TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 19 -- Florida Attorney General Ashley Moody issued the following news release: Attorney General Ashley Moody is standing up for Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle mandate. Attorney General Moody, along with a multistate coalition filed a lawsuit today to block a new Environmental Protection Agency emissions rule. The new rule imposes unworkable emissions standards on passenger cars, light-dut more PR

BOISE, Idaho, April 19 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: Attorney General Raul Labrador stood up for Idahoans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Labrador joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new Environmental Protection Agency ( more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: The Justice Department announced that 11 U.S. Attorneys' Offices have now established a carjacking task force to focus efforts and resources on this important public safety threat. "The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most significant drivers of violent crime and by acting as a force multiplier for our state and local law enforcement p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: The 37th and final defendant was sentenced today in a Northern District of Mississippi case that targeted the violent activities, drug trafficking, and money laundering of the Simon City Royals prison gang. Joshua Miller, 33, of Jackson, Mississippi, was sentenced to 16 years and eight months in prison for Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) conspiracy, including co more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that ODINE DOMINICK, age 33, of New Orleans, was indicted on March 8, 2024, for violations of the Federal Gun Control and Controlled Substances Acts. The indictment was unsealed on April 15, 2024. DOMINICK is charged in Count 1 of the indictment with possession with intent to distribute 40 grams or more of a more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana issued the following news release: MALCOM JOHNSON, age 41, a resident of New Orleans, pleaded guilty on April 16, 2024, before United States District Judge Susie Morgan to violating the Federal Controlled Substances Act, announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. According to court records, JOHNSON sold $400 worth of heroin to a DEA confidential source in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans.  more PR

GULFPORT, Mississippi, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: An Edinburg, Texas man was sentenced today to 20 years in prison for conspiring to possess with intent distribute cocaine. Jose Humberto Gandara, 52, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Gulfport. According to Court documents and evidence presented at trial, in 2016, Jose Humberto Gandara was stopped in Gulfport while driving a 201 more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, April 19 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed suit to defend Americans who drive gas and diesel-powered trucks and cars against the Biden Administration's electric vehicle (EV) mandate. Attorney General Mike Hilgers joined Kentucky Attorney General Russell Coleman, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey, and a 25-state coalition in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit to block a new more PR

BEAUMONT, Texas, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Texas posted the following news release on April 18, 2024: The Justice Department established the formation of carjacking task forces in 11 targeted districts across the United States, including the Eastern District of Texas, announced U.S. Attorney Damien M. Diggs. "The Justice Department has no higher priority than keeping our communities safe. We do so by targeting the most significant drivers of violen more PR

DOHA, Qatar, April 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Embassy in Qatar issued the following news on April 18, 2024: This April and May, U.S. Embassy Doha will honor the musical tradition and power of jazz with the exceptional U.S. talents of SUPERNOVA and BIRCKHEAD. Guests will have the opportunity to immerse themselves in the rich diversity of the genre with a variety of musical events hosted around Qatar. U.S. Ambassador to Qatar Timmy Davis emphasized that "The Spring of Jazz celebrates the transforma more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, April 19 -- Utah Attorney General Sean D. Reyes issued the following news: Attorney General Sean D. Reyes co-led a letter with the State of Indiana to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to address its policy of providing blanket authorizations for investment companies under Section 203(a)(2) of the Federal Power Act (FPA). The letter from several attorneys general focuses on the legal and ethical responsibilities and duties of asset managers of investment comp more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 19 -- The Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: Today, the Virginia Department of Education announced that Em Cooper has been named its Deputy Superintendent of Teaching and Learning. "The addition of Ms. Cooper to the Virginia Department of Education is a big win for us and a big win for the Commonwealth," said Superintendent of Public Instruction Lisa Coons. "Her proven experience in public education, track record of s more PR

YAKIMA, Washington, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: United States Attorney Vanessa R. Waldref announced today that twenty-eight people are in state or federal custody following the return of six separate indictments alleging more than two dozen charges against thirty-four separate defendants. Certain of the individuals indicted are not yet in federal custody. The arrests follow a long-term j more PR

SEATTLE, Washington, April 19 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington issued the following news release on April 18, 2024: U.S. Attorney Tessa M. Gorman announced today that the Western District of Washington is one of seven districts that are adding a carjacking task force to focus efforts and resources on this important public safety threat. "Our task force harnesses the resources of the FBI, ATF, the Seattle Police and Kent Police Departments. Prosecutors w more PR