COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 20 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock * COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 20, 2026 - The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 95 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable March 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 10, 2026, and is the company's 463 rd consecutive q  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The Capital Research Center posted the following commentary on Jan. 19, 2026: * * * Suspicious immigration NGO rakes in tax dollars in Columbus The UNIK Foundation has received more than $1 million in federal, state, and local tax dollars despite a remarkably opaque management structure. Authorities ought to take a closer look. By Parker Thayer Following the recent outcry over apparent fraud at daycares in the Somali community of Minnesota, Vice President J.D. Vance a  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Chairman Comer Blasts the Clintons' Unreasonable Demands to Evade Contempt: "They Believe Their Last Name Entitles Them to Special Treatment" In the wake of facing contempt of Congress proceedings, the Clintons' attorneys made an untenable offer where only the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Comer in Herald-Leader: It's Time to Finally Balance America's Budget * WASHINGTON - In an op-ed published today in The Lexington Herald-Leader, Congressman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned that Washington's fiscal dysfunction is fueling a growing debt crisis and called for a Balanced Budget Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. He argued that chronic budget standoffs are largely unique to Washington becaus  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Morgan McGarvey, D-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman McGarvey Demands Investigation into DHS Secretary Kristi Noem's Impeachable Offenses Today's letter calls on congressional committee to begin formal impeachment process after McGarvey backed articles of impeachment last week * Today, Congressman Morgan McGarvey (KY-03) joined his colleagues in a letter to House Committee on Judiciary Chairman Jim Jordan, demanding the Committee imm  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill * The credit union movement stands united in opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), and America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues wrote to House and Senate members Friday. The CCCA- reintroduced last week in both chambers -would bring harmful new   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chair of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * E&C Leaders Launch Investigation into Ongoing Medicaid Fraud in Minnesota Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Congressman John Joyce, M.D. (PA-13), Chairman of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, and Congressman Morgan Griffith (VA-09), Chairman  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Jan. 21 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule showcases six days of conference matchups and ranked showdowns, Jan. 20-25 * Three ranked matchups across ESPN network * College GameDay Covered by State Farm (r) returns Saturday, live from Texas Tech * Dick Vitale makes 2026 debut Saturday, Jan. 24 for UNC-Virginia * ESPN's men's college basketball coverage continues with   more

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Jan. 20 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Gatton Academy Students, Jayaraman Suresh and Gachagua, Selected as KJAS Delegates to the 2026 American Junior Academy of Science * Twenty-eight students from The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science at Western Kentucky University (WKU) presented their research in Louisville at the Kentucky Junior Academy of Science (KJAS) meeting, held in tandem with the Kentucky Academy of Science (KAS) An  more

FAIRVIEW HEIGHTS, Illinois, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Kentucky man sentenced to 15 years in federal prison for drug and gun crimes in Massac County BENTON, Ill. - A southern Illinois district judge sentenced a Kentucky man to 15 years in federal prison for possessing more than 150 grams of meth and a firearm as a felon. James W. Towery, 45, of Salem, Kentucky, pleaded guilty to on  more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 21 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Kentucky State University's SACSCOC Accreditation Update The Board of Trustees of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) has continued Kentucky State University's accreditation with Probation for Good Cause at its 2025 Annual Meeting, held December 6-9 in Nashville. The action confirms that Kentucky State University remains accredited and reflects the signific  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Luna Announces Task Force Hearing on the Declassified MLK Records Task Force on the Declassification of Federal Secrets Chairwoman Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) today announced a hearing titled "Declassified MLK Records: What They Reveal and Why They Matter." During the hearing, members will examine why some records concer  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 21 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * The sound of science: UK researchers translate biology into music By Tom Musgrave, Public Relations and Strategic Communications For centuries composers have attempted to mimic the natural world in music. Antonio Vivaldi, in the early 18th century, musically illustrated "The Four Seasons." Gustav Holst attempted to orchestrate the solar system in his tone poem "The Planets." And in a famous musical il  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Tri-Union Seafoods Identifies Additional Quantities of Recalled Genova(R) Tuna at Limited Retailers Due to Inadvertent Distribution of Previously Recalled Product Summary Company Announcement Date: January 16, 2026 FDA Publish Date: January 19, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential contamination w  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 21 -- The University of Colorado posted the following news: * * * The Power of Design: Architecture's Role in Helping People Heal Imagine a pathway surrounded by yellow, red, and orange flowers. It leads to a house made of reclaimed, soft-brown wood with large, welcoming windows, where the sun peeks through. Inside, natural light fills every corner. On the first floor, there is a craft room for creative activities like painting and knitting. Upstairs, there is an area f  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * UK researcher part of team analyzing bias in large language models By Sara Spinks and Veena McCoole, University of Oxford and Jenny Wells-Hosley, Public Relations and Strategic Communications Large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT increasingly shape how people see the world, yet their responses can mirror long-standing biases in the data they ingest. New research from the Oxford Internet   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE-667) on January 12, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2025/26 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly larger supplies, lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and larger ending stocks. Beginning stocks are raised 4 million bushels on stock revisions in today's NASS Grain Stocks report. Feed and residual use is reduced 20 million  more