BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: By Staff Sgt. Codie Trimble, 8th Air Force/J-GSOC Public Affairs The Eighth Air Force and Joint-Global Strike Operations Center welcomed a new commander to their storied history today during a ceremony at Barksdale Air Force Base, La. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Jason Armagost assumed command from Maj. Gen. Andrew Gebara, who diligently served Eighth Air Force since August 2021. Gebara leav  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * New Hampshire had the lowest jobless rate in July 2023, 1.7 percent. The next lowest rates were in Maryland and Vermont, 1.8 percent each. The rates in these three states set new record lows, as did the rates in the following eight states: Alabama (2.1 percent), Louisiana (3.4 percent), Massachusetts (2.5 percent), Mississippi (3.0 percent), Ohio (  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 26 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: Governor Greg Abbott, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS), and the Texas National Guard are continuing to work together to secure the border; stop the smuggling of drugs, weapons, and people into Texas; and prevent, detect, and interdict transnational criminal activity between ports of entry. Since the launch of Operation Lone Star, the multi-agency effort has led to over 420,800 il  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release on Aug. 25, 2023: The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that there is a reasonable indication that a U.S. industry is materially injured by reason of imports of certain pea protein from China that are allegedly sold in the United States at less than fair value and subsidized by the government of China. Chairman David S. Johanson and Commissioners Rhonda K. Schmid  more