News from February 2023
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Today, I am announcing our contribution of more than $444 million, exemplifying the continued generosity of the people of the United States for the people of Yemen. As one of the largest donors, this brings our total to the humanitarian response in Yemen to over $5.4 billion since the conflict began. The United States’ commitment to alleviating the suffering of millions from the world’s worst humanitarian crisis in Yemen remains resolute.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: NEWARK, N.J. - A Philadelphia man was sentenced today to 240 months in prison for conspiring with Sean Caddle and a longtime accomplice to murder one of Caddle’s associates, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Malaysia. Overview: Malaysia sustained counterterrorism efforts to monitor, arrest, deport, and prosecute suspected supporters of terrorist groups. Malaysian law enforcement cooperated with the United States and regional partners to increase border security at ports of entry to detect and disrupt terrorist...
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: Senegal. Overview: Although there were no reported terrorist attacks in Senegal in 2021, the Government of Senegal increasingly considers itself a potential target given ongoing terrorist activities in West Africa and instability in neighboring countries. In light of these concerns, Senegal continued...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Quick Facts. Significance: Landscape Architect/Designer. Place of Birth: Hopkington, Massachusetts. Date of Birth: 1885. Date of Death: 1938. As the designer of the first plan for Meridian Hill Park, George Burnap worked as a landscape architect for the Office of Public Buildings and Grounds, Washington...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: DENVER-The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that it has resolved a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) made by a Wells Fargo customer who is hard of hearing relating to accessing Wells Fargo’s banking services via telephone. In the resolution, Wells...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: PITTSBURGH - Acting United States Attorney Troy Rivetti announced today that the United States has finalized a Settlement Agreement with James L. Luketich, M.D., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (“UPMC"), and University of Pittsburgh Physicians (“UPP"), to resolve the lawsuit the United States filed against those Defendants in September 2021.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: On behalf of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Dominican Republic on the occasion of your Independence Day. Our countries are deeply connected with one another, as more than two million people of Dominican descent call the United States their home, and more than three million Americans ...
By Karen Kidd | Feb 28, 2023
Embattled U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said in a social media post last week that he's "happy" to talk about timing of his then-upcoming visit to a toxic Ohio derailment site, but won't bow to distractions that he says "some in Washington" want.
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a four page proposed rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Washington, D.C. - House Energy and Committee Committee Chair Cathy Rodgers (R-WA) and House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) issued the following statement today in advance of the World Health Organization’s Intergovernmental Negotiating Body meeting this week...
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
The US Commerce Department published a one page notice on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By Commerce Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Dear Mr. Chairman: Since last October, the Committee’s top priority has been investigating the security of the Healthcare.gov website and the risks posed by domestic hackers, foreign entities, and others seeking to harm our national interests. This investigation has involved numerous public hearings, ...
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: ANCHORAGE - A federal grand jury returned an indictment on Feb. 23, 2023, charging Jeremy Scott Daniels, 37, of Chugiak for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of children.
By DOJ Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: Matthew Miraglia Named Special Agent in Charge of the Buffalo Field Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: The U.S. Department of State has concluded an administrative settlement with 3D Systems Corporation (3D) of Rock Hill, South Carolina, to resolve alleged violations of the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), 22 U.S.C. § 2751 et seq., and the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR), 22 C.F.R. Parts...
By Interior Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
News Release: MONTICELLO, Utah - Each spring, raptors return to the Indian Creek area for nesting. Eagles, falcons, hawks, and other migratory birds use shallow depressions on ledges, cliffs, and rock walls to build nests, often returning to the same site year after year to raise their young. The Bureau of Land Management...
By US DOT Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
The US Transportation Department published a six page proposed rule on Feb. 27, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Supporting KP Journalists through Professional Internships grant opened on Feb. 28.
By State Newswire | Feb 28, 2023
Release: South Africa. Overview: There were no terrorism-related incidents in South Africa during 2021, possibly owing to the COVID-19 pandemic. This continued a downward trend following an unusually high number of incidents in 2018. ISIS facilitation networks and cells remained a threat, after the South African...
