NEW YORK, June 26 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-New York District issued the following news release: The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), New York District announces the awarding of Contract for the Maintenance Dredging of Fire Island Inlet and Shores Westerly to Jones Beach. The contract, valued at $36,978,060, was awarded to Norfolk Dredging Company, based in Chesapeake, VA. This essential multi-purpose project includes the maintenance of a navigation channel at least 250 feet wid  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-24-1207) on June 25, 2024, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - May 2024": * * * Unemployment rates were lower in May in 4 states, higher in 3 states, and stable in 43 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Thirty-three states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decrea  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on June 25, 2024, from Economics Daily: * * * Alaska (5.4 percent), Idaho (5.3 percent), and Montana (5.1 percent) were among the states with the highest hires rates in April 2024. Hires rates increased over the month in 4 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 44 states and the District of Columbia. The largest increases occurred in Idaho (+1.0 percentage   more

BOISE, Idaho, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Idaho issued the following new release on June 25, 2024: Yesterday, in Wilmington, North Carolina, a Boise man with white supremacist ties pleaded guilty to a federal firearms charge stemming from his participation in a group that had discussed targeting the power grid in Idaho and had conducted live-fire training near Boise. Jordan Duncan, 29, of Boise, pleaded guilty to aiding and abetting the manufacturing of a fir  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: A federal grand jury charged a New York man for having acted as a courier for a Dominican Republic-based "grandparent scam" that targeted elderly Americans. Victor Anthony Valdez, 39, of the Bronx, was charged with one count of wire fraud conspiracy for his role in the scam. According to the indictment, unsealed today in Newark, New Jersey, the scam operated from call centers in the Dominican Republic, mak  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, June 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: A member of the Rollin' 60s Neighborhood Crips gang was sentenced today to 84 months in prison for his role in a racketeering conspiracy and for possessing firearms and ammunition as a convicted felon, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced. Amir Warden, aka "Stamps," aka "Killa," 31, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Susan D.  more

WASHINGTON, June 25 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on June 24, 2024, by Secretary Antony J. Blinken at the launch of the U.S. Department of State-YouTube Global Music Partnership: * * * SECRETARY BLINKEN: Thank you. Good afternoon, everyone. So we're seriously increasing the cool factor here at the State Department this afternoon. (Laughter.) Look, first of all, great to see everyone here today. Let me just start with this. We've been doing a lot on music diplomacy,  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on June 25, 2024: U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced Vinn White as Deputy Administrator of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). As Deputy Administrator, Mr. White will also serve as the agency's Acting Administrator. A member of the Biden-Harris Administration since 2021, White also currently serves as the U.S. Depa  more