GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 18 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove Teams Announced in All Divisions The American Baseball Coaches Association and Rawlings Sporting Goods have announced the 2026 ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove teams in all eight divisions of collegiate baseball and high school. The ABCA/Rawlings Gold Glove winners have been selected since 2007 in the collegiate and high school ranks and have featured many f  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, June 17 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America Teams Announced The 2026 ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America teams have been unveiled, honoring the top high school baseball players from across the country. First recognized in 1969, the ABCA/Rawlings High School All-America teams are selected by the ABCA High School All-America & Coach of the Year Committee. The committee is chaired   more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * 904th Contracting Battalion demystifies federal acquisition for Savannah area small businesses * FORT STEWART, GA -The 904th Contracting Battalion recently executed a federal contracting workshop in partnership with the Savannah Chamber of Commerce. This initiative, a cornerstone of the battalion's business development efforts, attracted 74 small businesses interested in exploring opportu  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 -- Austin Community College District issued the following news: * * * ACC Trustees Receive Annexation Petition for Pflugerville ISD Territory Public hearing scheduled for July 16, 2026, in Pflugerville - The Austin Community College District (ACC) Board of Trustees unanimously accepted a petition from residents living within the territory covered by Pflugerville ISD (PfISD) seeking to place an ACC annexation item on the ballot this November. The Board voted to begin t  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * All four days of Wimbledon Qualifying exclusively on ESPN+ June 22-25 * The 2026 Ladies' and Gentlemen's singles Qualifying for The Championships, Wimbledon, will stream exclusively on ESPN+ via the ESPN App, with all-day action from one of the grass courts at the Community Sport Centre Roehampton, near Wimbledon and the All England Lawn Tennis Club. Qualifying is part  more

COMMERCE, Texas, June 17 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * Applied Economics Program to Join College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts at ETAMU * The B.S. in Applied Economics program is set to shift from the College of Business to the College of Humanities, Social Sciences and Arts (CHSSA) in Fall 2026. The program will join CHSSA's Department of Social Sciences, moving from its current home in the  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Jodey Arrington, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Arrington Targets Crypto Tax Loopholes with New Legislation * Washington, D.C. - House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) introduced H.R. 9172, the Applying Existing Tax Anti-Abuse Rules to Digital Assets Act, legislation that closes tax loopholes in the digital asset market and ensures investors play by the same rules regardless of whether they hold traditional financial assets or digital ass  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Timothy Petty, assistant secretary of Commerce for oceans and atmosphere and deputy administrator for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, from a June 3, 2026, hearing on the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Sexual Harassment and Assault Prevention Improvements Act (H.R. 2406), Offshore Parity Act (H.R. 8542) and legislation t  more

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, June 17 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson supports protecting minors from irreversible sex intervention treatment * Attorney General Alan Wilson recently joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief in support of Florida's lawsuit against the American Academy of Pediatrics for misleading and deceptive representations regarding minor gender transition procedures.  Florida's lawsuit contends t  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Ken Paxton Files Lawsuit Alongside FTC Against Radical Organization WPATH for Promoting Harmful Gender "Transition" Procedures for Children * Attorney General Ken Paxton joined the Federal Trade Commission in filing a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health ("WPATH"), which is a radical organization that aggressively promotes harmful and irre  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * B-52 accident update: Edwards releases names of fallen crew members * EDWARDS AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AFNS) -The base has released the names of the eight people killed when a B-52 Stratofortress crashed shortly after takeoff from Edwards during a routine test mission on Monday. "It is with profound sorrow and a heavy heart that I can now share the names of the eight extraordinary Americans we lost during Monday's B-5  more

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, June 17 -- The Defense Health Agency issued the following news: * * * BAMC designated as DHA Maxillofacial Restoration Center of Excellence * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas - Brooke Army Medical Center is one of two military medical treatment facilities designated as a Center of Excellence in Maxillofacial Restoration by the Defense Health Agency. Maxillofacial restoration is the science and art of restoring patients with injury or disease of face, m  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, June 17 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Banner Health welcomes new executive to grow access, value-based care across multi-state system * PHOENIX (June 17, 2026) - Banner Health, one of the nation's few fully integrated nonprofit health systems, today announced the appointment of Mark Whalen as executive vice president, chief enterprise growth officer, effective August 1. In this role, Whalen will grow access and value-based  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: * * * Blunt Rochester, Cantwell, Cruz, Wicker, Padilla, Budd Introduce Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act Aging aircraft & technology threaten NOAA's airborne weather reconnaissance mission Bill would codify NOAA's Hurricane Hunter mission in federal law, authorize $2.5 billion for aircraft acquisition - U.S. Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Medical] -- The American Society of Anesthesiologists posted the following news release: * * * Boom in Ketamine Clinics and At-Home Delivery Sparks Safety Concerns * Key Takeaways: * Anesthesiologists are urging lawmakers and regulators to act on ketamine use that occurs without consistent medical oversight. Texas is among the states proposing stricter regulations. * The boom in the U.S. ketamine market -projected to reach more than $14 billion by 2035 -  more

