WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Chairman Cruz: KOSMA Meets Parents Where They're At, Protects Kids Online Hearing examines risks of rising screen time for kids, teens * In his opening statement at today's Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee hearing, "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth" Chairman Ted   more

DOVER, Delaware, Jan. 16 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following statement on Jan. 15, 2026: * * * Appeals court blocks Trump Administration from defunding medical and public health research Attorney General Kathy Jennings today issued the following statement after the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling permanently preventing the Trump Administration, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the National Institut  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Ned Lamont, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Lamont Announces 14 Honorees Selected for Induction Into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame * (HARTFORD, CT) - Governor Ned Lamont today announced that 14 veterans have been selected as part of the 21 st class of honorees for induction into the Connecticut Veterans Hall of Fame, the state's official tribute recognizing former members of the United States Armed Forces who are  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Hawai'i Nurses Association OPEIU Local 50 has reached out to the U.S. Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration, addressing concerns regarding a proposed sale of plan-owned real property to Hawaii Pacific Health, the plan sponsor. The organization, which represents nurses and respiratory therapists at the health system, issued a public comment letter outlining its objections to the transaction. The objection centers on the proposed sale not being  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Jan. 16 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Honolulu Defense Forum drives multi-domain dialogue for Indo-Pacific region HONOLULU - Adm. Samuel J. Paparo, commander of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and senior command staff participated in the Honolulu Defense Forum in Honolulu, Jan. 11-13, 2026. HDF 2026 brought together over 400 U.S. and allied senior government and industry leaders to accelerate the shift from planning to execution, strengthen  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Jan. 15 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Professor Harry Steward remembered as mentor, colleague, and cartographer * Henry "Harry" James Steward, professor emeritus of geography and renowned expert in cartography, passed away on November 29, 2025, two decades after retiring from Clark University in 2005. In his almost three decades at Clark, Steward taught graduate and undergraduate courses on a wide range of cartographic topics, including intr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Tokuda Urges Increase in Maximum Sentence for Military Members Convicted of Voluntary Manslaughter * Congresswoman's request follows the insufficient prison sentence for Schofield soldier convicted of killing his pregnant wife Mischa Johnson Washington, D.C. - U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) sent a letter to the Chair of the Joint Service Committee on Military Justice requesting an incr  more

DANIA BEACH, Florida, Jan. 16 (TNSjou) -- The International Game Fish Association issued the following news: * * * New Research Publications | Exciting Science from the 7th Annual International Billfish Symposium Co-hosted by the IGFA and Wild Oceans at Hubbs-SeaWorld Research Institute * Since its inception in Kona, Hawaii in 1972, the International Billfish Symposium Series has emerged as the leading global forum where researchers, fishery managers, and anglers collaborate to share cuttin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Leads Colleagues in Letter to Tech Companies Demanding the Removal of Sexualized, AI-Generated Images U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), a member of the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, led seven of her colleagues in sending a letter to some of America's largest tech and social media companies addressing the rise of non-consensual, sexu  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Dick Durbin Lead Bipartisan Letter to CDC Urging Action on Alarming Rise in Youth Sports Gambling * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.) and Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) led a bipartisan letter with several of their colleagues to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the department to further study the alarming rise in sports gambling amon  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Jan. 16 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH Manoa earns national community honor The University of Hawaii at Manoa has been selected to receive the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national designation recognizing higher education institutions for deep, sustained collaboration with their communities. The recognition highlights UH Manoa's campus-wide commitment to community partnerships and public   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Jan. 15 -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Vanderbilt Transplant Center nation's largest after performing record number of solid organ transplants in 2025 Through dramatic growth, the VTC is now the largest transplant center in the country by volume, according to data from the United Network for Organ Sharing. By Matt Batcheldor The Vanderbilt Transplant Center (VTC) performed 960 solid organ transplants in 2025, the most e  more