BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 2 (TNSAwa) -- The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum issued the following news release on April 1, 2022: The 2022 winner and finalists for the 2022 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best Debut Novel will be honored by Ernest Hemingway's grandson in a virtual celebration hosted by the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Debut author Torrey Peters will be honored for her debut novel Detransition, Baby. Sean Hemingway, the grandson of Ernest Hemingway,  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 1 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: Ruby (Gipson) Horse lived through exciting times within the Chickasaw Nation. A small-town girl, she has witnessed pivotal events for the tribe throughout her life. She wrote down her experiences and thoughts to be shared with future generations of Chickasaws. Mrs. Horse was born March 4, 1940, to Bob and Marie Gipson at Talihina Indian Hospital. A Chickasaw, she att  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, March 27 -- The University of Notre Dame issued the following news: Sharon Lavigne, an environmental justice activist, will receive the University of Notre Dame's 2022 Laetare Medal -- the oldest and most prestigious honor given to American Catholics -- at Notre Dame's 177th University Commencement Ceremony on May 15 (Sunday). Lavigne is the founder and director of Rise St. James -- a faith-based grassroots organization fighting for environmental justice in St. James Paris  more

WASHINGTON, March 30 -- Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tennessee, issued the following news release: Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09) today led a letter to President Biden asking him to release the remaining records related to the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The letter was signed by Representatives Anna Eshoo (CA-18) and James McGovern (MA-03). The letter reads in part: "We write to express and reiterate our concern regarding the delayed release of the more than 10,000 remaining part  more

WASHINGTON, March 31 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3942) to "amend title 28, U.S. Code, to prohibit the exclusion of individuals from service on a Federal jury on account of disability." The bill was introduced on March 29 and has e co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Robert Casey Jr., D-Pa., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., and Alex Padilla, D-Cal  more

WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 3968) to "improve State, local, and Tribal public health security." The bill was introduced on March 30 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Tina Smith, D-Minn., Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., Cory Booker, D-N.J., Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., and Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. The legislation was referred to the Senate Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee. For more information, Sen. Eliz  more