CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 18 [Category: Sports] -- The National Junior College Athletic Association posted the following news release: * * * 2025 NJCAA DII Baseball ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards(r) * The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Awards(r) are determined by the NJCAA Division II Baseball Committee 2025 NJCAA DIVISION II BASEBALL GOLD GLOVE TEAM POS. PLAYER COLLEGE CLASS FLD% P Luis Martin Romero South Mountain (AZ) So. 1.000 C Jacob Keys Pearl River (MS) So. 1.000 1B Coo  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Albemarle Corp., Charlotte, North Carolina, has submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security regarding its Section 232 national security investigation into imported processed critical minerals and their derivative products. As one of the world's largest lithium producers with U.S. operating mines and refining capacity, Albemarle aims to inform the department's report and recommendations to the President. The company highlighted the  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Families USA, a nonpartisan consumer health advocacy organization, issued the following news release: * * * Big Budget Bill's Impact on North Carolina's Health System: More North Carolina Residents Uninsured, Higher Health Care Costs, and More Consequences of the Many Cuts to Care New Families USA Analysis Details How Steep Cuts Will Hurt North Carolina Residents * RALEIGH, NC - A new fact sheet from Families USA details how the pending budget bill, set to be voted   more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, June 19 -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA SECURES PARTNERSHIP WITH BALTIMORE AS HOST CITY OF MEN'S AND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT THROUGH 2029 The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA(R)), the nation's oldest historically Black athletic conference, has announced that the City of Baltimore, has been selected to host the CIAA Men's and Women's Basketball Tournament through 2029. The decision, mad  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Rep. Deborah Ross, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Ross Statement on Recent Events in the Middle East * Today, Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02) released the following statement: "It is unacceptable that the Trump administration and the Republican congressional leadership have yet to schedule a briefing for Members on the unfolding situation in the Middle East. This failure is made even more egregious by the fact that the Pre  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- Duke University, located in Durham, North Carolina, has completed an inventory of human remains. This action, taken in accordance with the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, follows the university's determination that there is no lineal descendant or Indian Tribe or Native Hawaiian organization with cultural affiliation to these human remains, as outlined in a notice (Docket No. NPS-WASO-NAGPRA-NPS0040399). The determinations presented in this   more

BOONE, North Carolina, June 18 [Category: Sociological] -- Appalachian Voices posted the following news release: * * * Federal court clears path for legal challenges to coal-hauling in Monongahela National Forest * WILMINGTON, Del. -- A federal judge in Delaware ruled Tuesday in favor of two motions filed by conservation groups, allowing key legal and administrative actions to move forward to protect portions of the Monongahela National Forest from mining activities by South Fork Coal Compan  more

ASHEVILLE, North Carolina, June 19 -- The Campaign for Southern Equality issued the following news on June 18, 2025: * * * In the Face of U.S. Supreme Court Ruling, Trans Youth Emergency Project Commits Continued Support for Families Nationwide By Adam Polaski Today in United States v. Skrmetti, the United States Supreme Court upheld Tennessee's SB1, a ban on gender-affirming healthcare for youth. The ruling means that the cruel bans on gender-affirming care for transgender youth that have p  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 19 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University issued the following news: * * * College of Engineering to Launch Aeronautical and Astronautical Degree This Fall By Jordan M. Howse EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (June 17, 2025) -- The North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University College of Engineering will launch its new B.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering this fall, expanding academic opportunities in one of the world's m  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Climate Change May Make Prescribed Fires Rarer - but Increase Their Air Quality Impacts By Matt Shipman Prescribed burns are important for land management and preventing wildfires, but a new study finds these managed fires are also significant contributors to air pollution in the southeastern United States - particularly in areas with large minority and low-income populations  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release: * * * Human development outside protected areas may harm biodiversity within By Joey Pitchford Designating areas as protected spaces for wildlife is a common strategy for preserving biodiversity, but heavy human development around those areas may largely counteract the benefit of those protections. This phenomenon is described in a new study using camera-trap data to evaluate the   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 18 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * No fuel, no fight: Army Reserve Soldiers conduct bulk fuel operations during Mojave Falcon * LANGLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Va. - U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 220th Transportation Company with an element attached from the 655th Transportation Company conducted bulk fuel operations during Operation Mojave Falcon 2025. Bulk fuel is one of the most critical commodities required to sustain the  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Pfizer Inc., New York, has urged the U.S. Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Security to strengthen domestic pharmaceutical production through tax and regulatory reforms, cautioning against tariffs that could disrupt supply chains and raise costs for patients. The company's comments, submitted as part of the Department's Section 232 investigation into imports of pharmaceuticals and ingredients, highlight the need for policies to enhance national security while e  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Coons Announce New Bipartisan Support for Legislation to Restore American Innovation * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Chris Coons (D-DE) announced that Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) have joined the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA) as cosponsors. This bipartisan, bicameral legislation will restore patent eligibility to impor  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, June 19 -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following wrapup, Newsworthy From the School of Medicine for Week of June 13-19, 2025: * * * The AMA is not properly representing physicians (https://www.statnews.com/2025/06/13/american-medical-association-lobbying-cpt-billing-codes-cme/) - Dr. Joan Perry (STAT) * * * Hidradenitis Suppurativa Genetics Point Toward the Hair Growth Cycle (https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/hidradenitis-sup  more

NEW YORK, June 19 -- Brennan Center for Justice at New York University School of Law posted the following news release on June 17, 2025: * * * Voters, Civil Rights Groups Seek to Intervene in North Carolina Voting Case Brought by Justice Department A group of North Carolinians, along with a coalition of nonpartisan voting and civil rights organizations, are seeking to intervene in a federal lawsuit that wrongly challenges the eligibility of more than 200,000 voters. * NEW BERN, N.C. -- A gr  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 19 -- William Peace University issued the following news: * * * Peace Ahead of the Curve with AI Dr. Michelle Corvette remembers the days when it would take five hours to create accessible documents. A change that needed to be made to a complex table or graph could prolong the entire process for much of the workday. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) makes that task a lot easier, and Corvette, for one, is thankful. "AI asks, 'Would you like to make this g  more