from the Bureau of Labor Statistics:

Nonfarm payroll employment continued to decline in June (-467,000), and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.5 percent, the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the U.S. Department of Labor reported today. Job losses were widespread across the major industry sectors, with large declines occurring in manufacturing, professional and business services, and construction.

-- from CNN.com:

Driving through Mississippi on his way from Texas to Georgia, Hiran Medina was pulled over, and he consented when a deputy asked to search his vehicle.

After the Hinds County deputy found $5,000, Medina said, he was handcuffed and told that the money was being seized, and that unless he took legal action against the county within 30 days, the money would be forfeited to the sheriff's department. Medina, a Latino man, was released, however.

-- by Damien Cave, The New York Times

Seeking to inject their views into the revived debate over immigration overhaul, several big-city police chiefs urged Congress on Wednesday to draft a new policy that improves public safety by bringing illegal immigrants out of the shadows.

Federal agency targets hiring practices in a nationwide inquiry.

-- by Anna Gorman, The Los Angeles Times