WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * FBI Boston Warns of Nihilistic Violent Extremists Targeting Children and Vulnerable Victims Online The Boston Division of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) is warning parents, guardians, and caregivers about a sharp increase in the activity of "764" and other violent online networks targeting and exploiting children and other vulnerable individuals across the United States and here in New England. The FBI is inve  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold Star Wives of America Inc. and Black Veterans Project" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2026, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: Witnesses Panel one  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Announces $1.1 Million in Grants to Restore Northeast Forests and Rivers * WASHINGTON, D.C. (February 19, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and partners today announced more than $1.1 million to support projects in Maine, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont that will improve grassland habitat, enhance populations of golden-winged warbler and improve fish passa  more

RARITAN, New Jersey, Feb. 20 -- Johnson and Johnson Innovative Medicine issued the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM) (amivantamab and hyaluronidase-lpuj) plus immunotherapy shows strong clinical benefit with 56 percent overall response rate in first-line recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer Ten percent complete response and rapid, durable antitumor activity reported with RYBREVANT FASPRO(TM); results surpass current standards of care * Johnson & Joh  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Legislative Presentation of Disabled American Veterans and Multi VSOs: Military Officers Association of America, Blue Star Families, Vietnam Veterans of America, National Congress of American Indians, Service Women's Action Network, Gold Star Wives of America Inc., Black Veterans Project" at 10 a.m. on Feb. 24, 2026, at G50 Dirksen Senate Office Building: WITNESS LIST PANEL I   more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Feb. 19 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB leads study to mitigate the medication adherence barriers in those living with HIV * Aadia Rana, M.D. Medication adherence remains a challenge across all chronic conditions, commonly imposed by financial, physical or educational factors with impact on personal health outcomes. In infectious diseases like HIV, in addition to impacting individual health, reduced adherence to medications also results   more