STEPHENVILLE, Texas, June 17 -- Tarleton State University posted the following news: * * * Bronc Riders Top CNFR Leaderboards * STEPHENVILLE, Texas -Bareback riders Daxtyn Field and Jace Lomheim jetted to the top of the event for the Tarleton State University men's rodeo team in Tuesday action at the College National Finals Rodeo in Casper, Wyo. Field's 84-point ride during slack competition moved him into first place in the second go-round and Lomheim posted an 81.5-point ride in the even  more

LAWTON, Oklahoma, June 17 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Cameron University to hold tuition flat during the 2026-2027 academic year * At today's meeting of CU's governing board - the Board of Regents for the University of Oklahoma, Cameron University and Rogers State University - Cameron recommended keeping tuition rates and mandatory fees flat for the 2026-2027 academic year, and regents agreed.  "We are very proud to not ask for a tuition increase again th  more

ARLINGTON, Texas, June 17 -- The University of Texas Arlington campus issued the following news release: * * * Can family talks prevent teen drinking? * Researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington have received a new five-year, $3.33 million federal grant to support a study aimed at helping families have more effective conversations about alcohol use. Underage drinking remains a significant public health challenge in the United States, with 12.7 million people ages 12 to 20 reporti  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, ranking member of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Cantwell, Cruz, Blunt Rochester, Wicker, Padilla, Budd Introduce Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act Aging aircraft & technology threaten NOAA's airborne weather reconnaissance mission Bill would codify NOAA's Hurricane Hunter mission in federal law, authorize $2.5 billion for aircraft acqui  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Calls for the Release of San Antonio Dad in ICE Detention Center * June 17, 2026 SAN ANTONIO, TX - Ahead of his congressional oversight visit to the Karnes County Immigration Processing Center in Karnes, Texas, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement: "Octavio Daniel Cabrera Valdez was building a life for his family in San Antonio. He has an 8-year-old son and   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Joaquin Castro, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Castro Statement on U.S.-Iran Memorandum of Understanding * SAN ANTONIO, TX - Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), a senior member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Intelligence Committee, released the following statement on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreed to by the United States and Iran: "The war against Iran was doomed from the start. President Donald Trump,  more

NEW YORK, June 18 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on June 17, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * THE PHONIES CELEBRATING JUNETEENTH Juneteenth is a federal holiday that commemorates the freeing of the last slaves in Texas on June 19, 1865. It will be commemorated this year by elite colleges and universities   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Files Brief Arguing that Texas' App Store Law Likely Violates First Amendment * The Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a brief with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, arguing that Texas's SB2420, the "App Store Accountability Act," violates the First Amendment in multiple ways, and that as a result, the preli  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, June 17 [Category: Sociological] -- Community Catalyst issued the following news release: * * * Community Catalyst Welcomes New Members to Board of Directors * Michael Currie, Rohini Kosoglu, Jillian Miranda, Kavita Patel, Asha Rodriguez, Adam Rothschild and Joyce Chan Russell join leading health justice advocacy organization BOSTON, MA -Community Catalyst, the national health justice organization, today announced Michael Currie, Rohini Kosoglu, Jillian Miranda, Kavi  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Veasey Leads Letter Urging the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs to Reverse Rural Home Care Cuts This week, Congressmembers Marc Veasey, Cuellar, Casar, Castro, Crockett, Escobar, Fletcher, Garcia and Gonzales sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs Secretary Collins, expressing deep concern for the CY26 Home Care Fee Schedule that will lead to devastating home care service   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Escobar Sends Letter to DHS Secretary and Acting ICE Director on Suspected Overdoses at Camp East Montana * Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Acting ICE Director David Venturella regarding reports that at least three people have suffered suspected overdoses at Camp East Montana. The full tex  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * Cornyn, Colleagues' Bill to Prevent Foreign Adversaries from Influencing U.S. Policy Passes Senate Foreign Relations Committee * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jim Risch (R-ID), Thom Tillis (R-NC), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Deb Fischer (R-NE), Peter Welch (D-VT), and John Kennedy (R-LA) released the following statements after their Preventing Adversary Influence, Disinfo  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * CrowdStrike Advances AI and Cloud Security Operations on AWS CrowdStrike expands Falcon AI Detection and Response protections for AI applications built on AWS and broadens Falcon platform access through AWS Marketplace free trials and new cloud-scale integrations - AUSTIN, Texas and   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 -- CrowdStrike Inc., a cybersecurity platform for protecting areas of enterprise risk - endpoints and cloud workloads, identity and data, issued the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * CrowdStrike Expands Project QuiltWorks with AWS, Hardening the Cloud Attack Surface Against Frontier AI Risk CrowdStrike unites the cloud infrastructure layer with the intelligence of the only coalition spanning discovery, prioritization, remediation, and financial protection to harden  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Cruz, Cantwell, Wicker, Blunt-Rochester, Budd, and Padilla Introduce Hurricane Hunter Aircraft Recapitalization Act Legislation modernizes NOAA's Hurricane Hunter fleet, strengthens hurricane forecasting, and protects Gulf Coast communities - Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Ranking Member Maria   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Democratic Governors Association posted the following statement on June 16, 2026: * * * DGA Statement on Georgia GOP Primary Runoff Results DGA Executive Director Meghan Meehan-Draper released the following statement in response to Rick Jackson becoming the Republican nominee for governor in Georgia: "Rick Jackson is only out for himself - not Georgia. Jackson is running for governor to enrich himself and block anything that protects Georgians from high costs and t  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Defense Inspector General issued the following report (No. DOWIG-2026-088) on June 9, 2026 entitled "Audit of DoW Support for the Care and Safety of Detainees in Response to the National Emergency at the Southern Border." Here are excerpts: * * * The objective of this audit was to assess the effectiveness of the DoW's planning and execution for the care and safety of individuals in the Department of Homeland Security's custody (IDCs) in response to the nat  more

