News from April 2021
By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: The U.S. Census Bureau released the total number of 2020 Census paid temporary workers that earned any pay April 4 - April 10, 2021. The data tables include national totals for all 50 states and the District of Columbia by Census Bureau regional geography. A weekly number of paid temporary workers for Puerto Rico is also available. The weekly release will occur 10 days after the end of the weekly period.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The Drug Enforcement Administration is partnering with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies for the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Nebraska has 29 Take Back sites available across the state where people can anonymously drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: PORTLAND, Ore.-Acting U.S. Attorney Scott Erik Asphaug announced today that a North Bend, Oregon, man has been charged with sexually exploiting a minor female victim.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON- House Agriculture Committee Chairman David Scott delivered the following statement at today's markup of the Budget Views and Estimates Letter for Fiscal Year 2022...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Ellison C. Travis announces support of DEA’s 11th Annual Prescription Drug Take Back Day to be held on April 24, 2021. The National Prescription Drug Take Back Day is a bi-annual event that aims to provide a safe, convenient, and responsible means of disposing of prescription drugs, while also educating the general public about the potential for abuse of medications. This service is free and anonymous, no questions asked.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - The owner of a tax preparation business in Brockton was sentenced today for preparing false tax returns for others as well as filing a false tax return for himself.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: BOSTON -This weekend the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration will once again conduct one of its most popular community programs: National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. On Saturday April 24 between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. the public can dispose of their expired, unused, and unwanted prescription medications...

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: COLUMBUS, Ohio - A federal grand jury has charged James David Hampton, 40, of London, Ohio, with 10 counts of making online threats to individuals connected with a non-profit organization whose mission is to help people access safe abortions.

By Commerce Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: Today, House Committee on Oversight and Reform Ranking Member James Comer (R-Ky.) and Environment Subcommittee Ranking Member Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) released the following statements on the Democrats’ plan to reintroduce the Green New Deal...
By DOE Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: OAK RIDGE, Tenn. - DOE’s Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) recently reduced the cost of treating wastewater, a vital function to EM’s cleanup mission, by consolidating capabilities into a single facility.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: OMAHA, Neb. - The Drug Enforcement Administration is partnering with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies for the 20th National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. South Dakota has 26 Take Back sites available across the state where people can anonymously drop off their unused, unwanted and expired prescription medications, free of charge.
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
Release: Thank you, Ambassador Kupchyna and good day everyone. Let me start by thanking the OSCE and Sweden, as Chairperson-in-Office, for bringing all of us together today. Thank you also to my fellow panelists for their respective sides’ contributions to the shared battle against terrorism.

By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: ALBANY, NEW YORK - Jody Lyons, age 54, of Schenectady, New York, was sentenced on Friday to 2 years of probation for stealing Social Security benefits paid into her deceased mother’s bank account.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA - On April 19, 2021, United States District Court Chief Judge John A. Jarvey sentenced Jessica Joy Martinez, age 31, of Carroll, to 120 months in prison; Shaun Lee Walker, age 40, of Council Bluffs, to 135 months in prison; and Jonathan Samuel Dings, age 28, of Glidden, to 160 months...
By State Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
Release: Singapore is one of the United States’ strongest bilateral partners in Southeast Asia and plays an indispensable role in supporting the region’s security and economic framework. The United States cooperates with Singapore on the full range of security issues, to include border security, maritime security, military preparedness, counter proliferation, cybersecurity, and counterterrorism.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
Release: Washington - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today issued a broad range of flexibilities to allow school meal programs and childcare institutions across the country to return to serving healthy meals in fall 2021 as part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s commitment to reopen schools safely.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: RINCÓN, Puerto Rico - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that a Disaster Recovery Center (DRC) is available for survivors in Rincón whose homes or businesses were affected by the 2020 earthquakes. The DRC will open on Tuesday, April. 20, 2021 at 8 a.m. and is located in the Ventana al Mar- Salón Glamour, at Dr. Pedro Albizu Campos Avenue. Survivors can now apply in person for assistance and submit documents for their FEMA assistance applications.

By USDA Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
Release: Washington -Private exporters reported to the U.S. Department of Agriculture export sales of 114,300 metric tons of corn for delivery to Mexico during the 2020/2021 marketing year.

By Homeland Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
Release: BILLINGS, Montana - The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has immediate openings for Transportation Security Officers (TSOs) to work at Billings Logan International Airport (BIL). There are five full- and eight part-time positions currently available at BIL. Starting salary is $16.51 per hour.

By Interior Newswire | Apr 20, 2021
News Release: The week of April 17 through April 25, 2021, is National Park Week. Every April, during the presidentially proclaimed National Park Week, we join with the National Park Foundation, the official charity of America's national parks, to celebrate America's treasures. National Park Week is a time to explore amazing places, discover stories of history and culture, and to “find your park.".