WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * 2,500 Teamsters at Rhode Island Hospital Ratify Agreement * (EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I.) - More than 2,500 members of Teamsters Local 251 at Rhode Island Hospital have voted to ratify a three-year agreement that protects their Teamsters health care and includes higher wages and stronger seniority protections. The bargaining unit consists of clinical support, non-clinical,   more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * 2026 Provost Professors Announced * The Office of the Provost recently announced that four UMass Amherst faculty members have been selected to receive the honorific of Provost Professor. The 2026 Provost Professors are Joseph Black, English, Todd Emrick, polymer science and engineering, Wei Fan, chemical and biomolecular engineering, and Laurel Smith-Doerr, sociology. The campus-level fac  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 29 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition keep machine gun devices out of Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of attorneys general have formalized an agreement to prevent the Trump Administration from distributing thousands of machine gun conversion devices into Delaware and other 16 other states. In a notice of voluntary dismissalOpen this document with ReadSpea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * Across the Globe, AFA Raises a Toast to the Doolittle Raiders and Today's Force * On Friday, the Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) commemorated the anniversary of the 1942 Doolittle Raid, honoring the courage of the Airmen who carried out the daring mission and the Airmen and Guardians who continue that legacy today. While the main ceremony -featuring  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * AECOM selected to conduct PFAS pilot program for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection * Massachusetts (April 28, 2026) -AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced it was selected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to deliver a first-of-its-kind program piloting reduction and destruc  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Secures Indictments Against Plymouth County Caregiver For Caretaker Neglect, Kidnapping, And Unemployment Fraud * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) today announced that Jennifer Small, 44, of Plymouth has been indicted by a Plymouth County Grand Jury on three counts of Caretaker Neglect, one count of Kidnapping, and one count of Un  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Ahead of Committee Vote, Banking Democrats Press Fed Nominee Kevin Warsh on His Evasive Responses and Failure to Answer Committee Members' "Questions for the Record" Today, U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, along  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, April 29 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Ameresco Partners with Montgomery County Public Schools to Bring Solar Energy Online Two rooftop solar installations unveiled during Earth Week ribbon cuttings will advance the district's long-term sustainability goals, drive energy and cost savings, and expand student learning opportunities * Ameresco,  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Bloc  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 29 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Arverne East Breaks Ground on First Residential Building * Arverne East partners gathered last week to break ground on the first residential building advancing New York City's first net-zero carbon community along the Rockaway Peninsula. VHB supported public and  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Credit Card and Payment Processing Companies to Combat Illegal Sales of Tobacco and Nicotine Products * Coalition also requests meetings with each company to comprehensively address the unlawful sales OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general   more

ALBANY, New York, April 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 28 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on Credit Card Companies, Payment Apps to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General Dave Sunday led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other Attorneys General and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors -including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Vis  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block (operat  more

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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- Clean Air Task Force, an organization that says it works to safeguard against the impacts of climate change by catalyzing the development and deployment of low-carbon energy and other climate-protecting technologies, issued the following news: [Category: Environment] * * * Bipartisan superhot rock legislation introduced in U.S. Senate will be key to accelerating next-generation geothermal, strengthening U.S. energy leadership * WASHINGTON - Today, Senators  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker Reintroduces Legislation to Restrict Purchases of Farmland by Corporate Investors * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), a member of the Senate Agriculture Committee, is working to end the Wall Street buy-up of farmland across the nation. Today, Booker reintroduced the Farmland for Farmers Act, legislation that would limit corporate ownership of farmland in the United States.  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Brain-computer interface based on Rice research wins FDA approval for first clinical trial * Motif Neurotech, a company commercializing technology based on research at Rice University, has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin the first clinical trial of its therapeutic brain-computer interface (BCI) for treatment of treatment-resistant depression. The decision is a significan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jessica Crowley, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where she has been serving since 2022. Crowley has been a Pharmacy Preceptor at University of Southern California since 2020 and a Pharmacist at Albertsons Companies   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * CFTC Sues Wisconsin to Reaffirm its Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets * WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission filed a lawsuit against Wisconsin in response to the state's lawsuits against Kalshi, Polymarket, Crypto.com, Robinhood, and Coinbase, five CFTC-regulated prediction markets. Less than one week ago, Wisconsin filed civil suits against the companies, as  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: Energy]-- 350.org, an organization that works to end the age of fossil fuels and build a community-led renewable energy, posted the following news release: * * * Communities Pay the Price as Fossil Fuel Giant BP Reaps Record Profits, 350.org Calls for a "Great Power Shift" * London, UK: 350.org is sounding the alarm on the obscene profits reported by fossil fuel companies, as households worldwide struggle with soaring energy prices and worsening cli  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: BizConsulting] -- Boston Consulting Group, a management consulting firm, presented the following news release: * * * Competition in Asset Management Shifts as Growth Becomes Harder and More Concentrated * Boston Consulting Group report finds industry advantage moving from performance to distribution and technology * Growth increasingly concentrated among a small number of scaled players * AI and tokenization poised to reshape cost structures and co  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * Decades-Long Study Finds 'Stable' Soil Carbon Degrades * After nearly four decades, the world's longest-running soil warming experiment is revealing a surprising result: even 'stable' carbon in forest soils can break down as temperatures rise, releasing more carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) into the atmosphere. "Microbes are critical  more

