ALBANY, New York, Sept. 12 -- The city of Albany issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2023: Today, the City of Albany, joined by members of Albany's 369th Veterans Association and others, presented the 7th Annual Henry Johnson Award for Distinguished Community Service to Valerie Alexander-Moseley, an advocate for economic and social justice in Albany, with a special passion for promoting affordable housing in disinvested communities. She has worked and volunteered with numerous Albany organiz  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Fact Sheet (No. R45002) on Jewish holidays on Sept. 6, 2023, by senior technical information specialist Gary Sidor: * * * Jewish Holidays: Fact Sheet Introduction Judaism is one of the three major Abrahamic faiths, alongside Islam and Christianity. Many traditions and variations of Judaism are practiced in the United States, including cultural and religious variations. According to the Pew Research Center (2020 d  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 13 -- Environment America Research and Policy Center issued the following statement on Sept. 12, 2023: * * * In welcome news for the whales, dolphins and deep sea coral off the New England coast, the Biden administration released a draft management plan for the Northeast Canyons and Seamounts Marine National Monument on Tuesday. The draft plan will inform science, outreach and resource protection for the ocean life hotspot. Members of the public will be able to com  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 15 -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX News Channel's (FNC) chief political anchor Bret Baier will present an exclusive interview with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Special Report September 20th at 6 PM/ET. This is bin Salman's first interview with a major American news network since 2019. The pre-taped no-holds-barred interview will cover a range of topics about the future of the kingdom and relations with the   more

NEW YORK, Sept. 13 -- Fox News Media, a business unit of Fox, issued the following news release: FOX News Media has extended Bret Baier's multi-year contract where he will continue his role as chief political anchor, and anchor and executive editor of Special Report, announced president and executive editor Jay Wallace. Additionally, Baier will continue to co-anchor 2024 election coverage and host The Bret Baier Podcast on FOX News Audio. In making the announcement, Wallace said, "We are thril  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 14 -- The Hispanic Federation, an organization that supports and strengthens Latino institutions through education, health, immigration, civic engagement, economic empowerment and the environment, issued the following statement on Sept. 13, 2023: * * * On Wednesday, September 13, a federal judge declared that the DACA program is unlawful. While new, first-time DACA applications will not be accepted, current DACA recipients can continue reapplying to the program. In response to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The White House posted the following joint statement on Sept. 11, 2023, by President Biden and General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, entitled "Elevating U.S.-Vietnam Relations To A Comprehensive Strategic Partnership": * * * On September 10, 2023, General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong and President of the United States Joseph R. Biden Jr. (the "Leaders") met and held talks  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- George Washington University issued the following news: "A federal judge in Texas on Wednesday rejected the Biden administration's latest effort to save a program that has shielded hundreds of thousands of undocumented young adults from deportation, saying that it remained unlawful even after recent changes. The judge, Andrew S. Hanen of the Federal District Court in Houston, maintained that President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when he created the Deferred Actio  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Sept. 15 -- The National Korean American Service and Education Consortium issued the following news release on Sept. 14, 2023: Today, Judge Hanen released his latest decision, predictably ruling against DACA. It is disappointing but not unexpected. Please note, however, Judge Hanen's decision continues to allow current DACA recipients to renew their DACA. The DACA program was won in 2012 through the relentless fighting and hard work of Black, brown, Asian, and immigrant individ  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 -- Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, introduced a resolution on Aug. 18, 2023. The text of the resolution was released on Sept. 10. H. Res. 657. A resolution declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and providing for the establishment of a Cabinet-level Department of Reconciliation charged with eliminating racism and invidious discrimination; to the Committee on the Judiciary. * * * Declaring unconditional war on racism and invidious discrimination and pro  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The American Association of State Colleges and Universities issued the following statement on Sept. 15, 2023, by President Mildred Garcia: * * * The leadership of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is extremely disappointed in the decision by the Federal District Court judge in Texas who ruled that former President Barack Obama exceeded his authority when the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was created in 2012. "DA  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Sept. 15 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: Heather McTeer Toney, an accomplished attorney and author, will deliver the keynote address for the Sally McDonnell Barksdale Honors College's fall Honors Convocation at the University of Mississippi. Convocation will take place at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 26 in the Gertrude C. Ford Center for the Performing Arts. Admission is free and open to the public. The theme for the convocation is "Cotton, Cornrows  more