WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, Dec. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Life Cycle Management Center issued the following news: * * * 75th ABW tests readiness in Bison Forge 25-1 exercise * The 75th Air Base Wing conducted Bison Forge 25-1 Dec. 10 to evaluate its ability to detect, overcome and execute mission requirements under challenging conditions. The exercise marked the start of a series of readiness events carrying into 2026, including an Air Force Materiel Command Combat Readiness Inspection sch more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Blumenthal Calls on STB, DOJ to Oppose Railway Merger Threatening Jobs & Driving Up Costs * [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - Today, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) wrote Surface Transportation Board (STB) Chairman Patrick Fuchs and Assistant Attorney General of the Department of Justice (DOJ) Antitrust Division Gail Slater urging them to oppose the proposed merger between Union Pacific Railroad more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 25-25) on December 17, 2025, by Qingqing Cao, Hans Degryse, Sotirios Kokas, and Raoul Minetti entitled "Banking on Experience. Capital Reallocation, Asset Knowledge, and the Structure of Credit Contracts." Here are excerpts: * * * The firm sector continuously engages in the reallocation of physical capital. We study the implications for credit market outcomes of banks' engagement  more PR

CLEVELAND, Ohio, Dec. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland issued the following white paper (No. 25-26) on December 18, 2025, by Rory G. Quinlan and Roberto B. Pinheiro entitled "BLS Payroll Revisions: Forecasting Recessions." Here are excerpts: * * * We investigate the behavior of BLS monthly revisions to payroll growth at turning points. We find some evidence corroborating claims by former BLS commissioners and market analysts that revisions around turning points tend to be more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests More Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens During Christmas Week Including Sexual Abusers, Violent Assailants, and Human Traffickers * Illegal aliens can receive a $3,000 stipend and free flight home to self-deport via the CBP Home app before December 31, 2025 WASHINGTON U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is delivering a safer nation for all American citizens th more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Kaptur Announces Winners of 2025 9th Congressional District Congressional App Challenge * Sandusky, OH - Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), announced Alexander Preston of Perkins High School in Erie County as the winner of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge from Ohio's 9th Congressional District for his app "Light Teachings." Congresswoman Kaptur received a total of 16 applications this year  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects and determined that they are culturally affiliated with multiple federally recognized Tribes, in compliance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Based on this determination, repatriation may proceed on or after Jan. 16, 2026, following consultation and review of archaeological, historical, and geographic more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined that they are culturally affiliated with several federally recognized Tribes, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Based on this determination, the university has announced that repatriation of the identified remains may proceed on or after Jan. 16, 2026. The findings follow consultation and a review of hist more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 (TNSFR) -- Mercyhurst University, Erie, Pennsylvania, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and determined that they are culturally affiliated with multiple federally recognized Tribes, in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. Based on this determination, repatriation of the remains may proceed on or after Jan. 16, 2026. The findings follow a review of collection records, consultation with Tribal representatives, and more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Rep. Chellie Pingree, D-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Pingree, Larsen, Stanton Lead 70+ Members in Demanding Trump Remove Name from Building, Reverse Illegal Renaming * Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (D-Maine), the top Democrat on the Appropriations Subcommittee that oversees the Kennedy Center, Congressman Rick Larsen (D-Wash.), and Congressman Greg Stanton (D-Ariz.) are leading more than 70 of their colleagues in Congress in calling on President Trum more PR