WASHINGTON, June 29 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: * * * BLM seeks initial input for February 2027 sale of oil and gas leases in Arizona * PHOENIX - The Bureau of Land Management today opened a 30-day public scoping period to receive public input on 92 oil and gas parcels totaling 208,576 acres that may be included in a February 2027 lease sale in Arizona. These parcels were nominated in September and October of 2025 and ar  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 29 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS researcher wins grant to study pulsating auroras' affects on Earth * A University of Iowa researcher has won a NASA fellowship to investigate how a certain type of aurora affects Earth's atmosphere and its climate. Lillian Daneshmand, graduate research assistant in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, will investigate pulsating auroras, which are widespread, bli  more

NEW YORK, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- LatinoJustice PRLDEF posted the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Upholds Law that Allows Mail-in Ballots to be Counted If Mailed by Election Day The Supreme Court ruled today in a 6-3 decision that a Mississippi law that allows mail-in ballots to be counted as long as they are postmarked by, and received within, five days of Election Day does not violate federal election-day statutes.  This decision supports continued use of mail-in ball  more

WASHINGTON, June 29 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: * * * Supreme Court Rules States Can Count Ballots Mailed by Election Day The U.S. Supreme Court upheld the right for states to decide whether to count ballots postmarked before or on Election Day but received after Election Day. Robert Weiner, the Voting Rights Project director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, which filed an amicus brief with  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, June 29 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State University awards Cameron Presidential Scholarships to 10 students * BOZEMAN -Ten students at Montana State University have been awarded the Cameron Presidential Scholarship for the 2026-27 academic year. The award extends the MSU Presidential Scholarship to current students in the university's Honors College. The students each receive financial support during their undergraduate studies and   more

MIAMI, Oklahoma, June 30 -- Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College issued the following news: * * * NEO Faculty Member Presents at Native American Student Advocacy Institute Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College English faculty member Rikki Noel-Williams recently presented at the 2026 Native American Student Advocacy Institute (NASAI), a national conference focused on improving educational outcomes for Indigenous students. Noel-Williams, a NEO alumna and citizen of the Cherokee Nation, participated i  more