WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) -- The American Museum of Natural History in New York, intends to repatriate five unassociated funerary objects to a coalition of federally recognized Indian Tribes with ancestral ties to burial sites in Will County, Illinois. The cultural items--identified as a pebble, a stone scraper, an arrowpoint, a glass ring, and a pottery sherd--were excavated between 1902 and 1913 by George Langford and gifted to the museum in 1919. These items, which date to periods ranging   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Chicago-Naperville-Elgin Area - April 2025": * * * Area prices were up 0.1 percent over the past month, up 3.1 percent from a year ago * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin area advanced 0.1 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, May 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report on May 13, 2025, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region - April 2025": * * * Regional prices rose 0.2 percent in April, up 2.4 percent over the year * * * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.2 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported tod  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 (TNSFR) --The Cincinnati Museum Center, Ohio has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects, determining a cultural affiliation with several Native American tribes. These remains, representing at least 107 individuals, along with 1,148 lots of associated funerary objects, have been identified as originating from the Glenn/Oberting Mounds in Dearborn County, Indiana, and the Hawkins Ridge Mounds and Newtown Firehouse site in Hamilton County, Ohio.   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news: * * * Contracts for May 13, 2025 NAVY IAP World Services Inc., Cape Canaveral, Florida, is awarded a $58,152,355 indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity base operations support contract for services at Naval Support Activity Souda Bay, Crete, Greece. Work will be performed at Souda Bay, Greece, and will be completed by June 2034. The maximum dollar value, including the base period and eight option periods, is $5  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF10713) on May 12, 2025, by education policy specialist Rebecca R. Skinner and research assistant Isobel Sorenson: * * * School choice generally refers to the opportunity for parents to select an elementary or secondary school for their child that differs from the assigned school that the child would otherwise attend based on where the family lives. School choice programs are often divided   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Erin Houchin Appoints General Dale Lyles as Chair of Military Academy Nomination Boards WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congresswoman Erin Houchin (IN-09) announced today the appointment of General Dale Lyles, Adjutant General of the Indiana National Guard (Ret.), as Chair of Indiana's 9th Congressional District Military Academy Nomination Boards and as a member of the United States Military Academy (West Poi  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Marlin Stutzman, R-Indiana, issued the following news release on May 13, 2025: * * * REP. STUTZMAN APPLAUDS TRUMP DECISION TO LIFT SYRIAN SANCTIONS WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, President Donald Trump declared the cessation of sanctions against Syria. This comes after the announcement that President Trump will meet with Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa tomorrow in Saudi Arabia. Last month, Rep. Stutzman had the opportunity to visit Syria and meet with President al-Shar  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Padilla Introduce Bill to Improve Access to Innovative Medical Technologies WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Todd Young (R-Ind.) and Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) introduced the Ensuring Patient Access to Critical Breakthrough Products Act, legislation that would enable millions of older Americans to receive quicker access to life-changing medical innovations. Currently, seniors wait an estimated 5.7 years  more