COMMERCE, Texas, June 17 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * East Texas A&M Launches New Mechanical Engineering Degree Program * Students interested in designing the machines, technologies and systems that power modern life will soon have a new opportunity at East Texas A&M University with the launch of a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering program this fall. Offered in-person in Commerce, the p  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 16 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Texas prepares for heavy rainfall and potential flooding across Southeast Texas * Company activates storm operations, increases staffing and urges customers to stay weather aware Entergy Texas is ramping up its storm response and remains ready to support its customers through the severe weather expected to move across the region. According to the National Weather Service, South  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, June 17 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy's Louisiana utilities prepare for tropical weather * Companies encourage customers to make a kit, have a plan in place and prepare for potential impacts NEW ORLEANS - Entergy Louisiana and Entergy New Orleans are closely monitoring the tropical system in the Gulf and are preparing for severe weather that could impact our service territory within the next 24 hours. Should the st  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, June 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following transcript of 2026 NBA draft preview media conference call involving front office insider Bobby Marks and draft analyst Jeremy Woo: * * * Transcript: 2026 NBA Draft preview with ESPN NBA Front Office Insider Bobby Marks, ESPN NBA Draft Analyst Jeremy Woo and ESPN National Recruiting Director, High School Basketball Paul Biancardi * ESPN NBA Front Office Insider Bobby Marks, ESPN NBA Draft  more

ALBANY, New York, June 17 -- The New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets issued the following news: * * * Following Detection of New World Screwworm in the United States, New York State Agriculture Department Announces New Import Restrictions for Domestic Animals Coming Into New York State New Requirements Restrict the Movement of Livestock and Pets from Impacted Areas to Prevent Spread of New World Screwworm and Protect the New York Agricultural Industry Urges Livestock Produce  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Equipment Leasing and Finance Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Foundation Announces Scholarship Awards to 12 Students for 2026-2027 Academic Year * Washington, DC, June 17, 2026 -The Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation (Foundation) announces that 12 outstanding students are recipients of the Equipment Leasing & Finance Foundation Scholarship, a program for students interested in potentially pursuing a career in the $1.3 trillion equipment fina  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 16 [Category: BizConsulting] -- KBR, a provider of differentiated, professional services and technologies, issued the following news release: * * * From a war zone to a shared connection 35 years later * A former U.S. soldier and refugee connect 35 years after Iraq missionA mission in Northern Iraq shaped two lives, one through service and the other through survival. Those lives unexpectedly intersected more than three decades later at a KBR office in Northern Virginia.   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC, States Sue World Professional Association for Transgender Health Over Deceptive Claims Regarding the Treatment of Children * The Federal Trade Commission, along with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, today filed a lawsuit against the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), alleging the organization has provided the means for medical providers to make false and unsubstantia  more

IRVING, Texas, June 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Gift of Hope announces media partnership with WGN-TV to expand donor registration Multi-platform alliance has potential to reach 3.75 million households across Illinois and Northwest Indiana -  Itasca, Ill. (June 17, 2026) - Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network today announced a year-long media partnership with WGN-TV designed to expand awaren  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Abbott Announces Federal Funding To Strengthen NWS Inspection Capacity * Governor Greg Abbott today announced pre-award approval of a cooperative agreement with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) APHIS Veterinary Services that unlocks immediate federal funding for the Texas Animal Health Commission (TAHC) to hire additional inspectors and strengthen the state's New World scr  more

GRAMBLING, Louisiana, June 17 -- Grambling State University issued the following news: * * * GRAMBLING STATE UNIVERSITY'S MOOREHEAD COLLEGE OF BUSINESS & ENTREPRENEURSHIP EARNS NATIONAL RECOGNITION FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND INNOVATION Grambling State University's Moorehead College of Business & Entrepreneurship received national recognition from the HBCU Business Deans Roundtable on June 5, 2026, earning the Award for Excellence in HBCU Business Entrepreneurship and Innovation during the Round  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 17 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU's 40th Annual Conference to feature workshops on federal and state advocacy, policy and research * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced its 40th Annual Conference addresses topics under Track Five on "Federal and State Advocacy, Policy and Research." More than 50 workshops that address the theme, "40 Years of C  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-06-24-07001) on June 5, 2026 entitled "The Office of Refugee Resettlement Needs To Improve Its Monitoring of Unlicensed Unaccompanied Alien Children Program Care Providers' Compliance With Background Check Requirements" filed under the Administration for Children and Families: Here are excerpts: * * * Why OIG Did This Audit The Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) manages the U  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 16 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * HHSC, UT Southwestern Medical Center celebrate opening of new psychiatric hospital in Dallas * The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and UT Southwestern Medical Center hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the opening of the Texas Behavioral Health Center in Dallas.  "Texans will always believe in care for each other," Gov. Greg Abbott said. "  more

