SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 2 -- Direct Relief issued the following news: By Olivia Lewis Sri Lanka has defaulted on a massive debt - over $56 billion, according to the World Bank - leaving many people scrambling without fuel, food, and medications. It was the South Asian country's first default since becoming an independent country in 1948. The result? A growing political and humanitarian crisis. Academic experts say that Sri Lanka isn't alone: Several other countries are in similar and  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 3 (TNSper) -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Sept. 2, 2022: On June 2, 2022, HB 7027 became law and "the terms of all members of the judicial nominating commissions of the First District Court of Appeal, the Second District Court of Appeal, and the Fifth District Court of Appeal" were terminated to account for the change in boundaries caused by the creation of the Sixth District Court of Appeal. Ch. 2022-163, Sec.17, Laws of Florid  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Sept. 2 (TNSper) -- Gov. Larry Hogan, R-Maryland, issued the following news release on Sept. 1, 2022: Governor Larry Hogan today announced that he has appointed Nicole Barmore to the Baltimore City Circuit Court, Michael Barranco to the Baltimore County Circuit Court, Cameron Brown to the Cecil County Circuit Court, Donnell Turner to the Prince George's County Circuit Court, and Kathleen Murphy to the Baltimore County District Court. "It is my pleasure to appoint these dis  more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, Sept. 3 (TNSawa) -- Omicron Delta Kappa, the National Leadership Honor Society, issued the following news: James "Jim" L. Caldwell is a 1996 initiate of the Wake Forest University (WFU) Circle, where he was the football coach from 1993-2000. He is the 2022 recipient of the Pillars of Leadership Award in Athletics. In addition to coaching at WFU, Jim was also the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2009-11 and the Detroit Lions from 2014-17. he has been a part of two   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (TNSper) -- The White House issued the following news release: President Biden announced his intent to appoint highly qualified and diverse industry and government leaders as members of the President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC), which advises the White House on how to reduce physical and cyber risks and improve the security and resilience of the nation's critical infrastructure sectors. Since its establishment in 2001, the NIAC has conducted dozens of  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 1 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: The rate of underrepresented in medicine (URiM) women in the pediatric field have significantly increased, but the rates have remained stagnant and decreased in Black men, according to researchers with UTHealth Houston. The findings were published in The Journal of Pediatrics. Investigators looked at diversity trends of pediatric faculty in academic centers across the countr  more