New Task Force to Develop Recommendations by November 20 WASHINGTON –-(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. U.S. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx and FAA Administrator Michael Huerta today announced the creation of a task force to develop recommendations for a registration process for Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS). The task force will be composed of[Read More…]
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White House Press Briefing by Josh Earnest, Oct. 19, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015 – 12:55 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: Good afternoon, everybody. Happy Monday, and happy fall. Seasons are changing. I do not have anything at the top, so we can go straight to questions. Julie, do you want to start? Q Thanks, Josh. Whole different topics.[Read More…]
Hillary Clinton Campaign Reaction to New Report Exposing Trey Gowdy’s Connection to Anti-Clinton Super PAC
NEW YORK—(ENEWSPF)—October 19, 2015. Hillary for America spokesman Brian Fallon released the following statement Monday after the Washington Post reported on previously unknown links between Benghazi Committee Chairman Trey Gowdy and Stop Hillary PAC: “Trey Gowdy’s ties to a super PAC dedicated to attacking Hillary Clinton is troubling and calls the integrity of[Read More…]
U.S. State Dept. Updates Iraq Travel Warning, Oct. 19, 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. The Department of State warns U.S. citizens against all but essential travel to Iraq. Travel within Iraq remains dangerous given the security situation. The ability of the Embassy to assist U.S. citizens facing difficulty, including arrest, is extremely limited. Private U.S. citizens are strongly discouraged from[Read More…]
Former Civilian Department of Defense Employee Sentenced for Engaging In Illicit Sexual Conduct with a Minor in Honduras
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. A former civilian employee of the Department of Defense was sentenced to 84 months in prison for engaging in illicit sexual conduct with a minor in a foreign place. Assistant Attorney General Leslie R. Caldwell of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson[Read More…]
Owner of Pennsylvania Diet Supplement Business Sentenced to 30 Months Imprisonment for Selling Misbranded Drugs as Weight Loss Products over the Internet
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. The U.S. Attorney’s Office of the Middle District of Pennsylvania announced today that Cheryl Floyd, age 52, of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, owner of Floyd Nutrition LLC, was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Sylvia H. Rambo of the Middle District of[Read More…]
Millennium Health Agrees to Pay $256 Million to Resolve Allegations of Unnecessary Drug and Genetic Testing and Illegal Remuneration to Physicians
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Millennium Health, formerly Millennium Laboratories, has agreed to pay $256 million to resolve alleged violations of the False Claims Act for billing Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs for medically unnecessary urine drug and genetic testing and for providing free items to physicians who[Read More…]
Deputy Attorney General Sally Quillian Yates Written Testimony Before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act of 2015
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015. Written Testimony Submitted for the Record Mr. Chairman, Senator Leahy, distinguished Members of the Committee – thank you for holding this hearing on Federal sentencing and corrections policy and for allowing the Administration to share our views on this very important topic. It is an honor[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at Roundtable with Business Leaders
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 19, 2015 – 12:00 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, I just had the opportunity to meet with CEOs from across the country who are acting on climate change. Historically, when you start talking about an issue like climate change, the perception is that this is an environmental[Read More…]
Civil War Memoirs of Catholic Sister Nurses Reveal Stories of Charity and Courage
Handwritten memoirs, stories and accounts from Daughters of Charity Civil War nurses were discovered by Sister Betty Ann McNeil, a Vincentian Scholar-in-Residence. McNeil, an archivist, discovered more than 150 accounts from sister nurses who treated soldiers during the Civil War and compiled them into her new book “Balm of Hope:[Read More…]
