WASHINGTON, June 27 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1059) on June 24, 2025, entitled "State Employment and Unemployment - May 2025": * * * Unemployment rates were higher in May in 3 states, lower in 2 states, and stable in 45 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Twenty-four states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 4 states had decrea  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Canadian National Extradited for Mailing Fraudulent Prize Notices * A Canadian national accused of operating fraudulent prize notice schemes was extradited to the United States and made his initial appearance in Las Vegas federal court on June 18, the Department of Justice and U.S. Postal Inspection Service announced today. Patrick Fraser, 44, of Alberta, Canada, will face federal charges of cons  more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following transcript: * * * Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Dan Caine Hold News Conference * SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: Well, good morning, everybody. Just arrived last night back from NATO -- two days apart from my battle buddy so it's good to see him this morning. Good to see you, Mr. Chairman -- GENERAL DAN CAINE: You too, sir. SECRETARY OF DEFENSE PETE HEGSETH: Where there   more

WASHINGTON, June 26 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * International Arms Dealer Pleads Guilty to Conspiring to Export Firearms to Russia * Yesterday in federal court in Brooklyn, Sergei Zharnovnikov, 46, of Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit export violations. The defendant exported firearms and ammunition worth over $1.5 million from the United States to Russia, in violation of U.S. law. When sentenced, Zharnovnikov faces up   more