PATUXENT RIVER, Maryland, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Naval Air Systems Command issued the following news release: The ever-enduring C-130 Hercules celebrated 70 years of unwavering service last year. Since its inception in 1954, the Hercules continues to be used in over 70 countries with more than a million flight hours and growing. Seven decades ago, the C-130 had an original usage as a medium cargo plane able to land in short, confined runways. As the mission and needs of the fleet changed, the ai more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following news: * * * This joint DNR-federal facility is critical for oyster science and other marine research for the region * * * The Cooperative Oxford Laboratory is a unique collaborative research facility shared by the Maryland Department of Natural Resources, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration National Ocean Service and the Chesapeake Bay Office of the National Marine Fishe more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has finalized a rule extending the eligibility for Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) and Pay As You Earn (PAYE) student loan plans until July 1, 2027. This extension follows an interim final rule issued in November 2024 and addresses compliance issues with the Higher Education Act's requirement to offer income-based repayment options. The decision stems from legal challenges preventing the implementation of the Saving on a Valuabl more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $101 million in federal funding for five projects to support the development of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, removal, and conversion test centers for cement manufacturing facilities and power plants. Accelerating the responsible development more PR

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, Jan. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news on Jan. 14, 2025: The U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management (FECM) today announced $101 million in federal funding for five projects to support the development of carbon dioxide (CO2) capture, removal, and conversion test centers for cement manufacturing facilities and power plants. Accelerating the responsible development a more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Education has issued a call for applications for the National Technical Assistance Center on Transition for Students and Youth With Disabilities. This initiative, funded jointly by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) and the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA), aims to improve postsecondary outcomes for students with disabilities through enhanced collaboration between educational and vocational rehabilitation agencies.  more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * An international team of scientists, including multiple astronomers from CfA, have made the first-ever detection of a mid-IR flare from Sgr A*. * * * National Harbor, MD - Using the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), a team of scientists led by astronomers from the Center for Astrophysics, Harvard & Smithsonian (CfA) detected a Mid-Infrared (mid-IR) flare fro more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Jan. 15 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: United States Attorney Zachary A. Myers announced today that he has tendered his resignation to the President and the Attorney General and will conclude his service effective January 18, 2025. "It has been a privilege to lead this office of talented professionals who strive every day to make the public safer, hold lawbreakers accountable, an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Internal Revenue Service today announced the appointment of 18 new members to the Internal Revenue Service Advisory Council. The IRSAC, established in 1953, is an organized public forum for IRS officials and representatives of the public to discuss a broad range of issues in tax administration. The Council provides the IRS and agency leaders with  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, as part of a coalition of 13 attorneys general issued a letter to Walmart voicing concerns about the company's recent announcement of its plans to step away from its commitments to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). In a letter sent to Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon, the coalition of attorneys general urge the company to more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The Maryland Office of the Attorney General issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2025: The Office of the Attorney General (OAG), Maryland Legal Services Corporation (MLSC), and the Access to Counsel in Evictions (ACE) Task Force today announced the groundbreaking successes of the ACE program as detailed in Stout Risius Ross, LLC's Year 1 Independent Evaluation. This transformative program, established by the Maryland General Assembly in 2021, ensures inc more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 15 -- The Maryland Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: The Maryland Department of Agriculture has announced a second case in Maryland of highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza (HPAI) of a commercial operation in Queen Anne's County following routine sampling of a broiler farm. This new detection of HPAI comes four days after a presumptive positive was made at a Caroline County commercial poultry farm. There are now four commercial operations in more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Endowment for the Arts issued the following news release: The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) is pleased to announce 1,474 awards totaling $36,790,500 to support the arts in communities in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Washington, DC. Funding for organizations is recommended in the categories of Grants for Arts Projects, Challenge America, Research Grants in the Arts, and Research Labs, and for individuals through Literature Fellowships in cr more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences issued the following news: The Toxicology in the 21st Century (Tox21) program has a library of more than 8,900 compounds that scientists use to test how chemicals affect human cells and systems. The accuracy of researchers' work depends on the quality of the library's compounds. Using poor-quality chemicals in tests could lea more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health Center for Cancer Research issued the following news: High-grade neuroendocrine carcinomas (HGNEC) are cancers that develop in different parts of the body, including the digestive tract, genitals, neck, and head. One drug (belinostat), combined with two other drugs (etoposide and cisplatin), is approved to treat HGNEC. But some people may have a gene variant that affects how quickly their body gets rid of the drug; these  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health Center for Cancer Research issued the following news: ANK-101 is an anchored IL-12 immunotherapy designed for limited intratumoral delivery to increase immune cell infiltration into tumors. It may also be effective when paired with cemiplimab for certain patients. A clinical trial led by Danielle M. Pastor, D.O., Ph.D., Assistant Research Physician in the Center for Immuno-Oncology, is researching the safety and tolerabi more PR

ROCKVILLE, Maryland, Jan. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Institutes of Health's Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child's Health and Human Development issued the following news: Healthy eating during pregnancy and the year after giving birth may be uncommon in the United States, suggests a study by researchers at the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) and other institutions. On a scale from "A" to "F," study participants received a gr more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed into good-paying jobs. This marks an expansion of the Good Jobs Chal more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce issued the following news release: New awards expand program that has trained and placed more than 12,000 American workers into good jobs  U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $25 million in Good Jobs Challenge program funding to eight grantees to support high-quality, locally-led workforce training programs that create a pathway for workers to be placed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and a bicameral group of colleagues, Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Representatives Pramila Jayapal (D-WA-07), Jim McGovern (D-MA-02), Sara Jacobs (D-CA-51), and Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20) in requesting answers from the Department of State on the fatal shooting of Aysenur Ezgi  more PR