News from April 2021
By State Newswire | Apr 11, 2021
Release: QUESTION: And a good Sunday morning. The writer David French once said right here on Meet the Press that Americans are so dug in politically that if you are 80 percent my friend, you’re 100 percent my enemy. Today, the personal has become political. In just the past few days, liberals cheered Major League ...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 11, 2021
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - The South Rim Fire has continued to burn through mixed Pinyon-Juniper-Oak woodlands and grass of the high Chisos Mountains, creating plumes of smoke visible throughout the park each afternoon. By late Saturday, about 2/3 of the fire’s perimeter had stagnated after moving into rocky terrain and cliff edges. It is also slowly backing down Boot Canyon.
By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
News Release: The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken spoke with UK Foreign Secretary Raab today and expressed his deepest condolences on the passing of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Secretary and Foreign Secretary discussed Afghanistan ...
By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
News Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Julie Chung will accompany Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council Juan Gonzalez on travel to Colombia, Argentina, and Uruguay, April 11–15, to engage with government officials. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Jan Sharp announced that Michael Gonzalez, 44, formerly of Grand Island, Nebraska, was sentenced on April 9, 2021 in Lincoln, Nebraska, by Chief United States District Judge John M. Gerrard for possession of child pornography. Gonzalez was sentenced to 48 months in prison...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
News Release: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK, TEXAS - Firefighters working the South Rim Fire faced strong westerly winds and red-flag fire conditions throughout the day yesterday. Steady wind forced the fire to the eastern extent of the Rim, where it ran out of fuel, at which point the flames gradually flanked to the north...
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
News Release: Pipestone National Monument plans to have a prescribed burn lasting one day during the period of April 26 - May 22, 2021. When appropriate wind, temperature, and humidity conditions exist within this date range, approximately 100 acres of the tall grass prairie will be burned. Additional information will be provided to park neighbors and the media when the appropriated conditions are forecasted, and the specific date of the prescribed burn is determined.
By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Julie Chung will accompany Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council Juan Gonzalez on travel to Colombia, Argentina, and Uruguay, April 11-15, to engage with government officials.
By State Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
Release: Acting Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Julie Chung will accompany Special Assistant to the President and Senior Director for the Western Hemisphere at the National Security Council Juan Gonzalez on travel to Colombia, Argentina, and Uruguay, April 11-15, to engage with government officials.
By Interior Newswire | Apr 10, 2021
News Release: "Ranger for a Day - Hókahé!" is back this summer at Pipestone National Monument! Kids 7-12 years old are invited to come spend a day with park rangers, learn what "Hókahé" means, discover the park's wildlife and learn how to protect it, learn about Indigenous languages and cultures, and more! From culture and history to science and geology, your kids will gain a wealth of knowledge while having fun.
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s priorities for fiscal year 2022 discretionary spending. The budget invests in key DHS missions, including repairing a broken immigration system, better managing the border with advanced technology, protecting civil rights, and ...
By Homeland Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: On Wednesday, April 7, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with Honduran Foreign Minister Lisandro Rosales. During the conversation, Secretary Mayorkas and Foreign Minister Rosales reaffirmed the importance of the U.S.-Honduran partnership and discussed opportunities for enhanced ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that young adults under the age of 25 experiencing homelessness will now be able to receive meals at emergency shelters participating in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP). Under normal circumstances, USDA ...
By USDA Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: President Outlines Proposals to Invest in Rural Communities, Mitigate and Adapt to Climate Change, and Restore Support for American Agriculture WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 — The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s priorities for fiscal year 2022 discretionary spending. ...
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: A federal grand jury in the Southern District of Florida returned an indictment Thursday charging two U.S. citizens and a Dutch national with conducting a foreign exchange trading scheme to steal $30 million from their investor victims.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON – An Illinois man was sentenced today to 162 months, the equivalent of 13 ½ years, in prison for conspiring to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al Sham (ISIS), a foreign terrorist organization.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: A federal jury convicted a California man today of a federal hate crime for attacking a Black man with a knife on a street in Santa Cruz.
By DOJ Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: The Biden-Harris Administration today submitted to Congress the President’s priorities for fiscal year 2022 discretionary spending. The funding request invests in the core foundations of our country’s strength and advances key Justice Department priorities, including increasing funding for federal civil rights enforcement, addressing the rise of domestic terrorism, combatting gun violence and reforming criminal justice systems.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced its approval of the application under section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 by VeraBank, Inc., Henderson, Texas, to acquire 100 percent of the voting shares of Panola National Bank, Carthage, Texas.
By Fed Newswire | Apr 9, 2021
News Release: The federal banking agencies, in consultation with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network and the National Credit Union Administration, today issued a joint statement addressing how risk management principles described in the "Supervisory Guidance on Model Risk Management" relate to systems or models ...
