WASHINGTON, April 2 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Employment up in 38 metro areas, down in 1 area, over the year ended January 2025 From January 2024 to January 2025, nonfarm payroll employment increased in 38 metropolitan areas, decreased in 1 area, and was essentially unchanged in 348 areas. The largest over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Barnstable Town, Massachusetts (6.1 p  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for April 1, 2025 AIR FORCE Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has been awarded a $12,213,406,028 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the operation of Lincoln Laboratory Federally Funded Research and Development Center. This contract provides for research, development, and rapid prototyping of advanced technology to meet Department of Defense and na  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Federal Reserve Board issues enforcement action with former employee of Banco Popular de Puerto Rico and announces termination of enforcement action with Allegiant United Holdings, LLC, Nano Financial Holdings, Inc., and Nano Banc The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the enforcement action listed below: Consent prohibition order against Nicolas Perez Alvarado Forme  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The White House posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Illegal Border Crossings Hit New Record Low in March Illegal crossings along the southern border reached another new low last month as President Donald J. Trump makes good on his promise to stop the invasion and secure the homeland. It's called the "Trump Effect." * In March, Border Patrol encountered just 7,181 illegal immigrants at the southern border. * Compared to the same month under Biden, that represents   more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * LAMAT 2025 health fair provides medical awareness to St. Vincent residents KINGSTOWN, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - U.S. Air Force medical professionals from the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and the 349th Medical Squadron, Travis Air Force Base, California, partnered with the Ministry of Heal  more

JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas, April 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland (16th Air Force) issued the following news: * * * LAMAT 25 brings essential dental care, training to Union Island, St. Vincent UNION ISLAND, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines - Dental professionals from the 433rd Aerospace Medicine Squadron from Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, and the 349th Medical Squadron from Travis Air Force Base, California, partnered with Air Forces Southern to s  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, April 2 -- Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minnesota, issued the following proclamation: * * * WHEREAS: Cesar Estrada Chavez and Dolores Huerta co-founded the National Farm Workers Association in 1962 - which later became the United Farm Workers of America - to organize for worker rights and bring attention to the injustices of the living and working conditions of farm workers in the United States; and WHEREAS: The United Farm Workers of America sought recognition of the importance and   more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, March 31 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * MRF-SEA Marines and S'pore Guards Conclude Valiant Mark 25, Conquer SAFTI City Training Facility SINGAPORE -- The 27th iteration of Exercise Valiant Mark came to a close on March 26, 2025, as U.S. Marines and Sailors with Marine Rotational Force-Southeast Asia, I Marine Expeditionary Force, and Singapore Guardsmen with 3rd Battalion Singapore Guards, 7th Singapore Infantry Br  more

PASADENA, California, April 1 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Receives 10 Nominations for the 29th Annual Webby Awards Since it began in 1958, NASA has been charged by law with spreading the word about its work to the widest extent practicable. From typewritten press releases to analog photos and film, the agency has effectively moved into social media and other online communications. NASA's broad reach across digital platforms has been recogni  more

PASADENA, California, April 1 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's SPHEREx Takes First Images, Preps to Study Millions of Galaxies NASA's SPHEREx (short for Spectro-Photometer for the History of the Universe, Epoch of Reionization and Ices Explorer) has turned on its detectors for the first time in space. Initial images from the observatory, which launched March 11, confirm that all systems are working as expected. Although the new images are un  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Over 1,000 Replica Firearms and Suppressors seized by CBP and CPSC at LAX Replica firearms--even though not always functional--can be easily mistaken for genuine weapons LOS ANGELES-- Since the beginning of Fiscal Year 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers assigned to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), in collaboration with the Consum  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 2 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * Governor Shapiro Challenges Trump Administration's Unlawful Decision to Cancel Over a Half-Billion Dollars Owed to State Agencies to Protect Pennsylvanians' Health The Trump Administration abruptly canceled more than $500 million in Congressionally-appropriated federal funding for the Pennsylvania departments of Health, Human Services, and Drug and Alcohol Programs  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center to Pay $195,000 to Settle EEOC Equal Pay Charge Conciliates Federal Charge That Medical Center Paid Female Workers Less Than Male Colleague HAYWARD, Calif. - Tiburcio Vasquez Health Center, a non-profit medical center with 15 health centers and clinics through southern Alameda County, has agreed to provide $195,000 to three female employees and other inj  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 1, 2025: * * * U.S. Attorneys for Southwestern Border Districts Charge More than 960 Illegal Aliens with Immigration-Related Crimes During the Fourth week in March as part of Operation Take Back America Since the inauguration of President Trump, the Department of Justice is playing a critical role in Operation Take Back America, a nationwide initiative to repel the invasion of illegal immigration,  more