WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Minka Bardon Series Pendant Light Fixtures Hazard: The recalled light fixture's frame can detach from the pendant downrod during installation, posing a risk of serious injury or death from an impact hazard. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: May 14, 2026 Units: About 170 Consumer Contact: Minka Lighting Group toll-free at 888-390-3989 from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. PT, email at minkabard  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin, Wicker Reintroduce Legislation To Promote Study Abroad * May 14, 2026 Lawmakers say study abroad prepares U.S. college graduates to compete globally WASHINGTON - U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) and U.S. Senator Roger Wicker (R-MS) today reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Senator Paul Simon Study Abroad Program Act, which renames a competitive grant program run by   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, has completed an inventory of Native American human remains tied to archaeological sites in Illinois and determined that the remains share cultural affiliation with tribes across the Midwest and Plains, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The museum, identified in the notice as PMAE, said the remains represent at least 40 individuals recovered   more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Senator Coons leads bipartisan group of senators highlighting Chinese threat to American interests ahead of Xi Summit In case you missed it, earlier this month, U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Pete Ricketts (R-Neb.) led a bipartisan group of 16 senators affirming concern over the growing threat China poses to our nation's security and economic prosperity. The introduction of the re  more

WASHINGTON, May 13 (TNSFR) -- Indiana University has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and burial objects and determined cultural affiliations with more than two dozen tribal nations, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. The Bloomington-based university said the inventory was conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, known as NAGPRA. University officials identified human remains representing 52 individuals along with fi  more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 15 (TNSrpt) -- Chemours, a provider of titanium technologies, fluoroproducts and chemical solutions, issued the following news release on May 13, 2026: * * * New Industry Study, Identifies Path to Cut Cumulative Automotive Refrigerant Emissions Across Europe by 50% Between 2030-2050 New cross-value-chain research outlines practical pathways to faster emissions reductions, lowering the risk of expensive AC repairs at low cost to consumers * A new industry study rele  more

NEW ALBANY, Indiana, May 14 -- Indiana University Southeast campus posted the following news: * * * IU Southeast Celebrates the Class of 2026 at 197th Commencement * New Albany, Ind. (May 14, 2026) - On a bright sunny morning, Indiana University Southeast graduates set their sights on the future as they celebrated the 197th annual Commencement on May 14, 2026. The ceremony began with Indiana University President Pamela Whitten and Chancellor Debbie Ford welcoming the graduates, their famili  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and associated funerary objects, identifying cultural affiliations with a wide range of tribal nations, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The inventory documents the remains of at least 91 individuals, along with 19 lots of associated funerary objects. The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign concluded that a connection exists betwe  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's State Museum of Pennsylvania has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects connected to tribal nations across the eastern United States, according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The museum identified the remains of at least 18 individuals and 13 lots of funerary objects tied to Native American ancestry. The collections were gathered from archaeological and hi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg has completed an inventory of Native American human remains and funerary objects connected to multiple archaeological sites in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, according to a notice published by the National Park Service, part of the U.S. Department of the Interior. The inventory was conducted under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, known as NAGPRA.   more

WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 15 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * Perioperative IMFINZI(R) (durvalumab) plus neoadjuvant EV showed statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements in event-free survival and overall survival in muscle-invasive bladder cancer in the Phase III VOLGA trial Perioperative IMFINZI plus IMJUDO(R) (tremelimumab-actl) and neoadjuvant EV showed a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvem  more

WASHINGTON, May 12 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Coons presses Secretary Hegseth on Iran strategy at hearing: "How do I explain to my constituents the cost of this war?" U.S. Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.), ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, pressed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth for answers on the Trump administration's strategy in the war with Iran and the administration's alienation of key alli  more

WOODS HOLE, Massachusetts, May 14 [Category: Environment] -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution issued the following news release: * * * Researchers help solve mystery of clockwork-like earthquake system deep beneath the Pacific * Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean, about 1,000 miles off the coast of Ecuador, a fault line on the seafloor has been generating magnitude 6 earthquakes with almost clocklike regularity for at least three decades. The earthquakes strike every five to six year  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 14, 2026: * * * Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester Opposes Market Structure Legislation in Senate Banking Committee Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, today released a statement outlining her opposition to the CLARITY Act, legislation to regulate the digital asset market. "Digital assets and blockchain technology present real qu  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Coons, Cramer introduce Charity Parity Act to eliminate tax penalties on charitable donations from employer sponsored retirement plans U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) and Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) introduced the Charity Parity Act, which would allow taxpayers to make direct qualified charitable distributions (QCDs) from their employer-sponsored retirement plans. Companion legislation was  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 13 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Temple student earns prestigious environmental scholarship * Lindsay Slusser, a nontraditional student majoring in landscape architecture, is one of 65 students nationwide and the first Temple student in nine years to be awarded the Udall Scholarship. Photo by Ryan S. Brandenberg When Lindsay Slusser was asked to visit Temple's Scholar Development and Fellowships Advising Office, she panicked. Barb  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, May 15 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Not just an energy drink: National study finds kratom use is rising More than 5 million people in the U.S. have used kratom in their lifetime, including more than 100,000 children ages 12-17 * A national study of kratom use in the U.S. found rising popularity among young adults, and it is linked to addiction and mental health issues, according to new research from the University of Michigan a  more