CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * 2,314 Merrill Advisors Recognized on the 2026 Forbes Best-in-State Wealth Advisor Lists, more than Any Other Firm * NEW YORK, NY - Forbes recognized Merrill Wealth Management advisors across two of its annual wealth advisor rankings: "America's Top Wealth Advisors" and "Best-in-State Wealth Advisors" (published April 7, 2026, based on data a  more

STORRS, Connecticut, May 5 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * 2026 Society for Biomaterials Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D. Undergraduate Travel Fellowship Award Winners * Isaiah Williams, a senior biomedical engineering student at the University of Connecticut, and Joshua Wilkins, a senior biomedical engineering student at North Carolina A&T State University were the recipients of the Society For Biomaterials Cato T. Laurencin, MD, Ph.D. Undergraduate Travel   more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 5 -- The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health posted the following news: * * * 3 Gillings School graduate students honored with 2026 teaching assistant awards * Every year, the UNC Gillings School of Global Public Health presents the Graduate Teaching Assistant (TA) Awards to recognize teaching assistants who inspire students; enhance student learning through creative, engaging and/or innovative teaching methods; support studen  more

LANSING, Michigan, May 5 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel and Bipartisan Coalition to Secure Final Approval in $700 Million Google Settlement over App Store Monopoly * The United States District Court for the Northern District of California stated last week that it will approve a $700 million settlement in a multistate antitrust lawsuit against Google. In 2021, Attorney General Dana Nessel joined a bipartisan group of 53 attorneys ge  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Tom Barrett, R-Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Barrett: Redistricting Wars Weaken the American People's Voice * In case you missed it, Congressman Tom Barrett (MI-07) wrote an op-ed in The Detroit News today, describing how the current trend of redrawing congressional districts years before the next Census weakens American voters' representation in Congress. Barrett urges passage of his Make It Count Act, which would ban mid-decade redistricting a  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Announces 2026 Softball Championship Bracket * ORANGEBURG, SC (May 5, 2026) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA(r)) has announced the official bracket for the 2026 CIAA Softball Championship, set to take place May 7 through May 9 at Orangeburg Recreation Park in Orangeburg, South Carolina. The eight-team field features the top fo  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 [Category: Sports] -- The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: * * * CIAA Announces Softball Week Twelve Honors * CHARLOTTE, N.C. (May 5, 2026) - The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA(r)) announces its Week Twelve Softball Honors for games played April 26 through May 2. The weekly awards recognize top performances in the circle, at the plate, and in the field across the conference as teams close out the regu  more

GUILFORD, England, May 5 -- The University of Surrey issued the following news release: * * * Cities in Nepal, Ethiopia and Malawi get tailored guidance to cut air pollution and cool overheating streets * Air pollution is estimated to cause around 48,881 adult deaths a year in Nepal and more than 25,000 deaths in Ethiopia*, alongside significant health harm across Malawi's fast-growing cities. To combat this, researchers from the University of Surrey have developed three new evidence-based t  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, May 6 -- Duquesne University issued the following news release: * * * Dr. Sarah J. Ewing Named Next Duquesne Provost Duquesne University announced today that Dr. Sarah J. Ewing, has been selected to serve as the university's next provost and vice president for academic affairs. Ewing is the provost and vice president for student experience at Gannon University, a Catholic University. She will succeed Dr. David Dausey, who will become Duquesne's 14th president on July  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Draft Cape Fear River Basin plan available for public comment through Aug. 4 * The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality's (DEQ) Division of Water Resources (DWR) is accepting public comment through Aug. 4 on the draft 2026 basin plan for Cape Fear River Basin Opens in new window, the most populous and largest river basin contained entirely within the  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 5 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Stein Makes the Case to Invest in North Carolina at SelectUSA Investment Summit * This week Governor Josh Stein is making the case for investing in North Carolina at the U.S. Department of Commerce's SelectUSA Investment Summit. Yesterday Governor Stein participated in the Governors Attracting Global Investment panel, highlighting North Carolina's competitive advantage for f  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 5 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Howard Selected for National Leadership U for Humanity Program * North Carolina Central University (NCCU) continues to strengthen its national leadership presence as LaMarcus D. Howard, Ph.D., assistant vice chancellor for student health and wellness, has been selected for the highly competitive Leadership U for Humanity program, an elite six-month leadership development initiative designed to  more