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, April 28 -- Cedarville University posted the following news: * * * Engineering Team Defies Storm, Earns Top 10 National Finish * by Cara Ramer, Student Public Relations Writer Cedarville University engineering students place ninth in SAE Aero Design East mission results Against gathering storm clouds and mounting pressure, a team of Cedarville University engineering students made a split-second decision that defined its competition and proved its engineering skills on a  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- Memorial Hermann Health System issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Falling Forward Foundation and TIRR Memorial Hermann Announce Partnership to Expand Access to Life-Changing Rehabilitation Care Falling Forward Foundation and TIRR Memorial Hermann, the #2 ranked hospital in the nation by U.S. News & World Report, today jointly announced a new partnership designed to help patients continue critical outpatient rehabilitation after insurance ben  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 29 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 28, 2026: * * * An Employer's Guide to Pay Equity Compliance as State Rules Evolve Employers around the country need to comply with a growing patchwork of laws on fair pay, pay data reporting, and transparency in job ads and the hiring process. Compliance has become increasingly complex as more states and cities pass their own nuanced requirements that vary from location to location, and the stake  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

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces $25,000 in Interest-Free Downpayment Assistance Now Available for More First-Time Homebuyers * Boston -Governor Maura Healey and MassHousing announced that starting this week, more Massachusetts residents are now eligible for $25,000 in interest-free downpayment and homebuyer assistance to help them afford to buy their first home. Earlier this year, Govern  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 27 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Grant Supports Efforts to Create Atlas of Medicaid Spending The new digital platform developed by researchers at SPH and Weill Cornell Medicine will enable policymakers and others to quickly identify how Medicaid spending and use vary across states, counties, plans, and populations.  Researchers from the School of Public Health and Weill Cornell Medicine have been awarded more t  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 29 -- Nutter, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Jon Popin Recognized in NYREJ 2026 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders Jon Popin, a partner in Nutter's Real Estate Department and a member of the firm's Development, Land Use and Permitting practice group, has been named to New York Real Estate Journal's (NYREJ) 2026 Ones to Watch - Industry Leaders list, an annual spotlight showcasing accomplishments, challenges, advice, and key insights from the ar  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Circle Internet Financial, a financial technology firm, issued the following news release: * * * Kyriba and Circle Bring USDC Capabilities to Enterprise Treasury, Unlocking a Path Toward More Intelligent Treasury Decisioning * SAN DIEGO & NEW YORK -April 28, 2026 - Kyriba, a global leader in liquidity performance and treasury management, and Circle (NYSE: CRCL), one of the world's leading financial platform companies and th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Mapping molecular markers of physical fitness * Patterns of molecular activity in the blood may hold clues not only to how fit someone is, but also to the biological processes that support physical performance. Researchers at MIT, GE HealthCare, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point have developed a computational model that links thousands of these molecular signals to fitne  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

