WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Military Officers Association of America issued the following news: * * * 52 Affiliates Receive Grants From MOAA Charities By: Blair Drake * MOAA Charities is awarding 74 Community Outreach Grants totaling more than $190,000 to 52 MOAA affiliates -- a program record in grants and funds awarded. The grants support MOAA councils and chapters providing services to local military and veteran families -- either directly or through partnerships with other community orga  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 13 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG's Office Sues The Owner And Operator Of A Braintree Apartment Complex For Denying Or Delaying Reasonable Accommodations For Tenants With Disabilities * BRAINTREE -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office filed a lawsuit against GM Skyline Drive Apartments LLC ("GM Skyline") for unfairly denying or delaying reasonable accommodations for tenants with disabilities a  more

SMITHFIELD, Rhode Island, May 13 -- Bryant University issued the following news: * * * Amazon's 'Last Mile' operations are a big first step for Karina Escobar '26 * While her classmates are 'walking' at Commencement this week, Karina Escobar '25, will be working. And although the Global Supply Chain Management (GCSM) major, who completed her studies in December, is sad to be missing the graduation ceremony, she's excited about getting her career off to a fast start as an Area Manager with Am  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 [Category: BizHospital] -- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia issued the following news release: * * * Analysis of Brain Tumor Following AAV Gene Therapy Identifies Vector Integration and Reinforces Importance of Long-Term Monitoring * Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) researchers reported today in the New England Journal of Medicine about a rare but noteworthy outcome in a child treated with an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy for severe  more

WHIPPANY, New Jersey, May 14 -- Bayer USA, an enterprise with core competencies in the life science fields of health care and nutrition, issued the following news on May 13, 2026: * * * Bayer Partners with Luke Bryan to Donate 1 Million Meals Through Feeding America(R) to Expand Access to Food and Nutrition in Rural Communities - Campaign launches with a Walmart community event and food drive in Clovis, CA on May 14 - Additional food collection will take place at Luke Bryan Farm Tour stops i  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Booker, Kennedy Reintroduce Bipartisan Bill to Give Law Enforcement More Tools to Solve Crimes * WASHINGTON, D.C - U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Kennedy (R-LA), members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced the Violent Incident Clearance and Technological Investigative Methods (VICTIM) Act to establish a grant program at the Department of Justice (DOJ) to help state, local, and   more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * CAIR-NJ Welcomes Rutgers Senate Censure of Dean for Cancelling Speaker Over Opposition to Israeli Genocide The New Jersey chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NJ) today welcomed a decision by the Rutgers University Senate to censure the Dean of the School of Engineering for cancelling a commencement speaker for expressing his views on Israel's genocide  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Population Growth Holds Steady in Midsized Cities Amid Widespread Slowdown Largest Cities Faced Sharpest Declines in Population Growth Note: Data will be available around 10 a.m. ET on public release day. * Amid a widespread national slowdown in population growth, midsized cities remained close to the previous year's patterns between July 1, 2024, and July 1, 2025. Drop-offs in average gro  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * CMS Announces Early Adopters to Advance Solutions for Electronic Prior Authorization, Accelerating Momentum Ahead of 2027 Requirements * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), through its Health Tech Ecosystem, is advancing its electronic prior authorization efforts through a newly established Electronic Prior Author  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The Government Accountability Office has denied a protest filed by Covenant Aviation Security LLC, Bolingbrook, Illinois, challenging the award of a U.S. Department of Homeland Security Transportation Security Administration contract to VMD Systems Integrators LLC, McLean, Virginia, for passenger and baggage screening services at San Francisco International Airport. The dispute involved a task order issued by the TSA for security screening operations under the agency's Scr  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 13 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Cross-Campus Collaboration Drives Advising Course Redesign * Advising plays a critical role in how students navigate their academic journey. At Seton Hall, a new cross-campus collaboration is reshaping how that support is delivered. Through a partnership between the Provost's Office, the Division of Student Services and the Teaching, Learning and Technology Center (TLTC), the University has redesigned   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Do Any of These People Know Where Tom Kean Jr. Is? Kean Jr. last voted on March 5th  It has now been 10 weeks since Congressman Tom Kean Jr. last voted in Washington or was seen publicly. Kean Jr.'s office continues to refuse to tell his New Jersey constituents where he is or when he will return to work. If he and his office won't answer to the public, it's worth asking some of Ke  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 14 -- Rutgers University issued the following news: * * * Fellowship in Honor of John Seward Johnson Will Support Rutgers-Newark Research on Alzheimer's Disease By Kathleen O'Brien The descendants of a founder of Johnson & Johnson have endowed a postdoctoral fellowship in aging neuroscience to be based at a Rutgers-Newark lab that researches Alzheimer's disease. The $1.6 million gift from the River Branch Foundation creates a fellowship named in honor of the late Joh  more

