STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania, May 7 -- AccuWeather, a provider of commercial weather forecasting services, issued the following news release: * * * Elevated Risk of Tropical Impacts for Hawaii, Southern California and Mexico This Pacific Hurricane Season AccuWeather hurricane experts are forecasting an active 2026 Eastern and Central Pacific hurricane season, warning that exceptionally warm waters and a developing El Nino will raise the risk of direct impacts in Hawaii, far Southern California  more

ANNANDALE-ON-HUDSON, New York, May 6 -- Bard College issued the following news release: * * * Bard College Faculty M. Gessen and Alumna Juliana Spahr '88 Win Pulitzer Prizes M. Gessen, distinguished visiting writer at Bard College, and Bard alumna Juliana Spahr '88 have been awarded Pulitzer Prizes. The Pulitzer committee awarded Gessen a prize in Opinion Writing for their "illuminating collection of reported essays on rising authoritarian regimes that draw on history and personal experience   more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSLrpt) -- State Employment and Unemployment March 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - May 6, 2026 (18 pages) * * * Unemployment rates were little changed in March in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Fourteen states had jobless rate increases from a year earlier, 2 states had decreases, and 34 states and the District had little change. The national unemployment rate, 4.3 pe  more

CLAREMONT, California, May 7 -- Pomona College issued the following news: * * * Celebrating Excellence: Pomona College's 2026 Alumni Award Honorees Six outstanding Sagehens were recognized over Alumni Weekend, April 30-May 3, for their professional achievements and longtime service to Pomona College by the Alumni Board. This year, the Blaisdell Distinguished Alumni Award for high achievement in professional activities or community service was awarded to Dr. Peter Caldwell '61, Dr. Pamela Sch  more

MAXWELL AFB, Alabama, May 7 -- The U.S. Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol issued the following news: * * * Civil Air Patrol Supports Kona Low Storm Response with Aerial Imaging Missions Civil Air Patrol's Hawaii Wing and national geospatial team, provided critical flood and storm damage assessment information to the Federal Emergency Management Agency. By Steve Cox In response to the March 2026 Kona Low storm, Civil Air Patrol's (CAP) Hawaii Wing conducted aerial reconnaissance and imagi  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * Coalition Letter Urges Permanent Jones Act Repeal * The Jones Act is a "costly, counterproductive barrier to efficient commerce. Its repeal is long overdue." Arlington, VA - A coalition of national and state-based organizations, spearheaded by Americans for Prosperity, today sent a letter to Congress urging it to make President Trump's Jones Act waiver permanent "by repea  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * Construction Jobs Increase In 33 States And D.C. Between March 2025 And March 2026; 31 States And D.C. Add Jobs In March Texas and Missouri Top Lists of 12-Month Gains, While California and Alaska Have Worst Job Losses; Ohio and Delaware Lead Monthly Gainers; Nevada Has Largest Monthly Decline  * Construction employment increased in 33 states and the Dis  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12682) on May 4, 2026, by Congress specialist Jacob R. Straus. Here are excerpts: * * * Kings and Queens Addressing Joint Meetings of Congress On April 28, 2026, King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland addressed a joint meeting of Congress. King Charles was jointly invited by Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson, Senate Majorit  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 (TNSrep) -- Rep. David Schweikert, R-Arizona, chairman of the Joint Economic Committee, issued the following news on May 6, 2026: * * * March State Unemployment Remained Unchanged in 27 States, Decreased in 14, and Increased in 10 Today, the Joint Economic Committee released its monthly State Employment Update, outlining the employment situation in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. In March, among the 50 states and the District of Columbia unemployment remained unc  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 5 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Multinational forces conduct Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations training across the Philippines CAMP AGUINALDO, Philippines -Philippine, U.S., Australian, and Japanese service members conducted Maritime Key Terrain Security Operations across the Philippine archipelago as part of Exercise Balikatan 2026, from April 20 to May 5.  From the Balabac Islands in Southern Palawan to the Batanes Islands  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 5 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * Multinational Forces Destroy Dynamic Threat Targets During Balikatan 26 Counter-Landing Live Fire Exercise APORAWAN, Philippines - On the sunbaked shores of Aporawan Beach, the explosive sounds of live ammunition marked a new chapter in coalition defense readiness as multinational forces engaged advanced unmanned maritime and aerial threat targets during the Balikatan 2026 Counter-Landing Live Fire - W  more

CAMP SMITH, Hawaii, May 5 -- The U.S. Indo-Pacific Command issued the following news: * * * MWSS-174 validates combat readiness and allied integration during KMEP 26.1 KUNSAN AIR BASE, Jeollabuk-do, South Korea - March 14 to April 19, 2026, Marine Wing Support Squadron 174, Marine Aircraft Group 24, 1st Marine Aircraft Wing, III Marine Expeditionary Force, validated its ability to project power and integrate with allied forces in the Indo-Pacific. The squadron achieved this milestone by compl  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 6 [Category: BizTravel] -- Outrigger Hospitality Group posted the following news release: * * * OUTRIGGER Phi Phi Island Resort Opens: Where Barefoot Luxury Meets the Andaman Sea * Download Hi-Resolution Images, HERE Five-star beachfront experience on the shores of Ko Phi Phi, accessible only by boat, within one of Thailand's most protected national parks THAILAND - OUTRIGGER Hospitality Group announces the opening of OUTRIGGER Phi Phi Island Resort in Thailand, wel  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 6 -- Brooklyn Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Maryellen Fullerton: Refugee Law Scholar and Teacher Without Borders * Professor Maryellen Fullerton is one of five professors retiring after this spring semester. To share a memory of or to send greetings to Professor Fullerton, please send an email to communications@brooklaw.edu with the subject line "Professor Fullerton Retirement." She would love to hear from her former students and colleagues.   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz Congratulates Maui Families Awarded With Federal Funding To Buy First Home LAHAINA - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today joined a signing ceremony to meet with and congratulate Maui families impacted by the 2023 fires who are set to receive a federal award of up to $600,000 to help buy a new home. The awards, part of the county's First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program, is funded by the   more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor recovers $171K in back wages for 32 workers shortchanged overtime pay by Hawaii rehabilitation services employer * HONOLULU - The U.S. Department of Labor has recovered $171,897 in back wages from a physical therapy and rehabilitation clinic after an investigation determined the employer denied 32 employees full overtime pay at three of its facilities, in violation of federal law  more