WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing to Consider Nominations for Top U.S. Cyber and Southern Command Leadership * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to consider the nominations for U.S. Cyber and Southern Command Leadership. Lieutenant General Francis "Frank" L. Donovan, USMC, nominated to be Co  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. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Crimestoppers GNO and U.S. Marshals New Orleans Task Force Operation Boo Dat Results in 38 Arrests and an Endangered Child Recovery for Florida * New Orleans, LA - Crimestoppers GNO (Greater New Orleans) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force sponsored their annual Operation Boo Dat 2025 from Oct. 16, 2025, to Jan. 17, 2026. The operation was a partnership be  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

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Jan. 21 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Florida State University expert provides analysis on surging energy costs from artificial intelligence * The global demand for artificial intelligence (AI) has driven billions of dollars into new data centers, sharply increasing energy use and costs for consumers. Built to handle the massive computational power of AI workloads, these data centers are creating wholesale electricity costs as much as 26  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 20 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: How states fund K-12 open enrollment programs * States are increasingly allowing public school students to find the right school for them. Since 2020, eight states have adopted strong K-12 cross-district open-enrollment laws, allowing students to transfer to public schools other than their assigned schools when open seats are available. Twenty-three states now have robust  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH COSPONSORS PREGNANT STUDENTS' RIGHT ACT AHEAD OF NATIONAL MARCH FOR LIFE * Measure Would Require Universities to Help Pregnant Students Carry to Term & Stay in School WASHINGTON, D.C. - In advance of the annual March for Life on Friday, Senate Pro-Life Caucus Chair Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) signed as an original cosponsor of pro-life legislation to support pregnant college stud  more

WACO, Texas, Jan. 20 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Indiana Wins First National Title * Indiana had to fight tooth and nail for the win, but when Jamari Sharpe intercepted a Carson Beck pass with 44 seconds left to go in the game, the Hoosiers finally captured their first national championship in college football, beating Miami (Fla.), 27-21. Indiana becomes the first major college football team to go 16-0 since Yale did it in  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Mississippi posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Meridian Man Sentenced to 25 Years for Drug Manufacturing and Drug Trafficking A Meridian, Mississippi man was sentenced today to 300 months in prison for drug manufacturing and drug trafficking. According to court documents, law enforcement recovered over 87 pounds of methamphetamine, 45 pounds of fentanyl, and 35 pounds of coca  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks Secures $2 Million for Muscatine Infrastructure Project * IOWA -Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks (IA-01) announced that $2 million in federal funding for the City of Muscatine's Papoose Creek Lift Station Redundant Force Main Project has passed both chambers of Congress and is now heading to the President's desk to be signed into law. "This is a major win for the City o  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 21 -- The Mississippi Department of Agriculture and Commerce issued the following statement on Jan. 20, 2026, by Commissioner Andy Gipson: * * * AI, Agriculture and the Future of Mississippi's Economy I am concerned about AI and the future of Mississippi. I am concerned about the future of agriculture. Most of all, I am concerned about how AI will impact our children, grandchildren and all our people. I believe people are unique human beings created in the image o  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 20 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund Board Approves 20 More Projects * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves announced that during its most recent public meeting, the Mississippi Outdoor Stewardship Trust Fund (MOSTF) Board of Trustees awarded its fourth round of competitive grants since its inception in 2022. These awards add 20 additional projects, totaling more than $13.6 milli  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee released the following written testimony by Rep. Eric Sorensen, D-Illinois, from a Jan. 14, 2026, member day hearing on drinking water system upgrades and repairs: * * * I want to begin by thanking Chairman Graves and Ranking Member Larsen for convening this hearing and for welcoming member testimony as you craft the Water Resources Development Act of 2026. For every American, WRDA represents one of the best federal   more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * School Superintendents Plead Guilty to Embezzlement Multiple Defendants Plead Guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Embezzlement * Earl Joe Nelson of Biloxi, Mississippi and Monekea Smith-Taylor of St. Louis, Missouri appeared in Federal Court before District Judge Sharion Aycock in Aberdeen today and pled guilty to conspiracy to commit   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Sen. Martin Heinrich, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Heinrich Statement on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) released the following statement in recognition of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, which falls on Monday, January 19. "When Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. accepted his Nobel Peace Prize in December 1964, he spoke about the imperative to protest injustice and remedy poverty. He told the gr  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus issued the following news: * * * UNCG Dissertation on American Medicine Wins Southern Historical Association Prize * When Dr. Jewel Parker, a 2024 graduate of UNC Greensboro 's History Department, learned that her dissertation had won the C. Vann Woodward Dissertation Prize, she was stunned. "It's one of the most competitive awards in Southern history," she says. "I truly didn't expect it." The awar  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Rural America, encompassing 1,958 nonmetro counties and 46.2 million residents (13.6 percent of the U.S. total as of July 2024), saw population growth of 0.29 percent from July 2023 to June 2024, driven by net migration gains of 242,743 people offsetting natural decline of 108,203. This continues post-2021 rebound from COVID-era stagnation, with recreation-dependent counties leading net migration rates through 2024, while farming counties held near zero and minin  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has issued Fact Sheet 2025-3053, titled 'Assessment of Water and Proppant Quantities Associated with Hydrocarbon Production from the Haynesville Formation Within the Onshore United States and State Waters of the Gulf Coast Basin, 2024,' authored by the Haynesville Formation Proppant and Water Assessment Team led by Rand Gardner, quantifying water and proppant needs and formation water production tied to potential future gas development   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Jan. 20 -- Woodstock Institute issued the following news release: * * * President's 10% Rate Cap on Credit Cards Would Cause Chaos, But There's a Better Way to Make America Affordable Congress Should Cap All Interest Rates on Consumer Loans **Media Interviews Available Upon Request** * President Trump has said he wants to cap interest rates on credit cards at 10%, but as many experts have already pointed out, there would be severe unintended consequences from such a move  more