SEOUL, South Korea, May 14 -- Hyundai Motor, an automotive manufacturer, issued the following news release: * * * FIFA Museum and Hyundai Motor Present "Legacies of Champions": Immersive Exhibition at Rockefeller Center in New York during the FIFA World Cup 2026(TM) NEW YORK/SEOUL - The FIFA Museum presented by Hyundai Motor Company is bringing the special exhibition, "Legacies of Champions," to Rockefeller Center (50 Rockefeller Plaza) in New York City. Open to the public with free admission  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The White House issued the following news on May 12, 2026: * * * First Lady Melania Trump's 10 Achievements Transforming Outcomes for Foster Youth Since the Signing the Fostering the Future Executive Order 180 Days Ago First Lady Melania Trump marked the 180-day milestone following the signing of the Executive Order on Fostering the Future for American Children and Families, highlighting 10 achievements made to expand opportunities, strengthen public and private supports  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 14 -- iHeartMedia issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * FOX Sports, iHeartMedia Bring FOX's FIFA World Cup 2026(TM) Coverage to iHeart Audio Platforms This Summer Fans Can Listen to All 104 Matches on iHeartRadio Powered by FOX Sports Match Commentary * NEW YORK -- FOX Sports, America's English-language home for the FIFA World Cup 2026(TM) and the world's top international soccer tournaments, and iHeartMedia, the #1 audio company in America, today   more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 13 -- Gov. Mikie Sherrill, D-New Jersey, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Sherrill Launches Statewide Employee Survey to Strengthen Workforce and Improve Services for New Jersey Residents * Governor Mikie Sherrill announced that New Jersey has launched a first-of-its-kind statewide employee survey, led by the Chief Operating Officer's Office and Civil Service Commission, to strengthen the state workforce and improve how government delivers for reside  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Rob Menendez, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Block Congressman Menendez's Amendment to Protect Department of Veterans Affairs Workers Honoring the Life of Alex Pretti * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- Today, Congressman Rob Menendez called out House Republicans for refusing to consider his amendment to H.R. 8469 - legislation that provides FY 2027 appropriations for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs ("VA"). Menendez's a  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * House unanimously passes Smith resolution urging Trump to raise cases of political prisoners in China during impending meeting with Xi "America will not be silent while the CCP imprisons the innocent" * Today, by a margin of 414-0, the U.S. House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)'s resolution, H.Res.1259, which urges President Trump to highlight the c  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer: These Cuts Undermine America's Competitiveness and America's Future * WASHINGTON, DC - Today, Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) delivered opening remarks at the House Appropriations Full Committee Markup of the Commerce, Justice, and Science FY 2027 bill. Below are a video and transcript of his remarks:Click here to watch a video of his remarks. "Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. First,  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * AG Davenport Urges Trump Administration Not to Open the Door to Addictive Flavored Vapes New Jersey Asks FDA to Continue Scrutinizing Vapes That Appeal to Kids * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport announced today that she joined a bipartisan coalition of 21 attorneys general urging the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to abandon draft guidance that w  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 14 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * State Medical Board Temporarily Suspends License of Bergen County Physician Who Disregarded Requirements for Authorizing Medical Marijuana for Children and Adults Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs announced that the State Board of Medical Examiners ("Board") has temporarily suspended the license of Bergen County physician  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, May 11 -- The New Jersey Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Safety of Artificial Intelligence is Focus for CompSci and Applied Math Student Written by: Evan Koblentz NJIT makes entrepreneurs and scientists, but junior Nidhi Sakpal is obsessed with something else -- she makes AI safer. Sakpal, an Albert Dorman Honors College member from Boonton double-majoring in applied math and computer science, explained that artificial intelligence safety encompa  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 14 -- The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Passaic Drywall Contractor, Assesses $12,000 in Penalties Investigators from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development's (NJDOL) Division of Wage and Hour Compliance issued the following stop-work order on May 8, 2026: Employer: Ruben Gonzales D/B/A Jersey Heavy Drywall, Passaic, N.J. Work Location: Holiday I  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, May 14 -- The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development issued the following news release: * * * NJDOL Posts the Names of Eight Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit, and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA 'The WALL') In May, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) added the names of eight new businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (The WALL). Four businesses were removed   more

