SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Files Amicus Brief to Continue Supporting the Affordable Care Act's Preventive Care Mandate OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) preventive care mandate, which requires private insurers to cover at  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 24 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Issues Statement on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California's Ruling to Remand ExxonMobil Plastics Lawsuit to State Court OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement regarding the United States District Court for the Northern District of California's ruling granting the California Depa  more

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 25 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Joins Coalition Calling on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Access to Preventive Health Care Services LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief (PDF) asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical prev  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 25 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL LEADS COALITION CALLING ON U.S. SUPREME COURT TO PROTECT ACCESS TO PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE SERVICES Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today led a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care for mil  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * C&T Produce Wholesale Inc. Dba L&v Food Supply Recalls Ineligible Frozen, Dried Silurifomes Products Imported From Vietnam WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2025 - C&T Produce Wholesale Inc., doing business as L&V Food Supply, the importer of record, located in Houston, Texas, is recalling approximately 1,152 pounds of ineligible peppered frozen, dried Siluriformes fish p  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard continues alien expulsion flight operations between California, Texas SAN DIEGO - The Coast Guard conducted alien expulsion flight operations between California and Texas throughout the week. These flights continue the Coast Guard's actions to surge assets from around the nation to secure U.S. borders, territorial integrity, and sovereignty. Through its longstandin  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 24, 2025 AIR FORCE A&M BERS JV LLC, Tulsa, Oklahoma (FA8903-25-D-0023, awarded Jan. 27, 2025); Ahtna Engineering Services, Anchorage, Alaska (FA8903-25-D-0014, awarded Jan. 22, 2025); Arcadis US Inc. Highlands Ranch, Colorado (FA8903-25-D-0025, awarded Jan. 29, 2025); AECOM Technical Services Inc. Austin, Texas (FA8903-25-D-0002, awarded Jan. 23, 2025); Aerostar SES LLC. Oak Ridge, Tenn  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for Feb. 25, 2025 AIR FORCE Stocks-Mann Architects PLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0003); SCM Architects PLLC, Little Rock, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0005); Architecture Plus Inc., Fort Smith, Arkansas (FA4460-25-D-0006); and Gurri Matute Cromwell JV LLC, Miami, Florida (FA4460-25-D-0007), were awarded a $15,000,000 ceiling, firm-fixed-price, multiple award, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-qu  more

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 25 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * After AG Jennings sues, federal court blocks Elon Musk and DOGE's access to Americans' private information A federal court has granted a motion, sought by AG Kathy Jennings and others, for a preliminary injunction blocking Elon Musk and his so-called "Department of Government Efficiency" (DOGE)Open this document with ReadSpeaker docReader from accessing Americans' private information.  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Diamonds from NASA's X-59 NASA's X-59 lights up the night sky with its unique Mach diamonds, also known as shock diamonds, during maximum afterburner testing at Lockheed Martin Skunk Works in Palmdale, California. The test demonstrates the engine's ability to generate the thrust required for supersonic flight, advancing NASA's Quesst mission. Lockheed Martin Corporation/Gary Tice NASA's X-59 quiet supersonic research air  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 26 -- The Indiana Department of Agriculture issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Eight Indiana Agricultural Teachers Named Finalists for Golden Owl Award(R) INDIANAPOLIS (Feb. 25, 2025) - Educators devote limitless time, and often their own resources, to helping students pursue their passions. To recognize the contributions of Indiana's leading agricultural teachers, Farm Credit Mid-America and Nationwide are honoring eight exceptional teachers  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom expands first-in-the-nation program to transform underutilized state land into affordable housing 23 new sites now available for development SACRAMENTO -- Governor Newsom today expanded access to California's program to transform underutilized state land into new affordable housing by announcing a web portal to make it easier for developers to bid on the projects. Th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSrep) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * High-Risk Series: Heightened Attention Could Save Billions More and Improve Government Efficiency and Effectiveness Fast Facts We issued our updated " High Risk List " in February 2025. The List highlights 38 areas across the federal government that are seriously vulnerable to waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement or that are in need of transformation. We added a new area on federal di  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Feb. 25, 2025: * * * Lab Operator Convicted of $4M Medicare Fraud Scheme A federal jury in Detroit convicted a California man today for his role in defrauding Medicare of over $4 million in fraudulent claims for medically unnecessary urine drug testing for patients receiving pain management treatment. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Sherif Khalil, 50, of Redondo Beach, con  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Los Angeles wildfire hazardous debris cleanup reaches substantial completion in record time LOS ANGELES - In less than 30 days, federal and state crews have substantially completed wildfire hazardous debris cleanup for the Eaton and Palisades fires, as part of broader efforts to help Los Angeles firestorm survivors recover and rebuild at a record pace. U.S. EPA crews, working alongsi  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 25 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Calling on Supreme Court of the United States to Protect Access to Preventive Health Services BALTIMORE, MD (February 25, 2025) - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that g  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Prepares Gateway Lunar Space Station for Journey to Moon Assembly is underway for Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element, the module that will power the lunar space station's journey to and around the Moon as part of NASA's Artemis campaign. The Propulsion Bus Module of Gateway's Power and Propulsion Element undergoes assembly and installations at Maxar Space Systems in Palo Alto, California. Maxar Space Systems N  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance This artist's concept depicts NASA's Europa Clipper as it flies by Mars, using the planet's gravitational force to alter the spacecraft's path on its way to the Jupiter system. NASA/JPL-Caltech The orbiter bound for Jupiter's moon Europa will investigate whether the moon is habitable, but it first will get the help of Mars' gravitational force to get to deep space. On   more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Europa Clipper Uses Mars to Go the Distance On March 1, NASA's Europa Clipper will streak just 550 miles (884 kilometers) above the surface of Mars for what's known as a gravity assist -- a maneuver to bend the spacecraft's trajectory and position it for a critical leg of its long voyage to the Jupiter system. The close flyby offers a bonus opportunity for mission scientists, who w  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's EZIE Launching to Study Magnetic Fingerprints of Earth's Aurora High above Earth's poles, intense electrical currents called electrojets flow through the upper atmosphere when auroras glow in the sky. These auroral electrojets push about a million amps of electrical charge around the poles every second. They can create some of the largest magnetic disturbances on the ground, and ra  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's X-59 Completes Electromagnetic Testing NASA's F-15D research aircraft is positioned adjacent to the X-59 during electromagnetic compatibility testing at U.S. Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale, California. Researchers activated the F-15D's radar, C-band transponder, and radios at different distances from the X-59 to evaluate potential electromagnetic interference with the aircraft's flight-critical systems, ensuring the X  more

