National news from across the United States of America.
Release of Highly Endangered Red Wolves into Wild Gives Hope to Renewed Conservation (4/13/2022) - Court action leads to USFWS release of rare wolves Following a successful legal battle, conservation groups hope the recent release of nine highly endangered red wolves into the wild is the first of many steps [...]
Skyline Chili Products Recall: Can Contents May Be Soup, Not Chili (2/16/2022) - On February 16, 2022, Morgan Foods, an Austin, Indiana, establishment, issued a recall for approximately 2,205 pounds of Skyline chili due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, and the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and [...]
Sea Level to Rise up to a Foot by 2050, US Interagency Report Finds (2/15/2022) - NASA, NOAA, USGS, and other United States government agencies project that the rise in ocean height in the next 30 years could equal the total rise seen over the past 100 years Coastal flooding will [...]
Join the Global Community for the Great Backyard Bird Count (2/11/2022) - For a quarter of a century the annual Great Backyard Bird Count has been a bright spot for nature lovers. The 25th edition of the event is coming up February 18 through 21, 2022. Everyone is invited [...]
25 Eclectic Films Added to National Film Registry (12/15/2021) - Return of the Jedi, Lord of the Rings, Selena, Sounder, Cooley High, A Nightmare on Elm Street, and WALL•E among titles selected for preservation Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced today the annual selection of [...]
Pepperoni Recalled for Possible Bacillus Cereus Contamination (12/15/2021) - Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp. dba Margherita Meats Inc. Recalls Pepperoni Products Due To Possible Bacillus Cereus Contamination Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp., doing business as Margherita Meats, Inc., an Omaha, Neb. establishment, is recalling approximately 10,990 [...]
NASA Administrator Statement on Russian ASAT Test (11/15/2021) - On Monday, November 15, 2021 Moscow Standard Time, the International Space Station (ISS) Flight Control team was notified of indications of a satellite breakup that may create sufficient debris to pose a conjunction threat to [...]
Belk Names Three KidFest T-Shirt Contest Winners, One from Raleigh (11/1/2021) - Coloring contests seem to be everywhere throughout childhood, but how many winners can say their design was produced as a t-shirt and sold online? That’s exactly what happened for three lucky winners who participated in [...]
NASA Announces Winners of Deep Space Food Challenge (10/24/2021) - Variety, nutrition, and taste are some considerations when developing food for astronauts. For NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge, students, chefs, small businesses, and others whipped up novel food technology designs to bring new solutions to the [...]
NASA, ULA Launch Lucy Mission to “Fossils” of Planet Formation (10/16/2021) - NASA’s Lucy mission, the agency’s first to Jupiter’s Trojan asteroids, launched at 5:34am EDT Saturday, October 16, 2021, on a United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral [...]
Canned Beef With Gravy Products Recalled Due to Possible Unsafe Levels of Lead (10/10/2021) - Crider Foods, a Stillmore, Georgia, establishment, is recalling approximately 525,717 pounds of canned beef with gravy products that may be contaminated with unsafe levels of lead, due to a spice mix used from an outside [...]
23 Species Lost to Extinction Across US, including 2 Bird Species Gone from North Carolina (9/30/2021) - On September 29, 2021, the US Fish and Wildlife Service proposed to remove 22 animals and a plant from the endangered species list because of extinction. These 23 join the list of 650 US species [...]
NASA Releases Interactive Graphic Novel “First Woman” (9/26/2021) - NASA released its first digital, interactive graphic novel on Saturday, September 25, 2021, in celebration of National Comic Book Day. “First Woman: NASA’s Promise for Humanity” imagines the story of Callie Rodriguez, the first woman [...]
Honeywell Introduces New Robotic Technology for Warehouses (9/24/2021) - On September 23, 2021, Honeywell announced its latest innovation in robotic technology designed to help warehouses and distribution centers automate the manual process of unloading pallets, reducing the operational risks of potential injuries and labor [...]
Watch NIAC Online: Visionary Tech Concepts Could Pioneer the Future in Space (9/17/2021) - Dozens of concepts are being presented at this year’s NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts Symposium, including eight led by technologists from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. NASA missions make it seem like the future is now — [...]
