PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Oct. 2, 2024, by Attorney General Merrick B. Garland at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Rhode Island: * * * I am very happy to be here. I'm looking forward to meeting with the people around this table. These are the people who keep Rhode Island safe. These agents and deputies, assistants take the risks every single day. I could not be more grateful for the partnerships reflected h  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following readout of the agency's "Walk the Redline" event on Oct. 1, 2024, to commemorate the third anniversary of the Combating Redlining Initiative: * * * To commemorate the third anniversary of the Justice Department's Combating Redlining Initiative, Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and U.S. Attorney Matthew M. Graves for the District of Columbia conducted a walking to  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following weekly report entitled "Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims" for week ending Sept. 28, 2024. Here are excerpts: * * * SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 28, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 225,000, an increase of 6,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 218,000 to 219,000. The 4-week moving average was 2  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 4 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Oct. 1, 2024: Today represents a new chapter for health care in Massachusetts as five of Steward Health Care's hospitals transition to new operators. Lawrence General Hospital is the new operator for both campuses of Holy Family in Haverhill and Methuen, Lifespan is the new operator of Morton and Saint Anne's, and BMC is the new operator for Good Samaritan and St. Elizabeth's. With these t  more