BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, Feb. 19 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * 21 Attorneys General, 60 Members of Congress File Amicus Briefs Supporting Louisiana's Lawsuit to Protect Women and Children from Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is thanking her fellow Republican attorneys general and 60 U.S. lawmakers for filing amicus briefs in support of her lawsuit against the FDA to vacate a Biden-era rule that removed a  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-GA Welcomes President Trump to Georgia for Economic Speech * Feb 19, 2026 by AFP ROME, GA - Americans for Prosperity-Georgia (AFP-GA) welcomed President Donald Trump to Georgia today as part of his administration's efforts to highlight their work to lower costs for Georgia families, workers and businesses. AFP-GA State Director Tony West released the following st  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Feb. 18 -- The U.S. Army Medicine posted the following news: * * * Army's newest obstetrics and gynecology nurses answer the call to provide comprehensive women's health services * Ten Army nurses earned their Area of Concentration designator in obstetrics and gynecology after completing the Carl R. Darnall Army Medical Center's Nursing Specialty Course, during a graduation ceremony Feb. 9. The nurses were honored during the ceremony where they received their diplomas f  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 -- The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission issued the following news release: * * * ASMFC Begins Preparations for Benchmark Stock Assessment for Atlantic Migratory Group Cobia The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission has initiated a benchmark stock assessment for Atlantic migratory group cobia to be completed in 2027. The goals of the assessment are to evaluate the health of the stock along the Atlantic coast from Georgia northward to inform managem  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- State Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Feb. 19, 2026 (22 pages) * * * Job openings rates decreased in 6 states in December, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, hires rates decreased in 3 states and increased in 1 state. Total separations rates increased in 9 states and decreased in 2 states. Nationally, the job openings, hires, and total separation  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Feb. 19 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Brain organoids can be trained to solve a goal-directed task * * Researchers used brain organoids to solve the cart-pole balancing problem, showing they can process information in real time and learn to respond. * Coaching organoids to improve their performance increased success at the cart-pole problem from a 4.5% success rate for random training to a 46% success rate when usi  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Brook Floater Gets Second Shot at Endangered Species Act Protection * WASHINGTON-In a legal victory for the Center for Biological Diversity, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has agreed to reevaluate Endangered Species Act protections for brook floaters. These freshwater mussels were once widespread in rivers along the Atlantic Slope from Canada to Georgia. The Center an  more

COPENHAGEN, Denmark, Feb. 19 [Category: Media] -- The International Media Support, an organisation that says it works to strengthen the capacity of media to reduce conflict and facilitate dialogue, issued the following news: * * * Call for nominations: IPI-IMS 2026 press freedom awards * As threats to the free press grow globally, it's never been more important to honour courage and resilience in journalism. The International Press Institute (IPI) and International Media Support (IMS) are   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 19 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * CaribSA provides space for community, cultural immersion * A long-standing Mercer University club provides a space for students of Caribbean heritage to build community and share their culture and traditions with their peers. Mercer's chapter of the Caribbean Student Organization, or CaribSA, was established about 20 years ago on the Macon campus. Today, CaribSA has about 80 members and normally meets every two  more

