WASHINGTON, April 25 -- A coalition of 51 organizations advocating for survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, child abuse and human trafficking submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The letter opposes HUD's proposed rule under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 concerning Verification of Eligible Status. The organizations urge the agency to withdraw the rule, citing harmful impacts on survivors, service providers, and c  more

WASHINGTON, April 25 -- A coalition of nine advocacy organizations submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. General Services Administration raising concerns about proposed amendments to the System for Award Management certifications applicable to federal financial assistance recipients. The groups contend that these changes are legally unsound, overly vague, and risk coercing recipients into adhering to standards beyond federal law. The organizations argued that GSA lacks authority to impo  more

NEW YORK, April 25 -- The Anti-Defamation League, an anti-hate organization that aims to stop the defamation of the Jewish people and to secure justice and fair treatment for all, posted the following news release on April 24, 2026: * * * ADL Welcomes Introduction of Federal Buffer Zone Legislation to Protect Safe Access to Synagogues and Houses of Worship Bipartisan bill would establish "safe access" zones around churches, synagogues and mosques * ADL (the Anti-Defamation League) today wel  more

CLEVELAND, Ohio, April 25 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Cleveland Clinic posted the following news release: * * * Cleveland Clinic-led Trial Shows Pulsed Field Ablation Procedure More Effective Than Medications for Persistent Atrial Fibrillation * A new Cleveland Clinic-led trial has found that patients with persistent atrial fibrillation who received pulsed field ablation (PFA) as a first-line treatment experienced significantly less recurrence of irregular heart rhythms compared to those   more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 24 -- The Ohio Democratic Party posted the following news: * * * Keith Faber Refuses to Donate Wexner Money, Despite Promising to do so * COLUMBUS, OH - Keith Faber, current Ohio Auditor and Republican candidate for Attorney General broke his promise to Ohioans, refusing to part with thousands of dollars he received from Jeffrey Epstein co-conspirator and Columbus billionaire Les Wexner. This comes after Faber's campaign pledged months ago to donate the money to various  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, April 24 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Levi Bailey Receives Student Preaching Award: 'Embodies the Message of the Gospel' * When Douglas Sweeney, dean of Samford University's Beeson Divinity School, called him one day during the spring semester, Levi Bailey was making bulletins for the school's weekly chapel service. Sweeney told him the faculty had picked a recipient for the James Earl Massey Student Preaching award, given each semeste  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, April 24 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Robinson Nuclear Plant receives approval from U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission to continue operating until 2050 * License extension supports growing energy demand, helps keep customer costs as low as possible * Extended operation provides significant economic benefits for Pee Dee region * The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating license for Duke Energy's Robinson Nucl  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, April 25 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM SA+P Assistant Professor Anthony Fettes receives CELA Landscape Research Award * University of New Mexico landscape architecture assistant professor Anthony Fettes recently received the 2025 Outstanding Paper Award from the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture. He was awarded for his paper, "Expanding Environmental Literacy through Applied Observations in Urban Ecology," publish  more