WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Job openings rates increased in 2 states in November 2024 January 28, 2025 Job openings rates increased in 2 states, decreased in 2 states, and were little changed in 46 states and the District of Columbia in November 2024. The national job openings rate (4.8 percent) was little changed over the month. The increases in job openings rates occurred   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice's U.S. Marshals Service issued the following news release: Memphis, TN - The U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) captured a Memphis murder fugitive, Samuel Sipes, 22, in Olive Branch, Mississippi. In January of 2023, a 17-year-old male was found dead of an overdose in a home on Wrenwood Street in Memphis. It is alleged that he died of a fatal dose of fentanyl. In April of the same year, Samuel Sipes was charged with second degree murder in connect  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education issued the following news on Jan. 27, 2025: ORISE is progressively developing digital dashboards for the individual years of data available in the Beryllium-Associated Worker Registry (BAWR). BAWR was created through DOE regulation 10 CFR 850-Chronic Beryllium Disease Prevention Program--and maintains data related to the health, exposure, and work histories for current DOE or contracto  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 28, 2025: * * * Statewide rate remains significantly higher than the national * * * Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers at Tennessee airports discovered a total of 319 firearms in travelers' carry-on luggage in 2024, an increase of six from the 2023 statewide total. Nashville International Airport (BNA) led the state wi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service issued the following news release: The U.S. Department of Agriculture will spearhead a trade mission to Bangkok, Thailand, from Feb. 3 - 6, 2025, to expand agricultural exports and strengthen trade ties in Southeast Asia. The mission includes nearly 40 agribusinesses, trade organizations, and representatives from five state departments of agriculture. "Our farmers, ranchers, and agribusinesses are the back  more