ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- America's Public Television Stations issued the following news release on Feb. 11, 2021: America's Public Television Stations (APTS) today announced the election of its new board leaders and board members. The newly-elected officers and trustees will begin their terms on Monday, February 22, 2021. Andrew Russell, President and CEO of PBS SoCal and KCET in Los Angeles, California, has been elected Chair; Susi Elkins, Director of Broadcasting and General   more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 11 -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Mid-Atlantic Regional Information Office issued the following report on Feb. 10, 2021, entitled "Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region - January 2021": The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast increased 0.4 percent in January, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Acting Regional Commissioner Frank Waligorski noted that the recent increase reflected   more

KING OF PRUSSIA, Pennsylvania, Feb. 12 (TNSPer) -- The American College of Financial Services issued the following news release: George Nichols III, President and CEO at The American College of Financial Services, announced today that Karim Hill has been named the inaugural Executive Director of The American College Center for Economic Empowerment and Equality. As Executive Director of The College's newest Center of Excellence, Hill will oversee the Center's research, thought leadership, curric  more

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 12 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news release: New York State Agriculture Commissioner Richard A. Ball today announced that applications are being accepted for New York State's 2021 Agricultural Environmental Management (AEM) Leopold Conservation Award. Presented by the Sand County Foundation, the award honors a farm and its nominating Soil and Water Conservation District for their extraordinary achievement in environment  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service - New England Field Office issued the following news release: We are pleased to present the New England Vegetable Report for crops produced in 2020. USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Northeast Regional Field Office collects, analyzes, and estimates vegetable prices and yields at the request of USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA). Funding was provided by the State Dep  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 12 (TNSJou) -- Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine issued the following news release: A new anti-obesity medication was shown to be almost twice as effective at helping individuals lose weight than some of the current weight-loss drugs on the market, according to a new landmark study conducted at Northwestern Medicine and other institutions and published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The drug, semaglutide, taken once a week at 2.4 mg, works b  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Feb. 12 -- The U.S. Attorney for the District of Rhode Island, Aaron L. Weisman, issued the following news release: A Providence chiropractor who admitted to creating and executing a scheme to defraud a health care benefits program and who failed to pay taxes on some of the income he received from his business was sentenced on Wednesday to three years probation, to include the first six months in home confinement; to perform 900 hours of community service while on prob  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Ann Kuster, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted a virtual discussion on bringing commuter rail to New Hampshire and the status of the Capitol Corridor Project. As of 2019, more than 75% of New Hampshire residents are in support of bringing commuter rail to NH. "The transportation network is more than roads, bridges, and rail tracks -- it is a vital economic engine that drives   more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Feb. 12 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: Rep. Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Rep. Annie Kuster (NH-02) hosted a virtual discussion on bringing commuter rail to New Hampshire and the status of the Capitol Corridor Project. As of 2019, more than 75% of New Hampshire residents are in support of bringing commuter rail to NH. "Extending commuter rail from Manchester and Nashua to Boston will be an economic game-changer for our entire state,  more