WASHINGTON, July 18 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on July 15, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Which state has the highest concentration of ice cream manufacturing employment? Utah! July is National Ice Cream Month, giving everyone a good reason to cool off by enjoying some of their favorite frozen treats. At BLS, we celebrate with one of our coolest employment statistics, the location quotient. Just as an ice cream sundae   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news: * * * Change to Surface Use of Force (SUF) rules * In the early evening hours of March 11, off the coast of Point Loma, California, a small boat sliced through the waves at high speed--it's engine growling, its course suspicious. It wasn't a flashy vessel, just a modest recreational boat with a powerful 300HP Yamaha outboard and five people standing on the back deck, but something about it   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Reinforces Medicaid and CHIP Integrity by Strengthening Eligibility Oversight and Limiting Certain Demonstration Authorities * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is taking steps to restore accountability and safeguard the long-term integrity of Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Thro  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard, partner agencies respond to sunken vessel near Santa Cruz, Calif. * ALAMEDA, Calif. - The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a sunken vessel following a boat fire approximately one mile offshore Santa Cruz, California, Wednesday morning. The Coast Guard is working with: * California Department of Fish and Wildlife: Office of Spill Prevention and Response *   more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on July 17, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Babyletto Kiwi Electronic Recliner and Swivel Gliders with USB port Hazard: The USB module in the recliner arm can overheat and spark, posing an overheating hazard. Remedy: Repair Recall Date: July 17, 2025 Units: About 9,030 (Additionally, about six were sold in Canada) Consumer Contact: Babyletto toll-free at 866-621-9483 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT Mond  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Nabs at Least 11 Illegal Aliens Including Serial Criminal with 67 Arrests in Sacramento Operation * CBP nabs career criminal, drug dealer and ten other illegal aliens in targeted operation WASHINGTON - Today, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers arrested numerous illegal aliens, including a dangerous serial drug abuser  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Federal Communications Commission has dismissed an application from Heme Aqui CA Church for a Low Power FM station in Cucamonga, California and granted the application of MENA Coalition Inc. for a station in San Dimas, California. The decision, released on July 16, 2025, follows a "Petition to Deny" filed by MENA Coalition Inc. (Pleading No. 0000271331). The two organizations were part of LPFM MX Group 12, a group of mutually exclusive applications for LPFM constructi  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * L'espoir * More Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recalls, Market Withdrawals, & Safety Alerts * Recall Resources * Enforcement Reports * Industry Guidance For Recalls * Major Product Recalls Summary Company Announcement Date: July 14, 2025 FDA Publish Date: July 17, 2025 Product Type: Food  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, July 18 -- The Arizona Commerce Authority posted the following news on July 17, 2025: * * * Hadrian To Invest $200 Million To Establish Manufacturing And Software Hub In Mesa Facility will support creation of 350 new jobs * MESA, AZ (July 17, 2025) - Today, Hadrian, the advanced manufacturing company building AI-powered factories for America, announced plans to establish a large-scale manufacturing and software hub, known as Factory 3 (F3) in Mesa, Arizona. The 270,000-squ  more

WASHINGTON, July 18 -- The National Science Foundation issued the following news release: * * * New AI model could revolutionize U.S manufacturing NSF-supported researchers developed a new AI model that sees inside a factory, understands what's happening and suggests ways to solve problems, making manufacturing smarter, safer and more competitive. * Artificial intelligence has transformed fields like medicine and finance, but it hasn't gained much traction in manufacturing. Factories prese  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, July 18 -- The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education issued the following news release on July 17, 2025: * * * PASSHE Sets 2025-26 Tuition with Option to Reduce if Funding Increases PASSHE is seeking a 6.5% state appropriation increase Board would reduce tuition if PASSHE receives sufficient funding * Harrisburg, PA - The Board of Governors of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education (PASSHE) today approved tuition rates for the 2025-26 academic ye  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum and Attorney General Pam Bondi Visit Alcatraz Island * Statement from Interior Press: Today, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum visited Alcatraz Island in San Francisco, California in accordance with President Donald J. Trump's directive to assess reopening the notorious prison to house the most dangerous and violent criminals. As a National Park Se  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Statement by Regional Administrator Josh F.W. Cook on the Siskiyou County Illegal Pesticides Crisis * SAN FRANCISCO (July 17, 2025) -- EPA Pacific Southwest Region Administrator Josh F.W. Cook issued the following statement today regarding the ongoing illegal pesticides crisis in California's Siskiyou County. Statement by Regional Administrator Cook: I have received correspondence from th  more

NEWPORT NEWS, Virginia, July 17 -- The Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility Jefferson Lab issued the following news release: * * * The 3D Pursuit of Proton Spin * * Yiyu Zhou awarded the 2025 JSA Postdoctoral Research Prize to help map the proton in 3D NEWPORT NEWS, VA - The mystery of how the proton acquires its spin lies at the very heart of nuclear physics. Now, a quest to solve this mystery has earned Yiyu Zhou the prestigious 2025 JSA Postdoctoral Research Prize, sponsore  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard completes historic Quad Sail to strengthen Indo-Pacific maritime partnership * SANTA RITA, Guam -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) arrived in Guam, July 3, after a landmark multinational sail with representatives aboard from the maritime forces from Australia, India, and Japan--collectively known as the Quad. As four leading maritime nations   more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Justice Requests Data on Criminal Illegal Aliens in California Jails * WASHINGTON -- Today, the Department of Justice issued requests to sheriffs in multiple major California counties--including Los Angeles and San Francisco Counties--for lists of all inmates in their jails who are not citizens of the United States, their crimes of arrest or conviction, and their scheduled releas  more

WASHINGTON, July 14 -- The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative issued the following news release: * * * United States Seeks Mexico's Review of Alleged Denial of Workers' Rights at Liber Gennesys Group The Office of the United States Trade Representative has invoked the Rapid Response Labor Mechanism (RRM) in the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) to review whether workers at Liber Gennesys Group, S. de R.L. de C.V. (Liber Gennesys) and its affiliated and/or successor companies,  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, July 16 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and JMSDF submarine conduct a bilateral exercise * YOKOSUKA, Japan -- The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025. Previous PACIFIC OCEAN (July 12, 2025) - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack su  more

WASHINGTON, July 17 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and JMSDF Submarine Conduct a Bilateral Exercise * YOKOSUKA, Japan - The Los Angeles-class fast-attack submarine USS Santa Fe (SSN 763) and a Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) submarine conducted Submarine Exercise 25-1 (SUBEX) in the Pacific Ocean, July 12, 2025. Download This bilateral exercise portrayed the interoperability and cooperation between the U.S. Navy and JMSDF, showcas  more