Santa Ana, California - The officers of a company that marketed and sold Nobetes, a pill they claimed treats diabetes, have settled a Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging that the advertising claims for the product are false or unsubstantiated.

Washington, DC - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration Tuesday took a significant step forward in driving the efficient development of novel diagnostic technologies that scan a person’s DNA to diagnose genetic diseases and guide medical treatments. For the first time, the agency has formally recognized a public database that contains information about genes, genetic variants and their relationship to disease. The FDA is recognizing the genetic variant information in the Clinical Genome Resource (ClinGen) consortium’s ClinGen Expert Curated Human Genetic Data, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as a source of valid scientific evidence that can be used to support clinical validity in premarket submissions.

Sacramento, California - Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced the appointment of 13 California superior court judges, which include: one in Alameda County; one in Contra Costa County; three in Los Angeles County; one in Riverside County; two in Sacramento County; three in San Diego County; one in Santa Clara County; and one in Solano County.

Washington, DC - Presidential Determination on the Suspension of Limitations under the Jerusalem Embassy Act:

Washington, DC - Our Nation was founded on the idea that our Creator endows each individual with certain unalienable rights.  In the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson identified life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness as among these fundamental human rights.  Our Nation has enshrined these and other rights, which Americans continue to enjoy today, in the Bill of Rights.

Washington, DC - The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released its monthly Employment Situation Report, which showed continued evidence of a strong American economy. The unemployment rate remained at 3.7 percent for the third consecutive month and payroll employment continued its historic streak of positive jobs gains. These gains from the thriving labor market are widespread across many demographic groups.