Seminars Tour on How to Become Licensed General Contractors (9/13/2021) - Chris Pugh, the founder of CB Pugh Enterprises LLC and the Pugh Builders General Contractors (GC) Academy located in Raleigh, North Carolina, commences the Pugh Builders GC Academy “Seminars Tour” to different cities in the [...]
Zebulon, NC: DEVIL-DOG Dungarees’ Donations to Wounded Warrior Project Reach $100K (9/7/2021) - The Legacy Brand Name Honors US Marines and Armed Forces DEVIL-DOG® Dungarees is a family business with a history of service. The company was founded by Louis Rosenstock, a WWI veteran, who named his line [...]
North Carolina Sends National Guard Logistics Unit to Louisiana to Respond to Hurricane Ida (9/2/2021) - North Carolina is sending National Guard personnel to help Louisiana after the catastrophic effects of Hurricane Ida. The 113th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion (CSSB) Headquarters from Lenoir is deploying approximately 65 personnel to the Gulf [...]
RJ McCarthy Releases a New Novel that Mixes Science Fiction and Romance (8/24/2021) - By Donna Campbell Smith RJ (Bob) McCarthy has just released the second novel in his science fiction series: The Matchmaker: A Fairy Tale for a Technological Age. In a departure from his crime fiction stories, [...]
LeVar Burton to Host TV Special Featuring Library of Congress National Book Festival on PBS (8/17/2021) - “Open a Book, Open the World” premieres Sunday, Sept. 12, 2021 Television viewers can see an inspiring introduction to the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival and its exciting lineup of authors, poets and [...]NCSU among US Programs Funded for Biomass-to-Fuel Projects (8/3/2021) - 11 University- and Industry-Led Projects will Develop Biomass Resources to Convert to Low-Carbon Fuel for Planes and Ships On August 3, 2021, the US Department of Energy (DOE) announced nearly $34 million in funding for [...]
Visit US Public Lands on “Fee Free Day” Aug. 4 (8/1/2021) - Interior Department Celebrates “Great American Outdoors Act” Anniversary with Fee Free Day on Public Lands Law’s historic investments in national parks and public lands are creating jobs and strengthening local economies On Wednesday, designated as [...]
Updated: Possible Listeria Contamination: Over 8 Million Pounds of Tyson Ready-To-Eat Chicken Recalled (7/13/2021) - Tyson Foods Inc. Recalls Ready-To-Eat Chicken Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination UPDATED July 13, 2021 by USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service: Updated to alert consumers that the recalled ready to eat products were [...]
NASA’s Mars Helicopter Reveals Intriguing Terrain (7/13/2021) - Ingenuity’s ninth flight provided imagery that will help the Perseverance rover team develop its science plan going forward. Images snapped on July 5, 2021 by NASA’s Ingenuity Mars Helicopter on its ambitious ninth flight have [...]
NASA’s AIRS Tracks Record-Breaking Heat Wave in Pacific Northwest (7/8/2021) - An unprecedented heat wave that started around June 26, 2021 smashed numerous all-time temperature records in the Pacific Northwest and western Canada. NASA’s Atmospheric Infrared Sounder (AIRS), aboard the Aqua satellite, captured the progression of [...]
Interior Secretary Haaland Announces Federal Indian Boarding School Initiative (6/22/2021) - Outlines Path Forward on Troubled Legacy of Federal Boarding School Policies in Remarks to National Congress of American Indians In remarks to the National Congress of American Indians 2021 Mid Year Conference on June 22, [...]
Interior Department Suspends Oil & Gas Leases in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (6/1/2021) - Agency to Review Underlying Analysis of Oil and Gas Leases on the Coastal Plain On June 1, 2021, the United States Department of the Interior suspended all activities related to the implementation of the Coastal [...]
Endangered Species Act Protections Sought for Wolves as Idaho & Montana Plan to Kill Wolf Populations, Pay Contractors to Kill (5/26/2021) - On May 26, 2021, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Humane Society of the United States, Humane Society Legislative Fund, and Sierra Club petitioned the US Fish and Wildlife Service to restore federal protection under the [...]