SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 11 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- August 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region increased 0.3 percent in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy rose 0.3 percent in August. The food index rose 0.1 percent,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * Operators of Student Loan Forgiveness Scam Will Be Permanently Banned from Debt Relief Industry, Ordered to Turn Over Assets * Eric Caldwell and David Hernandez will be permanently banned from the debt relief industry and required to turn over their assets to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that they helped operate an illegal student loan debt-relief operation. Additionally, Caldwell will b  more