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, May 5 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU History Professor Receives Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award * High Point University (r) recently presented The Meredith Clark Slane Distinguished Teaching-Service Award to Dr. Frederick Schneid, the Herman and Louise Smith Professor of History in the Douglas S. Witcher School of Humanities and Behavioral Sciences. The award is named for Meredith Clark Slane, a friend to the unive  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, representing more than 240 national organizations, together with 59 undersigned groups, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Energy opposing a direct final rule titled "Rescinding New Construction Requirements Related to Nondiscrimination in Federally Assisted Programs or Activities." The coalition expressed concerns that this rule, published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2025, undermines civil   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 6 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Files Brief Urging Supreme Court to Stay Restrictions on Mifepristone Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 22 states and the District Columbia in urging the Supreme Court of the United States to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, May 5 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Mercer experiences cultivate senior's passion for global health work * Class of 2026 graduate Annie Potts plans to devote her career to improving health outcomes for marginalized communities. Driven by personal experiences and insights from study abroad and research opportunities, she is passionate about work related to HIV prevention and sexual and reproductive health education. "I had some formative experiences  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Gregory Murphy, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy Introduces Bipartisan POPCaP Authorization Act for Veteran Prostate Cancer Treatment * Washington, D.C. -Congressman Greg Murphy, M.D., introduced the POPCaP Authorization Act, legislation to permanently establish a Precision Oncology Program for Cancer of the Prostate (POPCaP). "As a urologist and representative of over 76,000 veterans, I understand how important the POPCaP Program   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 6 -- North Carolina Community College System issued the following news: * * * Eighteen Entrepreneurs from Across North Carolina Selected for First SBCN Startup Showdown, Powered by Wells Fargo Foundation The North Carolina Community College System has announced the entrepreneurs selected to advance as the inaugural statewide cohort for SBCN Startup Showdown, marking the first statewide entrepreneurship initiative of its kind launched through North Carolina's 58 co  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 6 -- The North Carolina State Treasurer issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * LGC Approves Charlotte Request to Finance Fourth Runway at Charlotte Douglas Airport The Local Government Commission (LGC) approved a financing request from the city of Charlotte today that will help pay for construction of a fourth runway at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. That was one of Charlotte's six financing requests totaling $1.5 billion that the LGC ap  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 5 -- The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued the following news release: * * * Nine North Carolina Teachers Awarded Kenan Fellowships to Build Student Pathways into Energy Careers, Funded by DEQ State Energy Office * The Kenan Fellows Program has awarded nine North Carolina teachers Kenan Fellowships to help students across the state discover career opportunities in the energy sector, bringing firsthand industry experience back into K-12 cla  more

EDGEFIELD, South Carolina, May 6 -- The National Wild Turkey Federation issued the following news release: * * * NWTF North Carolina Helps Save Tuckertown Game Lands The North Carolina State Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation has joined the Three Rivers Land Trust to save the Tuckertown Game Lands, a nearly 4,000-acre tract of vital wildlife habitat situated along the Yadkin River and the Tuckertown Reservoir in Davidson, Montgomery, Rowan and Stanly counties. The state chapter is  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 5 -- The University of Tennessee posted the following news: * * * Political Science Professor Named 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow * Wayde Marsh, an assistant professor of political science, has been named a 2026 Andrew Carnegie Fellow and will receive a $200,000 stipend to support his research on rhetoric, political psychology and the role of religious institutions supporting their communities in the wake of trauma. The Andrew Carnegie Fellows program supports resea  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * Portland Thorns Announce Bank of America as Partner to Expand Community Access to Soccer and Official Wealth Management Partner * PORTLAND, OR - The Portland Thorns today announced a new multi-year community-focused partnership with Bank of America as well as naming the company the club's Official Wealth Management Partner. Built on a shared  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 5 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news: * * * Qorvo Announces Fiscal 2026 Fourth Quarter Financial Results * GREENSBORO, N.C. - May 5, 2026 - Qorvo (r) (Nasdaq:QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced financial results for the Company's fiscal 2026 fourth quarter ended March 2  more

