GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * ABCA Expands Barnstormers Video Collection with Four New Clinic Presentations The American Baseball Coaches Association continues to deliver year-round coaching education with the release of four new on-demand clinic videos from the 2025 Barnstormers Regional Clinics, now available in the ABCA Video Library. These four videos build on the five Barnstormers clinic presentations re  more

AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 19 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * 2026 travel predictions revealed * Travel is constantly evolving, and 2026 will be no exception. Airbnb forecasts that travelers will seek to make the most of their time away, rooted in authentic and immersive experiences: * Gen Z is leading the shift toward short, international escapes. * Outdoor lovers are heading to national parks for restorative adventure  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The American Action Forum issued the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Emergency Energy Auction to Prevent Data Center-driven Rate Increases By Shuting Pomerleau Executive Summary * The Trump Administration reached an agreement with a bipartisan group of governors to direct PJM (a regional transmission organization that manages the United States' largest grid) to hold an emergency electricity auction to make tech companies pay for the construction of new po  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Democrats Pounce On Virginia Taxpayers Under unified Democrat control, Virginia is poised to become a tax-hiking outlier in a region full of states that are phasing out their income taxes. Immediately upon seizing control of government, Virginia Democrats introduced the following bills that seek to impose an array of new and higher taxes: HB 378 - Imposes a 3.8% net investment income tax   more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve expands partnership with Sourcewell through 10-year renewable IGSA * Building on the success of the U.S. Army Reserve's first-ever Intergovernmental Support Agreement (IGSA) at 63rd Readiness Division (RD), Mountain View, California headquarters, the Army Reserve has signed a new 10-year renewable enterprise-wide IGSA with Sourcewell, a Minnesota local unit of government. This l  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 20 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * BofA Awards $1 Billion in Stock through Sharing Success Program to Non-Executive Employees * CHARLOTTE, NC -Bank of America today announced it will award $1 billion to employees through its Sharing Success Program, a broad-based equity program for all employees excluding senior management. Awards this year will equate to nearly 19 million   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 -- Rep. Don Davis, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Don Davis Welcomes New Department of Defense Legislative Fellow * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced the start of his new Department of Defense Legislative Fellow, Master Sergeant Adan Garcia. A native of Mission, Texas, he has served in the United States Air Force for 13 years as an aerospace medical technician. Garcia has vast experience in clinical instructi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Blasts Kristi Noem On Targeting, Racial Profiling Of American Citizens By ICE Agents SPRINGFIELD - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, called out U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem on her department's threats to American citizens, as well as missta  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

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of North Carolina posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Houston Man Indicted in Fayetteville for Selling Designer Drugs Around the World A federal grand jury indicted Miqual Antwan Dysheen Spivey for the crimes of selling the designer drug MDMB-4en-PINACA, conspiring with others to possess and sell the drug, and money laundering. According to the indictment, Spivey, 27, owned and   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Alien Pedophiles, Domestic Abusers, and Drug Traffickers * In one year, DHS has removed more than 670,000 illegal aliens including murderers, rapists, pedophiles, gang members, and terrorists WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) today announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the wor  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news: * * * ACA Enrollment in North Carolina "Plunged" By 22% "It's not surprising that people saw an immediate spike in the price of health coverage when the enhanced premium tax credits expired, and many simply couldn't afford to stay insured." * According to new reporting from the Winston-Salem Journal, North Carolinians' enrollment in the Affordable Care Act dropped by 22% after DC insider Micha  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 21 -- The North Carolina Democratic Party issued the following news on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * REMINDER: As Fellow DC Insiders Push "Watered-Down" Stock-Trading Bill, Michael Whatley Stands With Billionaires & Special Interests In their newest attempt to skirt responsibility, Washington Republicans advanced a "watered-down" stock-trading bill, full of "loopholes" that allow members of Congress to "keep their existing stock and continue to sell." It also lets members  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * New "Lines of Communication" meetings scheduled for North Carolina * Itching to share your ideas on federal fisheries management? T he North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Marine Fisheries encourages fishermen to attend one of four upcoming South Atlantic Fishery Management Council Lines of Communication meetings scheduled for North C  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Jan. 20 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * State announces pause to Wilmington Harbor Federal Consistency review * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's Division of Coastal Management (DCM) announced today that the Army Corps of Engineers, in coordination with the non-federal project sponsor (the North Carolina State Ports Authority), has asked DCM to pause its review of the Corps' Con  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, Jan. 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health issued the following news: * * * Global risk sharing can provide cost savings for hydropower-dependent countries Climate change can worsen the threat of drought, which puts countries that rely on water-based power (hydropower) to generate electricity at increasing risk. When droughts impact publicly owned power companies, which are particularly common in developing countri  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

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Jan. 20 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * WEEK TEN CIAA BASKETBALL PLAYERS OF THE WEEK * Charlotte, NC (January 20, 2026) - Week Ten of CIAA Basketball showcased high-efficiency scoring, elite rim protection, strong perimeter playmaking, and impactful performances from emerging freshmen as teams navigated a competitive mid-January slate. The week featured standout double-double efforts, disruptiv  more