DALLAS, Texas, May 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * $750K Affordable Housing Program Grant from FHLB Dallas and Texas Capital Helps Fund New Shelter for Homeless Houston Youth Representatives from FHLB Dallas, Texas Capital and Covenant House Texas celebrate the opening of a new Covenant House in Houston, Texas. HOUSTON, TEXAS, May 20, 2025 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Da  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Air Force seeks partner for commercialized on-base lodging ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) -- The Department of the Air Force is moving forward with plans to transition on-base lodging at 58 installations across the U.S. and its territories to a commercial partner through the Commercial On-Base Lodging initiative.  The service is seeking a national hotel partner for a 50-year lease to ensure long-term sustainment and revitaliza  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-0848) entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - March 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 3 states in March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates increased in 3 states and decreased in 2 states. Total separations rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 3 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, an  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: * * * Bourgeois Smokehouse Recalls Ready-To-Eat Smoked Andouille Sausage Products Due to Possible Listeria Contamination WASHINGTON, May 20, 2025 - Bourgeois Smokehouse, a Thibodaux, La., establishment, is recalling approximately 100 pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) smoked andouille sausage products that may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes, the U.S. Departmen  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Economic Research Service (ERS) released its "Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: April 2025" (SSS-M-440) report today, announcing an increase in the U.S. 2024/25 sugar supply. Despite a slight decrease in domestic production, this increase is driven by higher high-tier imports and beginning stocks. Mexico's 2024/25 sugar balance remains unchanged. Key Highlights from the Report: U.S. Sugar Supply and Production: The U.S. 20  more

NEW YORK, May 19 -- New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued the following news: * * * Mayor Adams Praises Decision to Allow Empire Wind 1 Project to Move Forward May 19, 2025 Trump Administration Allows Project to Move Forward After Weeks of Advocacy by Mayor Adams Mayor Adams Spoke with President Trump About Project in Oval Office, Sent Letters to Trump Cabinet Officials, Conducted Interviews on Importance of Project NEW YORK - New York City Mayor Eric Adams today applauded the decisio  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Philadelphia CBP officers seize nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain PHILADELPHIA - U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 300 pounds of dried opium poppy pods from Spain that arrived in Philadelphia between May 1 and today. The poppy pods had a street value of about $30,000. The poppy plant, including poppy pods, poppy st  more

WASHINGTON, May 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The United States is bracing for a significant reduction in its sugar supply for the 2025/26 fiscal year, with forecasts indicating a nearly 600,000 short tons, raw value (STRV) drop from the previous year. This news comes from the "Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: May 2025" report (SSS-M-441) released by the Economic Research Service (ERS) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on May 16, 2025. According to Vidalina Abadam, the report's coordinator, the U.S.   more

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, May 20 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch to Showcase Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force's Safe, Effective Deterrent Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. -- An operational test launch of an Air Force Global Strike Command unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) is scheduled between 12:01 to 5:01 a.m. Pacific Time, May 21, from north Vandenberg.  The purpose of the ICBM t  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 20 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USS Alexandria Returns to Naval Base Point Loma Following Seven-Month Pacific Ocean Deployment SAN DIEGO -- Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Alexandria (SSN 757) returned home to Naval Base Point Loma following a successful seven-month deployment to the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command area of responsibility, May 15, 2025. Alexandria deployed in 2024 from its homeport of   more