By Karen Kidd | Aug 14, 2022
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) funding extension for formula manufacturers is about the department's priorities in the face of critical shortages, USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a news release.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 8, 2022
U.S. House Rep. Yvette Herrell (R-New Mexico) and 53 fellow Republican House members have cosponsored a bill intended to confront the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party for "malign influence and theft."
By Karen Kidd | Aug 8, 2022
Legislation now before a U.S. House committee would discourage universities from rewarding endowments to Chinese companies and others from countries considered hostile
By Karen Kidd | Aug 6, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy announced a $225 million program to lower utility bills through more energy efficient building codes.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 6, 2022
An Ohio woman was sentenced by a federal judge to 15 years in prison on child pornography charges.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 5, 2022
U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service worked with a small southern Oregon school district to help get the district the equipment it needs to better serve its students.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 5, 2022
Taiwan tried to warn the world about COVID-19's transmissibility but China suppressed that information, according to a New Jersey radiologist.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 3, 2022
U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm commented on President Joe Biden's intent to nominate Jeff Marootian as assistant secretary for energy efficiency and renewable energy.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 3, 2022
The nation's railroad crossings are set to receive $5 billion over five years for safety and efficiency improvements from a grant program funded by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced recently.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 2, 2022
Premier League soccer fans were warned to look out for counterfeit merchandise and tickets for the July 20 preseason match between Manchester City and Club America at NGR Park in Houston.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 2, 2022
A former president of a Michigan public school board was charged earlier this month in a $560,000 bribery scheme with a local contractor.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 2, 2022
A July 19 transformer fire at Hoover Dam was resolved without injury and without harm to the area's power grid.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 1, 2022
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's Enforcement and Removal Operations removed a wanted Guatemalan man unlawfully residing in the United States.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 1, 2022
An Illinois-based chemical company agreed to a $85.5 million settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Department of Justice and the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality regarding its facility in Louisiana.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 1, 2022
The Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management are seeking public comment of the development of a definition framework for mature forests on federal lands.
By Karen Kidd | Aug 1, 2022
Richmond, Va., and the National Park Service celebrated recently the life and achievements of an African American woman born in the post-Civil War south, who became a teacher, founded a newspaper, was the leader of a national fraternal humanitarian order and the first African American woman to charter a bank.
By Karen Kidd | Jul 31, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced a new Reconnecting Communities pilot program to connect people to essential services and economic opportunities.
By Karen Kidd | Jul 31, 2022
U.S. Department of Transportation's Maritime Administration recently announced priority financing for offshore wind vessels as an investment in the next generation.
By Karen Kidd | Jul 30, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken called on the Taliban to restore women's rights in Afghanistan following the United State's withdrawal from the county last summer.
By Karen Kidd | Jul 29, 2022
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken expressed the nation's appreciation for Kosovo's willingness to take in war refugees.
