WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert on April 3, 2025: * * * Name of Product: Vivitar Blender Bottles Hazard: The blender's blades can continue to operate when the bottle is not attached to the blender, posing a laceration hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: April 03, 2025 Units: About 199,000 Consumer Contact: Sakar at 800-592-9541 anytime, email at support@sakar.com, or online at https://www.vivitar.com/pages/recalls or https://  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Sues Support Center for Child Advocates for Pregnancy Discrimination Federal Agency Charges Non-Profit Denied Accommodations to Pregnant Employee PHILADELPHIA - Support Center for Child Advocates (SCCA), which provides legal assistance and social services to juveniles, violated federal law when it denied an employee with a high-risk pregnancy an accommodation to work remotely dur  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- The Federal Reserve issued the following speech on April 3, 2025 by Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson: * * * U.S. Economic Outlook and Central Bank Communications Vice Chair Philip N. Jefferson At "Financial Intermediaries, Markets, and Monetary Policy," a conference sponsored by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta and the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Atlanta, Georgia Thank you, Dr. Tkac, for your kind words and for the opportunity to talk to this gr  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 3 -- Gov. Phil Murphy, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Murphy Takes Action on Legislation TRENTON - Today, Governor Murphy signed the following bill into law: S-4144/A-5411 (Scutari/Murphy, Carter, Reynolds-Jackson) - Clarifies installation of ignition interlock devices for certain DWI offenses. *** Original text here: https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562025/approved/20250403a.shtml  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 2, 2025: * * * High Ranking MS-13 Leader and Fugitive Wanted for Multiple Murders Found and Arrested in Long Island Last night, a high-ranking leader of La Mara Salvatrucha, also known as MS-13, was arrested in New York for his alleged role in a conspiracy responsible for 11 murders. Joel Vargas-Escobar, also known as Momia, was indicted the District of Nevada and charged with racketeering conspi  more

WASHINGTON, April 3 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * Kurt Bluemel Inc. to Pay $40,000 in EEOC Pregnancy Discrimination Suit Federal Agency Charged Maryland Commercial Nursery Terminated Employee Due to Pregnancy BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. - Kurt Bluemel, Inc., a plant nursery in Baldwin, Maryland, will pay $40,000 and furnish significant remedial relief to settle a federal pregnancy discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment O  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, April 3 -- Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * The Patton Logistics Group to Construct New Distribution and Warehouse Facility in Pulaski County U.S. supply chain company to invest $10 million, bringing 25 new jobs to Pulaski County RICHMOND, VA -- Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced that The Patton Logistics Group, a U.S. integrated supply chain company, will expand for the second time in four years in Pulaski County, investing   more