WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Political] -- America First Legal, a civil rights organization, posted the following news release: * * * America First Legal Files U.S. Supreme Court Brief on Behalf of U.S. Senators and Representatives Supporting President Trump's Executive Order on Birthright Citizenship * America First Legal (AFL), in partnership with Boyden Gray PLLC, has filed a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of twelve U.S. Senators and sixteen U.S. Representatives -led by Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following testimony by American Battlefield Trust President David Duncan from a Jan. 21, 2026, hearing entitled "EXPLORE America250: Celebrating One Year of the Expanding Public Lands Outdoor Recreation Experiences Act": * * * Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to present testimony to the subcommittee. My name is David Duncan, and I  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Jan. 29 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson continues support for President Trump's birthright citizenship policy * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today he has joined a friend-of-the-court brief with a coalition of 26 attorneys general in support of President Trump's birthright citizenship executive order. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an execut  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 [Category: Medical] -- The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network posted the following news release: * * * **MEDIA ADVISORY--SPOKESPEOPLE AVAILABLE** Cancer Action Day Brings Advocates to Capitol in Support of "Jill's Law" Ensuring Access to Biomarker Testing * JACKSON, Miss. - Dozens of cancer patients, survivors, caregivers and advocates will come from across Mississippi to the State Capitol on Wednesday, February 4 for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action N  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Rep. Bennie G. Thompson, D-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Bennie G. Thompson Announces $1.06 Million in FEMA Funding for Montgomery County Road Repairs * Bolton, MS, MS - T oday, Congressman Bennie Thompson announced that $1,063,438.20 in federal FEMA funding has been awarded to Montgomery County to support permanent repairs and hazard mitigation improvements to Wilkins Chapel County Road and Sayles County Road following severe storm   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Leads Historic, Nationwide Response as Winter Storm Slams 12 States at Once * WASHINGTON \- In one of the most expansive and severe winter weather emergencies in recent history, a powerful storm system simultaneously impacted 12 states, triggering rapid federal action to protect American lives, infrastructure, and communities. At the direction of President Donald J. Trump, Department   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves $971 Million to Support Recovery Across the Southeast ATLANTA -- Under the leadership of President Trump and Secretary Noem, FEMA recently approved over $971 million in funding to support recovery for past disasters in Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee for Public Assistance projects, which includes  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 30 -- Fordham University issued the following news: * * * What Makes a Great Screenplay? Fordham's Jim Jennewein shares screenwriting rules for Oscar-worthy stories. By Alex Williamson In the lead-up to awards season, actors and directors are usually in the spotlight. But behind every Oscar-nominated movie or performance is a screenplay--and in the ultra-competitive film business, it has to be a strong one. According to Fordham's Jim Jennewein, a veteran Hollywood screenw  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 30 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Joined by 21 States in Defending Georgia's Ban on Taxpayer-Funded Sex Changes for Prisoners Attorney General Chris Carr is defending Georgia's law that bans taxpayer-funded sex changes for inmates, and now a 21-state coalition has filed a brief supporting his case. "It's absurd that this is even a conversation. Under no circumstance should Georgia taxpayers be forced to cover the co  more

JACKSON, Mississippi, Jan. 29 -- Gov. Tate Reeves, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Reeves Provides Update On Severe Winter Weather * JACKSON, Miss. - Governor Tate Reeves today announced that the state of Mississippi continues to work with county, state, federal, and private sector partners to respond to the severe winter weather impacting the state. Sadly, four more deaths have been reported - one in Lafayette County, one in Panola County, and two in Tippah   more

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 [Category: Media] -- PEN America, an organization that says it stands at the intersection of literature and human rights to protect free expression, posted the following news release: * * * Justice for School Principal in Mississippi Four Years After His Firing for Reading Silly Children's Book * (NEW YORK)-PEN America today welcomed a court order reinstating Toby Price, a Hinds County, MS elementary school assistant principal, four years after he was fired for reading stud  more

CLINTON, Mississippi, Jan. 30 -- Mississippi College issued the following news: * * * MC grad to keynote communication association centennial conference at Mississippi College Communication professionals and students from throughout the Southeast will hear from a broadcasting legend when they convene at Mississippi College on Friday, Feb. 6, for the 2026 Mississippi Communication Association's Centennial Conference on the second floor of the B.C. Rogers Student Center on the Clinton campus.   more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Jan. 29 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU mourns distinguished alumnus Billy W. Howard Sr. * Contact: Sid Salter STARKVILLE, Miss.-Mississippi State University mourns the loss of Billy W. Howard Sr., a legendary business and manufacturing icon, MSU Hall of Famer, and respected alumnus. Howard, who died on January 28, 2026, at age 99, built a global electronics manufacturing enterprise after attending MSU on a football scholarship   more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 30 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA-ISRO Radar Mission Peers Through Clouds to See Mississippi River Delta A new image from the NISAR mission shows off the satellite's ability to reveal details of Earth's surfaces. The science team also released new sample data. A U.S.-Indian Earth satellite's ability to see through clouds, revealing insights and characteristics of our planet's surface, is on display in a colorful, ne  more

CARBONDALE, Illinois, Jan. 30 -- Southern Illinois University issued the following news release: * * * Southern sees third consecutive year of spring enrollment growth Southern Illinois University Carbondale continues its upward trajectory with a third consecutive year of spring enrollment growth. Overall enrollment for spring 2026 climbed 0.5% to 10,919 students, up from 10,869 in spring 2025. The increase was driven by significant gains in strong retention rates among undergraduates, trans  more

MIAMI, Florida, Jan. 29 -- The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine posted the following news: * * * STAR 2.0: Miller School to Host Continuation of Multi-center Study of HIV and Young Women in American South * Summary * The University of Miami Miller School of Medicine is hosting a kickoff of the second five-year phase of STAR (Study of Treatment and Reproductive Outcomes), a multi-center, longitudinal investigation of HIV and women of reproductive age in the southern region of   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 30 (TNSrpt) -- The UCLA School of Law Williams Institute issued the following news release: * * * More than half of transgender youth live in a state with at least one law or policy restricting their rights According to a new report by the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law, 53% of transgender youth ages 13 to 17 in the U.S.--approximately 382,800 young people--live in 29 states with laws or policies that restrict access to gender-affirming care, sports, ba  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * New tool tracks cross-border pollution, revealing unequal distribution of risk, responsibility Microscopic airborne particles known as PM 2.5 contribute to 100,000 premature deaths in the United States each year. A new University of Notre Dame study finds that 40 percent of these deaths can be attributed to pollution that crosses state lines, highlight  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Jan. 30 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release: * * * West Virginia leads fight against efforts by climate activists to improperly influence federal judges West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a coalition of 27 attorneys general calling for the Federal Judicial Center to immediately withdraw an inappropriate new addition to the Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence that deals with "climate science.  more