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Unlawful Vaping Products Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Michigan Man Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Northampton Company * BOSTON - A Michigan man pleaded guilty today in federal court in Springfield, Mass. to a scheme to defraud a Northampton construction company. Jonathan McCormack, 41, of Lapeer, Mich., pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and five counts of wire fraud. U.S. Distr  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Months After Trump Announced His January 20 Cap on Credit Card Interest Rates, Warren Questions Banking Regulators On Their Lack of Progress "The President's deadline is long past, the big banks have predictably refused to act, and Americans still face average credit card interest rates of roughly 25 percent." * U  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, April 28 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * MyEyeDr. CEO Sue Downes Shares Lessons with HPU Entrepreneurship Students * MyEyeDr. Co-Founder and CEO Sue Downes shared several lessons that she learned while building a multibillion-dollar company with a roomful of High Point University (r) entrepreneurship students during her recent visit to campus.  Downes, who serves as HPU's Health Care Expert in Residence, described herself as a "  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: Biology] -- The Marine Biological Laboratory, an affiliate of the University of Chicago, posted the following news: * * * New Publications: March 2026 * Every month, research from MBL scientists and affiliates is published in academic journals across the globe. In March 2026, 7 new studies were published. MBL-affiliated authors are in bold. Grabb, K. C., Herrera, S., Roberson, L. M., Sanchez-Garcia, M., Page, H. N., & Hansel, C. M. (2026). Ext  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * On Day 59 of Iran War, Warren Warns of Delays in Care for Troops with Brain Injuries Caused by Combat * Top military leader agrees on importance of bipartisan DoD reforms to track traumatic brain injuries In the war against Iran, traumatic brain injuries have become the "signature injury" for soldiers Warren: "We need to have dedicated resources to support our troops who are suffering  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam reaction to latest lPC analysis on South Sudan * Reacting to the latest Acute Food Insecurity analysis on South Sudan, Oxfam's Director in South Sudan, Shabnam Baloch, said: "Oxfam is deeply concerned by the latest findings showing that acute food insecurity in South Sudan is alarmingly high and continues to increase with 7.8 million people- nearly two in every three per  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 28 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * President Bill Ashworth Shares Insights in ENR on Future of the Industry * VHB is again included in Engineering News-Record's Top 500 Design Firms List, which ranks the largest engineering, architectural, and environmental design firms according to revenues. I  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 28 -- Hampshire College posted the following news: * * * Rafael Guevara F22 Doesn't Study Filmmaking Because of His Famous Family * That all changed once Guevara tried directing. He went on to learn about his grandfather's groundbreaking documentary Let There Be Light and is now using his own style as a documentarian to tackle the film's creation and eventual ban by the United States Army. We talked to him about his love of history, interest in World War II, a  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Velazquez, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect the American Dream for Immigrant Entrepreneurs Green card holders created more than 80,000 jobs using SBA loans in FY25; Trump's discriminatory policies hurt American job creators * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following opening statement on April 28, 2026, at a hearing with health system CEOs: * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Rightfully feeling the heat of the public's anger, the majority is holding their third hearing on health care in as many weeks, all to deflect blame. Families won't be fooled so easily. They know Republicans are desperate to distract from their record   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 (TNSbrep) -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on April 28, 2026: * * * Neal Statement on GAO Report Exposing Data Security Failures at Treasury Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) released the following statement after a newly released GAO report requested by Ways and Means Democrats found inadequate security measures at the Treasury Department: "When th  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Robotically assembled building blocks could make construction more efficient and sustainable * Robotically assembled building blocks could be a more environmentally friendly method for erecting large-scale structures than some existing construction techniques, according to a new study by MIT researchers. The team conducted a feasibility study to evaluate the efficiency of constr  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Room-temperature multiferroic could pave way to low-energy computing * A team of researchers at Rice University engineered a new version of a well-known multiferroic that exhibits orders of magnitude higher performance at room temperature than its parent material. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes a modified version of bismuth ferrite that shows a 10-fol  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 29 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release: * * * Steeling the Scene: Wind Power Is Becoming More Sustainable Thanks to This Lower-Emission Material Towering above hilltops and open plains, wind turbines are a common symbol of renewable energy and the global fight against climate change. However, even renewable power sources can leave a carbon footprint. Case in point: The tall towers that hold the energy-creating rotors and machin  more

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, April 29 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Steve Kochis Offers Insights into Regulatory Improvements on CTDEEP Panel * Connecticut Energy Market Lead Steve Kochis recently spoke on the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection's (CTDEEP) public informational forum, which focused on en  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass ADVANCE Seeks Applications for Leaders of Research * UMass ADVANCE is now seeking applications from faculty members and librarians to serve as a Leader of Research on the ADVANCE Leadership Team.The ADVANCE Leadership Team works collaboratively to build and promote knowledge-driven research and solutions for faculty equity on campus. The team spans the research-practice continuum throug  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Libraries Join Lyrasis in Open Access Publishing Agreement with The Royal Society * The UMass Amherst Libraries have joined Lyrasis in an agreement with The Royal Society that covers open access publication charges in its 10 scholarly journals. Article manuscripts by UMass Amherst corresponding authors accepted since January 1, 2026, are eligible to be published under an open Cr  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 29 -- The University of Massachusetts Boston campus issued the following news: * * * CEHD Professor Receives National Award for Research on Equity and Social Justice in Teacher Education Madeline Kaprich Associate Professor and Department Chair of Urban Education, Leadership, Dr. Abiola Farinde-Wu has received Division K's 2026 Innovations in Research on Equity and Social Justice in Teaching and Teacher Education Award for her work in advancing understanding of e  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study finds three distinct patterns of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease New research on preclinical Alzheimer's disease, before symptoms begin, shows that people decline at different rates and that those patterns are linked to key biomarkers. * Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease differs substantially from one person to the next an  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 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * USDA Invests $90 Million to Strengthen Plant Pest Prevention and Clean Plant Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $90 million under Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act (PPA 7721) to support 441 projects that will strengthen the nation's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to in  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * VIDEO: Pressley Stands in Solidarity with Epstein Survivors Demanding Meeting with King Charles * Congresswoman Pressley Spent Day Meeting with Survivors Roundtable Video (YouTube) WASHINGTON - Today, Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) stood in solidarity with survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse who have been calling for a meeting with King Charles III during his state visit to the United   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: Ahead of SCOTUS Arguments, Pressley, Markey, Blunt Rochester, Wasserman Schultz, Advocates Demand Court Defend Temporary Protected Status * High Court Will Take Up Trump Administration's Effort to End TPS for Haiti, Venezuela, Syria, and Other Nations in Crisis House Recently Passed Pressley Petition to Extend Haiti TPS Press Conference (YouTube) | Photos (Dropbox) WASHINGTON - Today   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, April 28 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * With a swipe of a magnet, microscopic "magno-bots" perform complex maneuvers * Under a microscope, a bouquet of lollipop-like structures, each smaller than a grain of sand, waves gently in a petri dish of liquid. Suddenly, they snap together, like the jaws of a Venus flytrap, as a scientist waves a small magnet over the dish. What was previously an assemblage of tiny passive struc  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