WILMINGTON, Delaware, May 19 -- AstraZeneca, a biopharmaceutical company, issued the following news release: * * * BAXFENDY approved in the US as the first and only aldosterone synthase inhibitor treatment for adults with hypertension Approval based on BaxHTN Phase III results showing statistically significant and clinically meaningful reduction in systolic blood pressure in patients with uncontrolled or resistant hypertension BAXFENDY 2mg lowered systolic blood pressure by 15.7 mmHg (9.8   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Republicans posted the following news: * * * Cooper: Rested and Ready Forum Highlights Momentum and Recent Policy Innovation on School Start Times * Rep. Jill Cooper (R-Westmoreland) and other state lawmakers, education leaders and policy staff convened this month at two Rested and Ready virtual forums to advance an ongoing statewide conversation on adolescent sleep health and school start times. The forum included a focus on House B  more

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, May 18 -- The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Delaware Wells Fargo Branch Employees Latest to Remove CWA Union * Labor board officially revoked union certification after workers overwhelmingly petitioned to end union boss 'representation' Wilmington, DE (May 18, 2026) - Employees at a Wells Fargo branch in Wilmington, Delaware, have successfully ousted Communications Workers of America (CWA) union bosses from th  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, May 18 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS Students Win Special and Category Awards at the 2026 International Science and Engineering Fair * Nine students from Fairfax County Public Schools won awards at the International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF) that took place last week in Phoenix, Ariz. Bennett Huang and Jason Pan of Langley High School were the recipients of the European Union Contest for Young Scientists Award, whic  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, May 18 -- Drexel University LeBow College of Business posted the following news: * * * From Classmates to Co-Founders: The LeBow Alumni Behind 215 Marketing * 215 Marketing originally took its name from the Philadelphia area code, but make no mistake: It's a national company now, with clients around the world and employees from coast to coast. The company's Philadelphia roots are an essential part of its story, though. Garrett Gillin, MBA marketing '14, and Jon   more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government released the following written testimony by Edward C. Forst, administrator of the General Services Administration, from a May 13, 2026, hearing on the fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Hagerty, Ranking Member Reed, and members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. My name is Edward C. Forst, and I serve as the Administrator   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Governor Shapiro Attends PGA Championship, Highlights Pennsylvania's Economic Competitiveness, Strength of Tourism Across the Commonwealth "Golf itself does $6.5 billion each year and hospitality and tourism is billions and billions more than that. It is a huge part of our economy." - Governor Josh Shapiro "The restaurants are doing really well. Everybody I'v  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, May 19 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * San Francisco Retiree Fights Against the IRS's Excessive Fine that Will Drain His Life Savings SAN FRANCISCO--The IRS wants to take most of the life savings of Tuncay Saydam, an 88-year-old retired professor. More than $400,000. Not because Tuncay did not pay his taxes, but because he did not fill out a one-page form. A form he didn't even know about. This past winter, a district court in Califor  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, May 14 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * IU researcher helps solve mystery of clockwork-like earthquake system deep beneath the Pacific IU seismologist Jianhua Gong has helped solve a 30-year mystery about why certain underwater faults produce large earthquakes like clockwork, and what's actually stopping them from getting even bigger. * Deep beneath the eastern Pacific Ocean about 1,000 miles off the coast of Ecuador, a fault line on the   more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, May 19 -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Johns Hopkins University 2026 Commencement ceremonies and speakers Commencement ceremonies span the week of May 18, with the universitywide ceremony set for Thursday morning at Homewood Field * About 1,500 undergraduate and 10,000 graduate students will claim their degrees on Thursday, May 21, at the universitywide Commencement ceremony for all of Johns Hopkins University's divisions and campuses. The   more

EVANSTON, Illinois, May 19 -- Northwestern University posted the following news release: * * * Northwestern legal expert on jury ruling in OpenAI's favor in Musk v. Altman court battle 'In no other country would we see two of the biggest corporate heads having to testify at a trial, having to explain their behavior. It shows that they are not above the law,' expert says * CHICAGO -- In less than two hours, a nine-person jury ruled in favor of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman in a trial in which cofoun  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 18 -- The Pennsylvania House Democrats posted the following news release: * * * O'Mara, PA Turnpike announce courtesy parking spots for veterans * Two spaces at all service plazas will be in place by the end of May HARRISBURG, May 18 - State Rep. Jennifer O'Mara, D-Delaware, today joined officials from the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission and the Pennsylvania American Legion to unveil dedicated parking spaces for veterans at turnpike service plazas. Each of th  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, May 19 -- Gov. Josh Shapiro, D-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release on May 18, 2026: * * * Governor Shapiro's Commencement Address to the Penn Carey Law School Class of 2026 as Prepared for Delivery Philadelphia, PA - Today, Governor Josh Shapiro delivered the commencement address at Penn Carey Law School's 2026 commencement ceremony. See below for the Governor's remarks as prepared for delivery: To Dean Lee, the leadership at Penn Carey Law, and most  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, May 18 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Qorvo, a provider of advanced wireless devices, wired and wireless networks and defense radar and communications, issued the following news: * * * Qorvo Transforms Enterprise Wi-Fi Access Points into Scalable UWB RTLS Infrastructure * Download full size image GREENSBORO, N.C., May 18, 2026 - Qorvo(r) (Nasdaq: QRVO), a leading global provider of connectivity and power solutions, today announced a major step forward in  more

WASHINGTON, May 18 -- Rep. Bradley Schneider, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * SCHNEIDER, FITZPATRICK REINTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO EXPAND STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNTIES * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Brad Schneider (IL-10), a member of the House Ways and Means Committee, and Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) reintroduced bipartisan, bicameral legislation to encourage institutions of higher education to expand study abroad opportunities to nontraditional locations for America  more

WASHINGTON, May 19 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following statement on May 17, 2026: * * * Senator Blunt Rochester Releases Statement on Fire at Mother African Union Church U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.) today released a statement in response to the devastating fire at Mother African Union Church in Wilmington, DE. "Very sad news for Delawareans to wake up to this Sunday morning. Mother African Union church is a historic landmark and present-day conscience  more

GLOUCESTER POINT, Virginia, May 19 (TNSjou) -- William and Mary Virginia Institute of Marine Science issued the following news: * * * Sea level rise is swallowing Mid-Atlantic farmland faster than expected, study finds By Joseph Caterine Ghost forests, the cemetery-like groupings of dead trees killed by saltwater intrusion, have become haunting symbols of sea level rise overtaking land along the Mid-Atlantic coast. But a new study in Nature Sustainability led by William & Mary's Batten Schoo  more