CHICAGO, Illinois, April 15 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Academic, K-12 and Tribal Library Awarded ALA's 2026 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant for Programs to Strengthen Community Through Libraries as Third Spaces * The American Library Association (ALA) has awarded its 2026 Peggy Barber Tribute Grant, a programming grant named after the transformative ALA leader, to Fresno (Calif.) State Library, Lafayette County C-1 School Dis  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing * Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys   more

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey, April 15 [Category: Industrial Materials] -- BASF Corp. issued the following news release: * * * BASF celebrates cotton farmers' yield achievements with 21st annual FiberMax One Ton Club * RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC, April 15, 2026 - Qualifying cotton farmers and their families gathered in Lubbock, Texas, on April 9 to celebrate FiberMax (r) cotton yield achievements as part of BASF's FiberMax One Ton Club(tm), a long-standing tradition now in its 21st year. The clu  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks input for August 2026 sale of oil and gas leases in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas * SANTA FE, N.M. - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public comment period to receive public input on plans to include 32 oil and gas parcels totaling 21,181 acres in New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas in an August 2026 sale. The comment period ends May 15, 20  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * The Carlstar Group to Pay $300,000 in EEOC Disability Discrimination Lawsuit * Tire manufacturer settles federal suit charging employees in two states were fired for using prescription medications ST. LOUIS - The Carlstar Group, LLC, a Franklin, Tennessee-based manufacturer of specialty tires and wheels, will pay $300,000 and furnish other relief to settle a disability discriminatio  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 15 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Celebrate National Library Week 2026 at Chickasaw Nation Tribal Library, April 20-24 * The Chickasaw Nation Tribal Library is hosting a variety of programs and activities for all ages during National Library Week, April 20-24, including opportunities to explore Chickasaw culture and history. This year's theme is "Find Your Joy." Each day from 3 to 5 p.m.,   more

RIVERSIDE, California, April 15 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Dark matter could explain earliest supermassive black holes * A growing mystery in astronomy is the presence of gargantuan black holes -some weighing as much as a billion suns -existing less than a billion years after the Big Bang. According to the standard theory of black hole formation, these black holes simply should not have had enough time to grow so large. A study led by U  more

ADA, Oklahoma, April 15 -- East Central University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Nicholas Cheper to be recognized as 2026 ECU Distinguished Former Faculty * ADA, Okla. - East Central University former faculty member, Dr. Nicholas Cheper, is set to be honored at ECU's Evening of Honors and Recognition, May 1 at 6 p.m. in the ECU Foundation Hall, located inside the Chickasaw Business & Conference Center. Born in Louisville, Ky., Cheper was raised there before moving to New York. He ear  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition in submitting a comment letter in support of a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that requires greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Specifically, those PBMs that service employer-fun  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Haskell, KU student researchers to present their work at the 26th annual symposium * LAWRENCE -Twenty-nine undergraduate and postbaccalaureate scholars supported by research training programs at Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas will present posters of their research at the 26th annual Haskell-KU Student Research Symposium, organized by KU's Office for Advancing Success in Sci  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Kevin Hern, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Hern Congratulates Obernolte on Election as Republican Policy Committee Chairman * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Kevin Hern (OK-01) applauded the election of Rep. Jay Obernolte (CA-23) as Chairman of the House Republican Policy Committee (RPC) for the remainder of the 119th Congress. "It's been an honor to serve as the House Republican Policy Committee Chairman," said Rep. Hern. "I'm proud  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following commentary on April 15, 2026, to the Washington Examiner: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Delivered Historic Tax Refund Season April 15 of this year, Tax Day, marks the end of the most historic tax refund season in American history, thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts passed by Republicans in Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump. The Working Familie  more

WASHINGTON, April 15 [Category: Biology] (TNSrpt) -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Landmark Federal Report Reveals U.S. Utilities Shut Off Power 13 Million Times * Utility companies disconnected U.S. households from electricity more than 13.4 million times in 2024, according to a landmark report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Corporate utilities shelled out billions to shareholders and top executives the same year. The report  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella, Coalition Push for New Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Attorney General John M. Formella, along with a bipartisan coalition of 44 of his fellow attorneys general, submitted a letter today supporting a proposed U.S. Department of Labor (Department) rule that would require greater transparency from pharm  more

NEW YORK, April 15 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBA's Return to NBC Sports Is a Viewership Triumph * In its first season presenting the NBA in 24 years, NBC Sports combined new approaches and technical innovations with Hall of Fame and award-winning voices, along with a splash of nostalgia, to drive a 109% year-over-year increase in NBA regular-season viewership, led by Sunday Night Basketball and Coast 2 Coast Tuesday. Durin  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Oklahoma posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * New Jersey Company Agrees to Repay $3.25 Million in CARES Act Funding A civil settlement was unsealed showing that a New Jersey company agreed to pay back $3.25 million after receiving too much funding from the CARES Act Paycheck Protection Program it was ineligible to receive, announced U.S. Attorney Clint Johnson. In 2020, Congress en  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Drummond leads push for prescription drug pricing transparency Attorney General Gentner Drummond today led a coalition of 45 attorneys general in calling on the U.S. Department of Labor to adopt a new rule requiring pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to be more transparent about how they set prescription drug prices. PBMs manage prescription drug benefits o  more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The House Armed Services Committee released the following April 10, 2026, written testimony by Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Oklahoma, for an April 15, 2026, member day hearing on priorities for the fiscal 2027 National Defense Authorization Act: * * * Members of the Committee, I'm pleased to submit this letter as testimony for the Member Day hearing regarding member priorities for the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027. As you consider legislation to bolst  more

NACOGDOCHES, Texas, April 16 -- Stephen F. Austin State University issued the following news: * * * SFA engineering students earn top honors in regional robotics competition Stephen F. Austin State University's IEEE Robotics Team captured first place at the IEEE Region 5 Robotics Competition in March in Boulder, Colorado. SFA engineering students competed against 25 teams from 23 universities to earn top honors at the prestigious event sponsored by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics   more

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The U.S. Army issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * U.S. Army announces popular name for the MV-75 FLRAA: "Cheyenne II" NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The U.S. Army announced today that its next-generation multi-role vertical lift aircraft, the MV-75 Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, will carry the Native American name "Cheyenne II". The announcement was made during the Army Aviation Association of America's annual conference on April 15, 2026, where the MV  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Large U.S. Trial Finds No Added Benefit from Combination Antibiotic to Prevent Infections After Surgery for Complex Leg Fractures A large multicenter clinical trial found no benefit to using two antibiotic powders -- vancomycin, which targets gram-positive bacteria seen commonly in surgical infections, and tobramycin, which targets gram-negative bacteria that can al  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 16 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news: * * * Experimental Drug Offers Hope for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer Results from a Phase 3 clinical trial offer new hope for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, showing the experimental drug daraxonrasib significantly extended survival compared with chemotherapy alone. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Stephenson Cancer Center enrolled patients in the glob  more

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 15 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * Vice Provost Vivian Wang receives Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award * Vivian Wang, Ph.D., vice provost for global engagement at The University of Tulsa, has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar award in International Education Administrators (IEA) to Japan for the 2026-27 academic year from the U.S. Department of State and the Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board. The IEA awards are funded seminars for U.S. higher  more