WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Sept. 4, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates up in 32 large metro areas, down in 21, over year ended July 2025 Of the 56 metropolitan areas with a 2020 Census population of 1 million or more, 32 large areas had unemployment rate increases from July 2024 to July 2025, 21 had decreases, and 3 had no change. The largest rate increase occurred in Cleveland, Oh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard interdicts 11 aliens near Church Rock, Calif. * LOS ANGELES -- A Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach boat crew interdicted 11 suspected aliens aboard a panga-style vessel near Church Rock, California, Tuesday afternoon. At approximately 1:25 p.m., Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach watchstanders received a report of a panga near Church Rock and deployed a 45' Re  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Makita Professional Cordless Grease Guns and Makita Grease Gun Hoses Hazard: The flexible grease gun hose can develop a hole allowing grease to be ejected while using the grease gun, posing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Replace Recall Date: September 04, 2025 Units: About 62,927 Consumer Contact: Makita U.S.A., Inc. toll-free at 800-462-5482 from 8 a.m. t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Department of Justice Announces Significant Enforcement and Expansion Efforts to Dismantle Transnational Human Smuggling and Trafficking Networks * Today, the Department of Justice announced recent enforcement actions by Joint Task Force Alpha (JTFA) to combat human smuggling and trafficking networks that undermine U.S. national security and public safety. In addition to these actions, the Depa  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Department of Justice Sues City of Boston, Mayor Michelle Wu Over Sanctuary City Laws * Today, the Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the City of Boston, Massachusetts, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, and the Boston Police Department and Police Commissioner over Boston's sanctuary city laws that interfere with the federal government's enforcement of its immigration laws. "The City of Boston   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * How AI and Automation are Speeding Up Science and Discovery By Laurel Kellner The Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab) is at the forefront of a global shift in how science gets done--one driven by artificial intelligence, automation, and powerful data systems. By integrating these tools, researchers are transforming the speed and s  more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 5 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Controlling water cuts energy costs for ethylene production Maintaining American energy independence requires minimizing reliance on foreign countries to produce commodity chemicals and fuels. Using carbon dioxide electrolyzers to produce valuable chemical precursors such as ethylene provides one way to diversify domestic feedstocks. But, so far, the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * NCDHHS and Partners Launch Juul Labs Document Database, Shine Light on Youth Vaping Epidemic The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services, in partnership with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and University of California, San Francisco recently launched the Juul Labs Document Repository, a public archive of nearly  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 5 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on Sept. 4, 2025: * * * Vintage NASA: See Voyager's 1990 'Solar System Family Portrait' Debut In archival footage of a historic NASA news conference, the mission reveals history-making images of six planets in our solar system, including a tiny speck called Earth. This week marks 48 years since the Sept. 5, 1977, launch of NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft from Cape Canaveral, Florida, to study Jupit  more