CANTON, Ohio, April 23 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2026 NFL Draft: Browns select OL Spencer Fano at No. 9, WR KC Concepcion to address major needs Nick Shook, Around The NFL Writer With clear needs to address on the offensive side of the ball, the Browns traded, mulled and landed on two solutions Thursday night in Round 1 of the 2026 NFL Draft. Cleveland spent the No. 9 pick -- a selection acquired in a trade with Kansas City that also netted picks No. 7  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 24 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * 2026 NFL Draft: Browns select Washington WR Denzel Boston with pick No. 39 in second round Nick Shook, Around The NFL Writer The Browns are double dipping at their greatest position of need. After using their second first-rounder on Texas A&M receiver KC Concepcion, the Browns returned to the well, selecting Washington receiver Denzel Boston with the No. 39 overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft on Friday in  more

WASHINGTON, April 26 -- The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee released the following written testimony by Erich Pratt, senior vice president of the Gun Owners of America, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "The Second Amendment": * * * Chairman Paul, Ranking Member, members of the committee--thank you for the invitation. My name is Erich Pratt. I serve as Senior Vice President of Gun Owners of America, and I represent more than two million Americans who believe   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- The Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee released the following testimony by Corey Schramm, adult case manager at the Johnson County Mental Health Center, and a member of the Johnson County Criminal Justice Advisory Council, Kansas, from an April 15, 2026, hearing entitled "Programs for Justice-Involved Veterans": * * * Chair Moran, Ranking Member Blumenthal, and members of the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs, thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. M  more

CANTON, Ohio, April 27 -- The National Football League posted the following news: * * * Cowboys riding high after key additions midway through draft: 'We've changed this defense' Michael Baca, Digital Content Editor The Cowboys are riding high into Day 3 of the 2026 NFL Draft. After drafting safety Caleb Downs and pass rusher Malachi Lawrence in the first round, Dallas used it's only Day 2 pick on another defender: Michigan linebacker Jaishawn Barham. The club then acquired linebacker Dee W  more

WASHINGTON, April 24 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Physician-Lawmaker Blocked from Speaking with Pregnant Teens at Texas Detention Facility, Demands Answers on Transfers * SAN BENITO, TX -Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03), who spent twenty years as a critical care physician and pulmonologist, conducted oversight at the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) facility in San Benito, Texas, where pregnant migrant minors are being detained  more

ALPINE, Texas, April 21 -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: * * * Sul Ross State University receives approval for first Public Health graduate program Sul Ross State University has received official approval from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to launch its first graduate program in public health, the Master of Science in Public Health Sciences. The approval marks a significant milestone for the university, expanding acad  more

ALPINE, Texas, April 20 -- Sul Ross State University issued the following news: * * * Borderlands Research Institute receives $975,000 gift to advance habitat restoration in West Texas The Borderlands Research Institute at Sul Ross State University has received a $975,000 gift from John L. Nau III to advance the next phase of its habitat restoration work at Nine Point Mesa Ranch, building on his original $1 million investment that launched the project. Nau, who owns the ranch in Brewster Cou  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 26 -- Texas Southern University posted the following news: * * * Texas Southern University and City of Houston Unveil New Aviation Facility at Houston Spaceport * Texas Southern University, in partnership with the City of Houston and the Houston Airport System, officially celebrated the grand opening of Texas Southern University at Houston Spaceport with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Saturday, April 25. The new 20,000-square-foot hangar will serve as a satellite campus  more

SAN MARCOS, Texas, April 20 -- Texas State University issued the following news: * * * Texas State sociology professor awarded Humanities Texas grant for rural health study Texas State University sociology professor Joseph A. Kotarba, Ph.D., has been awarded a research grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, administered by its state affiliate Humanities Texas. The grant will support a collaborative research project titled "The Frontier(s) of Health: The Rural West Texas Study.  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 21 (TNSjou) -- Texas A&M University College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences issued the following news release: * * * What If Humans Could Regrow Tissue? Texas A&M Study Moves Science Closer A two-step treatment developed by Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences researchers has successfully regenerated skeletal and connective tissue -- even if not perfectly formed -- demonstrating the next, critical step in limb regeneration  more