PANAMA CITY, Panama, May 14 -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Mammal Monitoring Ocelots, monkeys, and anteaters captured by camera traps at the Smithsonian's Tropical Research Institute in Panama inspire a new generation of tropical scientists By Rosannette Quesada-Hidalgo The long-term mammal monitoring project on Smithsonian's Barro Colorado Island (BCI) is one of the most unique camera trap systems in the tropics and the first one of its kind  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF13133) by health policy analyst Thomas P. Hackman and senior research librarian Michele L. Malloy. Here are excerpts: * * * Overview of the Medicare Wasteful and Inappropriate Service Reduction (WISeR) Model On June 22, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a new prior authorization (PA) initiative in traditional Medicare, the Wasteful and Inappropr  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Pallone Calls for Building Out Nation's Power Grid to Help Rein in Skyrocketing Energy Bills and Improve Reliability Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at today's Energy Subcommittee hearing titled, "Wires, Rates, and States: Permitting Transmis  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Pallone Launches Surveillance Pricing Inquiry Top Energy and Commerce Committee Democrat Questions 25 Major Corporations About Whether They Use Customers' Personal Data to Charge Them Different Prices * Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) launched a new inquiry into corporate surveillance pricing practices today. The top Committee Democrat requested detail  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Pallone Remarks at Health Subcommittee Markup of 10 Bill Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) delivered the following opening remarks at a Health Subcommittee markup of ten health bills: Today, we are considering bipartisan legislation to reauthorize public health programs that improve  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 14 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Recognized for Leadership in Career-Connected Learning * Seton Hall University has been named a recipient of the 2026 EAB Experiential Learning Awards, recognizing its leadership in expanding student access to real-world, career-connected experiences. Presented by education company EAB, the awards honor 50 colleges and universities nationwide that are helping students explore career pathways and develo  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Chris Smith, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * Smith bills on stem cell research, Lyme disease pass out of Energy & Commerce's Health Subcommittee, head to full committee markup HR 5160, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reauthorization Act of 2025, and HR 4348, the Kay Hagan Tick Act * Two critical public health reauthorization bills authored by Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ)--HR 5160, the Stem Cell Therapeutic and Research Reau  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, issued the following news release: * * * Husted joins bill to advance AI for Americans Sen. Jon Husted (R-Ohio) joined Sens. Todd Young (R-Ind.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Cory Booker's (D-N.J.) Creating Resources for Every American to Experiment with Artificial Intelligence (CREATE AI) Act. This bipartisan bill would establish the National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource (NAIRR). The NAIRR is a shared nationa  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 12 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Social Work Students and Faculty Attend Annual Conference * Bachelor of Social Work (B.S.W.) and Master of Social Work (M.S.W.) students from Seton Hall University attended the 2026 annual conference of the National Association of Social Workers - New Jersey Chapter (NASW-NJ) from April 26-28 in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The conference brought together hundreds of social work professionals, scholars,   more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 14 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens Launches New Master's in Aerospace Engineering The new program supports careers in the aerospace, defense and space sectors -- including roles in space exploration and national security * As the aerospace industry experiences massive growth -- marked by the emergence of commercial space companies, small and large, and high-profile missions like Artemis II -- Stevens Institute of Technolog  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 14 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Stevens Marks Its Biggest National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Year Emma Nei '26, Bertila Bruka '25, and Christopher Kniss '25 are pursuing research from Alzheimer's disease in women to next-generation semiconductors to quantum computing hardware * This year, three Schaefer School students received the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship, the most awarde  more

