WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management is preparing to facilitate the return of Native American human remains discovered in Washoe County, Nevada. The remains, representing at least one indigenous individual, were found in a dry creek bed in 2004 by a camper. The person who found the bones reported them to the Washoe County Sheriff's Office, which secured the area and had investigators excavate the site. Initial examinations by a coroner sug more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document on Aug. 13, 2025, from Economics Daily: * * * Unemployment rates higher in 217 metro areas from June 2024 to June 2025 Unemployment rates were higher in June 2025 than a year earlier in 217 of the 387 metropolitan areas, lower in 147 areas, and unchanged in 23 areas. A total of 27 areas had jobless rates of less than 3.0 percent and 9 areas had rates of at least 8.0 percent.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bonamici, Hayes, Leger Fernandez Lead Letter to Protect Immigrant Access to Head Start * WASHINGTON, DC [8/12/25] - Representatives Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Jahana Hayes (D-CT), and Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) led 34 Members of Congress in calling for the Department of Health and Human Services to protect immigrant access to Head Start. The Representatives sent the letter after the Department more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Midwest Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Business Employment Dynamics in Iowa -- Fourth Quarter 2024 * From September 2024 to December 2024, gross job losses from closing and contracting private-sector establishments in Iowa were 73,013, while gross job gains from opening and expanding private-sector establishments were 71,806, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has approved a request that will allow KPTV in Portland, Oregon, to continue broadcasting on its current channel. The FCC's action amends its television allotment table, substituting channel 12 for channel 21 at the station's location. This rule change was made in response to a petition from Gray Television Licensee LLC, the operator of KPTV. According to a synopsis of the FCC's report and order, a staff engineering analysis c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Food Research & Action Center (FRAC) reports that adoption of the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) surged again in school year 2024-2025, with 54,234 schools and 8,872 districts using CEP to serve breakfast and lunch at no charge to all students, reaching 27.2 million children. CEP expansion accelerated after USDA lowered the minimum Identified Student Percentage (ISP) threshold from 40% to 25% in 2023, making roughly 17,000 additional schools eligible  more ST

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 14 -- The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children issued the following news on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Surprising Turn in Kayla Unbehaun Case In a surprise turn this week, a mother changed her plea to guilty in the abduction of her 9-year-old daughter Kayla Unbehaun, finally bringing justice eight years after she was stolen from her father. Heather Unbehaun's unexpected admission in an Illinois courtroom on Monday came as a jury was about to be selected in her c more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Hosts Event in Barre with Nutrition Leaders on Trump Admin's Cuts to SNAP * BARRE, VT - Today in Barre, U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.) joined nutrition advocates and leaders from across Vermont for a press conference outlining how President Trump and Republicans' tax and spending bill will hurt SNAP (called 3SquaresVT in Vermont) and other hunger and nutrition assistance programs. Around 6,00 more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on Aug. 13, 2025: * * * Wyden Leads Bill to Reverse Trump Cuts at Social Security and Protect Benefits On the Eve of the 90th Anniversary of Social Security, Wyden Leads Senate Democrats In Effort to Safeguard Earned Benefits and Improve Customer Service After DOGE Disaster * Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., today announced he would int more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Wyden, Merkley, Bonamici, Hoyle, Salinas, Bynum, Dexter Statement on Antisemitism and Hate * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley along with U.S. Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Val Hoyle, Andrea Salinas, Janelle Bynum and Maxine Dexter today issued the following statement on antisemitism and hate in response to recent hateful acts in Oregon. "Speaking out against antisemitism and hate  more PR