NEW YORK, Feb. 24 [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: * * * ACLU and Stand for Children Tennessee File Lawsuit Against City of Memphis for Police Transparency Violations * MEMPHIS, Tenn. -Today, Stand for Children Tennessee and the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the city o  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service issued the following news: * * * An Indoor Air Scrubber for Removing Ammonia in Poultry Houses Researchers from the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are helping poultry farmers protect their flocks and their employees, while improving poultry production. ARS researchers recently developed an indoor air scrubber that purifies the air in chicken houses and reduces ammonia levels by 87% to   more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Best of Core Forum: Competency vs. Character: What Makes a Good Leader? * CHICAGO-Join Core for the webinar "" on April 8, 2026, at 1 p.m. CT. Leadership is essential at every level of an organization, as experienced library leaders reach retirement age, the next generation of leaders must be prepared to take the helm. Leadership is not confined to the administrative   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Feb. 25 (TNSLrpt) -- Mississippi Job Openings and Labor Turnover December 2025 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Feb. 24, 2026 * * * Mississippi had 61,000 job openings in December 2025, compared to 67,000 openings in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Mississippi was 4.8 percent in December and 5.3 percent in  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Issues Statement on Additional Funding for Anduril Solid Rocket Motor Facility * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today issued the following statement: "Insufficient solid rocket motor production has been one of the key constraints on American missile manufacturing for the past five years. This Defense Production   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Chairman Wicker Leads SASC Hearing on Rebuilding American Critical Minerals Supply Chains * Watch Video Here WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Roger Wicker, R-Miss., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today led a hearing to receive testimony on rebuilding American critical minerals supply chains. The Honorable Michael P. Cadenazzi, Jr., Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Bas  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH ISSUES STATEMENT IN ADVANCE OF THE STATE OF THE UNION ADDRESS * Miss. Senator Commits to "Doing the Work of Governing" to Continue Helping American Families, Businesses VIDEO: Senator Hyde-Smith Issues Statement in Anticipation of the State of the Union Address. WASHINGTON, D.C. - In a statement issued in advance of President Trump's State of the Union Address tonight, U.S. Se  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior issued the following news release: * * * Invasive Species: Finding solutions to stop their spread * Some are sharp, some are spotted and some are slithery, but all invasive species are bad for public lands. Invasive species are nonnative organisms whose introduction to a particular ecosystem can cause economic or environmental harm, or harm to human, animal or plant health. Some nonnative species don't cause harm (They're not "inva  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Feb. 24 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU announces new graduate programs in One Health Mississippi State, a longtime leader in One Health principles, now is offering two new graduate programs focusing on this public health approach that recognizes the interconnectedness of animal, human and environmental wellbeing. Beginning this fall, MSU's College of Veterinary Medicine is offering One Health graduate programming, a Master of Sc  more

ITASCA, Illinois, Feb. 24 [Category: Transportation] (TNSxrep) -- The National Safety Council posted the following news: * * * NSC Projects 12% Decrease in U.S. Traffic Fatalities in 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Preliminary analysis from the National Safety Council estimates 37,810 motor vehicle crash deaths in the United States in 2025 - a 12% decrease from 2024, even as overall miles driven increased by 0.9%. Nine states and the District of Columbia experienced decreases of more than 15%: D  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia posted the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * Office of U.S. Attorney Moore Capito Collects $4,322,154.61 in Civil and Criminal Actions in Fiscal Year 2025 United States Attorney Moore Capito announced today that the Southern District of West Virginia collected $4,322,154.61 in criminal and civil actions in Fiscal Year 2025. Of this amount, $2,400,940.61 was collected i  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement, issued the following commentary on Feb. 24, 2026, to the Washington Reporter: * * * Guest in the Washington Reporter: "The State of the Border Showcases a Year of Winning, Even as Democrats Hold DHS Funding Hostage" As the nation prepares for President Trump's State of the Union address, Rep. Michael Guest (R-MS), chairman of the Subcommittee on Bo  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Feb. 24 [Category: BizHospital] -- Sanford Health posted the following news release: * * * Sanford Pentagon to host The Invitational in 2026 & 2027 * SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - The women's basketball programs at the University of Nebraska, University of Minnesota, University of Kansas, and Kansas State University have agreed to play a doubleheader at the Sanford Pentagon in November 2026 and November 2027. On Nov. 14, 2026, Nebraska will face Kansas while Minnesota squa  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 24 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi issued the following news release on Feb. 23, 2026: * * * U.S. Attorney Acknowledges Lee County Law Enforcement Upon Successful Conclusion of Operation Overload TUPELO -- On this date, more than a dozen agencies across North Mississippi came together for a press conference hosted by Lee County District Attorney Jason Herring. The conference announced the successful conclusion of "Operation  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Researchers Study Underwater Lakes to Understand Oceans, Outer Space Brine pools are rich in critical minerals, hint at how life might survive in space * Underwater lakes may sound like fiction, but they dot the ocean floor and, according to a new University of Mississippi study, the structures could also help researchers understand life in space. Leonardo Macelloni, director of the Miss  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Feb. 25 (TNSjou) -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Researchers find genomics offers a faster path to restoring the American chestnut Using DNA-based predictions, researchers show how blight-resistant trees can retain the growth and forest role of the iconic American chestnut. By Max Esterhuizen For more than a century, scientists and conservationists have tried to bring back the American chestnut, a tree once so common it shaped forests across the east  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Feb. 25 -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * WashU to establish pharmacy school, absorb PharmD program from UHSP By Kedra Tolson Washington University in St. Louis (WashU) and University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (UHSP) today announced they have entered into an agreement whereby WashU will assume control of UHSP, ensuring the legacy of the 162-year-old institution and first college of pharmacy founded west of the Mississippi River.  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Feb. 25 -- The West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey issued the following news release on Feb. 24, 2026: * * * West Virginia leads 21-state coalition urging Supreme Court to block federal rule eliminating natural gas appliances West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a 21-state coalition, urging the United States Supreme Court to reverse a D.C. Circuit decision that upheld sweeping Biden-era Department of Energy (DOE) efficiency standards poi  more