ERLANGER, Kentucky, Sept. 12 -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: Larry Perino is stoic as he recalls a Black Hawk helicopter falling from the sky. As an Army Ranger and platoon leader on the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia, his instincts kicked in, with one thought racing through his mind: We're not leaving now; we need to get to the crash site. "I could generally see where it was," said Perino. "It looked like it was two blocks away." Perino attempted to direct the Ranger   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 -- The First Liberty Institute issued the following news release: First Liberty Institute, Baker Botts LLP, and the Church State Council filed a petition for an en banc rehearing by the U.S. Court for Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to review a three-judge panel decision that allowed the Stockton (CA) Fire Department to dismiss a fire chief, Ron Hittle, for attending a leadership conference held at a church. You can read the petition here (https://firstliberty  more

HAMILTON, New York, Sept. 12 -- Colgate University issued the following news on Sept. 11, 2023: Amanda Gorman, the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. history, will deliver the keynote address during Colgate University's annual Arts, Creativity, and Innovation Weekend, on Friday, April 5, 2024. The lecture, sponsored in part through the Kerschner Family Series Global Leaders at Colgate, will be open to the public and stream live online. Details and ticket information will be made available at colga  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 -- Sen. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Pete Ricketts (R-NE) introduced the Social Security Check Tax Cut Act. The bill begins a total phase out of federal taxes on Social Security benefits. The bill was modeled after a successful effort to eliminate state taxes on Social Security benefits initiated when Ricketts was Governor of Nebraska. The Social Security Check Tax Cut Act is the third piece of legislat  more