SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * At FEMA's request, California deploys firefighters to Kentucky ahead of severe storms SACRAMENTO - Ahead of a series of severe storms set to impact Kentucky, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the deployment of California firefighters to assist in staffing a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Incident Support Team, following FEMA's request for support. Kentucky Governor An  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Accessory Heaters for Model Years 2022-2024 Honda Pioneer 1000, 2023-2025 Pioneer 700, and 2022-2024 Honda Talon 1000 Side-by-Side vehicles Hazard: The recalled accessory heaters can overheat and catch fire, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: April 03, 2025 Units: About 2,340 Accessory Heaters Consumer Contact: America  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Foldable Travel Hair Dryers Hazard: The handheld hair dryers lack an immersion protection device that can cause death or serious injury due to electrocution or shock hazards if it falls into water when plugged in. The hair dryers are in violation of the federal regulations and present a substantial product hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 03, 2025  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: HONEYJOY Convertible and Foldable High Chairs Hazard: The recalled high chairs pose a suffocation risk because they were marketed for infant sleep and have an incline angle greater than 10 degrees, in violation of the CPSC's Infant Sleep Products Rule and the Safe Sleep for Babies Act. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 03, 2025 Units: About 2,750 Consum  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: LVOE Hair Dryers Hazard: The handheld hair dryers lack an immersion protection device and can cause death or serious injury due to electrocution or shock if they fall into water when plugged in. The hair dryers are in violation of the federal regulations and present a substantial product hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 03, 2025 Units: About 30   more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Mini Travel Hair Dryers Hazard: The handheld hair dryers lack an immersion protection device and can cause death or serious injury due to electrocution or shock if the hair dryers fall into water when plugged in. The hair dryers are in violation of the federal regulations and present a substantial product hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 03, 2025   more

WASHINGTON, March 30 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Geological Survey issued the following abstract of an article entitled "Assessment of western Oregon debris-flow hazards in burned and unburned environments." Here are excerpts: * * * Assessment of western Oregon debris-flow hazards in burned and unburned environments In the steep and mountainous environment of western Oregon, debris flows pose a considerable threat to property, infrastructure and life. Wildfire is commonly  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 2 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom signs legislation 4.2.25 SACRAMENTO - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that he has signed the following bill: * SB 26 by Senator Thomas Umberg (D-Santa Ana) - Civil actions: restitution for or replacement of a new motor vehicle. A signing message can be found here. For full text of the bill, visit: http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov. *** Original text here:   more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * High Ranking MS-13 Leader and Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Murders Found and Arrested in Long Island Last night, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arrested in New York for his alleged role in a conspiracy responsible for 11 murders. Joel Vargas-Escobar, also known as Momia, was indicted the District of Nevada and charged with racketeering conspi  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Astronaut Chris Williams Assigned to First Space Station Mission NASA astronaut Chris Williams will embark on his first mission to the International Space Station, serving as a flight engineer and Expedition 74 crew member. Williams will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft in November, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei Mikaev. After launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Supports Wildland Fire Technology Demonstration Advancements in NASA's airborne technology have made it possible to gather localized wind data and assess its impacts on smoke and fire behavior. This information could improve wildland fire decision making and enable operational agencies to better allocate firefighters and resources. A small team from NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California, is demo  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The National Labor Relations Board issued the following weekly case summary for March 24-28, 2025: * * * Summarized Board Decisions Starbucks Corporation (21-CA-295845 and 21-CA-312405; 374 NLRB No. 23) (https://apps.nlrb.gov/link/document.aspx/09031d4583f80056) Los Angeles, CA, March 27, 2025. In a previous decision (reported at 373 NLRB No. 115 (2024)), the Board severed and retained allegations that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(5) and (1) by failing to provi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * One year after launch, state's enhanced enforcement in Oakland recovers 3,217 stolen vehicles, arrests 1,823 suspects Sacramento, California - Continuing to provide collaborative public safety enforcement in the Bay Area, Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the ongoing joint law enforcement operation in the Bay Area has resulted in recovering 3,217 stolen vehicles, arresting 1,823 in  more

PASADENA, California, April 3 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Perseverance Rover Witnesses One Martian Dust Devil Eating Another A Martian dust devil can be seen consuming a smaller one in this short video made of images taken by a navigation camera aboard NASA's Perseverance Mars rover. These swirling, sometimes towering columns of air and dust are common on Mars. The smaller dust devil's demise was captured during an imaging experiment conducted b  more

PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, April 2 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * Still in Tune with the American Dream: Derrick Hu's 35 Years of Federal Service In the historic U.S.O. building in Ridgecrest, California, where the past seems to resonate, a man unplugs his guitar and steps off stage with a quiet nod. Few people know that he used to tour with a military rock band. Now, he's working behind the scenes to shape the future of small defense contractors  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 3 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * What they're saying: California's 25 key deliverables for 2025 to protect communities from wildfire SACRAMENTO - Last month, the Governor's Wildfire and Forest Resilience Task Force released a list of 25 key deliverables to build on the state's ongoing efforts to protect Californians from increasing threats posed by catastrophic wildfire and a changing climate. Following that release  more