OAKLAND, California, May 13 -- Positive Women's Network-USA issued the following news: * * * #HIVResists: April 2026 Monthly Policy Update Content Warning: many of these updates include information about harmful attacks on Black, Indigenous and people of color (BIPOC) and LGBTQ+ folks. Hot Topic Voter Suppression Voting will not solve all political problems or transform oppressive systems. It is, nevertheless, a tool that can demonstrate our community's power and is a crucial part of holdi  more

ANGOLA, Indiana, May 12 -- Trine University posted the following news: * * * 'Something that truly helps people': Trine team develops customized walker * Liam Millership said his senior design project reminded him that "good engineering is not just about designing something functional -it's about designing something that truly helps people." The Trine University biomedical engineering major was part of a team that developed a custom pediatric walker for Sophia Dillon, who cannot use common  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * 3 Questions: Shedding light on why power grids go dark * On April 28, 2025, the power grid serving continental Spain and Portugal went down, causing gridlock in cities, cutting communications networks, and stranding people on trains, in airports, and in elevators all across the Iberian peninsula and briefly in a small area in southwest France close to the Spanish border. The unprece  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 12 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news: * * * A dozen students chosen to represent SFSU colleges at Commencement * Undergraduate Speaker Orlando Mayen-Castaneda B.S., Physics (Astrophysics) Orlando Mayen-Castaneda grew up listening to his mother's stories about the night sky. Now he aspires to pursue a career as a bridge between the stars and community. A Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) pr  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new unit of measurement to honor an influential MIT alumnus * The hallowed history of student pranks (often known as hacks) at MIT includes the annual Baker House Piano Drop and the MIT weather balloon at the Harvard-Yale football game in 1982. One hack that has shown remarkable staying power in local lore is the 1958 measurement of the Massachusetts Ave. Bridge in "smoots," a now  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * A new way to spot signs of dark matter * Dark matter is thought to make up most of the matter in the universe, but the only way it interacts with its surroundings is through gravity. If two colliding black holes spiral through a dense region of dark matter and merge, gravitational waves rippling across space and time could carry an imprint of that dark matter. Now, physicists may   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 [Category: Steel] -- The American Iron and Steel Institute posted the following news release: * * * AISI Announces 2026 Institute Medal Awardees The American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) today presented its highest technical award - the 2026 Institute Medal - to Narayan S. Pottore and Hong Zhu of ArcelorMittal Global R&D; and Kyung-Shik Kim, Can Okuyucu and Cemal Cem Tasan of Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The honor was in recognition of their paper: "Understand  more

FRAMINGHAM, Massachusetts, May 13 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Ameresco, a cleantech integrator specializing in energy efficiency and renewable energy, posted the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Ameresco Announces Closing of Neogenyx Fuels Joint Venture with HASI to Accelerate Growth of Advanced Biofuels Ameresco, Inc. (NYSE: AMRC), a leading energy infrastructure solutions provider today announced the successful closing of its previously announced transaction with HA Sustainable In  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 13 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addict  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * At Hearing, Warren, Army Secretary Calls for Congress to Authorize the Military Right to Repair, Debunks Defense Contractors' Claims Undermining Reforms * Driscoll: "We, the U.S. Army and the broader military, must maintain the right to take advantage of all the new tools because if we don't, our adversaries will and we are put at a meaningfully worse position." Video of Exchange (YouTube  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Strongly Opposes Trump Administration's Proposed Rollback of Chemical Accident Prevention Rule * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta joined a multistate coalition in submitting a comment letter opposing the U.S. Environmental Protection (EPA)'s proposal to weaken the federal chemical accident prevention program. The program is designed to prevent   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 12 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Urges FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general in submitting a comment letter urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely und  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, May 12 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL URGES FDA TO REVERSE GUIDANCE EASING SALES OF FLAVORED E-CIGARETTES * Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general, called on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worsen youth addiction.   more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, May 11 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Leads Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes * Attorney General William Tong Monday led a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproportionately worse  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General's Office Initiates Next Steps In Audit Of Legislature * Today, in a letter sent to the State Auditor, the Attorney General's Office (AGO) authorized the State Auditor to proceed with litigation against the Legislature over limited documents defined by the Supreme Judicial Court's (SJC) May 7, 2026 order. The AGO also agreed to appoint a Special Assista  more

ORANGE, Connecticut, May 13 (TNSxrep) -- Avangrid, an energy company, issued the following news release: * * * Avangrid Partners with Clarkson to Advance Grid Research Avangrid and Clarkson lead research to improve grid capacity, EV charging, and battery energy storage systems * Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, announced its ongoing research partnership with Clarkson University in Potsdam, New York focused on advancing grid innovation and strengthe  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Northeast Region April 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - May 12, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 1.0 percent over the past month, up 4.4 percent from a year ago The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Northeast Region advanced 1.0 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The energy index increased 7.3 perce  more