SPRING, Texas, June 18 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * HPE delivers unified agentic IT operations with GreenLake and HPE Morpheus Software In this article * HPE Morpheus Software provides virtualization for the agentic enterprise with new agentic orchestration and unified control plane for AI and traditional enterprise workloads * GreenLake Intelligence advances agentic AIOps for hybrid IT with new c  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * HYDE-SMITH INTRODUCES 'SAVE OUR SHRIMPERS ACT' IN THE SENATE * Bill to Bar U.S. Taxpayer Dollars from Supporting Foreign Shrimp Farms Introduced Following House Passage WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today introduced legislation to begin signaling Senate support for an effort to protect U.S. shrimpers and processors by barring the use of taxpayer funding to supp  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48996) entitled "Implementation of Electric Vehicle Charging Infrastructure Programs: CFI and NEVI" by energy policy analyst Melissa N. Diaz. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA; P.L. 117-58) established two federal programs to support the expansion of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure: the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NE  more

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado, June 18 -- The University of Colorado issued the following news release: * * * Jess Kirby appointed UCCS Faculty Athletics Representative UCCS has appointed Jess Kirby, associate professor in the Department of Health Sciences, as the university's Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR), announced today by UCCS Executive Director of Athletics Nathan Gibson. "Jess's passion for student success and her commitment to the holistic development of our student athletes mak  more

ADDISON, Texas, June 17 [Category: Human Resources/Personnel] -- Job Creators Network issued the following news release: * * * Job Creators Network Congratulates Rick Jackson on Georgia Primary Election Victory * Alfredo Ortiz, CEO of Job Creators Network, released the following statement congratulating Rick Jackson on winning the Republican primary election for Georgia governor: "On behalf of small businesses in Georgia and across the country, Job Creators Network congratulates Rick Jacks  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Krishnamoorthi Leads Colleagues in Letter to Senate Majority Leader Thune Urging Senate to Reject Todd Blanche Nomination for Attorney General * Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi (IL-08) led nine Members of Congress in sending a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) Tuesday urging the Senate to reject President Trump's nomination of Todd Blanche to serve as Attorney General, citin  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * LCRA awards $50,000 grant for lighting upgrades at Community Park Columbus Little League Baseball will install new lighting to improve player safety, increase use of community ballfields Key Takeaways * LCRA awards Columbus Little League Baseball a $50,000 grant to replace outdated lighting with new LED lights on four ballfields at Community Park. * The project will improve player safety,   more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 -- The Lower Colorado River Authority issued the following news release: * * * LCRA, City of Weimar award $25,000 grant to Weimar Area Chamber of Commerce for digital community sign New LED sign will share city news, community events and safety alerts Key Takeaways * LCRA and the City of Weimar award the Weimar Area Chamber of Commerce a $25,000 grant to replace an outdated wooden sign for community notices with a new LED digital reader board. * The digital sign will  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 18 -- LPL Financial Holdings Inc., an investment advisory firm company, posted the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * LPL Financial Welcomes Daniel Zacharias to Decorum Wealth Management SAN DIEGO - LPL Financial LLC announced today that financial advisor Daniel Zacharias has joined LPL Financial's broker-dealer and Registered Investment Advisor (RIA) platform, aligned with Decorum Wealth Management, an existing LPL Strategic Wealth firm. Zacharias reported ser  more

BEAUMONT, Texas, June 18 -- Lamar University issued the following news: * * * LU alumni shine in Wayne A. Reaud Excellence in Education Awards By April Thompson Lamar University had a strong showing at the 2025-26 recipients of the Wayne A. Reaud Excellence in Education Award, highlighting the university's longstanding role in preparing educators and school leaders across Southeast Texas. Of the 15 educators selected for this year's honor, 12 earned degrees from Lamar University. The award  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Heinrich, Klobuchar, Slotkin, Colleagues Urge USDA to Address New World Screwworm Outbreak * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.), a member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry, and Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) led 17 of the  more

ENCINO, California, June 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges $4 Million Sale of Texas Roadhouse Ground Lease in Gainesville GAINESVILLE, Fla. - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of a Texas Roadhouse ground lease property, an 8,392-square-foot net-leased restaurant located  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, June 18 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on June 17, 2026: * * * Mattel Expands Popular UNO Social Clubs to 14 Cities Around the World The fan-favorite social experience returns bigger than ever, bringing unforgettable game nights to five U.S. cities and nine international destinations. - Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) announced today that UNO Social Clubs are going global, with a new five-city U.S. tour and expansion to nine locations wo  more

WACO, Texas, June 17 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Maximizing LB Individual Drills in Condensed Timelines * At the 2026 American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, USC Coach AJ Howard delivered a presentation titled "Maximizing Individual Drills," which addresse s a challenge faced by coaching staffs at all levels: less and less Indy time as the season goes along. The Philosophy of   more

DAVIS, California, June 16 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Media Experts on New World Screwworm * The U.S Department of Agriculture has now confirmed cases of New World screwworm in calves and a goat in Texas and in a dog in New Mexico. New World screwworm is a serious parasitic fly that can affect livestock, pets, wildlife, and less commonly, people and birds. Adult screwworm flies are about the size of a common housefly or slightly larger. Their larva  more