HOBOKEN, New Jersey, May 14 -- Stevens Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Ideas Take Flight at Innovation Expo 2026 Students present entrepreneurial, research and consulting senior design projects at annual event * For most of their time at Stevens, business students learn by studying what others have built, but the senior design experience is their opportunity to showcase what they can build themselves. This year's Innovation Expo displayed a wide variety of projects,  more

WEST LONG BRANCH, New Jersey, May 14 -- Monmouth University issued the following news: * * * Students Present Research at Seton Hall University Conference Three Monmouth University undergraduates recently presented their research at Seton Hall University's fourth annual Undergraduate English Literature Conference. This year's conference theme was "the literary self" in British, American, and global Anglophone literature. The Monmouth students presented along with students from Kean, Montclair  more

SOUTH ORANGE, New Jersey, May 13 -- Seton Hall University posted the following news: * * * Summer Workshops Highlight Innovation Hub Technologies * The Teaching, Learning and Technology Center (TLTC) invites the Seton Hall community to explore emerging technologies, develop new skills and engage in hands-on learning experiences through a series of interactive workshops and open studio opportunities. This summer, the TLTC will offer a three-part workshop series focused on five featured tech  more

PARSIPPANY, New Jersey, May 14 -- Sun Chemical, a member of DIC Group, issued the following news on May 13, 2026: * * * Sun Chemical to showcase latest masterbatch solutions at Kuteno 2026 Sun Chemical will present its latest masterbatch innovations for plastics applications at Kuteno 2026 on booth 20, Hall 5 at Messezentrum Bad Salzuflen, Bad Salzuflen, Germany (9-11 June 2026). Sun Chemical's broad Masterbatch portfolio is designed to help converters and brand owners achieve consistent, hig  more

BROOKLYN, New York, May 13 -- Pratt Institute, a private university that says it educate artists and professionals to be contributors to society, posted the following news: * * * Three Pratt Alumni on How NYC Residencies Helped Them Grow * For students considering an arts education, one question looms large: What comes after graduation? The simple answer is that no two creative careers look identical. This open-ended trajectory is why Pratt students receive specialized training through cour  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- The U.S. Department of Labor issued the following news release: * * * US Department of Labor, Office of the Inspector General collaboration marks new era in stopping unemployment insurance fraud * The U.S. Department of Labor and its Office of Inspector General has announced a partnership in furtherance of President Donald J. Trump's Executive Order, "Establishing the Task Force to Eliminate Fraud."  Under the leadership of Vice President JD Vance, the department and   more

WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Rep. Jefferson Van Drew, R-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Van Drew, Bera, Boozman, and Booker Launch International Exchanges Caucus * Today, U.S. Representatives Jeff Van Drew (R-NJ, 2), Ami Bera (D-CA, 6), and U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR) and Cory Booker (D-NJ) announced the launch of the Congressional International Exchanges Caucus. The members are launching this caucus to bolster engagement and support for international exchange programs, p  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, May 14 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: * * * Expert: More than half of U.S. faces worst drought in decades More than 60 percent of the United States is experiencing drought conditions, with more than 20 percent in an extreme drought. Andrew Ellis, a climatologist at Virginia Tech said the current conditions are among the worst in decades because the combination of intensity and aerial coverage is rare. He explained why, who is most impacted, and when we can e  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * Watson Coleman Votes Against Bill to Expand Power of ICE * May 12, 2026 Today, Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12) voted against legislation to expand the power of ICE. H.R. 2853 would have required the creation of the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within Homeland Security Investigations. H.R. 2853 gives DHS sweeping new authority to collect, analyz  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 14 -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * World Cup Soccer: U-M experts can discuss As the 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off June 11 in Mexico City and concludes July 19 in East Rutherford, New Jersey, University of Michigan experts are available to comment. The event marks the tournament's first return to North America since 1994. It will be the first World Cup hosted by three countries--the United States, Mexico and Canada--and will feature a re  more