WASHINGTON, May 13 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * "America's Tall Ship," U.S. Coast Guard Barque EAGLE to Visit RI * NEWPORT, RI - Today, U.S. Senator Jack Reed and Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg Amore announced that the 295-foot sailing vessel U.S. Coast Guard Cutter EAGLE (WIX 327) is scheduled to visit the Ocean State during the last weekend of July through early August and will be open to visitors. The USCG Barque EAGLE is a tall ship a  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Issues Legal Alert to State and Local Agencies: Immigration Status Verification Not a Requirement for HUD Grants Recipients * Following multistate lawsuit, HUD agreed not to restrict access to housing grants based on immigration status while litigation continues OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a legal alert informing state and l  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 14 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown faculty to confer highest honor on renowned anthropologist and ethnographic filmmaker * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -Some of Lina Fruzzetti's earliest memories involve feeling different. After escaping war in 1947 in the northeast African country Eritrea, Fruzzetti lived with her widowed mother and younger brother as refugees in Sudan, where they experienced a feeling of being "othered," she s  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release on May 14, 2026: * * * Population Growth Holds Steady in Midsized Cities Amid Widespread Slowdown Largest Cities Faced Sharpest Declines in Population Growth * 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 growth were steeper among the largest cities, according to U.S. C  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news on May 14, 2026: * * * Chairman Cassidy Launches Investigation into Health Providers Mutilating Children, Announces HELP Committee Hearing Next Week U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, launched an investigation into alarming reports of federally funded hea  more

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Coast Guard issued the following news release: * * * Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma busts cocaine 'triple threat,' interdicting nearly $45.8 million worth of illicit narcotics off Colombia * MIAMI - Coast Guard Cutter Tahoma's crew simultaneously interdicted three suspected smuggling vessels carrying approximately 6,085 pounds of cocaine worth nearly $45.8 million, May 8, approximately 90 miles off Cartagena, Colombia. This seizure re  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 14 -- Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * During Police Week, Bipartisan Whitehouse Bill to Improve Commander-Level Police Training Passes Out of Committee * Promoting Police Leadership Act will provide more training opportunities for the police leaders who run day-to-day operations and improve community relations Washington, D.C. - To mark Police Week, U.S. Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced that the bipartisan Promoti  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: * * * FEMA Approves $308 Million to Support Recovery in New England BOSTON -- FEMA recently approved $308 million in funding to support recovery in New England. This includes $280 million to reimburse for costs related to the COVID-19 pandemic, and $28 million for recovery work related to past natural disasters. This funding is part of the Department of Homelan  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, May 13 -- Brown University posted the following Q&A involving Epidemiology Professor Jennifer Nuzzo, director of the Pandemic Center: * * * Q&A: Epidemiologist from Brown University's Pandemic Center on the hantavirus outbreak A hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship in the South Atlantic has killed at least three and sickened multiple other people, prompting health officials to monitor disembarked passengers across multiple countries. The Dutch-flagged vessel MV  more