INGELHEIM AM RHEIN, Germany, May 13 -- Boehringer Ingelheim, a pharmaceutical company, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Boehringer Ingelheim licenses preclinical antibody program from Immunitas Therapeutics to advance treatments for chronic inflammatory diseases * The first in class antibody program is designed to selectively target pathogenic cells, with the potential to deliver deeper and more durable disease control than current therapies. * The agreement strengthe  more

BELLEVUE, Washington, May 12 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA HAILS ACTIONS OF ARMED CITIZEN IN STOPPING CAMBRIDGE GUNMAN * The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is hailing the actions of an armed private citizen-described as a Marine Corps veteran-in bringing down a gunman who opened fire Monday on motorists in Cambridge, Mass.  "This armed citizen has so far not been id  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Ceres, a non-profit organization that is mobilizing companies and investors to take stronger action on climate change, water scarcity and global sustainability challenges, posted the following news release: * * * Ceres applauds Maryland's new energy affordability law, urges greater investment in efficiency program * ANNAPOLIS, MD -Ceres commends Maryland Gov. Wes Moore's focus on energy affordability after he signed a sweeping energy bil  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * CFO of Boston-Area Spinal Device Company Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme * BOSTON - The Chief Financial Officer of SpineFrontier, Inc., a spinal implant company, formerly based in Malden, Mass., pleaded guilty yesterday in connection with a kickback scheme to bribe surgeons to use company products in exchange for sham consulting fees. Aditya Humad, 41  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission issued the following news release: * * * CFTC Reaffirms Exclusive Jurisdiction Over Prediction Markets in Sixth Circuit Amicus Brief * WASHINGTON -The Commodity Futures Trading Commission today filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit asserting the CFTC's exclusive jurisdiction over prediction markets. The brief was filed in KalshiEx LLC v. Matthew T. Schuler, et al., No. 26-3196. The filing repr  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Customs and Border Protection issued the following news release: * * * Chicago CBP intercepts 269 fire conversion switches and suppressors in the month of April * CHICAGO- U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Anti-Terrorism Contraband Enforcement Team at Chicago-area international air cargo facilities and officers at the International Mail Facility in Chicago have had a busy month of April stopping shipments containing weapons mo  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, May 12 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * Creighton celebrates the graduating Class of 2026 * During Creighton University commencement ceremonies on May 14-17, more than 1,800 students will celebrate major milestones and begin their next chapter as Creighton alumni. Across Creighton's schools and colleges, students have achieved incredible outcomes and will be moving on to careers, service opportunities or continuing education within six months of gra  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * Dana-Farber Study Finds Stage IV Breast Cancer Increasing in Incidence and Proportion Over the Last Decade * A new study from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute shows that cases of stage IV breast cancer, a common but largely difficult to treat disease, are increasing both in incidence and as a proportion of all breast cancer diagnoses. According to the findings, publi  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 -- G.E. Vernova, an energy company, posted the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * ENKA and GE Vernova mark the start of commercial operation of Turkiye's first HA-powered plant * Project supports Turkiye's energy transition with high-efficiency, flexible generation technology * Plant features GE Vernova's 9HA.02 gas turbine, marking the first H-class gas turbine installed in Turkiye * ENKA Kirklareli Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant is expec  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * For most US drivers, EVs offer emissions benefits and cost savings * Despite regional variability in climate, electricity sources, congestion, and the wide variation in individual driving patterns, electric vehicles generate less greenhouse gas emissions and do not cost more than comparable gas-powered vehicles for drivers and vehicle fleet owners in most parts of the United States,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Former Department of Labor Employee Pleads Guilty to Fraudulently Obtaining Over $40,000 in Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Benefits * BOSTON - A former employee of the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to fraudulently obtaining over $40,000 in pandemic unemployment assistance (PUA) benefits. Mo Yuong Kang, 50, f  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Fourteen UMass Athletics Programs Earned Perfect APR Scores for 2024-25 * UMass Athletics posted an all-time best 995 Academic Progress Rate (APR) across all programs for 2024-25, according to data recently released by the NCAA. Fourteen UMass programs posted perfect scores of 1,000 in 2024-25 - baseball, men's basketball, women's basketball, men's cross country, women's cross country, field   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Gardner Woman Pleads Guilty to Social Security Fraud * A Gardner woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to fraudulently receiving Social Security disability benefits.  Leidy E. Otero, 43, pleaded guilty to one count of receipt of stolen government money or property and one count of Social Security fraud - concealment. U.S. District Co  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Praises Heroic Response of Massachusetts State Police and First Responders During Memorial Drive Shooting * Governor Maura Healey today released the following statement regarding the actions of Massachusetts State Police troopers and first responders during yesterday's shooting on Memorial Drive in Cambridge:  "Yesterday, we saw once again the extraordinary courage   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey, City of Boston Announce $10.5 Million Partnership to Build 110 New Homes in Roxbury * Governor Maura Healey, MassHousing and the City of Boston today announced a combined $10.5 million public investment that will advance the construction of 110 new rental homes at 20 Malcolm X Boulevard in Roxbury.  Funding from Governor Healey's Momentum Fund and Boston's Housing   more

