WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * 96-Year Old Veteran Saluted at Special Medal Ceremony SMITHFIELD, RI - Nearly 79 years after Seaman Second Class Carmine J. Lombardi joined the U.S. Navy, U.S. Senator Jack Reed today joined Mr. Lombardi and his family to salute the 96-year old's military service and present him with medals he earned at the end of World War II. A New Jersey-native who moved to Providence at a young age, Carmine Lom  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- The Association of Community College Trustees (ACCT) and the National Head Start Association (NHSA) issued its Year One Annual Report in April 2025, highlighting the progress made in their collaborative effort to support student-parent success and enhance school readiness for young children from low-income families. The five-year initiative aims to establish at least 50 Head Start child care centers on community college campuses across the nation. The report details that 87   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 (TNSFR) -- The Surface Transportation Board (STB) has approved a petition filed by CSX Transportation, Inc. (CSXT), allowing the expiration of trackage rights granted under Docket No. FD 36776, which were originally negotiated with Norfolk Southern Railway Company (NSR). This decision comes as part of an agreement between the two companies regarding temporary alternate routes while CSXT's Howard Street Tunnel (HST) in Baltimore, Maryland, is closed for a project aimed at clea  more