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, June 17 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * MICC workforce logs more than 200 million steps during second annual Golden Sneaker Challenge * JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-FORT SAM HOUSTON, Texas -Nearly 400 military and Civilian employees from across the Mission and Installation Contracting Command logged hundreds of millions collective steps during the second-annual Golden Sneaker Strong Teams Challenge, promoting wellness, readiness and   more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, June 17 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Microplastics May Worsen Fatty Liver Disease, New Study Suggests * OKLAHOMA CITY - Microplastics - minuscule pieces of plastic broken down from larger plastic waste - are a growing concern for human health, especially for the liver. A study from the University of Oklahoma, published today in Science Advances, demonstrates that a common type of microplastics is particularly harmful to the liver under high  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Government Accountability Office issued the following report: * * * Military Child Care: Services' Use of Worker Recruitment and Retention Incentives * Fast Facts DOD operates the largest U.S. employer-sponsored child care program. But recruiting and retaining child care workers has been difficult, contributing to lengthy waitlists for military families. In this Q&A, we looked at what's being done to address these workforce issues. We found child care  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following written testimony by Joe Spraggins, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, from a June 3, 2026, hearing on the Offshore Parity Act (H.R. 8542): Chair Hageman, Ranking Member Hoyle and members of the Committee, thank you for this opportunity to be here today and testify on behalf of the Gulf of America state agencies. I am Joe Spraggins, Executive  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, June 17 -- The North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services issued the following news release: * * * NCDA&CS enacts movement restrictions on animals imported from states affected by New World Screwworm North Carolina has no cases of New World Screwworm - Due to the detection of New World Screwworm in the United States, the North Carolina Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services will enforce additional interstate movement health requirements   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Union] -- The National Treasury Employees Union issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Employees Vote to Unionize * WASHINGTON - Employees of the National Park Service (NPS), Intermountain Region (IMR), will be represented by the National Treasury Employees Union following the results of an election announced this week. The employees voted 317-11 for NTEU to be their exclusive representative, according to election results collected by   more

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 17 -- Employment and Social Development Canada issued the following news release: * * * National Seniors Council - New Appointments * Dr. Habib Chaudhury is a professor in the Department of Gerontology and associate director of the Gerontology Research Centre at Simon Fraser University.  His research focuses on environmental gerontology, specifically in supporting the physical environment of people with dementia in long-term care facilities, dementia-inclusive neighbo  more

IRVING, Texas, June 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- Nexstar Media Group, a television broadcasting company, issued the following news release: * * * Nexstar Media Foundation Announces Honorees for Day Seventeen of "30 Days of Giving" Initiative * Boys and Girls Club of Bay County and Voices Against Cancer Named as Recipients of $5,000 Grants Irving, TX (June 17, 2026) - Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST), today announced that the Nexstar Media Charitable Foundation is making a $5,000 cont  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation posted the following news release: * * * NFWF Awards $20 Million in Grants to Restore Longleaf Pine Habitat across the Southeast * WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 17, 2026) - The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) today announced $20 million in conservation grants to restore, enhance and protect longleaf pine forests across nine southern states. The grants will leverage more than $18.6 million in matching contributions to gene  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has extended until Dec. 11, 2026, the effectiveness of an order approving the transfer of a 2% ownership interest in the South Texas Project nuclear generating station and its associated independent spent fuel storage installation to CPS Energy, San Antonio, Texas. The extension, issued on June 9, 2026, applies to Renewed Facility Operating License Nos. NPF-76 and NPF-80 for South Texas Project Units 1 and 2. The transaction was o  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission is considering a license amendment request for Beaver Valley Power Station, Shippingport, Pennsylvania, that would allow plant operators additional time to restore safety equipment while conducting repairs, according to a notice published in the Federal Register. The NRC said Vistra Operations Company LLC, Irving, Texas, have requested changes to the facility's technical specifications for the emergency core cooling system. The am  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * NRCC Releases First Ever "MAGA Majority" Video Highlighting Eric Flores The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) released the first-ever "MAGA Majority" video highlighting Eric Flores' upbringing in the Rio Grande Valley, his service as a Texas Army National Guard Infantry Captain and Assistant U.S. Attorney, and his role today as a husband, father, and proud South Texan. "Er  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Bobby Pulido Embraces Talarico's Radical Agenda Out of touch Bobby Pulido just made it crystal clear: James Talarico's radical worldview is a perfect match for his own. Pulido said he was "fine" with Talarico's approach to faith. That means Pulido is fine with Talarico claiming God is "nonbinary," fine with saying atheists are more "Christ-like" than Christians, and fine with twisting Scri  more

