ALBANY, New York, Jan. 26 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Demands More Action from xAI to Stop Grok Chatbot from Producing Inappropriate Images to Protect Children and Adult Users * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 34 other attorneys general demanded that xAI take additional steps to protect users from inappropriate images and content created by its AI chatbot Grok and s  more

LANSING, Michigan, Jan. 26 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Demands Action from xAI over Grok's Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel and a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general have sent a letter (PDF) demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take additional action to prevent its AI chatbot, Grok, from gen  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Jan. 26 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Co-Leads Letter to xAI Demanding Change to Grok's Unchecked Creation of Nonconsensual Sexual Content * HARRISBURG -Attorney General Dave Sunday is co-leading a bipartisan group of 35 attorneys general demanding that xAI -the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok -take additional action to prevent Grok from generating   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by author and speaker Emily B. Cherkin from a Jan. 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Plugged Out: Examining the Impact of Technology on America's Youth": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Senators- Thank you for the invitation to testify today. My name is Emily Cherkin. I am a parent, author, speaker, and on faculty at the University of Washington. I do not accept fundi  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 -- Rep. Andy Barr, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Barr Secures $2 Million for the University of Kentucky to Train Kentucky's Workforce and Strengthen Made in America Manufacturing * Lexington, KY- Today, U.S. Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06) announced $2,000,000 in federal funding to support the University of Kentucky Graphite Center, a research initiative focused on advancing graphite technology and manufacturing innovation. Barr pushed the funding thr  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Hearing Wrap Up: Making Housing More Affordable Makes the American Dream More Attainable Yesterday, the Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs held a hearing titled "Housing Affordability: Saving the American Dream." During the hearing, members analyzed the factors, including overbearing federal and state  more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Jan. 26 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Judge rules USDOT illegally withheld funds for EV charging infrastructure * In a multi-state lawsuit co-led by Washington, California, and Colorado, a federal judge issued a final ruling that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) illegally withheld about $1 billion in funding for the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program from 20 states and the   more

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky, Jan. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Kentucky posted the following news release: * * * Louisville Man Sentenced to 15 years for Drug Trafficking and Firearms Offenses A Jefferson County, Kentucky, man was sentenced this week to 15 years in federal prison after being convicted of multiple drug and firearm offenses. U.S. Attorney Kyle G. Bumgarner of the Western District of Kentucky, Special Agent in Charge John Nokes of the ATF Louisvill  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, Jan. 27 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Demands Immediate Action from xAI to Stop Production of Nonconsensual Intimate Images and Child Sexual Abuse Material Bipartisan Multistate Coalition Tells Grok It Must Stop Abusive and Illegal AI Images * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she is partnering with a bipartisan coalition of 35 attorneys  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBC100: A Century of Making Olympic History * January 26, 2026 NBC has been the exclusive broadcaster of the Summer Games since 1988 and the Winter Games since 2002, but NBCUniversal's true Olympic record stretches back nearly a century. For 94 years, beginning with the 1932 Winter Games in Lake Placid, New York, the modern Olympic games and the broadcast industry have grown an  more

NEWBERRY, South Carolina, Jan. 26 -- Newberry College posted the following news: * * * Newberry College Speech and Debate Team Earns 13 Awards at Webster University Invitational * NEWBERRY, S.C. -The Newberry College Speech and Debate Team earned 13 awards, including two tournament championships, at the Webster University Gorlok Gala Invitational held Jan. 23-25, 2026. Although the tournament shifted to a virtual format, the Wolves delivered strong performances while competing against 31 c  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Jan. 27 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2026: * * * Drummond demands xAI take action to protect children, prevent abuse of AI technology Attorney General Gentner Drummond today is demanding that xAI, the company that owns both the X social media platform and the AI chatbot Grok, take action to prevent the chatbot from generating nonconsensual intimate images and child sexual abuse material. Drummond and a co  more

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Jan. 26 -- The University of Kentucky issued the following news: * * * Brandon Erby to present Gaines Lecture for Outstanding Research on incarceration and digital storytelling "Digitizing Prison Dreams" highlights how incarcerated podcasters use digital storytelling to examine freedom and lived experience. By Ryan Girves, Public Relations and Strategic Communications Brandon Erby, Ph.D., assistant professor in writing, rhetoric and digital studies in the University of   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 26 [Category: BizMedia] -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, posted the following news release: * * * What's New On HBO Max This February * FEATURED PROGRAMMING Series Debuts this February HBO Original Late-Night Series NEIGHBORS 6 Episodes Rollout: Episodes debut weekly Logline: The series examines stories of absurd, outrageous, and dramatic real-life residential conflicts from a wide range of larger-than-life characters across the United State  more