LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * 2025 LLNL summer programs inspire the next generation of innovators This summer, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) hosted science education programs that provided students with hands-on experience related to several LLNL research themes. The science education offerings for this summer included three standout programs: the Manufacturing Workshop, S  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * 3 violent MS-13 gang members in custody following ICE New York City operation * WASHINGTON -- Three violent MS-13 members -- two of whom illegally entered the United States during the Biden administration -- are in Nassau County police custody following a joint Aug. 8 operation between ICE New York City, the Nassau County Police Department and the FBI  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following report (No. USDL-25-1266) on Aug. 13, 2025, entitled "State Job Openings and Labor Turnover - June 2025": * * * Job openings rates decreased in 4 states and increased in 1 state in June, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 11 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates decreased in 2 states and increased in 1 state  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 13, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates higher in 217 metro areas from June 2024 to June 2025 Unemployment rates were higher in June 2025 than a year earlier in 217 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 147 areas, and unchanged in 23 areas. A total of 27 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 9 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent.   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * California Couple Sentenced for Unlawful Multimillion-Dollar Trafficking Scheme Across U.S.-Mexico Border * Otilio Rodriguez Toledo and Alicia Aispuro Hernandez, husband and wife from Thermal, California, were sentenced today for conspiring to smuggle and distribute Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved for use in the United States. Toledo was sentenced to five months in pri  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Environment and Natural Resources Division issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * California Couple Sentenced for Unlawful Multimillion-Dollar Trafficking Scheme Across U.S.-Mexico Border Otilio Rodriguez Toledo and Alicia Aispuro Hernandez, husband and wife from Thermal, California, were sentenced today for conspiring to smuggle and distribute Mexican pesticides and veterinary drugs that are not approved for use in the   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * CBP announces additional partnerships for new and expanded services * WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced today 33 tentative selections for new reimbursable services agreements that will promote cross-border trade and facilitate essential travel to the United States. The Reimbursable Services Program allows private sector and state an  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 (TNSjou) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release: * * * AI Helps Astronomers Discover a New Type of Supernova Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole, offering an explanation for one of the strangest supernovae ever seen. * Cambridge, MA - Astronomers have discovered what may be a massive star exploding while trying to swallow a black hole companion, o  more

MENLO PARK, California, Aug. 13 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Laser breakthrough sets the stage for new X-ray science possibilities * By Ali Sundermier A team led by scientists at the Department of Energy's SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory have generated a highly exotic type of light beam, called a Poincare beam, using the FERMI free-electron laser (FEL) facility in Italy, marking the first time such a beam has been produced with a  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Southern California Restoration: NOAA and Partners Lead Coastal Recovery 10 Years After Refugio Oil Spill A look at the coastal and marine habitat restoration underway along the Southern California coast in the 10 years since the Refugio Beach oil spill. * Ten years after the Refugio Beach oil spill injured a stretch of California's coastline, NOAA commemorates a decade of restoration  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * SSC Demo Exercise Tests Next-Gen GPS Receiver to Gather Feedback from Joint Warfighters and International Partners Summary: Joint and international warfighters participated in a real-world day and night field exercise where they tested SSC's new Joint Modernized Handheld Next-Gen GPS receiver. U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, along with Norwegian and French  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf Returns Home from Deployment in Support of Southern Border Operations * ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Bertholf (WMSL 750) crew returned to their home port on Coast Guard Base Alameda, California, Sunday, following a 70-day patrol operating along the Southwest maritime boundary line (MBL) near San Diego. Bertholf deployed in s  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Space Systems Command issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command and United Launch Alliance successfully launch USSF-106 mission aboard Vulcan rocket Summary: Space Systems Command and ULA launch teams successfully completed the inaugural launch of a Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-106 mission into geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida. * T  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) has released a document summarizing a 2024 interagency workshop on per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS). The report, 'Insights and Strategic Opportunities from the USGS 2024 Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) Interagency Workshop,' Open-File Report 2025-1044, is an addendum to the agency's 2021 strategic science vision on the topic. It was published in 2025 and authored by a team of 15 scientists, including Deborah   more