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, June 15 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release: * * * Drummond praises Big 12 legal action Attorney General Gentner Drummond today praised the Big 12 Conference for filing a legal complaint against Texas Tech seeking confirmation of its authority to sanction the institution if quarterback Brendan Sorsby plays during the 2026 football season. The action followed a letter Drummond sent to the conference on Friday encouraging the  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 17 -- Operation Homefront issued the following news release: * * * Operation Homefront(R) Welcomes New Senior Vice President, Brand National military nonprofit Operation Homefront(R) has named Katie O'Brien as its Senior Vice President, Brand. In this capacity, O'Brien will lead efforts to strengthen and grow the Operation Homefront brand, increase awareness for its critical mission to build strong, stable, and secure military and veteran families, and amplify the sto  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schumer, Senate Democrats Convene Election Security Experts to Respond to Trump 2.0 Chaos * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration and California's former Secretary of State, and Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) convened a Rules Committee Democrats and Senate Democrats' Election Pr  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 [Category: BizTravel] -- Airbnb, a community-driven hospitality company, issued the following news: * * * Partnering with experts on tips to help avoid summer travel scams in U.S. * Online travel scams-from fake booking sites and social media ads to phishing-are an increasingly common and costly concern for Americans. As travelers book summer trips, including for the FIFA World Cup 2026(tm) knockout rounds, Airbnb has partnered with the International Association of Fin  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 16 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Physicists measure quantum entanglement of quantum critical metal * In a study published this week in Nature Physics, Rice University's Qimiao Si collaborated with researchers from TU Wien in an experiment that showed quantum entanglement of a quantum critical metal. "In quantum critical metals, electrons act so collectively that they lose their individual identity," said Si, the Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R48992) entitled "Pole Attachments in Broadband Deployment: Selected Issues" by telecommunications policy specialist Colby Leigh Pechtol. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY Broadband is a powerful communications technology that supports many applications. Closing the gap between people who have access to broadband and those who do not - the digital divide - has been a long-standing congressiona  more

PASADENA, California, June 17 (TNSrpt) -- CALSTART, an organization that says it works with member companies to build a clean transportation industry, issued the following news release: * * * Policy Drives Deployments: Zero-Emission Trucks Represented Over 4 Percent of New Truck Deployments in the Second Half of 2025, According to CALSTART's June 2026 ZET Report When adjusting for truck stock and segment, California, New York, and Pennsylvania are performing above the national average for ZET  more

VERMILLION, South Dakota, June 17 -- The University of South Dakota posted the following news: * * * Record Number of USD Voice Students Advance to National Student Auditions * To qualify, singers had to place in the top five of their respective divisions at the regional level and then in the top 15 in the national preliminary round. Singers from across the U.S. and Canada, and from international NATS chapters, were eligible to compete. The students representing USD are: * Clara Norell,  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 17 -- The Army and Air Force Exchange Service issued the following news release: * * * Red, White and Win with the Army & Air Force Exchange Service's Coloring Sweepstakes * DALLAS - The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is giving military families a colorful way to celebrate America's 250 th birthday with a chance to win a $250 gift card. From June 20 through July 4, eligible Exchange shoppers can enter the Exchange's coloring sweepstakes. To enter the sweepstakes:   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Rep Ramirez Statement on ICE Obtaining Voting Files * Washington, DC -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), co-chair of the Congressional Anti-Corruption and Democracy Reform Task Force, released the following statement after reports of ICE gathering voter files of two counties (link is external). According to the reports, agents from the Department of Homeland Security's Homeland Securit  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Randy Weber, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Weber Introduces the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act * Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced H.R. 9325, the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area Act, legislation to establish the Lone Star Coastal National Recreation Area on the Upper Texas Gulf Coast. The measure would expand outdoor recreation opportunities, support conservation and coastal resilience, and help preserve  more

HOUSTON, Texas, June 17 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Rice Board of Trustees welcomes 5 new members * Rice University has elected five new members to its board of trustees. Dr. Barbara Jenkins Gibbs '73, John V. Jaggers '73, Robert "Rob" Kaplan, Akilah Mance '05 and Sunit Patel '85 will begin their terms July 1. "On behalf of the Rice community and the board of trustees, I am pleased to welcome our newest trustees," said Robert T. Ladd '78, chairman of the boar  more

SOUTHLAKE, Texas, June 18 -- Sabre, a travel technology company, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Sabre scales agentic AI deployment as Ultra Group expands globally under Linex SOUTHLAKE, Texas and NEW YORK - Sabre Corporation (NASDAQ: SABR), an AI-native technology leader, today announced a landmark technology deployment with Ultra Group, now Linex Travel as part of Linex Loyalty. The collaboration marks another real-world implementation of Sabre's Model Context Prot  more

PLANO, Texas, June 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Siemens Digital Industries Software, a subsidiary of Siemens, issued the following news release: * * * SBA approves Siemens Financial Services as 7(a) lender * Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced that Siemens Small Business Lending, Inc. (SSBL), owned by Siemens Financial Services Inc. (SFS), the U.S. financing arm of global technology leader Siemens, has been awarded a Small Business Lending Company (SBLC)  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Schatz, Blackburn Introduce Bipartisan Legislation To Help Stop People From Sending Unwanted Nude Photos * U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) introduced legislation to curb the sending of sexually explicit images online, also known as cyberflashing, by creating a federal private right of action for victims who receive such images and imposing civil penalties for ind  more