PASADENA, California, Feb. 25 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA: New Study on Why Mars Is Red Supports Potentially Habitable Past A new international study partially funded by NASA on how Mars got its iconic red color adds to evidence that Mars had a cool but wet and potentially habitable climate in its ancient past. The current atmosphere of Mars is too cold and thin to support liquid water, an essential ingredient for life, on its surface for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * New Plant Species Discovered at Big Bend National Park BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TX - In Big Bend National Park, two park staff members encountered a tiny plant that they did not recognize. Further investigation revealed that it is a species previously unknown to science. A scientific description of the species, including the results of a genetic analysis to better understan  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 25 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * REMARKS: Governor Murphy Delivers Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Address Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Address Tuesday, February 25, 2025 Remarks As Prepared For Delivery Lieutenant Governor Way. Senate President Scutari. Assembly Speaker Coughlin. Majority Leaders Ruiz and Greenwald. Minority Leaders Bucco and DiMaio. Members of the 221st Legislature, with special thanks to the bipartisan   more

MENLO PARK, California, Feb. 25 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * A new way to selectively combust contaminants streamlines ethylene production Supported by SLAC's catalysis group, researchers have discovered a promising method to remove contaminants during the making of polymers. Polyethylene surrounds us. It's used in packaging materials, toys, medical syringes and more. But, there's a key step in making polyethylene that's complicated an  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * Sols 4461-4463: Salty Salton Sea? NASA's Mars rover Curiosity acquired this image showing its Alpha Particle X-Ray Spectrometer (APXS), a spectrometer that measures the abundance of chemical elements in rocks and soils, on the "Chumash Trail" target in its workspace. Note the butte in the background. The rover used its Front Hazard Avoidance Camera (Front Hazcam) to capture the image on Feb. 19, 2025 -- sol 4458, or Martian   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Sick Politicians Want Killers, Rapists Roaming Our Streets President Donald J. Trump is removing illegal immigrant killers, rapists, and drug dealers from our streets and sending them back where they belong -- but if politicians in so-called "sanctuary" locales had it their way, these vicious criminals would still be free to roam our streets. Here is a tiny sample of the illegal immigrant criminals arrested in "sanctuar  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Feb. 25 -- Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Kaul Joins Coalition Calling on U.S. Supreme Court to Protect Access to Preventive Health Care Services MADISON, Wis. - Attorney General Josh Kaul today joined a coalition of 23 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to act to protect a key provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that guarantees access to critical preventive care f  more