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

ALBANY, New York, June 18 (TNSjou) -- Albany Medical College issued the following news: * * * Study Shows Increasing Incidence of Fungal Infection in the Region By Cassie Nelson A retrospective study led by researchers from Albany Medical College, in collaboration with scientists from the New York State Department of Health and the University at Albany, found that the incidence of blastomycosis is increasing in the Capital Region. Blastomycosis is a severe fungal infection caused by breathi  more

FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, June 16 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * Army Reserve sustainment Soldiers train for large-scale combat operations during Operation Sentinel Justice * GULFPORT, Miss. - Beneath the summer heat of Mississippi's Gulf Coast, Soldiers of the 155th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion (CSSB), 311th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary), traded the comforts of traditional facilities for tents, camouflage netting and expeditionary operation  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

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * GOP Senate Candidates Backed Ballroom Projected To Cost Taxpayers $300 Million Washington Post: "The project is deeply unpopular with most Americans [...]" - New reporting from The Washington Post reveals that the Trump administration is planning to spend more than $300 million of taxpayer money on the construction of Trump's gilded, vanity ballroom project, which has been backed by   more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 17 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog: * * * DOJ Calls for Dismissal of NAACP, xAI Lawsuit * The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has moved to intervene in and dismiss a lawsuit filed by the NAACP and the Mississippi State Conference of the NAACP against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company xAI, according to the Commercial Appeal. The lawsuit alleges violations of the Clean Air Act related to the use   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 17 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Attempts Massive Power Grab in Defense of Musk's xAI DOJ wants to give itself veto power over citizen suits, a key legal tool used to protect communities from illegal pollution for over 50 years - Southaven, Miss. -- Late yesterday, while intervening to support Elon Musk's company, xAI, in a Clean Air Act lawsuit the NAACP brought against the company, the U.S. De  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

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The General Services Administration issued the following news release: * * * GSA and FDA Break Ground on $228M Cutting-Edge Lab at the Denver Federal Center * New regional facility will strengthen food safety for the Midwest DENVER - Today, the U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) and U.S. Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), officially broke ground for a new, premier food lab. As the nation prepares to commemorate its 250th anniversary  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

CLINTON, Mississippi, June 17 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * MC earns national recognition for preparing future elementary teachers in science of reading * The undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program at Mississippi Christian University has earned an A+ rating from the National Council on Teacher Quality for how well it prepares future teachers to teach reading to elementary students. The NCTQ's report, "Teacher Prep Review: Decoding Progre  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

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 17 -- The U.S. Navy issued the following news story: * * * NRL Demonstrates Dual-Use Laser System for Power Beaming and Counter-UAS Operations * U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) scientists successfully demonstrated a dual-use laser system capable of wirelessly transmitting power over long distances and rapidly transitioning to perform defensive missions, advancing expeditionary energy and defense capabilities for future warfighters. U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sens. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, and Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, chairman and ranking member of the Senate Armed Services Committee issued the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * SASC Chairman Roger Wicker and Ranking Member Jack Reed Announce FY27 NDAA Filing U.S. Senators Roger Wicker, R-Miss, and Jack Reed, D-RI, Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, today announced that S. 4784, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, June 17 -- The Southern Environmental Law Center posted the following news release on June 16, 2026: * * * Trump administration attempts massive power grab in defense of Musk's xAI SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -- Late yesterday, while intervening to support Elon Musk's company, xAI, in a Clean Air Act lawsuit the NAACP brought against the company, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that xAI should be allowed to break the law solely because the Trump administration says so. T  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 16 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Attempts Massive Power Grab in Defense of Musk's xAI * SOUTHAVEN, Miss. -Late yesterday, while intervening to support Elon Musk's company, xAI, in a Clean Air Act lawsuit the NAACP brought against the company, the U.S. Department of Justice argued that xAI should be allowed to break the law solely because the Trump administration says so. The claim is a blatant attempt to take  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 [Category: Environment] -- Environmental Protection Network issued the following news release: * * * Trump DOJ Asks Court for Executive Veto Over Citizen Clean Air Lawsuits * CONTACT: Aaron Bharucha, Public Relations Associate (509) 429-1699 and epn-press@environmentalprotectionnetwork.org EPN warns DOJ's xAI data center filing could threaten community enforcement rights across environmental and public protection laws WASHINGTON, D.C. -In a move that threatens t  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Rep. Kelly Morrison, D-Minnesota, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison Raises Alarm on New EPA Proposal That Would Allow Hundreds of Millions of Pounds of Toxic Pollutants into US Waterways Today, U.S. Representative Kelly Morrison (MN-03) led more than 30 members of Congress in a letter to Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin urging the EPA to protect American waterways and not weaken protections that keep toxic me  more