IRVING, Texas, June 17 -- Scouting America (formerly the Boy Scouts of America) issued the following news release on June 15, 2026: * * * Scouting America and the United States Secret Service Launch New Online Safety Partnership for Cub Scout Families Scouting America today announced a new national partnership with the United States Secret Service to support personal and online safety education for Cub Scout-age youth (K-5) and their parents, using KidSmartz(R) and NetSmartz(R), the nationall  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee issued the following information for a nominations hearing at 10 a.m. on June 24, 2026, at 253 Russell Senate Office Building: Committee Members * Ted Cruz, Presiding Chairman, Republican (R) Texas (TX) Nominees * Thomas B. Chapman, of Maryland, to be a Member of the National Transportation Safety Board. * Edward Eppler, of Connecticut, to be Chief Financial Officer, Department of Transportation. * Karen Jea  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service issued the following news release: * * * Service Estimates 540 Whooping Cranes Wintered on Texas Coast in 2025-2026 * Details Each year, biologists with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service complete aerial surveys for the Aransas-Wood Buffalo population of whooping crane. These cranes spend their summers in their breeding grounds at Wood Buffalo National Park in Canada, before traveling 2,500 miles to the Te  more

HUNTSVILLE, Texas, June 17 -- Sam Houston State University posted the following news: * * * SHSU Alumna Preserves Huntsville History Through New Publication * On June 13, Elaine Sharp Smith ('71, '84) celebrated the release of her new book, "Time Etched in Stone," at the Samuel Walker Houston Museum and Cultural Center, concluding five years of research into the community members commemorated in one of Huntsville's cultural heritage landmarks. "Wall of Faces: The Dreamers" is a 1995 sculpt  more

DALLAS, Texas, June 17 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Smartphone apps, wearable trackers helped people with heart disease boost physical activity * Research Highlights: * A review of 14 clinical trials including more than 1,000 adults found that people with cardiovascular disease who used smartphone apps and fitness trackers walked nearly 1,100 more steps and engaged in about four extra minutes of moderate-to-vigorous phy  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Stanton Secures Release of Margoth and Dilan Paredes, Tempe Family Held in ICE Detention in Texas * WASHINGTON DC - Rep. Greg Stanton, D-Ariz., announced Tempe resident Margoth Paredes-Ortiz and her 14-year-old son Dilan Maney Paredes were freed from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody in Texas and arrived back in Arizona. The family will remain in Arizona as their case is before the B  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Surface Transportation Board issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * STB Authorizes New Rail Line in Webb County, TX The Surface Transportation Board today issued a decision authorizing the construction and operation by Laredo Gateway Industrial Railway, LLC (LGIR) of an approximately 2.6-mile rail line in Webb County, Texas, creating a new freight rail option for shippers. The line would connect to the Union P  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 17 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI developing payload electronics and flight software for NASA's Landsat 10 spacecraft * Landsat 10 satellite that is set to launch in 2031 to collect new and improved Earth observation data. The mission is a continuation of NASA's and USGS' partnership on the ongoing Landsat program, which has launched nine satellites since 1972 and provided over 10 million images of t  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Reps. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, and Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, chairman and ranking member, of the House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the U.S., issued the following news: * * * Task Force Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou Celebrate Start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Today, Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Nellie Pou (D-NJ) of the House Committee on Homeland Security's bipartisan "Task Force on Enhanci  more

WASHINGTON, June 11 -- Reps. Nellie Pou, D-New Jersey, and Michael McCaul, R-Texas, ranking member and chairman, of the House Homeland Security Committee Task Force on Enhancing Security for Special Events in the U.S., issued the following news release: * * * Task Force Chairman McCaul, Ranking Member Pou Celebrate Start of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Today, Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) and Ranking Member Nellie Pou (D-NJ) of the House Committee on Homeland Security's bipartisan "Task Force on   more

COLLEGE STATION, Texas, June 18 -- The Texas A&M University College of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Dindoruk receives award for work in improved oil recovery Dr. Birol Dindoruk earned the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Improved Oil Recovery (IOR) Pioneer Award, highlighting 30 years of service in the field. By Kendra Bolin, Contributor Dr. Birol Dindoruk, professor in Texas A&M University's Department of Petroleum Engineering, received the Society of Petroleum Engine  more

AUSTIN, Texas, June 17 -- Gov. Greg Abbott, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Texas Wins 13th Gold Shovel Award For Outstanding Job Creation, Business Investment * Governor Greg Abbott today celebrated Texas being recognized with the state's 13th Gold Shovel Award by Area Development magazine for outstanding achievement in attracting high-value business investment projects that will create a significant number of new jobs in communities across the state. "Texas again wins g  more

DENTON, Texas, June 18 -- Texas Woman's University issued the following news: * * * Myers Stroke Center recognized for excellence The Texas Woman's Mike A. Myers Stroke Center has been recognized for excellence by the Dallas Historical Society for its outstanding contributions to the local community. The Myers Center was one of 10 recipients selected in June for the society's annual Awards for Excellence, which will be presented during the Dallas History Makers Luncheon on Nov. 19 at the Fa  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, issued the following news: * * * The Birthplace of Juneteenth * On June 19, 1865, Union troops, led by U.S. Major General Gordon Granger, arrived in Galveston, Texas, to spread the good news of President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: those still enslaved were now free. While the Emancipation Proclamation was signed by President Lincoln nearly two and half years prior, many slaveowners in the South kept the news of their slaves'  more

FULLERTON, California, June 17 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Titans Explore Leadership Legacy at CSU Systemwide Juneteenth Celebration * To mark the national celebration of Juneteenth, President Ronald Rochon called on Titans to embrace their unique identities, noting that one of Cal State Fullerton's greatest strengths is its culture of care and belonging for all campus community members. "Celebrate your language, celebrate your family, b  more

