WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 -- Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute issued the following news release: It's no trick, only the sweetest treat: Boo at the Zoo, sponsored by Mars Wrigley Confectionery, and the Zoo's 21+ spooktacular cocktail party, Night of the Living Zoo, are back at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute in Washington, D.C. All proceeds from Boo at the Zoo and Night of the Living Zoo support animal care and conservation science at t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Aug. 17, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 17, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 232,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 227,000 to 228,000. The 4-week moving average was 236,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration's New England Division issued the following news release: HARTFORD, Conn. Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, announced that JOHNNY MILNER, also known as "Blaze" and "O.G.," 46, of Hartford, has been sentenced by U.S. District Judge Robert N. Chatigny in Hartford to 10 years of imprisonment, followed by four years of supervised release, for trafficking fent  more