SACRAMENTO, California, Nov. 5 -- Born Free USA issued the following commentary: * * * Born Free USA: "Monkey Escape in Mississippi Demonstrates the Perils of Primate Captivity" The incident of the overturned truck transporting monkeys from Tulane University's National Biomedical Research Center was profoundly tragic for the animals who lost their lives, through no fault of their own. It also created a risky situation for law enforcement, who are not trained in handling monkeys and are sadly   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Nov. 4 [Category: Education] -- Chicago Teachers Union issued the following news release: * * * CTU on Zohran Mamdani's Election As Mayor of New York * CHICAGO A statement from Chicago Teachers Union President Stacy Davis Gates on New York State Senator Zohran Mamdani's electoral victory in the race for Mayor of New York: Two years ago, a multiracial, multiethnic, and multigenerational movement of everyday voters elected a middle school teacherson of Black migrants who u  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5 -- The Democratic National Committee issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Democrats Break Republican Supermajority in State Senate Democrats flipped SD-02, SD-45, and HD-22 * Last night, Mississippi Democratic candidates Theresa Isom, Reginald Jackson, Johnny DuPree, and Justin Crosby won state legislative elections in SD-02, SD-11, SD-45, and HD-22, respectively. With these victories, Democrats picked up two seats in the state Senate, ending the GOP's Sup  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Nov. 5 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU doctoral student selected as emerging leader by national conservation society * Contact: Carson McFatridge STARKVILLE, Miss. A wildlife, fisheries and aquaculture doctoral student in Mississippi State's College of Forest Resources has been selected for the Soil and Water Conservation Society's Emerging Leaders Program. Daniel Egerson, from Imo, Nigeria, will spend a year in an immersive l  more

HEIDELBERG, Mississippi, Nov. 6 -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release on Nov. 4, 2025: * * * Ongoing Crises in Mississippi Calls for Immediate Federal Response: PETA Statement Please see the following statement from PETA Senior Science Advisor on Primate Experimentation, Dr. Lisa Jones-Engel, regarding the ongoing public health threat in Jasper County, Mississippi, where seven monkeys who escaped an overturned truck that had left Tulane National Prim  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Nov. 6 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Student-Powered Agency Offers Marketing Solutions Across Mississippi New IMC agency partners with Mississippi organizations to build portfolios and strengthen communities * On an October afternoon, University of Mississippi senior Joseph "JP" Pierce walked into his integrated marketing communications class knowing he wouldn't be scribbling lecture notes. Instead, he was prepared to lead a follow-up  more