KANSAS CITY, Missouri, April 30 [Category: Sports] -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NAIA Softball Netting Professionals Coaches' Top 25 Rating - Final (April 30) KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Drovers of Science and Arts (Okla.) jump into the top spot in the final NAIA Softball Coaches' Top 25 Ratings of the 2025 season with a 43-7 record. The top four teams heading into postseason all received a share of the available first-place   more

WASHINGTON, April 30 [Category: Environment] -- The Defenders of Wildlife posted the following news release: * * * Defenders Celebrates Oregon Bill that Paves the Way for Safer Roads Defenders of Wildlife today applauded the Oregon legislature over its passage of HB 2978, a major step toward improving public safety and protecting wildlife. The bill will enhance the state's ability to build wildlife crossings -- overpasses and underpasses that allow animals to safely crossroads and highways --  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, April 30 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF opposes Oregon mayor's prayer proclamation The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging Sweet Home, Ore., Mayor Susan Coleman to rescind a proclamation that blatantly elevates Christianity over all other religions. A concerned Sweet Home resident has informed the state/church watchdog that Coleman has proclaimed May 1 as an official day of prayer for the   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, April 30 [Category: Sociological] -- The Mercy Corps posted the following news release: * * * Hunger in Gaza Deepens as Longest Aid Blockade Puts Millions at Risk Twenty months of conflict and two months of closed borders have pushed Gaza to the edge of collapse. No aid or commercial supplies are getting in, food supplies have been nearly depleted, and prices have soared over 500% since October 2023, fueling a surge in malnutrition. At least 60,000 children need treatment fo  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, May 1 -- Oregon Health and Science University issued the following news: * * * Oregon National Primate Research Center critical to advancing human health Scientists, OHSU leaders speak out to defend lifesaving research at ONPRC By Erik Robinson Justin Porcano lives in California, so he has not directly heard the advertising campaign that has blanketed the airwaves in the Portland area calling for the closure of the Oregon National Primate Research Center. However, he's al  more