WASHINGTON, March 22 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0379) on March 21, 2025, entitled "Metropolitan Area Employmnet and Unemployment - January 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January than a year earlier in 290 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 64 areas, and unchanged in 33 areas, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. A total of 18 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent a  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 21 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Brandin Cooks rejoining Saints, who drafted him in 2014 first round Brandin Cooks is going back to where it all began. The 11-year NFL veteran is signing with the Saints, NFL Network Insiders Ian Rapoport, Mike Garafolo and Tom Pelissero reported Friday, returning to the team that made him the 20th overall pick of the 2014 draft. New Orleans announced that Cooks will play on a two-year  more

ALBANY, New York, March 21 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces 20 Nominations for State and National Registers of Historic Places Governor Kathy Hochul today announced recommendations by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to add 20 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The nominations include Marcus Garvey Park in New York City, an octagon house in Columbiaville, a Jewis  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Keeping the Lights On: Examining the State of Regional Grid Reliability" at 10:15 a.m. on March 25, 2025, at 2123 Rayburn House Office Building: Witnesses: * Gordon van Welie, President & Chief Executive Officer, ISO New England (ISO-NE) * Richard J. Dewey, President & Chief Executive Officer, New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) * Manu Asthana, Presid  more

HALLOWELL, Maine, March 22 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has granted certification to BNRG Renewables LTD's 20-megawatt (MW) solar facility in Milo, Maine, designating it as a Class I and Class IA renewable resource. The decision, issued on March 21, 2025, under Docket No. 2025-00027, allows the facility to contribute towards Maine's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS). BNRG Renewables LTD had requested the certification for its BD Solar 1, LLC Facility on January 23, 2025, seek  more

CANTON, Ohio, March 21 [Category: Sports] -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Milton Williams on choosing Patriots over Panthers: 'They wanted me the most and made me a priority. So, I made them a priority' On the opening day of the free agent negotiating period, rumors flew about where prize defensive tackle Milton Williams might end up. The Carolina Panthers were hot after the former Philadelphia Eagles interior rusher. But the New England Patriots came over the  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, March 21 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins, pioneer in nuclear physics, dies at 98 An MIT faculty member for 40 years, Grodzins performed groundbreaking studies of the weak interaction, led in detection technology, and co-founded the Union of Concerned Scientists. By Sandi Miller | Department of Physics Nuclear physicist and MIT Professor Emeritus Lee Grodzins died on March 6 at his home i  more

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Alfred J. Lipphardt, commander-in-chief of the Veterans of Foreign Wars of the U.S., from a March 4, 2025, joint hearing with the Senate Veterans' Committee on veteran service organizations legislative presentation: * * * Chairmen Moran and Bost, Ranking Members Blumenthal and Takano, members of the Senate and House Committees on Veterans' Affairs, it is my honor to be with you today on behalf of   more