MIAMI, Florida, May 12 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig Adds Max D. Jiusto as Corporate Finance Associate in Boston * BOSTON - May 12, 2026 - Global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP has added Max D. Jiusto to its Boston office as an associate in the firm's Banking & Financial Services Practice. Jiusto represents financial institutions and private lending entities in secured corporate finance transactions. H  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * Important Public Input Periods for the General Electric-Pittsfield Housatonic River Site Begins May 12, 2026, Public Meeting to be Held June 3, 2026 * BOSTON \-Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the start of a public input period for General Electric's (GE) Final Remedial Design/Remedial Action Work Plan for Reach 5A of the Housatonic River (Final RD/RA Work Plan). GE h  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Improving the reliability of circuits for quantum computers * Quantum computers could someday solve pressing problems that are too convoluted for classical computers, such as modeling complex molecular interactions to streamline drug discovery and materials development. But to build a superconducting quantum computer that is large and resilient enough for real-world applications,   more

DENVER, Colorado, May 12 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * IonQ, World Leading Quantum Company Opens New Quantum Computing R&D Lab in Boulder * BOULDER - Today, Governor Polis and the Global Business Development Division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT) celebrated IonQ's (NYSE: IONQ) new laboratory suite in Boulder, Colorado. The suite will house state-of-the-art Quantum Computing R&D and semiconductor chip  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * Jason Moralee Co-authors New Edition of Ancient Roman History Textbook * Jason Moralee, professor of history in the College of Humanities and Fine Arts, has co-authored an updated edition of " The Historians of Ancient Rome," a textbook published by Routledge that traces Roman history through ancient sources.The fourth edition of the book, co-authored with Ronald Mellor, Distinguished Professor  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Markey, Cantwell, Schumer, Colleagues Slam Trump for Terminating National Science Board, Continuing War on Science * Washington (May 12, 2026) - Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Subcommittee on Primary Health and Retirement Security and member of the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, along with Senator Ma  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Woman Pleads Guilty to Bank Fraud * A Charlton, Mass. woman pleaded guilty today in federal court in Worcester to fraudulently obtaining Social Security benefits and pension payments.  Gina M. Cummings, 61, pleaded guilty to one count of bank fraud. U.S. District Court Judge Margaret R. Guzman scheduled sentencing for Aug. 20, 2026. In De  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Coalition Urging FDA to Reverse Guidance Easing Sales of Flavored E-Cigarettes Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a bipartisan coalition of 19 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that would ease approvals for flavored e-cigarette products, widely understood to disproporti  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The Medical Group Management Association issued the following letter on May 11, 2026: * * * The Honorable Roger Marshall, MD U.S. Senate, 479A Russell Senate Building, Washington, DC 20510 The Honorable Greg Murphy, MD U.S. House of Representatives 407 Cannon House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable John Joyce, MD, U.S. House of Representatives 2102 Rayburn House Office Building Washington, DC 20515 The Honorable Bob Onder, MD, JD U.S. House of Represen  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins Democratic Colleagues Demanding Investigation into ICE "Ghost Flights" * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined a group of more than 30 House Democrats, led by Reps. Rob Menendez (NJ-08), Jasmine Crockett (TX-30), and Delia Ramirez (IL-03), in sending a letter to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) demanding an investigation into the agency's role in allo  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Moulton Joins Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act as Original Cosponsor * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06) joined the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act as an original cosponsor, reaffirming support for protecting access to medication abortion and defending the authority of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to regulate safe and effective medications based on science, no  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 12 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors issued the following news release: * * * NASCUS Opens Pierre Jay Award Nominations, Reveals 2026 Summit Agenda and Speakers * ARLINGTON, VA -The National Association of State Credit Union Supervisors (NASCUS) is now accepting nominations for the 2026 Pierre Jay Award, the association's highest recognition for individuals, programs, and organizations that have  more

