WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Today, the Justice Department joined 10 states and the District of Columbia in a civil antitrust lawsuit challenging the National Collegiate Athletics Association's (NCAA) Transfer Eligibility Rule. The amended complaint alleges that the NCAA unreasonably restricts college athletes' freedom to transfer between academic institutions by limiting their eligibility to participate in intercolleg  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 19 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a coalition of 26 states in sending a letter (https://www.marylandattorneygeneral.gov/News%20Documents/011624_FCC_AI_NOI.pdf) to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) emphasizing the potential for harm when telemarketers use artificial intelligence (A.I.) and asking the FCC to strongly restrict such usage. I  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The Mississippi Department of Education issued the following news release on Jan. 18, 2024: * * * Dropout Rate Falls to 8.5% * * * The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) released today the 2022-23 school year graduation and dropout rates, showing an all-time high 89.4% graduation rate and a decreased 8.5% dropout rate. Rates are based on students who entered ninth grade for the first time during the 2019-20 school year. Among students with di  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 19 -- North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein issued the following news release: Attorney General Josh Stein asked the federal government to restrict telemarketers from using artificial intelligence because of the potential harm it might cause. "One of the risks of artificial intelligence is that it gives scam callers a new tool to barrage North Carolinians with robocalls," said Attorney General Josh Stein. "We need fewer, not more, robocalls. I'm urging the fe  more

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology issued the following news: The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) have awarded nearly $7.1 million in grants to fund research that will improve the ability of buildings, infrastructure and communities to withstand severe natural hazards. The projects are funded through the Disaster   more

DELTA, Pennsylvania, Jan. 19 -- The U.S. Army Forces Command issued the following news: By Walter T. Ham IV Members of the U.S. Army Nuclear Disablement Teams recently visited a commercial atomic power plant in Delta, Pennsylvania, to learn more about nuclear power plant operations. Soldiers from the Nuclear Disablement Teams visited the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station less than an hour away from their home base of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland. Maj. Matthew Stokley, the NDT 3 medical   more