The US central bank slashed borrowing costs for the first time in four years, which experts said could help stabilize the state’s labor market.

Federal agents arrested six people in Rhode Island and Massachusetts as part of the latest cockfighting roundup across the country involving suspected criminal rings that put razor-sharp blades on roosters as part of a battle to the death.

Six men were arraigned and charged with violations of the Animal Welfare Act in the U.S. District of Rhode Island Monday in Providence.

Six men have been charged with violating the U.S. Animal Welfare Act in connection with a cockfighting operation featuring fights in Providence.