WASHINGTON, May 11 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Neal Requests GAO Report on Private Credit in Retirement Plans * WASHINGTON, DC- As alternative investment vehicles become more readily available, Ways and Means Committee Ranking Member Richard E. Neal (D-MA) requested the Government Accountability Office (GAO) review the impact that investing in private credit has on retirement plans. While the Administration rolls more regulations back on  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Richard E. Neal, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Neal, Ways and Means Democrats Demand Answers from Trump Administration on Latest Data Exposure Following revelations from the Washington Post that the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)'s provider directory website exposed the Social Security numbers (SSNs) of Medicare providers, Ways and Means Democrats are again seeking answ  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * New AI Model Measures Motor Impairment Without Subjectivity * When measuring progressive motor impairments, namely ataxia, patients and clinicians need regular and objective monitoring. However, the current gold standard of clinician-based assessment is neither regular nor completely objective. Even previous attempts to have technology capture movement irregularities are susceptible to having h  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * On Police Week, ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Violent Assailants, and Armed Robbers * This Police Week and every day, DHS honors the sacrifice of law enforcement and remembers those who lost their lives in the line of duty WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more criminal illegal aliens convicted for horrific crimes including enticement of minor for   more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 [Category: Sociological] -- Oxfam America issued the following news release: * * * Oxfam Reaction to IPC Hunger Report on the Democratic Republic of Congo * Reacting to the UN's Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC) published today on the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Oxfam's Country Director Dr. Manenji Mangundu said: "These latest figures show that conflict-driven hunger gripping the country continues to deteriorate, with 1.7 million more  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 13 -- Pegasystems, a software company empowering digital transformation, issued the following news release on May 12, 2026: * * * Pega Named a Leader in Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant(TM) for Process Intelligence Pegasystems Inc. (NASDAQ: PEGA), The Enterprise Transformation Company(TM), today announced that Gartner has named Pega a Leader in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Process Intelligence (1). Pega was recognized as a Leader among 13 vendors Gartner evaluated for  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Powerful shrinking technique could enable devices that compute with light * Using a new technique that can create vacancies at any site across a material and then shrink it to about 1/2,000 of its original volume, MIT researchers have designed nanotechnology devices that could be used for optical computing and other applications involving the manipulation of visible light. The new  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Puerto Rican Man Pleads Guilty to Damaging Aircraft * BOSTON - A Puerto Rican man pleaded guilty today in connection with an incident in which he opened an emergency exit door while aboard a JetBlue flight preparing for takeoff from Boston to Puerto Rico. Angel Luis Morales Torres, 24, pleaded guilty to one count of damaging or disabling an aircraft. U  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Q&A: Expanding MIT's global reach through Universal Learning * MIT's Universal Learning is a new initiative from MIT Open Learning designed to prepare learners everywhere to tackle complex global challenges through boundary-crossing thinking. Universal Learning offerings combine subject matter expertise from MIT faculty and experts and Open Learning's more than 25 years of innovat  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Courtney Statement on New $2.3B Virginia-Class Submarine Contract Award to Electric Boat * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02), Ranking Member of the House Seapower and Projection Forces Subcommittee, released the following statement on the U.S. Navy's new $2.3 billion Virginia-class contract for advanced construction of Block VI Virginia-class submarines. Thi  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 6, 2026 Mark Zuckerberg Founder, Chairman and CEO Meta 1 Meta Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 Dear Mr. Zuckerberg: I am writing to request information regarding reports that Meta plans to integrate a stablecoin into its platform for transactions in the coming m  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following letter to Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan Gould: * * * May 7, 2026 The Honorable Jonathan Gould Comptroller of the Currency Office of the Comptroller of the Currency 400 7th St. SW Washington, D.C. 20219 Dear Comptroller Gould: I write to urge the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) to withdraw its proposed rule to  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following letter to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick: * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 29, 2026 The Honorable Howard Lutnick Secretary Department of Commerce 1401 Constitution Ave NW Washington, DC 20230 Dear Secretary Lutnick: We are writing to reques  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 (TNSletter) -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Stanley Druckenmiller of the Duquesne Family Office LLC, New York, with regard to records associated with incoming Fed Chairman Ken Warsh. * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 4, 2026 Stanley Druckenmiller Duquesne Family Office, LLC 40 West 57th Street, 25th Floor New York, NY 10019 Dear Mr. Druckenmiller, I am writin  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, and three colleagues, issued the following letter to Experian CEO Brian Cassin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: May 4, 2026 Brian Cassin Chief Executive Officer Experian 475 Anton Blvd Costa Mesa, CA 92626 Dear Mr. Cassin, We are writing to request information on how Experian is incorporating information stemming from Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) lo  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, led a group of 30 co-signers in a letter asking Housing and Urban Development Secretary Scott Turner to explain a policy that would rescind the long-held disparate impact framework under the Fair Housing Act of 1968. * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 29, 2026 The Honorable Scott Turner Secretary U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2026: * * * Senator Warren Statement on April 2026 CPI United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee released the following statement: "Donald Trump promised to lower costs 'on day one.' Instead, he keeps raising them. First, his chaotic   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Fight Fight Fight LLC regarding its handling of a personal meme coin $Trump. The letter was co-signed by Sens. Adam B. Schiff, D-California, and Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut. * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 8, 2026 Bill Zanker Fight Fight Fight LLC 516 South Dixie Highway, Suite 195 West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Dear Mr. Za  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sens. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking member of the Finance Committee, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, sent a letter to Federal Housing Finance Agency Director William J. Pulte seeking information involving potential improper or illegal funds being channeled to President Trump under the guise of a nonprofit charity. * * * Here is the text of the letter: April 10, 2026 The Honorable William J. Pulte   more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Solving hard problems in soft electronics * A crepe cake. That's how Camille Cunin describes the polymer-metal "sandwiches" that became a highlight of her doctoral thesis at MIT's Department of Materials Science and Engineering (DMSE). Over close to five years, these composites were a key component of her research on bioelectronics -devices designed to interface with the human bod  more

