The trial lasted three days and the jury deliberated for approximately t  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Nov. 13 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Health issued the following news release: As we continue to recognize National Diabetes Month, the Mississippi State Department of Health is highlighting a major risk factor of the deadly chronic disease: smoking. "If you smoke, you are 30 to 40 percent more likely to develop type 2 diabetes than someone who doesn't," said Tiffany Johnson, Interim Director of the Office of Tobacco Control at MSDH. Smoking not only increas  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Nov. 13 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news on Nov. 12, 2024: South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson filed a friend-of-the-court brief today with the U.S. Supreme Court, along with 17 other states, to protect students' First Amendment free speech rights. A middle school student in Massachusetts wore a t-shirt to school that had the message, "There are only two genders." School officials told the student he couldn't wear the sh  more