WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement by Mike Pompeo, a former Secretary of State under President Trump: * * * China's Influence Operations Show the Enemy Is Inside the Gates With the world's attention riveted to the summit between President Trump and Xi Jinping, it's worth reflecting on a few other China-related stories that made the headlines this week. In the space of just five days, an American citizen was convicted of operating a sec  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 16 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * At USC Viterbi, 170 newly minted Ph.Ds. stepped forward toward a bright future * Yushun Zeng still remembered the first time he saw what ultrasound could reveal; and what it could not. "Even with today's technology, there are still gaps in resolution and accuracy," he said. "That's where engineering can make a real difference." On Wednesday morning, Zeng  more

WASHINGTON, May 16 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a final rule approving revisions to Minnesota's State Implementation Plan involving particulate matter emissions at the Metropolitan Council Environmental Services Wastewater Treatment Plant, Saint Paul, Minnesota. The action concerns federally enforceable title I PM10 conditions at the Metro Plant and was published May 14 in the Federal Register. The rule approves revisions submitted by the Minnesota Pollution Contro  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 16 -- Faegre Drinker Biddle and Reath, a law firm, issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by partners Jamie E. Levin, Libby Baney Burstein and Steve Lokensgard: * * * MSO-PC Structures in the Crosshairs: California AG Takes Aim at Continuity Agreements Art Center Holdings, Inc. v. WCE CA Art, LLC, No. B338625 (Cal. Ct. App. Mar. 30, 2026) At a Glance * A pending California appellate case -- Art Center Holdings, Inc. v. WCE CA Art, LLC -- is testing the   more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, May 15 (TNSLrpt) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis issued the following Economic Research report (No. 679) on May 4, 2026, by Victor Almeida, Carlos Esquivel, Timothy J. Kehoe, and Juan Pablo Nicolini entitled "Default and Interest Rate Shocks: Renegotiation Matters." Here are excerpts: * * * We develop a sovereign default model with debt renegotiation in which interest-rate shocks affect default incentives through two mechanisms. Under the standard mechanism,  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 12 -- Minnesota's Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party issued the following news release: * * * DFL Party Announces 2026 Humphrey-Mondale Award Winners Today, the Minnesota DFL announced the recipients who will be honored at the DFL's 14th annual Humphrey-Mondale Dinner. These awards celebrate the historic DFL leaders whose legacies continue to inspire the movement to build a Minnesota for everyone. The awards included at this year's dinner are the Humphrey, Mondale, Growe  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, May 12 -- The Minnesota Credit Union Network issued the following news release: * * * Royal Credit Union Members Re-Elect Two Board of Directors EAU CLAIRE, Wis. - Royal Credit Union (Royal) held its 62nd Annual Meeting on Tuesday, April 28, at Royal's Corporate Center. Two board members were re-elected to three-year terms-- Nancy Beltz and Tom Huffcutt. * Beltz has served on Royal's Board of Directors since 1999 and serves on the Finance Committee. * Huffcutt has se  more