WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Fund for American Studies issued the following news: * * * Beyond the Campus: Student Journalists Bridge the Gap to National Newsrooms Representing 24 schools from across the country, more than 45 aspiring journalists recently met in Dallas for the inaugural TFAS Student Journalism Honors Conference. The TFAS Student Journalism Association--a program of the TFAS Center for Excellence in Journalism--presented young conservative, libertarian and independent journalists   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 6 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on May 5, 2026: * * * Common Sense Media Launches Youth AI Safety Institute The first-of-its-kind AI safety lab focused on children will independently test AI products, broadly publish the results, and set clear standards to protect the safety, health, and development of a generation growing up with AI * Today, Common Sense Media launched the Youth AI Safety Institute, an independent research and testin  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48936) on May 5, 2026, entitled "The Electoral College: Frequently Asked Questions" by American national government specialist R. Sam Garrett. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Individual voters in the United States do not directly elect the President and the Vice President. Instead, their votes select intermediaries, known as electors, to cast votes for a presidential ticket on their behalf. T  more

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, May 6 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Gabriel presents 'Zoom Fatigue and the Science of Recovery' at Westwood Lecture Series * Allie Gabriel, the Thomas J. Howatt Chair in Management in the Mitch Daniels School of Business, presented "Zoom Fatigue and the Science of Recovery - How We Can Thrive at Work and Home" at the Westwood Lecture Series on May 5. The lecture was open exclusively to members of the Purdue University Retirees Associ  more

LONDON, England, May 7 -- GSK (formerly GlaxoSmithKline), a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * GSK presents latest respiratory research to advance patient care at ATS 2026 * Data for ultra-long-acting Exdensur (depemokimab) will show sustained efficacy over two years in patients with severe asthma with type 2 inflammation * Patient preference and adherence research highlight potential of long-acting dosing regimens to improve clinical outcomes in severe asth  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- The Jamestown Foundation posted the following commentary on May 5, 2026, by Jared Ward, associate lecturer at the University of Akron Department of History, in the foundation's China Brief Notes: * * * PRC Supplies Solar in the Caribbean Executive Summary: * Energy diplomacy has become a key feature in relations between the People's Republic of China (PRC) and Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries, with solar projects supporting the declared goal of promoting a fu  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Georgetown University Law Center posted the following news: * * * Professor David Cole to Present Commencement Address at Georgetown Law Graduation * Cole is a nationally recognized expert on the First Amendment. In addition to his teaching and scholarship in constitutional law, freedom of speech and constitutional criminal procedure, from 2017 to 2024 he was National Legal Director for the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU). He has argued eight times before the Supre  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 6 [Category: BizMedia] -- PBS posted the following news release: * * * SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES Premieres October 5 on PBS KIDS * New Series Supports Early Literacy Learning with Action-Packed Comic Book Twist Austin, TX, May 6, 2026 - Today, PBS KIDS announced the premiere date for SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTURES, the animated series that builds on the legacy and success of the beloved Emmy-nominated SUPER WHY! series and SUPER WHY'S COMIC BOOK ADVENTUR  more

MONTREAL, Quebec, May 6 (TNSjou) -- The University of Montreal issued the following news: * * * Conspiracy theories meet real news: how QAnon tries to hijack the Internet You've seen the hashtags: #love #vote #child. Are they as banal as they seem, or are they being used by the far right to attract unsuspecting readers? By Catherine Couturier "When people think of extremists, they tend to think of neo-Nazis," said Francesco Campisi, a lecturer at Universite de Montreal's School of Criminol  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: HHS Launches MAHA Action Plan to Curb Psychiatric Overprescribing * The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on May 4, 2026, announced efforts to curb psychiatric overprescribing at a MAHA Institute summit on mental health and overmedicalization. As the closing speaker, HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. laid out a new action plan to promote appropriate psychia  more