WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board issued a finding on the 2024 financial standing of the nation's largest freight carriers. The Surface Transportation Board announced that two Class I railroads, CSX Transportation Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, and Union Pacific Railroad Co., Omaha, Nebraska, met their financial benchmarks. The determination is made annually by the Board, which is required to assess whether a railroad's rate of return on investment meets or exceeds  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Blue Bell * More Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recall Resources * Enforcement Reports * Industry Guidance For Recalls * Major Product Recalls Summary Company Announcement Date: August 22, 2025 FDA Publish Date: August 22, 2025 Product Type:  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given its assent to a state plan that manages emissions from commercial and industrial solid waste incinerators in Florida. This action approves the guidelines submitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection, which will be implemented and enforced within the state. The plan, which was first submitted in 2017 with subsequent additions, outlines rules for existing incineration units. These units are define more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 95-1135) on July 3, 2025, entitled "The Federal Grand Jury" by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist: * * * Summary The federal grand jury exists to investigate crimes against the United States and to preserve the constitutional right of grand jury indictment. Its responsibilities require broad powers. As an arm of the U.S. District Court which summons it, upon whose process it more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. 95-1135) on July 3, 2025, entitled "The Federal Grand Jury" by Charles Doyle, American public law senior specialist: (Continued from Part 2 of 4) * * * Secrecy Federal grand juries conduct their business in secret, primarily/154 at the direction of Rule 6 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure that limits who may attend,/155 and the circumstances under which matters involving the conduct  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The Florida Department of State has completed a comprehensive inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects, leading to a decision to repatriate them to 10 tribes. This action is a result of a determination of cultural affiliation made under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The remains, representing at least 15 individuals, and three ceramic fragments were collected from various locations in Nassau County, Fl more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce International Trade Administration has issued an amended Export Trade Certificate of Review to the Association for the Administration of Rice Quotas, Inc., which represents U.S. rice exporters. This allows the organization to adjust its export activities and adapt to changes in the global market. The certificate provides protection from antitrust actions for its members' export-related conduct. The changes address the United Kingdo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * MEDIA ADVISORY: Coast Guard to achieve historic milestone with offload over 76,140 lbs. in illegal narcotics at Port Everglades * Editor's Note: Media are asked to RSVP by no later than 7 a.m., Mon., with the Coast Guard Southeast District Public Affairs by calling 786-367-7649 or emailing, d7publicaffairs@gmail.com. Media are required to bring valid credentials. Media who do  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Multimedia Release: Coast Guard Station Sand Key and Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater conduct search and rescue training * Editor's Note: Find all imagery for this release here. Editor's note: All Coast Guard Southeast imagery can be found on DVIDS, here. By Petty Officer 1st Class Riley J. Perkofski CLEARWATER, Fla. -- A Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater helicopter a more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service is seeking public input on a habitat conservation plan submitted by the Polk County Board of County Commissioners. The county is requesting an incidental take permit to allow for the accidental killing or displacement of sand skinks and blue-tailed mole skinks during the construction of a fire station. The two skink species are protected under the Endangered Species Act, and the proposed building site is more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History has amended three previous notices regarding the return of ancestral human remains and funerary objects. The museum has now determined a cultural affiliation between the items and three specific groups: the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Seminole Tribe and The Muscogee (Creek) Nation. This action is being taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA). The initial n more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory of ancestral human remains, a step required under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. The museum determined that there is a cultural affiliation between the remains and two tribal entities, paving the way for the return of the ancestors to the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The remains, representing two individuals, were discovered more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and will repatriate a human mandible to three Native American tribes. The remains, identified as belonging to a Native American individual, were discovered during a review of a 1969 fossil collection from the Monkey Jungle Hammock site, a dry sinkhole in Miami-Dade County. The affiliated tribes are the Miccosukee  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 (TNSFR) -- The University of Florida Museum of Natural History has completed an inventory under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA) and will repatriate human remains and 257 funerary objects from the Cutler Fossil Site in Miami-Dade County to three Native American tribes. The human remains and associated funerary objects have been identified through consultation as culturally affiliated with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Seminole Tribe of F more PR