WASHINGTON, Aug. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates were higher in June 2024 than a year earlier in 336 of the 389 metropolitan areas, lower in 40 areas, and unchanged in 13 areas. A total of 35 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 6 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent. In June 2024, Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont, and Sioux Falls, South Dakota, had the l  more

LUKE AFB, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force's 56th Fighter Wing issued the following news: By Senior Airman Katelynn Jackson, 56th Fighter Wing Public Affairs As part of the Air Force's major moves to reoptimize the service for Great Power Competition, the 13th Combat Air Base Squadron was activated during an assumption of command ceremony, Aug. 5, 2024, at Luke Air Force Base, Arizona. The 13th CABS is the first of its kind in the Air Force and will set the stage for the future of the Ai  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today joined a 21-state brief, urging a federal court to uphold Congress's law that protects American privacy rights by requiring TikTok to cut ties with the Chinese Communist Party or face a national ban. Earlier this year, Congress passed a bipartisan law banning TikTok unless ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese-owned parent company, sells its stake in th  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that U.S. District Judge Karen E. Schreier has sentenced a Sioux City, Iowa, woman convicted of Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to Distribute. The sentencing took place on July 29, 2024. Sara Raquel Torres, age 38, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed b  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance. Anthony Tibbitts, age 40, was sentenced on August 2, 2024, to five years in federal prison, followed by three years of superv  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 6, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Pine Ridge, South Dakota, man convicted of Accessory after the Fact. The sentencing took place on August 1, 2024. Charles Brings Plenty, age 32, was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison, followed by three years of  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release on Aug. 5, 2024: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced today that Chief Judge Roberto A. Lange, U.S. District Court, has sentenced a Manderson, South Dakota, man convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter, and a Rapid City, South Dakota, woman convicted of Misprision of a Felony. The sentencings took place on August 2, 2024. Tyson White Plume, 29, was se  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Aug. 7 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of South Dakota issued the following news release: United States Attorney Alison J. Ramsdell announced that a jury has convicted Heath Kelvin Hagen, age 37, of Watertown, South Dakota of Conspiracy to Distribute a Controlled Substance following a three-day jury trial in federal district court in Aberdeen. The verdict was returned on August 1, 2024. The charges carry a penalty of a mandatory minimum of 10 year  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 2 -- The office of Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following transcript of the governor's remarks in Aspen Institute fireside chat: * * * Cristal Logan, Aspen Institute: Welcome to the Aspen Institute. I'm Cristal Logan, I'm a vice president here overseeing our community programs and engagement, and I welcome you to this evening's Hurst Lecture Series program. First, I want to thank Bob and Soledad Hurst for sponsoring this series of events. Thanks to our Soci  more