ORANGE, Connecticut, April 29 -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Avangrid Power Generation Projects Contribute $61 Million in Taxes in 2025 Tax payments support local and regional public services across Avangrid's portfolio * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it paid $61 million in local property taxes and payments in lieu of taxes in 2025 on behalf of its operating power g  more

ROCHESTER, Minnesota, April 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Mayo Clinic issued the following news release: * * * Blood test shows promise for detecting testicular cancer when standard markers miss * ROCHESTER, Minn. - Mayo Clinic researchers have developed a blood-based method that may help detect germ cell tumors, the most common type of testicular cancer, including cases that do not show up on standard blood tests, according to a study published in Nature Communications. Testicular can  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: Media] -- GBH, a multiplatform creator for public media, issued the following news release: * * * GBH Leads "AMERICA'S AWESOME KIDS," New PBS KIDS Series Celebrating America's 250th As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, GBH Kids is proud to announce that it has produced AMERICA'S AWESOME KIDS, a new live-action short-form series premiering May 22, 2026, on PBS KIDS. Created in coordination with 23 partnering PBS stations across the c  more

ALBANY, New York, April 28 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Hochul Announces Completion of North Avenue Bridge Project Over I-95 in New Rochelle * Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of a $31.8 million project to build a new bridge carrying North Avenue over the New England Thruway (I-95) in the City of New Rochelle, Westchester County. The Thruway Authority project replaced the 65-year-old crossing with a modern wider span   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Opioid Manufacturer Purdue Pharma Sentenced for Fraud and Kickback Conspiracies Opioid manufacturer Purdue Pharma LP (Purdue) was sentenced today in federal court in Newark, New Jersey, and ordered to pay criminal penalties of over $5 billion for its role in fueling the opioid epidemic. "Purdue Pharma put profits over patient health and safety," said Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. "The comp  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Named Newest Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature * Boston -Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Massachusetts is now an official member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a global network of more than 1,400 governments and organizations working together to protect biodiversity. This milestone places Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Dave McCormick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Senators McCormick, Smith, Tillis, and Gallego Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Extend the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program for Seven Years U.S. Senators Dave McCormick (R-PA), Tina Smith (D-MN), Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) today introduced the bipartisan Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act of 2026, which is essential to economic security  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Shaheen, Hassan, Colleagues Raise Concerns About Forest Service Reorganization * (Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies (Ag-FDA), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) joined a letter with over 30 of their Senate colleagues to the U.S. Depart  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, April 29 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE students track coastal currents using technology from Portland start-up Marine science students deploy a water quality monitoring buoy built by Bluesonde with one of the company's cofounders. Story by Deirdre Fleming Stires When a dozen University of New England students boarded a research vessel on April 22, they weren't just completing a lab assignment: They were deploying technology designed   more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, April 29 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * University of Michigan Health-Sparrow merger boosts local care quality, job satisfaction, financial performance Leaders point to distinct factors behind the integration's success in an era when similar consolidation efforts fall short * Just three years after a six-hospital group merged with University of Michigan Health, leaders are reporti  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 28 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI to host Chinese Language Teacher Association's annual conference May 1-3 * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 28, 2026 - Approximately 420 K-12 and higher education Chinese language educators from around the world will come to the University of Rhode Island's Kingston Campus for the Chinese Language Teachers Association - USA's Annual Conference on May 1-3. CLTA promotes the study of Chinese languag  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: FDA Approves First-Ever Gene Therapy for Treatment of Genetic Hearing Loss Under National Priority Voucher Program * Groundbreaking AAV-based gene therapy offers potential treatment for patients with OTOF gene-associated severe-to-profound and profound hearing loss The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 23, 2026, approved Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), the fi  more