STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 1 of 4 in the US for Advanced Brain, Spine Tumor Diagnostics * An advanced method of diagnosing brain and spine tumors known as methylome profiling enables targeted treatment with previously unattainable levels of precision. In 2017, UConn Health's Division of Neurosurgery (today the Department of Neurosurgery ) started a campus-wide clinical precision genomics initiative. Through the Department o  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Feb. 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county, in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) stand  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS COALITION SUPPORTING LONG-TERM ENERGY TRANSMISSION PLANNING * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit supporting the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in defending its "Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 5 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL OPPOSES TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ROLLBACK OF FUEL ECONOMY STANDARDS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities and one county on Wednesday in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on Feb. 5, 2026: * * * Labor's radical dream of the "general strike" Big Labor in Europe, particularly in France, can launch strikes against the whole of society, rather than just a specific employer. Left-wing labor activists want to bring this institutionalized revolution to America. By Michael Watson There is one power organized labor craves above all others. One power to rule all workers, willing or not; o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyoming, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Passes Barrasso, King Bill to Improve Public Safety in National Parks * Bill would upgrade National Park 911 call centers to strengthen caller location accuracy and emergency assistance capabilities. WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and Angus King (I-Maine) praised the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for unanimously passing their legislation this wee  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Illinois Man Pleads Guilty to Identity Theft and Wire Fraud * BOSTON - An Illinois man pleaded guilty yesterday in federal court in Boston to phishing the Snapchat access codes of nearly 600 women in an effort to hack their Snapchat accounts and steal nude photos, which he kept, sold, or traded on the internet. Kyle Svara, 27, of Oswego, Ill., pleaded   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * King, Barrasso Bill Improving National Park Safety Passes out of Committee, Heads to Senate Floor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Angus King (I-ME) and John Barrasso (R-WY) today announced that their bill to improve national park safety has passed out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee unanimously. Their Making National Parks Safer Act would equip National Park Service (NPS) 9  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts and Washington Governors Place a Friendly Bet on Super Bowl LX * Boston -Today, Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey and Washington Governor Bob Ferguson announced a friendly wager ahead of this year's Super Bowl matchup between the New England Patriots and the Seattle Seahawks. "We are so proud of our New England Patriots and can't wait to cheer them on this Sunday,"   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Opposes Trump Administration Rollback of Fuel Economy Standards Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general, four cities, and one county in submitting a comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) opposing its proposal to weaken corporate average fuel economy (CAFE) standards for passenger ca  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, Feb. 5 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Scientists outline case for next-generation ocean iron fertilization field trials * Woods Hole, Mass. (Feb. 5, 2026) -A team of ocean and climate researchers is calling for a new generation of carefully designed ocean iron fertilization (OIF) field trials to determine whether this marine carbon dioxide removal (mCDR) method can safely and effectively leve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Susan M. Collins, R-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Collins, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Support Accounting Education * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced the bipartisan Accounting STEM Pursuit Act that would help address workforce shortages in the accounting profession. The bill comes as the accounting profession, like many sectors of the economy, is facing a shortage of ta  more