ITHACA, New York, May 12 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Study abroad propels careers of graduating seniors * Every year, around 2,000 Cornell students say a temporary goodbye to their lives in Ithaca - in pursuit of international experiences outside their comfort zone. Their time studying abroad gave graduating seniors Kevin Chang and Ana Hoffman Sole knowledge of new places, new skills and rich new communities. Now they're looking ahead to career paths that build o  more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, May 13 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Smarter sensors save time and energy A recent publication from Texas A&M Engineering researchers shows that in-sensor intelligence could increase the speed of data analysis and lead to a future where seeing becomes thinking. By Alyssa Schaechinger, Texas A&M Engineering Imagine a surgical robot that could detect the boundary between a tumor and healthy tissue during an operati  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 12 -- Northeastern University issued the following news: * * * Thoreau, the artist? A new book sheds light on the author's other work * Henry David Thoreau, the artist? New book sheds light on the author's less known work In a new book, Northeastern's Kathleen Kelly delves into the little studied drawings in Henry David Thoreau's journal. Where words failed, drawings helped catalog nature in ways that were more scientific than poetic. by Cody Mello-Klein May 12  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UHS' Sara Riddington Earns First Place Poster Honor at APNA New England Chapter Conference * Sara Riddington, informatics manager at University Health Services and a doctoral candidate in the Elaine Marieb College of Nursing, recently earned first place for her poster presentation at the 2026 American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA) New England Chapter Conference. Riddington's poster sh  more

AMHERST, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The University of Massachusetts posted the following news: * * * UMass Amherst Hosts Naturalization Ceremony for Nearly 200 New US Citizens * For 193 people, a naturalization ceremony hosted by UMass Amherst and the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences (SBS) on May 11 was both a celebration of the journeys that brought them to the United States and the beginning of a new chapter as American citizens.The new citizens, hailing from 51 countries from Afgha  more

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, May 12 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Universal AI is "a pathway to AI fluency that's accessible and approachable to anyone, anywhere" * "Artificial intelligence is not just for computer scientists anymore; it's going to permeate every aspect of our lives and influence every business," says MIT President Sally Kornbluth. The world is reaching an inflection point with artificial intelligence: over half of U.S. adults u  more

SEATTLE, Washington, May 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Washington School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * AI models comb patient data to predict cardiac-arrest risk Analyses of electronic health records and electrocardiograms create a path to lowering incidence of the often-fatal event. * A patient's electrocardiogram, or EKG, is shown on a monitor. Researchers have developed artificial intelligence (AI) models that can scrutinize electronic health records (EHR) and   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following statement on May 12, 2026: * * * Warren Statement on No Trump Ethics Provision in Crypto Bill United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, released the following statement on the Banking Republican majority's new text of crypto market structure legislation t  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * WATCH: In Palm Beach Hearing, Pressley Highlights Economic & Emotional Harms Borne by Epstein Survivors * "There is no amount of compensation that could ever fully account for what was stolen, but every single survivor certainly deserves much more than sympathy, and that is the work that I'm committed to doing alongside of you legislatively." As a Survivor of Sexual Abuse, Pressley Has Led Calls f  more