WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P30-10) by Isabelle R. Notter and Sara Robinson entitled "Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates: 2021." Here are excerpts: * * * HIGHLIGHTS * Based on median household income estimates for the 3,142 counties in the United States, 73.1 percent (2,298 counties) did not experience a significant change in real median household income between 2007 - the year before the Great Recession - and 2021. In the sam  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Naval Sea Systems Command issued the following news: * * * Keel Authenticated for Future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) * GROTON, Conn. - The keel for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), a Columbia-class submarine, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in Kingstown, Rhode Island. The keel laying ceremony signifies a major milestone in the life of a ship as it begins to transition from design to reality. The   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * Keel Authenticated for Future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) * GROTON, Conn. - The keel for the future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), a Columbia-class submarine, was laid during a ceremony on Aug. 27 at the General Dynamics Electric Boat Quonset Point facility in Kingstown, Rhode Island. Download Previous GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 27, 2025) Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Navy's U.S. Fleet Forces Command issued the following news: * * * Keel Authenticated for Future USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827) * 250827-N-MQ094-002 1 of 4 GROTON, Conn. (Aug. 27, 2025) Dr. Kelly Geurts, ship sponsor of the future Columbia-class ballistic missile submarine USS Wisconsin (SSBN 827), welds her initials into the ship's keel during its keel-laying ceremony under the supervision of General Dynamics Electric Boat welder Robert Ray Jr. The future Wisconsi  more