News from December 2021
By Press Release | Dec 3, 2021
Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 210,000 in November, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.2 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
By Emily Bevard | Dec 3, 2021
Trade restrictions banning the export of U.S. technology to Huawei, a Chinese telecom company with ties to the communist government, remain in place under the Biden administration although Congress and congressional commerce committee staff have recently cited concerns with enforcement.
By Andy Nghiem | Dec 3, 2021
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is reporting that the number of participants in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) declined from August 2020 to August 2021, despite significant increases in spending on benefits.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: Acting United States Attorney Richard G. Frohling of the Eastern District of Wisconsin announced that on Dec. 3, 2021, John E. Fredenburgh (age: 37) of the Village of Suring, Wisconsin, pled guilty to a charge of traveling interstate with the intent to engage in a sexual act with a minor, in violation...
By State Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
Release: United States Department of State. Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labor (DRL). Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO): DRL Atrocity Prevention. This is the announcement of funding opportunity number SFOP0008463. Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance Number: 19.345. Type of Solicitation: Open Competition...
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: Approximately one million visitors make their way to Big South Fork National River & Recreation Area and Obed Wild & Scenic River each year. This annual visitation is a substantial economic driver to local communities, creating business opportunities for commercial activities and services not typically provided by concessionaires within park boundaries.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: BANGOR, Maine: A Deer Isle man was sentenced today in federal court for possessing child pornography, U.S. Attorney Darcie N. McElwee announced.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON - Investigative efforts by Brazilian Federal Police and U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), in concert with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Criminal Division led to eight arrests and the disruption of a major human smuggling ring based in Brazil.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: LAS VEGAS - A Las Vegas man with prior felony convictions was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for unlawful possession of a firearm and possession of methamphetamine with intent to distribute.
By State Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
Release: The following is the text of a joint press release by the U.S. Department of State and the European External Action Service.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JAVORIOUS SCOTT, aka JAYDAYOUNGAN, age 23, a Bogalusa resident and rapper was charged in a one-count indictment with possession of a firearm while under indictment for a felony, in violation of Title 18, United States Code, Sections 922(n)(1) and 924(a)(1)(D), announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans.
By Commerce Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: WASHINGTON, DC - Ways and Means Chairman Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement on the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) November 2021 jobs report...
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: MACON, Ga. - A convicted felon with a lengthy criminal history was sentenced to serve more than six years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm after U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers caught him trespassing on private property with a loaded gun near a national refuge.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: Assistant U. S. Attorney Daniel Silva (619) 546-9713.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: TRENTON, N.J. - New Jersey residents will have more time to register for assistance and visit FEMA Disaster Recovery Centers. The deadline for New Jersey homeowners and renters to apply for FEMA individual assistance for damage and losses from the remnants of Hurricane Ida has been extended to Jan. 5, 2022.
By Homeland Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: HARTFORD, Conn. - With less than one month remaining for Connecticut disaster survivors to apply for federal assistance, more than $26.2 million in federal grants, loans and flood insurance program claims has been approved for residents and businesses to help them recover from damage and losses caused by remnants of Hurricane Ida.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: CINCINNATI - A federal jury has convicted Lelon Campbell, 28, of Cincinnati, with distributing and possessing with the intent to distribute fentanyl and cocaine.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: MINNEAPOLIS - Acting United States Attorney Charles J. Kovats today announced the recipients of the third annual U.S. Attorney’s Office “Excellence in the Pursuit of Justice" Awards. Law enforcement officials from five agencies are being honored for their outstanding work and exceptional contributions in the pursuit of truth and justice.
By DOJ Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Ill. - In conjunction with a press release issued today by the Department of.
By Interior Newswire | Dec 3, 2021
News Release: Boulder City, NV - The Bureau of Reclamation announced today this it will reduce water releases from Davis Dam in December, and possibly into January, in support of construction activities on the Laughlin/Bullhead City Bridge and Community Park Boat Launch taking place on the Colorado River downstream of the dam.
