WASHINGTON, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division issued the following news release: * * * Mitchell Industrial Tire Co. cited for 1 willful, 11 serious violations, faces $288K in fines * * * FORT WORTH, TX - A U.S. Department of Labor investigation revealed that proper workplace safety training and correct storage of pallets taller than 16 feet could have prevented the fatal injuries suffered by a forklift operator at a tire distribution center in Elm Mott. Respondin more PR

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii On the 80th anniversary of Pearl Harbor Day in 2021, about 135 World War II veterans attended the observance of the Dec. 7, 1941, attack on Pearl Harbor. Last year, fewer than 30 veterans attended Dec. 7 events. As veterans and Pearl Harbor survivors pass away, their legacy lives on with the next generation of service members.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The House Financial Services Committee released the following testimony by Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael J. Hsu from a Nov. 20, 2024, hearing entitled "Oversight of Prudential Regulators": * * * I am pleased to testify before the Committee on Financial Services to provide an update on the work of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to ensure that national banks and federal savings associations operate in a safe and sound manner, provide fair a more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued a notice of realty action in the Federal Register on Nov. 29, 2024, entitled "Non-Competitive Land Sale in Eddy County, New Mexico". Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY: The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Carlsbad Field Office is proposing a non-competitive direct sale of 199.89 acres of public land in Eddy County, New Mexico, to the county. The purpose of the sale is for the county to build a light ind more ST

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, Dec. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: A total of 83 years has passed since the day that brought the United States into the Second World War, a day which President Franklin Roosevelt described to the nation as "a date which will live in infamy," the attack on Pearl Harbor. Three generations have passed since the Dec. 7, 1941 attack, with approximately 100,000 American Veterans of the Secon more PR