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

NEW YORK, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- Changing Compensation Costs in the Boston Metropolitan Area March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Northeast Region - May 5, 2026 * * * Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 2.8 percent in the Boston-Worcester-Providence, MA-RI-NH Combined Statistical Area (CSA) for the year ending in March 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Mark J. Maggi noted that one year ago  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to jadepouch.com from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: jadepouch.com, China, support@jadepouch.com Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently reviewed the website https://jadepouch.com and determined  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to kadobarofficial.com from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: kadobarofficial.com, 9105 E 56th St., Ste J, PMB 103, Indianapolis, IN 46216, United States, support@kadobarofficial.com Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Adm  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following warning letter to vibepixi.com from its Center for Tobacco Products: * * * Recipient: vibepixi.com, 1301 South Shamrock Avenue, Monrovia, CA 91016, United States, info@vibepixi.com, info@puffpixi.com, support@puffpixi.com Issuing Office: Center for Tobacco Products, United States WARNING LETTER To Whom It May Concern: The Center for Tobacco Products of the U.S. Food and D  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Following Emergency Stay, Pappas, Goodlander, and 250+ Democrats Join Supreme Court Fight to Protect Mifepristone Access & FDA Integrity * Yesterday Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and more than 250 Senate and House Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval pr  more

HEMPSTEAD, New York, May 6 -- Hofstra University issued the following news: * * * Hofstra's Center for Civic Engagement Hosts Fifth Annual Banquet, Honors Advocate Shoshana Hershkowitz Ginny Greenberg Hofstra University's Center for Civic Engagement (CCE) held its fifth annual banquet on April 30, recognizing a year of civic service by students and faculty and honoring musician, educator, and public advocate Shoshana Hershkowitz. The annual event serves as a capstone to CCE's academic year,  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Purdue/Sackler $7.4 Billion Opioid Settlement Goes into Effect Attorney General John M. Formella announces that a $7.4 billion settlement reached with Purdue Pharma and its owners, the Sackler family, has now become legally effective, capping nearly a decade of work by attorneys general from across the country in pursuing investigations and litigation over Purd  more

CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 6 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Hampshire posted the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Nashua Man Charged With Threatening the President A Nashua resident and federal employee was charged by criminal complaint in federal court on Friday, May 1, 2026, for interstate communication of a threat against the President, U.S. Attorney Erin Creegan announces. He was arrested yesterday and appears before the court today. Dean DelleChi  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition Winners, Hosts Reception for NH Student Artists * Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) hosted high school artists from across the First District, their families, and community leaders for a reception at the Currier Museum of Art as part of the 2026 Congressional Art Competition. Congressman Pappas presented this year's first-place award to Julia Th  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 -- Rep. Chris Pappas, D-New Hampshire, issued the following news release: * * * Pappas, Goodlander Raise Concerns Over Forest Service Reorganization, Call for Efforts to be Halted * Last week Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and Congresswoman Maggie Goodlander (NH-02) joined 60 of their colleagues in a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Forest Service opposing the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Forest Service. This would close New Hampshire's Bar  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Shaheen, Meeks Press State Department to Restore Transparency in PEPFAR Data Reporting Yesterday, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and U.S. Representative Gregory W. Meeks (D-NY), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, sent a lette  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 6 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary by technology policy analyst Richard Sill: * * * Our privacy laws need upgrades to address the spread of facial recognition tools Law enforcement agencies are increasingly using facial recognition to identify people in images captured by officers' body-worn cameras (also known as bodycams) and other networked camera systems. Together, these tools enable federal, state, and local agencies to track and ident  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 6 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Grant Extends Opportunities for Students With Intellectual Disability Syracuse University receives $1 million from the Golisano Foundation to grow inclusive postsecondary education for students with intellectual disability statewide. Eileen Korey When Beth Myers, executive director of the Taishoff Center for Inclusive Higher Education, celebrates InclusiveU students at their graduation, she does so with both p  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Trump EPA and Environmental Leaders Team Up to Protect the Long Island Sound * Suffolk County, NY - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2 Administrator Michael Martucci hosted EPA Region 1 Administrator Mark Sanborn, EPA Region 3 Administrator Amy Van Blarcom-Lackey, and environmental leaders of the Long Island Sound Partnership in Suffolk County, New York to underscore the agency'  more