DOVER, Delaware, May 6 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Supreme Court issues stay of restrictions on mifepristone following advocacy by AG Jennings, coalition Attorney General Kathy Jennings yesterday joined a coalition of 22 states and the District of Columbia in urging the U.S. Supreme Court to stay a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit that would restrict access to mifepristone, a safe and effective ab  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, May 5 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * The quiet engine of Joint Multinational Readiness Center: How the Sentinel Team and reserve components drive the mission * HOHENFELS, Germany - Deep in the heart of Germany, the Joint Multinational Readiness Center (JMRC) hosts some of the most complex and rigorous military training exercises in the world. But behind the vast maneuver areas and multinational battalions, there is a small, ind  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Thom Tillis, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tillis, Gillibrand Resolution Honoring 'Donut Dollies' Passes Senate * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced Senate passage of their resolution commending the "Donut Dollies" for their patriotic service and steadfast support of United States servicemembers in combat and honoring their extraordinary contributions to the morale and well-being  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- Bank of America, a financial institution, posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Soccer House Presented by Bank of America to Take Over Venice Beach as the Epicenter of American Fandom During FIFA Men's World Cup 2026 * ATLANTA -U.S. Soccer today announced the launch of U.S. Soccer House presented by Bank of America, the official home for all U.S. Soccer fans during the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. Located one block f  more

CHAPEL HILL, North Carolina, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of North Carolina School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * UNC Researcher Continues Quest to Understand the Origins of the Genetic Code The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation has extended funding for biochemist Charles Carter, PhD, who seeks to prove how critical molecules began to read the genetic code, evolved together, and led to life on Earth billions of years ago. Over the course of natural history, animals and plants have  more

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, May 5 -- The University of North Carolina Charlotte campus issued the following news release: * * * April 2026 Board of Trustees Summary The UNC Charlotte Board of Trustees met on Wednesday, April 29. Below is a summary of the reports shared with the board and actions taken by the board. Please note: No business conducted in closed session is included in this report. * * * Reports Shared with the Board Chancellor's Report Chancellor Sharon Gaber shared updates   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The publication is 'Preliminary Geologic Map of the Sparta East, Sparta West, and Parts of the Glade Valley and Whitehead 7.5-Minute Quadrangles, North Carolina and Virginia, and the Epicentral Area of the August 9, 2020, Mw 5.1 Earthquake Near Sparta, North Carolina', issued as U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 20261010 in 2026. The authors are Arthur J. Merschat, Mark W. Carter, Ashley S. Lynn, Benjamin R. Weinmann, William E. Odom, Ryan J. McAleer, Shanno  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB11428) on May 4, 2026, by legislative attorney Hannah-Alise Rogers: * * * Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: The Adjudication of Petitions and the 240-Day Deadline The Vaccine Injury Compensation Program (VICP) was created by Congress via the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986. The VICP is a no-fault compensation program made up of two essential components. Fir  more

ALBANY, New York, May 5 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Video, Audio, Photos & Rush Transcript: Governor Hochul Joins Representative Joe Morelle to Provide an Update on Redistricting * Governor Kathy Hochul today joined Representative Joe Morelle to provide an update on redistricting. VIDEO: The event is available to stream on YouTube here and TV quality video is available here (h.264, mp4). AUDIO: The Governor's remarks are available in audio f  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * What's There to Hide? Attorney General Bonta Urges Transparency in Federal Spending of Taxpayer Dollars * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 21 attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Office of Management and Budget challenging the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) deactivat  more

DURHAM, North Carolina, May 5 -- North Carolina Central University issued the following news: * * * Zamir Vazquez Makes History as NCCU's First Pre-Architecture Graduate * At just two years old, Zamir Vazquez already knew what he wanted to be. "I was always drawing," he recalls. "My mom told me architects get to draw a lot, and then a light bulb went off in my brain." That light never dimmed. In May 2026, Vazquez will graduate from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) as the first   more