WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * At Scott Air Force Base, Duckworth Meets with U.S. Transportation Command and Air Mobility Leadership * August 12, 2025 [ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL] - Combat Veteran and U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) today met with and received a briefing at Scott Air Force Base from U.S. Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM) leadership, including Deputy Commander Lieutenant General Jered Helwig and Director of   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 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

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Chicago Bears honor combat veteran who battled insurgents in Iraq * CHICAGO - On a hot Chicago Sunday afternoon, with temperatures reaching 90 degrees, more than 40,000 football fans cheered for Sgt. 1st Class Charles Almburg, G-3 Operations Non-commissioned Officer, 85th U.S. Army Reserve Support Command, who was the Chicago Bears' Military Salute honoree during their preseason home game ag  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn Calls On DOJ to Investigate Beto O'Rourke, Bankrollers of MIA Texas Legislators for Violating Federal Corruption and Finance Law * AUSTIN - U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi calling on the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate potential violations of federal public corruption and election law by Political Action Committees (PACs) - such as Beto O'Rourk  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth Visits MidAmerica St. Louis Airport, Discusses Federal Aviation Priorities and Infrastructure Improvements * August 12, 2025 [MASCOUTAH, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL)--Ranking Member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Aviation--today met with MidAmerica St. Louis Airport Director Darren James and airport leadership to hear concerns about the impacts of Trump's Federal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Duckworth, Durbin Discuss Disastrous Impacts of Trump's 'Big Beautiful Bill' on Health Care in Central Illinois * August 12, 2025 [SPRINGFIELD, IL] - U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and U.S. Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) today convened health care leaders to discuss how Trump and Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill will harm Central Illinois and rip health care from as well as in  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Orders Archer Daniels Midland to Ensure Environmental Compliance of Carbon Sequestration Well in Decatur, Illinois * Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final order to Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) to address compliance obligations under the Safe Drinking Water Act for its Class VI permit for underground injection in Decatur, Illinois. EPA alleges the company viol  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Lindsey Gulden, carbon capture and storage researcher at Leg Up Data, Newton, Massachusetts, issued a public comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The submission urged the agency to rescind its preliminary approval of carbon dioxide injection wells for the ExxonMobil Rose Carbon Capture and Storage project in Jefferson County, Texas, citing that CCS poses risks to local communities. The letter to the agency asserts that CCS infrastructure, including   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Mercyhealth to Pay Over $1 Million to Settle EEOC COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate-Related Religious Discrimination Charges * CHICAGO - Mercyhealth, a health care system operating hospitals and clinics in Illinois and Wisconsin, agreed to pay more than $1 million in monetary relief to a class of employees and has offered to reinstate employees that it terminated for refusing to comply with the  more

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 14 -- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Surprising Turn in Kayla Unbehaun Case In a surprise turn this week, a mother changed her plea to guilty in the abduction of her 9-year-old daughter Kayla Unbehaun, finally bringing justice eight years after she was stolen from her father. Heather Unbehaun's unexpected admission in an Illinois courtroom on Monday came as a jury was about to be selected in her c  more