BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 10 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Feb. 9, 2026: * * * Immigration judge terminates removal proceedings against child development scholar Rumeysa Ozturk Judge determines DHS lacks legal grounds to deport Ms. Ozturk, who was arrested and detained by ICE for co-authoring an op-ed * NEW YORK - Attorneys for Rumeysa Ozturk submitted documents in federal court today announcing that removal proceedings against  more

WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Feb. 9 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- CVS Health posted the following news release: * * * Aetna Medicaid and NACHC team up to improve outcomes in hypertension management * HARTFORD, CT, Feb. 9, 2026 - Aetna Medicaid, a CVS Health(r) company (NYSE: CVS ), and the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) today announced a new collaboration to improve blood pressure control rates in selected Aetna Medicaid member communities. According to the Ame  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Feb. 9 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Launches One Pill Can Kill Initiative at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia * Griffin: 'As a native of Magnolia, I am especially pleased to have SAU join our effort to educate college students about the dangers of illicit opioids'  MAGNOLIA - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement after launching the One Pill Can Kill initiativ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Cassidy Urges Social Security Administration to Honor Full Retroactive Payments for Social Security Fairness Act Benefits * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA) urged the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) to provide the full one year of retroactive benefits to the over 40,000 Louisiana spouses unfairly penalized by the Windfall Elimination provision (WEP) and Government Pensi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Century Foundation President Julie Margetta Morgan from a Feb. 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Runaway College Spending Meets the Working Families Tax Cuts": * * * My name is Julie Margetta Morgan, and I am the President of The Century Foundation, a nonprofit public policy organization that conducts research and analysis on a number of issue  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Committee Cliff Notes: Weekly Preview - Week of February 9, 2026 * Here's what to watch for from House Republican committees during the week: Appropriations On Tuesday, February 10, the Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies will hold a hearing called "The Science of Reading." On Wednesday, February 11, the Subcommittee on Homelan  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Early TB treatment reduced deaths from sepsis among people with HIV * Sepsis is a leading global cause of hospital deaths, occurring when the body's response to infection damages tissue and causes organs to fail. Africa bears the world's highest burden of sepsis, with an estimated 48 million cases each year leading to about 11 million deaths. People living with HIV face the greatest risk of dying fro  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 9 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Immigration Judge Terminates Removal Proceedings Against Child Development Scholar Rumeysa Ozturk * NEW YORK - Attorneys for Rumeysa Ozturk submitted documents in federal court today announcing that removal proceedings against the Tufts U  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Wicker, colleagues introduce bill to renew Gulf state partnerships, protect Louisiana wildlife * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) joined Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) and ten bipartisan colleagues in introducing the Regional Ocean Partnerships Reauthorization Act, which would renew key partnerships between the federal government, states, nonprofits, universities, and the private sector  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * LIHEAP payment assistance: your questions answered * If you need assistance paying your energy bills, there are benefits available. One of those, the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP), can help keep your family safe and comfortable through every season. What is LIHEAP? LIHEAP may go by a different name in your state, but it assists income-eligible households with heat  more

LAKE CHARLES, Louisiana, Feb. 10 -- McNeese State University shared the following news: * * * McNeese Announces Enrollment Increase for Spring 2026 McNeese State University's enrollment for the spring 2026 semester is up by 5.2% over spring 2025, the fourth semester with an increase and the highest spring enrollment increase in 16 years. "Since the fall of 2024, we have been prioritizing enrollment and supporting our students and we are gratified to see these efforts lead to success," said   more

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 9 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * New field ecologist provides rainfall, land use and biodiversity expertise * Texas A&M AgriLife has added a globally trained field ecologist to its faculty to advance research on biodiversity, land management and ecosystem resilience. Felicity Newell, Ph.D., has joined Texas A&M AgriLife Research and the Texas A&M College of Agri  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Three-Dimensional Acoustic Tracking Sheds Light on Beaked Whale Dive Behavior and Acoustic Detection Tracking whales using sound helps scientists better understand the dive behavior of these elusive animals. * A new peer-reviewed study in PLOS One (https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0340398) sheds light on why some beaked whale species are more d  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Phillip May OpEd - North Louisiana Winter Storm * With power now fully restored across North Louisiana following the historic winter storm, I want to pause to say two simple words: thank you. Thank you to our customers for your patience, resilience and extraordinary sense of community. In the face of adversity, what shined brightest was how people cared for one another. We saw neighbors  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 10 -- Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights issued the following news release: * * * New settlement for Louisiana family in racially-motivated police violence case The Robert & Ethel Kennedy Human Rights Center, the ACLU of Louisiana, and the Southern Poverty Law Center have secured a settlement for their client Wesley Pigott and his two children Mya and K.P., a Louisiana family that was subjected to racially-motivated police violence. The settlement, which includes an undisclosed f  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * The Leader's Floor Lookout: Week of February 9, 2026 * Here's what to watch for on the House Floor this week: Defending the Integrity of American Elections The right to vote is a foundational principle of the United States of America, and its integrity must be protected. Federal law states that it is illegal for foreign nationals and noncitizens to vote in U.S. federal electi  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Feb. 9 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Tulane expert helps shape first update to National Water Strategy since Truman era * A Tulane University researcher played a key role in developing the nation's first updated National Water Strategy in more than 75 years, contributing expertise on disasters, infrastructure and governance drawn from Louisiana and the Mississippi River Basin. The updated strategy, led by the Aspen Institute and relea  more

EL PASO, Texas, Feb. 9 -- The University of Texas El Paso campus issued the following news release: * * * UTEP Press Announces Texas Western and Discovery Book Award Winners * EL PASO, Texas (Feb. 2, 2026) - UTEP Press at The University of Texas at El Paso announced today the winners of its first round of book awards since relaunching the press in fall 2025. UTEP Press, which publishes a wide variety of popular and academic books, announced winners in two categories for its inaugural 2026 aw  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 10 -- The Center for Constitutional Rights issued the following news release: * * * Victory for Black Residents of Cancer Alley as Court Rules Landmark Lawsuit Seeking Moratorium on Toxic Industry Can Proceed on All Counts Court finds lawsuit plausibly alleges St. James Parish's discriminatory land use system has roots in slavery, violates the Constitution * New Orleans - A federal district court today ruled that groups representing residents of Louisiana's Cancer Alley can p  more