CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, June 9 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AI-enabled control system helps autonomous drones stay on target in uncertain environments * An autonomous drone carrying water to help extinguish a wildfire in the Sierra Nevada might encounter swirling Santa Ana winds that threaten to push it off course. Rapidly adapting to these unknown disturbances inflight presents an enormous challenge for the drone's flight control system.   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 9 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * As Nevada Students Continue To Fall Behind, Summer School is No Longer an Option for Some After Lombardo Veto * Reno Gazette-Journal : "Nevada ranks in the cellar for children's well-being, with all education measurements worsening over the past few years." A new report shows that following Joe Lombardo's vetoes of critical bills that would have helped Nevada students succeed, Nevada ranks in   more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on June 13, 2025: * * * DGA Statement on Joe Lombardo Blocking IVF Protections for Nevadans In response to Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo's veto of bipartisan legislation to protect IVF after getting pressure from far-right anti-abortion groups, DGA spokesperson Johanna Warshaw released the following statement: "Nevadans won't forget that when it came time to defend their freedom to choose how and when   more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * ICYMI: Dina Titus Nevada's Newest Member of the Antisemite and Anti-cop Hating Caucus * In case you missed it, Radical Democrat Dina Titus REFUSED to vote on a commonsense resolution to condemn the horrifying Boulder, CO terror attack, antisemitism, and stand up for law enforcement. "Dina Titus just sided with terrorists over cops and couldn't even bring herself to condemn antisemitism.   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 13 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Caves To Anti-Choice Extremists, Vetoes Bill To Protect IVF * "[Lombardo's] campaign expense reports show he has been quietly supporting anti-abortion groups." - Nevada Independent Days after being pressured by anti-choice extremists to restrict a woman's right to choose, Joe Lombardo vetoed a bipartisan bill that would have protected infertility treatments like in vitro fertilizatio  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 12 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Vetoes Bill To Expand Paid Leave For Working Families, Other Pro-Worker Legislation * News 4: "Republican Governor Joe Lombardo has vetoed Assembly Bill 388, a legislative proposal aimed at expanding paid leave benefits for Nevada's workforce." As Trump's reckless tariffs pummel the economy and raise costs for working families and businesses, Joe Lombardo piled on by vetoing a bill t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 12 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo Vetoes Transparency Bill To Keep His Dark Money Donors And Financial Assets Hidden * After claiming that his administration would govern with "transparency, candor, and integrity", Joe Lombardo vetoed SB414, a bill that would have required constitutional officers to publicly report donations to their inaugural committees. This comes after reporting revealed that Lombardo, contrary to b  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 10 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Nevada Current: Attorney general blasts governor's veto of bill to rein in price fixing * "While the bill encompassed several categories of goods and services, perhaps its most notable feature was an attempt to rein in price fixing in the rental market." Yesterday, Attorney General Aaron Ford slammed Joe Lombardo for vetoing his bill that would have cracked down on large corporations who know  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 10 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * NV Dems Statement on Donald Trump Deploying California's National Guard * Nevada State Democratic Party Chair Daniele Monroe-Moreno released the following statement on Donald Trump's unlawful decision to deploy California's National Guard: "Donald Trump's move to federalize California's National Guard and deploy thousands of its members without consulting with the state's governor is a gross   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 11 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Trump and Lombardo are Exacerbating the Housing Crisis They Created * Under Lombardo, Nevada Ranks 4th For Most Expensive States To Own A Home A report revealed that under Joe Lombardo, Nevada is the fourth most expensive state to own a home, with Nevada homeowners spending about 35% of their household income on housing. This report comes after Lombardo ordered Republican legislators to block  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, June 9 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Trump Cancels Rural Broadband Funds for Project Lombardo Once Touted * After Joe Lombardo attempted to take credit for the Middle Mile infrastructure project, which is funded by federal dollars passed and signed into law by Democrats, Donald Trump's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) rescinded Nevada's final Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program a  more

COLUMBIA, Missouri, June 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Tiny fossils, big discoveries: Researchers reveal new clues about early ocean life University of Missouri study challenges assumptions about biodiversity near Earth's first reef systems. * More than 514 million years ago, long before dinosaurs roamed the Earth, sponge-like creatures called archaeocyathids were already busy building some of the planet's earliest reefs -- just north of   more