HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * 325 FW leads joint operations during Red Flag-Alaska 25-3 * JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii - Red Flag-Alaska 26-1, a Pacific Air Forces sponsored exercise designed to provide realistic training in a simulated combat environment, is scheduled to begin on April 16th, with primary flight operations over the Joint Pacific Alaska Range Complex and is scheduled to run through May 1st. U.S. Air Forc  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, April 9 (TNSjou) -- The American Academy of Neurology issued the following news release: * * * Healthier plant-based diet associated with lower risk of Alzheimer's, other dementias Lower risk found even among those who adopted the diet at an older age Highlights * Eating a healthful plant-based diet is associated with a lower risk of Alzheimer's and other dementias, while eating an unhealthful plant-based diet is associated with a higher risk. * The study does not   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release: * * * The 2026 State Minimum Wage Increases and Their Potential Costs and Consequences * At the beginning of every year, a handful of states raise their minimum wages, either automatically to keep up with inflation or because state legislation prompts the increases - and 2026 is no different. In a new insight, Labor Policy Analyst Emmet Bowling lays out this year's state minimum wage inc  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 8 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Leads Multistate Coalition Urging Court to Uphold Constitutional Safeguards Against the Tyranny of the Trump Administration * OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that California is leading a multistate coalition in filing an amicus brief that supports affirmance of a district court order that granted the New York Attorney General  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment January 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - April 8, 2026 (19 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were higher in January in 1 state and stable in 49 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fourteen states and the District had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 34 states had little change. The national unemplo  more

WASHINGTON, April 9 -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on April 8, 2026: * * * January State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 20 States, Decreased in 9, Increased in 22 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In January, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment fell in 9, rose in  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 8 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Unveils Premier Suites & Villas Collection, Redefining Barefoot Luxury Across Iconic Beachfront Destinations OUTRIGGER Resorts & Hotels announces the debut of its Premier Suite Collection, a global portfolio of beachfront villas and suites across Hawai'i, Fiji, Thailand, Mauritius and the Maldives. Launching amid growing demand for multi-generational travel and res  more

MANOA, Hawaii, April 8 -- The University of Hawaii Manoa campus issued the following news release: * * * UH grad programs earn national recognition in U.S. News and World Report rankings Ten graduate programs at the University of Hawaii at Manoa are in the nation's top 50, and an additional 17 programs are in the top 100, according to the 2026 U.S. News and World Report's Best Graduate Schools rankings, released on April 7. UH Manoa's John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) also placed in   more

WASHINGTON, April 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Announces 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan Rates for Wheat, Feed Grains, Oilseeds and Rice * (Washington, D.C., April 8, 2026) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Commodity Credit Corporation (CCC) today announced the 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates. The 2026 Marketing Assistance Loan rates are available on the Farm Service Agency (FSA) website and below:   more