CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES COURT TO PRESERVE BLOCK ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION'S UNLAWFUL TERMINATION OF HAITI'S TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS DESIGNATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul joined a coalition of 18 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Miot, et al. v. Trump in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, opposing the Trump administration's  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Whitehouse, Colleagues Investigate EPA's Repeal of Foundational Scientific Determination on Climate * Denver -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, Ranking Member of the Senate Agriculture Committee's Subcommittee on Conservation, Climate, Forestry, and Natural Resources, joined Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Ranking Member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, an  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Buddy Squadron 26-2 enhances interoperability at Osan OSAN AIR BASE, Republic of Korea -U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 35th Fighter Squadron hosted Republic of Korea Air Force pilots from the 111th Fighter Squadron during Buddy Squadron 26-2 at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea, Feb. 9-13, 2025. The bilateral training event focused on defensive counter air tactics, strengthening interoperabil  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, Feb. 17 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Humphreys Meeting Highlights Unwavering ROK-U.S. Commitment to Peace * USAG HUMPHREYS, South Korea -Gen. Xavier T. Brunson, Commander of United Nations Command, ROK-U.S. Combined Forces Command and U.S. Forces Korea, hosted Republic of Korea Minister of Foreign Affairs Cho Hyun at U.S. Army Garrison Humphreys Feb. 13 for a command mission brief and discussions on maintaining peace and stability on t  more

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 19 -- Trammell Crow Co., a developer and investor in commercial real estate, posted the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * Knox Street Mixed-Use Development in Dallas Reaches Major Construction Milestone with Topping Out 1 Million-Square-Foot Project to Start Delivering Summer 2026 * The joint venture partnership of BDT & MSD Partners ("BDT & MSD"), Trammell Crow Company ("TCC"), owners of Highland Park Village, and The Retail Connection ("the JV") today anno  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * High School Flag Football Revisions Include Opportunity for Scoring Team to Retain Possession of the Ball if Trailing in Score In its first meeting to address rules changes in the sport, the NFHS Flag Football Rules Committee approved eight changes to the initial set of rules developed last year. All revisions recommended by the NFHS Flag Footb  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Sanders Lead Senate Democrats in Demanding Department of Education Reverse its Decision to End Federal Funding for Minority-Serving Institutions * Senators blast DOJ for baseless legal reasoning behind determination to deem MSIs unconstitutional and cut off federal funding WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chair of the Senate Hispanic-Serving Institutions   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff, 40+ Lawmakers Sound Alarm on How Trump's Immigration Agenda is Hurting Workers and Families' Child Care Access, Raising Costs * Lawmakers: "The Trump Administration's policies risk eliminating a significant number of trained caregivers from an already strained system, reducing access to care and raising child care costs for American families" "Rather than making child care more  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Early human ancestor's journey to Asia happened sooner than believed What if Homo erectus (H. erectus), the direct ancestor of modern humans, arrived in China much earlier than we thought? New research published in Science Advances on February 18, may rewrite our understanding of early human dispersal in that area. A study by a team of geoscientists and anthropologists, including  more

MANOA, Hawaii, Feb. 19 (TNSjou) -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * Reef show architectural expertise with complex shapes for survival From the coral reefs of the tropics to the oyster reefs of temperate estuaries, nature's most diverse ecosystems are built by "master architects." A study published in Nature revealed that the complex shapes of these reefs are not random--they follow precise geometric rules that maximize survival. The collaborativ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (TNSLrpt) -- Public Views on Sea Level Rise in Hawai'i: Results from a Statewide Survey - A report from University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization, Honolulu - February 2026 (25 pages) * * * The University Of Hawaii Economic Research Organization issued a report examining how residents across Hawaii perceive the risks, impacts and policy responses related to accelerating sea level rise, emphasizing widespread concern about coastal flooding, property loss and communi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch, Van Hollen, Castor Lead 12 Bicameral Colleagues in Demanding Accountability for Israel's Detention and Abuse of Palestinian American Teenager Mohammed Ibrahim This week marks one year since Israeli forces arrested and detained Mohammed Ibrahim, a U.S. citizen, for ten months * U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, alongside  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Subcommittee on Consumer Protection released the following testimony by Brian David Weingarden, vice president of concerts and events for Z2 Entertainment, on behalf of the Colorado Independent Venue Association, from a Jan. 28, 2026, hearing entitled "Fees Rolled on All Summer Long: Examining the Live Entertainment Industry": * * * Chairman Blackburn, Ranking Member Hickenlooper, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you   more