News from November 2020
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BILLINGS - A man pleaded not guilty today to an indictment charging him with first degree murder and other crimes in the shooting death of a victim and wounding of another victim on the Crow Indian Reservation, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said.
By DOE Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Ranking Member Greg Walden (R-OR) wrote to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Ajit Pai today urging him to assist companies as they prepare and plan to replace suspect network equipment, including companies eligible for...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Samuel Mara, 24, of Buffalo, NY, with threats by interstate communications and cyberstalking. The charges carry a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a $250,000.
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Republican Leader Greg Walden (R-OR), Communications and Technology Subcommittee Republican Leader Bob Latta (R-OH), and Republican subcommittee members continued their efforts to expand access to broadband services for American communities by penning...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Seeking to support first responders by providing the information they need to make smart decisions when purchasing night vision technologies, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) has released a new Request for Information. Commercial technologies...
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Dover, TN - The Fort Donelson National Battlefield Visitor Center, the Dover Hotel/"Surrender House," and the National Cemetery Carriage House will be closed for the Thanksgiving Day (Thursday, Nov. 26, 2020), Christmas Day (Friday, Dec. 25, 2020), and New Year’s Day (Friday, Jan. 1, 2021) holidays.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: GREENVILLE, N.C. - A Shallotte man was sentenced today to 168 months in prison for one count of Conspiracy to Distribute and Possess with Intent to Distribute 28 Grams or More of Cocaine Base (Crack) and one count of Possession with Intent to Distribute Cocaine Base (Crack).
By Commerce Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: SPRINGFIELD, MA - House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy informed President-elect Joe Biden that the Trump Administration will now cooperate with the formal transition process...
By State Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Washington-Representative Eliot L. Engel, Chairman of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs, today made the following statement on President-elect Biden’s nomination of Antony Blinken to be the next Secretary of State...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: North Carolina Man Sentenced for Violating Fair Housing Act and Threatening a Family Because of Their Race.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BAR HARBOR, MAINE - The Park Loop Road will close to motor vehicles for the season, with the exception of the two-mile section from the Sand Beach Entrance Station to Otter Cliff Road and access to the Jordan Pond area. Snowmobiles are permitted on the closed sections of the Park Loop Road and on the unplowed lane between the Sand Beach Entrance Station and Otter Cliff Road. In the event of inclement weather, all sections of the Park Loop Road may be closed.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: HAMMOND - Dr. Qingyou Han, 62, of West Lafayette, Indiana, formerly a Purdue University professor and the Director of its Center for Materials Processing Research, was sentenced today to 2 years’ probation by U.S. District Court Judge Philip P. Simon. Dr. Han’s wife, Lu Shao, 54, of Lakewood, Ohio, was...
By USDA Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Peoria, Illinois, Nov. 23, 2020-USDA Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their collaborators continue garnering success in their tests of a compound that could bolster the potency of beta-lactam antibiotics, potentially reducing the dosages required and helping stave off resistance in the germs they're meant to kill.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: Defendant, who is currently on supervised release for two prior bank robberies, removed his GPS monitoring bracelet before robbing another bank.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: DEATH VALLEY, CA - The National Park Service (NPS) seeks feedback on proposed projects near Stovepipe Wells in Death Valley National Park. The NPS intends to increase and enhance recreation opportunities, improve vehicle and pedestrian safety, update utilities and infrastructure, rehabilitate historic buildings, and reduce impacts to park resources.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BOSTON - A Chelsea man pleaded guilty today to being a felon in possession of a firearm. Semaj Leary, 26, pleaded guilty to one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S. District Court Judge Denise J. Casper scheduled sentencing for March 17, 2021. Leary was indicted in December 2019.
By Interior Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: BEAUFORT, SC- The National Park Service announces the first eight community sites to be included in the newly established Reconstruction Era National Historic Network. This national network, launched in March 2020, will connect sites across the country who provide education, interpretation and research...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Gary Peters (D-MI), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, released the following statement after General Services Administration (GSA) Administrator Emily Murphy informed President-elect Biden that the agency is making transition resources available...
By Homeland Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
News Release: KINGMAN, Ariz.-A State Grand Jury indicted 17 individuals Nov. 23 for one count of conspiracy, one count of illegally conducting an enterprise, and various counts of possession of a dangerous drug (methamphetamine) for sale, possession of a narcotic drug (heroin) for sale in an amount over the statutory...
By State Newswire | Nov 23, 2020
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO):. DRL FY2020: Guaranteeing Constitutional Rights in Tunisia. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0007439. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345...
