ST. LOUIS, Missouri, May 11 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus posted the following news: * * * 2nd annual Start with Leadership Conference brings more than 300 professionals to UMSL for afternoon of learning, networking * Chancellor Kristin Sobolik (center) speaks during a panel discussion on "Leading Through Turbulent Times" during the 2026 Start with Leadership Conference last Thursday at the Blanche M. Touhill Performing Arts Center. (Photos by Derik Holtmann) University of  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, May 11 -- The University of Virginia School of Law posted the following news: * * * After Hometown Tragedy, Rebecca Fisher '26 Found Faith and Community as a Guide * Rebecca Fisher '26 grew up believing that anything can be achieved with hard work. Fisher, who is now preparing to graduate from the University of Virginia School of Law, recalled being part of a tight-knit extended family that had relocated from Miami to Knoxville, Tennessee. By the time she reached  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 11 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Joins 23-State Coalition Asking Supreme Court to Uphold Mifepristone Stay * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway joined a coalition of 23 state attorneys general in asking the Supreme Court to leave in place a lower court's stay of a federal regulation that removed the longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for t  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, May 11 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Batter up: ESPN exclusively presents every pitch of the NCAA Softball Regionals on the #RoadToWCWS * * ESPN slated to air more than 100 games across networks, May 15-17 * 7Innings Live set to bring fans whiparound coverage all three days * All games streaming on the ESPN App, with select matchups exclusive to ESPN+ The 2026 Road to the Women's College World Ser  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following commentary on May 11, 2026, by investigative researcher Parker Thayer: * * * The Vote Machine is already planning for the 2030 Census A partisan left-leaning coalition with no shortage of loot has meddled in the last two Census counts for the benefit of Democrats. Their 2020 work helped produced one of the most inaccurate Census counts in modern American history. Editorial note: this essay is from a forthcoming report on   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following statement on May 11, 2026: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On November 19, 2025, the Committee announced that it had established an Investigative Subcommittee (ISC) to review various allegations re  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 (TNSFR) -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (ATF) is proposing to revise regulations implementing the "engaged in the business" definition from the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (BSCA). Although Congress defined that term in BSCA, the Department of Justice provided additional definitions in its implementing regulations to further define terms within the statutory definition and to include examples of covered activities that established rebuttable pre  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 11 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Goldwater Institute posted the following news: * * * Oklahoma Signs Right to Try 2.0 Into Law * In a major win for rare-disease patients in Oklahoma, Gov. Kevin Stitt has signed the Goldwater Institute's model Right to Try for Individualized Treatments Act, a cutting-edge law that empowers patients to seek personalized treatments designed just for them. Sponsored by state Sen. Brenda Stanley and state Reps. Marilyn Stark and Mark Lepak, S  more

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, May 12 -- The University of Southern Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Southern Miss Faculty Named Distinguished Fellows by National Academies of Practice By: David Tisdale The National Academies of Practice (NAP) recently announced the election of University of Southern Mississippi faculty members Dr. Kimberly Ward and Dr. Michael Robinson as Distinguished Fellows in the NAP Audiology and Social Work academies, respectively. Members of the Class of 2026  more

SYRACUSE, New York, May 12 (TNSrep) -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Looking to the Past to Plan Ahead Earth sciences professor Tripti Bhattacharya is a coauthor of a new report that supports establishing a national center to study past extremes and improve disaster planning. * Communities across the United States are facing more frequent and damaging floods, storms and other extreme events as a result of climate change and unwise development in vulnerable places. But  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 12 -- Tennessee State University issued the following news: * * * TSU Controller Julie James Earns Repeat Recognition on Forbes Best-In-State CPAs List Emmanuel Freeman When Julie R. James was a young girl growing up in Jackson, Mississippi, her dreams weren't filled with balance sheets or tax codes. Like many ambitious youths, she looked toward the bright lights of the fashion world. "I actually wanted to be a model growing up," James said with a smile. "But my pa  more