WASHINGTON, March 7 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states in 2024 March 07, 2025 In 2024, annual average unemployment rates increased in 21 states and were little changed in 29 states and the District of Columbia. Employment-population ratios decreased in 5 states and were little changed in 45 states and the District. The U.S. jobless rate increase  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, March 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bird Urges FDA to Crack-down on Dangerous, Counterfeit Weight Loss Drugs DES MOINES-- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced a multistate letter urging the Food and Drug Administration to take immediate action to stop the surge in dangerous, counterfeit weight loss drugs. Bad actors have taken advantage of the skyrocketing demand for weight loss drugs such as O  more

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for March 6, 2025 ARMY Vertex Aerospace LLC, Madison, Mississippi (W900KK-25-D-0021); Lockheed Martin Corp., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0022); Cubic Defense Applications Inc., San Diego, California (W900KK-25-D-0023); Ravenswood Solutions Inc.,* Fremont, California (W900KK-25-D-0024); Cole Engineering Services Inc., Orlando, Florida (W900KK-25-D-0025); Skiftech LLC,* Orlando, Florida (W900KK-  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, March 7 -- The Office of the Mississippi Attorney General issued the following statement: * * * Today, the Office of the Attorney General announced it has completed the review of three incidents involving officer-involved shootings. These include a January 19, 2024, incident in Jackson involving one deputy with the Hinds County Sheriff's Office; a February 17, 2024, incident in Belden involving one corporal with the Tupelo Police Department; and a March 1, 2024, incident   more

WASHINGTON, March 8 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Marshals Task Force Arrests Murder Suspect in Alabama Birmingham, AL - The U.S. Marshals Service Gulf Coast Regional Fugitive Task Force (GCRFTF) arrested a murder suspect Feb. 24 in in the 100 block of Freda Lane in Birmingham. Jacorrian Deshawn McGregor, 25, a suspect in a triple homicide that occurred in July 2024 in Birmingham that resulted in the death of a 5-year-old ch  more