DURHAM, North Carolina, May 14 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * AABP Begins 2026 Regular Season: Ten Things to Know in the American Association of Professional Baseball This Week The sound of "Play Ball!" will be heard across the Midwest this weekend as the American Association of Professional Baseball (@AA_Baseball) opens the 2026 regular season. The Cleburne Railroaders host the Fargo-Moorhead RedHawks in the lid-lifte  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: * * * Amata Congratulates 75 Graduates of ASCC, Highlights Funding Efforts * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is congratulating the 75 graduates of the American Samoa Community College (ASCC). The college held its 84 th Commencement Ceremony on Friday in the Taeaoafua Gymnasium at Kanana Fou. Amata is thanking President Dr. Rosevonne Pato, and those taking part in of  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Prevent Collection of Small Business Owners' Personal Data * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senators Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced a bill to prevent the U.S. Treasury Department from unnecessarily collecting small business owners' personal information. "I'm proud to support this legislation that reins in unneces  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, May 13 -- The Center for Excellence in Education issued the following news release: * * * CEE Offers Webinar on Getting Started in STEM Research The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE) is offering a cost-free webinar for high school teachers and students on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, from 5:00-6:00 p.m. ET on Zoom. This session explores how a student idea can grow into an award-winning project. This session will explore the journey from concept to competition, along with   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Communications Commission has issued a public notice announcing several proposed AM and FM radio station community-of-license changes involving stations in Georgia, New Jersey, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Texas, North Carolina, and Kentucky. Public comments on the proposals must be submitted to the FCC by July 13, 2026. The filing includes a proposal from Davis Broadcasting of Atlanta LLC to relocate station WJZA(AM) from Hapeville to North Decatur. Another  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- A report issued by FERC2222.org and cusln.org, titled 'FERC Order 2222 & DER Policy and Implementation Report September 2025' and identified as PNNL-38292, outlines evolving federal and state actions shaping distributed energy resource participation in wholesale electricity markets, while highlighting unresolved coordination challenges among grid operators, utilities, and aggregators. The report tracks a series of actions by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commissi  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Human Rights First issued the following report on April 14, 2026 entitled "ICE Flight Monitor: March 2026 Report." Here is an excerpt: * * * Since taking office on January 20, 2025, the Trump administration has pursued an unprecedented mass deportation agenda. U.S. officials have adopted a range of new tactics, that are legally questionable and undoubtedly cruel, to achieve this objective, including expanding the use of expedited removal, sending people from the United   more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Interior Bureau of Land Management issued a notice proposing reinstatement of terminated competitive oil and gas lease TXNM139423 in McMullen County, Texas, following a petition submitted by Sea Eagle Ford LLC, Denver, Colorado. The notice, published May 12 in the Federal Register, states that the lessee timely filed a petition for reinstatement under the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 and paid all required rental amounts accruing from the lease  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division announced it will move forward with a proposed settlement to resolve major antitrust claims against RealPage Inc., Richardson, Texas, following a mandatory review of public feedback. Federal officials confirmed that the agreement remains within the public interest and provides an appropriate remedy for alleged digital collusion in the multifamily rental housing market. The decision follows a 60-day public comment wi  more

PALO ALTO, California, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Learning Policy Institute issued the following research brief on April 17, 2026 by Susan Kemper Patrick, Chazz Higginbotham, Ryan Saunders, Tiffany S. Tan and Steve Wojcikiewicz entitled "Teacher Certification in Texas: District Strategies to Recruit and Retain a Credentialed Workforce." Here is the summary: * * * Texas faces persistently high teacher attrition and declining enrollment in university-based preparation programs. Between 2019-20 and  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 13 -- The National Science Teaching Association issued the following news release with Shell USA Inc.: * * * Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge Announces 2026 Grand-Prize Winners Shell USA Inc. and the National Science Teaching Association (NSTA) today announced the grand-prize winners in the Shell Science Lab Regional Challenge. The competition encouraged K-12 teachers who have found innovative ways to deliver quality lab experiences using limited school and labora  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 16 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * New Graduates Prepare to Make History *. At the 2026 SPH Convocation-the first for Dean Adnan Hyder-keynote speaker Dr. Robbie Goldstein, Massachusetts Department of Public Health commissioner, urged graduates to stand firm in this moment and meet the current "crisis of trust" in science with courage.  Public health gained a new cohort of practitioners ready to take on the field'  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Constitution and Limited Government released the following testimony by Amy 'Mek' Mekelburg, editor-in-chief and founder of the Rise, Align, Ignite, Reclaim Foundation USA, from a May 13, 2026, hearing entitled "Sharia-Free America: Why Political Islam & Sharia Law are Incompatible with the U.S. Constitution: Part II": * * * Distinguished Members of Congress: My name is Amy Mekelburg, Founder of RAIR Foundation USA. I come before you t  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, May 15 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * Roadrunners secure back-to-back American Conference regular-season baseball championships * On Friday night, UTSA Baseball routed UAB by a 19-9 margin to cement back-to-back American Conference regular-season championships in front of an above-capacity crowd at Roadrunner Field. With the 10-run victory, UTSA secured the No. 1 seed in next week's American Baseball Championship Tournament. The Ro  more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Remarks on Senate Judiciary Committee Passing John Barnes Act to Strengthen Benefits for Public Safety Officers * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered remarks as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to pass the Officer John Barnes and Chief Michael Ansbro   more

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Cruz Remarks On Senate Judiciary Committee Passing TREY'S Law To Protect Child Sexual Assault Victims * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Federal Courts, Oversight, Agency Action, and Federal Rights, delivered remarks as the Senate Judiciary Committee voted yesterday to pass the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TR  more

ROSENBERG, Texas, May 12 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: * * * TSTC's Accelerated Training initiative helps strengthen manufacturing pipeline (HARLINGEN, Texas) - Texas State Technical College's accelerated training solutions department at the Harlingen campus recently launched a weeklong America's Cutting-Edge (ACE) computer numerical control (CNC) machining boot camp, an initiative designed to sharpen the skills of the regional workforce through a continued partn  more

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security and Enforcement released the following testimony by Jane Stoever, law professor at the University of California-Irvine, from a May 14, 2026, hearing entitled "Fairfax County, Virginia: The Dangerous Consequences of Sanctuary Policies." Stoever is also the director of the Law Domestic Violence Clinic, Initiative to End Family Violence, and co-chair of the Orange County Domestic Violence Death Review Team. *  more

ROSENBERG, Texas, May 17 -- Texas State Technical College issued the following news: * * * A year of momentum at TSTC's Diesel Power Technologies Center in Marshall (MARSHALL, Texas) - In May 2025, Texas State Technical College's Marshall campus cut the ribbon to formally open the Diesel Power Technologies Center, a 21,720 square-foot center with more than $2 million worth of training equipment. "By growing with the industry, we grow our students in that same industry," said Timothy Winchest  more