News from July 2020

By Labor Gazette | Jul 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2021 State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds the Department of State, the United States Agency for International Development, and other international programs and activities.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 5, 2020
News Release: CALAIS, ME - Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Saint Croix Island International Historic Site (Saint Croix Island IHS) plans to increase recreational access and limited visitor services immediately.

By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the fiscal year 2021 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation supports our military personnel, bolsters resources for military families, and provides robust funding for veterans’ benefits, healthcare, and other programs.

By DOL Newswire | Jul 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Last week, the U.S. Department of Labor took a range of actions to aid American workers and employers as our nation combats the coronavirus pandemic.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 5, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON - The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 4, 2020
News Release: Attorney General William P. Barr has issued the following statement: “As we celebrate the 244th anniversary of our nation’s birth, we are reminded that the words of the Declaration of Independence are just as important today as they were the day they were written: ‘We hold these truths to be self-evident, ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 4, 2020
News Release: On Friday, July 3 at approximately 12:35 p.m., the Grand Canyon Regional Communications Center received a report of a visitor who fell from the rim west of Mather Point. Responding rangers located the body of Maria A. Salgado Lopez, 59, of Scottsdale, AZ approximately 100 ft. below the rim.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: Coulee Dam - Beginning July 13, 2020 the National Park Service will be conducting geotechnical work on the Spring Canyon boat launch seawall. Core samples will be taken to evaluate the soil structure for future repairs of the existing seawall. During this time, the lower parking lot of the Spring Canyon boat launch will be closed for the staging of drilling equipment. The upper parking lot will remain open.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: Mike Hurst and Chad Lamar, United States Attorneys for the Southern and Northern Districts of Mississippi, respectively, and Michelle Sutphin, Special Agent in Charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Jackson Field Office, announced today that their offices have been working with other federal...

By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: San Antonio, TX - San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, in response to federal, state and local guidance and to support the nation’s effort to reduce the spread of COVID-19, will temporarily further modify operations.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Dubai resident who flaunted his extravagant lifestyle on social media has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges alleging he conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League soccer club.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: UPDATE July 3, 2020. For current fire information visit InciWeb at. The lightning caused Split Fire at Dinosaur National Monument was discovered on Friday, June 26. Upon detection, the fire was 1/4 acre and...
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A Nigerian national who allegedly orchestrated an international cyber fraud scheme targeting several U.S.-based companies has been expelled from the United Arab Emirates to face a federal criminal charge in Chicago.

By Interior Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: On Thursday, July 2, at approximately 11:00 a.m. (AKT), personnel from Alaska Regional Communications Center (ARCC), located in Denali National Park and Preserve (Denali), received notification from the International Emergency Response Coordination Center (IERCC) that a distress signal from a satellite...

By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: CHICAGO - A Nigerian national who allegedly orchestrated an international cyber fraud scheme targeting several U.S.-based companies has been expelled from the United Arab Emirates to face a federal criminal charge in Chicago.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: LOS ANGELES - A Dubai resident who flaunted his extravagant lifestyle on social media has arrived in the United States to face criminal charges alleging he conspired to launder hundreds of millions of dollars from business email compromise (BEC) frauds and other scams, including schemes targeting a U.S. law firm, a foreign bank and an English Premier League soccer club.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-U.S. Attorney Billy J. Williams announced today that a Portland man has been arrested for his role in an overnight attack on the Hatfield Federal Courthouse.
By Commerce Newswire | Jul 3, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Chair Raúl M. Grijalva (D-Ariz.) today released the following statement on President Trump’s planned event at Mt. Rushmore in South Dakota, which will include a fireworks display that had not been practiced for more than a decade due to concerns about wildfires and water contamination.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 2, 2020
News Release: HARRISBURG - The United States Attorney’s Office for the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced that Brooke Shaeffer, age 24, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, was sentenced on June 30, 2020, by the Honorable Jennifer P. Wilson to five years of probation for stealing from Members 1st Federal Credit Union.