SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on April 28, 2025: * * * GA governor signs a bill to protect women's sports, privacy The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Legal Counsel Erica Steinmiller-Perdomo regarding Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp's signing Monday of SB 1, a bill that protects female athletes of all ages against males compet  more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Arizona State's King and Kansas' Voegele Garner Big 12 Weekly Recognition Arizona State's Matt King (player and newcomer) and Kansas' Dominic Voegele (pitcher) took home the Big 12 Baseball weekly awards for games ending April 27. King finished the week with 12 RBIs in four games against Grand Canyon and BYU. The senior infielder went 10-for-16 for a .625 batting average as he re  more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Florida Wins First Big 12 Regular Season Lacrosse Title, Big 12 Women's Lacrosse Bracket is Unveiled The No. 4 Florida Gators captured the regular season beating the Arizona State Sun Devils 17-5, in Gainesville, Florida on Saturday. This marks Florida's twelfth regular season conference title, and first in the Big 12. The Gators (15-2) finish the season 5-0 in Big 12 Conference   more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 29 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * Bhutan's cave biology has gone mostly unstudied--until now Famous for its breathtaking mountain landscapes and cliffside Buddhist monasteries, the small South Asian kingdom of Bhutan is also home to miles upon miles of caves that have been shrouded in mystery...until now. In the first-ever scientific exploration of its kind in Bhutan, a team of researchers and forest rangers led by NAU assistant rese  more

FLAGSTAFF, Arizona, April 29 -- Northern Arizona University issued the following news: * * * Investing in the future of innovation On Friday, Arizona Gov. Katie Hobbs joined President Jose Luis Cruz Rivera, Maria and Steve Sanghi and other campus and community leaders and members to officially name the Steve Sanghi College of Engineering after one of NAU's largest donors. The $10 million gift, announced in October, will help elevate the Sanghi College of Engineering and its students and fac  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters at Finley Distributing Vote Unanimously to Authorize Strike Press Contact: Matt McQuaid Phone: (771) 241-0015 Email: mmcquaid@teamster.org (PHOENIX) - Members of Teamsters Local 104 at Finley Distributing, a major beer and beverage distributor in Southern Arizona, have voted unanimously to authorize a strike. The vote comes after the company's continued fai  more

IRVING, Texas, April 29 -- The Big 12 Conference, a college athletic conference, issued the following news: * * * Texas Tech Wins First Big 12 Softball Regular Season Title The Texas Tech softball program claimed the 2025 Big 12 regular season title outright after winning a doubleheader against Arizona State on Saturday. This is the first Conference title collected by the Red Raiders in 34 seasons. The 2025 season has reached new heights for the Red Raiders (39-10). Currently boasting an 18-  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, April 29 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom, an organization advancing every person's right to live and speak the truth, issued the following news release on April 25, 2025: * * * TN governor signs bill safeguarding conscience protections for medical professionals The following quote may be attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel Greg Chafuen regarding Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee's signing Thursday of the Medical Ethics Defense Act, SB 955, which protects docto  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 29 -- The University of Arizona issued the following news release: * * * $2M gift establishes endowed chair to support consciousness studies The University of Arizona will establish the Thomas G. Bever and Stuart R. Hameroff Chair in Consciousness Studies in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences with a $2 million gift commitment from Eugene Jhong, a retired Google software developer. "I'm honored to support this initiative recognizing Tom Bever for his foundati  more

SANTA FE, New Mexico, April 29 -- WildEarth Guardians issued the following news release: * * * Government Kills Another Endangered Mexican Wolf at the Behest of the Livestock Industry ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. - Just days after admitting that it killed the wrong Mexican wolf in Arizona, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has announced that it also killed the breeding male of the Hail Canyon pack in New Mexico. This second "lethal removal" apparently killed the intended target: a five-year old wild bo  more