News from July 2021
By State Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
Release: More information about The Bahamas is available on the Bahamas country page and from other Department of State publications and other sources listed at the end of this fact sheet.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Pretended to be Resident of Cedar Rapids to Obtain Over $5,000 in FEMA Benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: BOSTON - A Leicester woman and man were charged in a superseding indictment by a federal grand jury in Worcester in connection with their alleged involvement in a pandemic unemployment fraud scheme.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans announced today that MATTHEW BARRA, 33, from Orleans Parish, pled guilty on July 8, 2021 to a one-count superseding indictment. The superseding indictment charged BARRA with being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(g)(1) and 924(a)(2).
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Richard LaFrance, 35, of Jamestown, NY, pleaded guilty, before U.S. District Judge John L. Sinatra, Jr., to enticement of a minor, which carries a minimum penalty of 10 years in prison, a maximum of life, and a $250,000.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
Release: Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (CT-03), Chair of the House Appropriations Committee, delivered the following remarks at the Energy and Water Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2022 bill.
By DOJ Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: HUNTINGTON, W.Va. - A Charleston woman who took part in a conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in 2019 was sentenced today to 10 months in federal prison and four years of supervised release. Kathryn Elizabeth Casto, 35, previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
Release: Congressman Matt Cartwright (D-PA), Chairman of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's markup of its fiscal year 2022 bill.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 12, 2021
News Release: Pecos, NM:- Pecos National Historical Park will offer a hike with Park Archaeologist Jeremy Moss to the site of the Lost Church on Saturday, August 7th. Along the one-mile roundtrip hike to the ruins of the church, also known as the Ortiz Church, you will explore the fascinating history of some of the...
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: Today marks 26 years since the genocide in Srebrenica. The American people join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in solemn remembrance of the over 8,000 victims who were murdered. We stand with the families of those who lost their loved ones and with those who tirelessly seek justice in their names. ...
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken will deliver on-camera remarks to release the 2021 Congressional Report Pursuant to the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 2:00 p.m. in the Press Briefing Room at the Department of State.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: Freedom of the seas is an enduring interest of all nations and is vital to global peace and prosperity. The international community has long benefited from the rules-based maritime order, where international law, as reflected in the UN Law of the Sea Convention, sets out the legal framework for all activities ...
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: On Saturday, July 24, Shiloh will present the “Meaning of Monuments (Confederate)" bicycle tour of the battlefield. This ranger led tour will explore the effort of those who placed monuments at Shiloh in order that the soldiers who fought here would never be forgotten. The tour will also discuss the significance of location for monumentation.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: INDIANA DUNES NATIONAL PARK: Under the authority of 36 CFR 1.5(a), the Superintendent of Indiana Dunes National Park will close 1.5 miles of the Little Calumet River Hiking Trail for public safety and resource protection. The temporary closure begins on July 12, 2021 to allow a contractor to replace approximately 1,000 feet of boardwalk along the trail. This work is expected to last no more than 120 days.
By Interior Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is working with other local, state, and federal agencies to respond to a wildland firefighting aircraft accident that claimed the lives of both crew on board. The accident occurred at approximately noon on July 10 as part of initial attack efforts on the Cedar Basin Fire, located 14 miles east of Wikieup, in northwestern Arizona.
By Homeland Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
News Release: The House Appropriations Committee today released the draft fiscal year 2022 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies funding bill, which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. The legislation funds agencies and programs in the Departments of Commerce and Justice, as well as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and the National Science Foundation.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
Release: Today marks 26 years since the genocide in Srebrenica. The American people join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in solemn remembrance of the over 8,000 victims who were murdered.
By Trina Thomas | Jul 11, 2021
The Guernsey Reservoir water level was recently lowered for the annual silt run.
By Trina Thomas | Jul 11, 2021
As the 2021 California wildfires are outpacing the disastrous 2020 season, the Bureau of Reclamation made efforts to stop the flames by creating a shaded fuel break in June.
By State Newswire | Jul 11, 2021
Release: Today marks 26 years since the genocide in Srebrenica. The American people join the people of Bosnia and Herzegovina in solemn remembrance of the over 8,000 victims who were murdered.
