WASHINGTON, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard commissions Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159) in Kodiak, Alaska * KODIAK, Alaska -- The U.S. Coast Guard commissioned its newest cutter, Coast Guard Cutter Earl Cunningham (WPC 1159), for official entry into its service fleet during a ceremony held in Kodiak, Monday. The ceremony was presided over by Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the Coast G  more

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mountain-Plains Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Midwest Region -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Midwest region advanced 0.1 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The advance was led by a 0.2-percent rise in the all items less food and energy index. The energy in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Learning to lead, learning to fail: SEAP interns grow through hands-on challenge * DAHLGREN, Va. - When Brody Kester landed a selective spot in the 2025 Science and Engineering Apprenticeship Program (SEAP) at Naval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD), he thought he'd spend the summer behind a desk. But he soon found himself working side by side with Dahlgren scientists and engineers and gai  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: * * * PLANELOGIX Partnership to Increase CAP Airworthiness Civil Air Patrol's aviation maintenance and management services are getting a digital upgrade -- partnering with PLANELOGIX to help keep the world's largest fleet of single-engine piston aircraft in the skies. "Partnering with PLANELOGIX marks a revolutionary step forward for CAP aviation," said Mike Valdez, CAP's chief logistics  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service issued the following news release: * * * USDA Forecasts U.S. Corn Production Up and Soybean Production Down from 2024 Aug. 12, 2025 - The Crop Production report issued today by USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) forecasted corn production up from 2024 and soybean production down from last year. Corn production is up 13% from last year, forecast at 16.7 billion bushels; soyb  more