GREENWOOD, Indiana, Feb. 19 -- College Sports Communicators issued the following news on Feb. 18, 2026: * * * CSC Unite 2026 Attendance Grant Recipients and NCAA Inclusion Grant Winners Announced From more than 130 applicants, 22 members of College Sports Communicators have been selected to receive a CSC Unite 2026 Convention Attendance Grant and will attend the association's annual convention at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on June 7-10, 2026. For 15 of the recipients, it will be th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following news on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * The Cook Political Report: Georgia GOP Primary a "Toss-Up" Between Two Megarich MAGA Candidates New reporting from The Cook Political Report details how billionaire Rick Jackson's entrance into Georgia's gubernatorial primary has turned the primary into a "toss-up" with two MAGA-aligned candidates spending millions on air to align themselves with Donald Trump. Both Trump-endorsed Burt  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia posted the following news release on Feb. 19, 2026: * * * Former Troup County payroll manager sentenced for embezzling more than $500,000 in government funds NEWNAN, Ga. - Wesleigh Gaddy has been sentenced for stealing more than $500,000 from the Troup County Board of Commissioners' payroll accounts. "Gaddy stole more than half a million taxpayer dollars, misusing and abusing the personal infor  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Feb. 19 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: About one in four students is chronically absent School districts may need to implement new policies to encourage students to attend school more regularly. By Jude Schwalbach When public schools remained closed for months during the COVID-19 pandemic, they sent students and families a harmful message: missing a lot of school is ok. Before the pandemic, only 15% of stud  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 20 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Takes New Action to Support Servicemembers and their Families Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has taken new action to support servicemembers and their families - issuing an official opinion that requires state licensing boards to provide temporary professional licenses to military men and women and their spouses who are transferred to the State on military orders. This opinion fo  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Georgia Legislators and Advocates Announce Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act * Contact: Legal Defense Fund: media@naacpldf.org Fair Fight Action: Max@FairFightAction.com Southern Poverty Law Center: press@splcenter.org At a time when voting rights and fair elections are under coordinated attack nationwide, Georgia lawmakers are taking action. Today, Georgia   more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Feb. 19 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news: * * * Georgia Legislators and Advocates Announce Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act * At a time when voting rights and fair elections are under coordinated attack nationwide, Georgia lawmakers are taking action. Today, Georgia legislators and voting rights advocates announced the introduction of the Henry McNeal Turner Voting Rights Act (Georgia VRA). Sponsored by Georgia Senat  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Europe released the following testimony by Matt Boyse, a senior fellow at Hudson Institute Center on Europe and Eurasia, from a Feb. 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Weaponized Mass Migration: A Security Risk to Europe and the United States": * * * Chairman Self, Ranking Member Keating, distinguished members of the Committee: thank you for the opportunity to testify before you today. Before I joined the Hudson Institute, I served in   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley, Collins, Warnock Lead Bipartisan Group of Senators to Urge Education Department's Timely Execution of Federal TRIO Programs * Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley, Maine's U.S. Senator Susan Collins, and Georgia's U.S. Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bipartisan group of Senators in urging U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to ensure the timely delivery of federal funds from TRIO.  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 20 -- The National Multiple Sclerosis Society issued the following news: * * * What's Next? The 2026 ACTRIMS Forum Looks to the Future of Multiple Sclerosis Research Young scientists were out in full force, among 1750 researchers and clinicians who attended the 11th Annual Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ACTRIMS) Forum from February 4-- February 7. In fact, nearly all those who took the stage were new speakers at ACTRIMS. The theme of the m  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Feb. 19 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * New Weatherspoon Exhibition Stitches Black Quilter's Artistry, Life Stories * Threaded narratives will come alive for guests of the Weatherspoon Art Museum's new exhibitions celebrating the history and creativity of Southern Black quilters. On view now, the museum is delighted to present O f Salt and Spirit: Black Quilters in the American South, organized by the Missis  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Feb. 19 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * One-Station Unit Training Adds Drone Training * Soldiers participating in One-Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Georgia, are now undergoing a 10-hour familiarization course in small unmanned aircraft systems as part of the formal program of instruction, the Army announced. Modeled after the 75th Ranger Regiment's Ranger Robotics Lethality Course, the 12-lane c  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Feb. 19 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Passionate, prepared communications students ready for THON livestream * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -As hundreds of dancers converge inside the Bryce Jordan Center to raise millions of dollars and battle childhood cancer during the annual Penn State IFC/Panellenic Dance Marathon (THON), a team of several dozen communications students will share the event with viewers across the world by produci  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. AB 1305, Sub-No. 1) entitled "Great Redwood Trail Agency - Adverse Abandonment - Mendocino Railway in Mendocino County, California": * * * Digest:/1 This decision denies an application for adverse abandonment of a 40-mile rail line in Mendocino County, Cal. On April 12, 2024, the Great Redwood Trail Agency (GRTA), an agency of the State of California (State), fil  more

ATHENS, Georgia, Feb. 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Heat poses additional risks post-hurricane Researchers urge adoption of official fifth hurricane hazard By Alan Flurry A new study from the University of Georgia suggests hurricanes may now pose an additional danger to people through heat exposure. Hurricanes threaten lives and cause significant economic damage. But their risks extend beyond just the storm itself. "People tend to think of rainf  more