FLINT, Michigan, June 18 -- The Charles Stewart Mott Foundation issued the following news: * * * Top student ideas win grand prizes in Mott Million Dollar Challenge A patch designed to make injections less painful for kids. An app-based solution to educate students about saving water. A wearable device that enables medical professionals to capture more details during diagnostics. These were among the top six winning ideas that took grand prizes of $25,000 each in the final stages of the Mott   more

NEW YORK, June 18 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I: Lightning Caused $1.65 Billion in US Homeowners Claim Payouts in 2025; Average Cost Per Claim Surges Nearly 43% Florida, California and Texas Again Among Top States for Lightning Losses MALVERN, Pa. - U.S. insurers paid an estimated $1.65 billion in lightning-related homeowners insurance claims in 2025, a 59% increase from the $1.04 billion paid in 2024, accordin  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, June 17 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Tropical Storm Arthur: Medical Aid Pre-Positioned Along Texas & Louisiana Coast * Tropical Storm Arthur, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, is moving northeast along the Texas coast, with communities bracing for excessive rainfall and potential flooding over the coming days. The storm, which was tracking towards the Texas/Louisiana border, has prompted tropical   more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * Trump Administration Is Considering a Strategic Petroleum Reserve in California * Key Takeaways 1 President Trump's Energy Secretary Chris Wright indicated that the administration is considering a Strategic Petroleum Reserve in California due to the state's increasing energy isolation and its important military installations. 2 California has taken actions that have reduced i  more

DENTON, Texas, June 17 -- The University of North Texas posted the following news release: * * * UNT historian explores how scandal and gossip shaped power in Victorian Britain * DENTON (UNT), Texas -Long before celebrity tabloids, social media drama and reality television fueled public fascination with scandal, gossip played a powerful role in shaping reputation and social standing in Victorian Britain. That's what Arunima Datta, associate professor in the University of North Texas Depart  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, June 17 -- The University of Texas-San Antonio issued the following news: * * * UT San Antonio study: As FDA approved semaglutide for weight management, calls to poison control centers skyrocketed in the U.S. * When semaglutide's popularity exploded following FDA approval for weight management in 2021, so too did a wave of calls to poison control centers. At the time, Jordan Miller ' 25 was a UT San Antonio undergraduate student. She set out to discover if the spike in   more

VILLANOVA, Pennsylvania, June 17 -- Villanova University issued the following news release: * * * Villanova University Alumni Association Announces Five New Board Members * New VUAA Board Members Yen Leng Chong is from Malaysia and works in sustainability reporting in the energy industry. She graduated from Villanova University in 2024 with a Master of Science in Sustainable Engineering. During her time at Villanova, she received the Outstanding Leadership and Service Award through the Emo  more

SPRING, Texas, June 18 -- Hewlett Packard Enterprise, an information technology company, issued the following news release on June 17, 2026: * * * Vultr selects HPE and NVIDIA for next-generation AI infrastructure for cloud-scale data centers Vultr leverages HPE and NVIDIA to support a global AI cloud platform designed to help customers move faster in the AI era In this article * Vultr has selected HPE and NVIDIA to build large-scale AI data centers that support growing enterprise demand fo  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The House Agriculture Committee released the following testimony by Dave Puglia, president and CEO of Western Growers Association, Irvine, California, from a June 10, 2026, hearing entitled "Agricultural Perspectives on the Future of the USMCA." USMCA is the U.S-Mexico-Canada Agreement. * * * Thank you Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Craig, and members of the Committee. My name is Dave Puglia and I am the President and CEO of Western Growers. Western Growers' members   more

NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, June 17 -- Westminster College issued the following news: * * * Westminster Bee Company students lead sustainability activities for local elementary students * Students involved with the Westminster Bee Company partnered with the Project WIN Foundation during the spring semester to promote sustainability education through interactive learning activities for local elementary school students. The Project WIN Foundation is a Canada-based nonprofit organization th  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 17 -- Emory University Rollins School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * What You Need to Know About New World Screwworms * It's a worm! It's a fly! It's causing an infestation through Central America and into Texas! It's New World screwworm. The flies that were eradicated from the U.S. in 1966 have, unfortunately, staged a comeback. They've been making their way north since 2023, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) confirmed the fi  more

STORRS, Connecticut, June 17 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * What You Need to Know About Screwworm * A formerly eradicated parasitic fly called the New World Screwworm (NWS) has been making headlines as an outbreak takes hold in the Southwest. So far, the outbreak has been limited to cattle, goats, and sheep in Texas and a pet dog in New Mexico. While human screwworm cases are rare, outbreaks could impact food supply. However, the USDA confirms that NWS is  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, June 17 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Yardi, a provider of property management software and investment management solutions for real estate, issued the following news release: * * * Yardi Matrix documents U.S. affordable housing delivery slowdown * Development plateaus amid challenges similar to those facing the market rate sector SANTA BARBARA, CALIF., June 17, 2026 - Decelerating U.S. affordable housing starts will result in a decline in deliveries over the nex  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Young, Colleagues Urge Administration to Investigate Foreign Pharmaceutical Price Controls * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.), a member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance, and a group of Senate Republican colleagues sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) Jamieson Greer and U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC) Secretary Howard Lutnick. In the letter, they urged the Admi  more