DURHAM, North Carolina, July 4 -- The American Association of Independent Professional Baseball issued the following news release: * * * All-Stars, Hall of Famers Announced: Ten Things to Know in the American Association of Professional Baseball This Week 'Last Man In' Voting Today, Tomorrow, Highlighting Week for the MLB Partner League - MOORHEAD, Minn. - The American Association of Professional Baseball (@AA_Baseball) All-Star festivities are a couple of weeks away, and this week the leag  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act Protects Consumers and Businesses from Coast to Coast BUTLER COUNTY, IOWA - Organized retail crime is harming American consumers, businesses and employees nationwide. The Combating Organized Retail Crime Act, led by U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D  more

WASHINGTON, July 6 -- A group of 68 disability advocacy organizations operating as Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities has voiced opposition in a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice's interim final rule that extends compliance deadlines for the 2024 regulation on nondiscrimination concerning web content and mobile applications accessibility. The rule impacts recipients of Departmental financial assistance and was designed to ensure equitable access for people with d  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Frank Pallone Jr., D-New Jersey, ranking member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Republicans' Disastrous Health Care Agenda Leaves Millions of Americans Without Coverage One Year After Trump's Big Ugly Bill Cut $1 Trillion in Funding From Medicaid And The Affordable Care Act, One in Four Americans Have Dropped Their Marketplace Coverage - House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 4 -- The North Carolina Department of Labor issued the following news release on July 2, 2026: * * * Commissioner Luke Farley Announces Medal of Honor Recipient Maj. James Capers Jr. as Grand Marshal of the First in Freedom Parade North Carolina Commissioner of Labor Luke Farley today announced that retired U.S. Marine Corps Maj. James Capers Jr., a newly awarded Medal of Honor recipient and longtime North Carolina resident, will serve as Grand Marshal of the Fir  more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, July 4 -- The city of Greensboro issued the following news: * * * Preservation North Carolina Recognizes Greensboro Preservation Leaders Two Greensboro preservation leaders are among the 14 people, projects, businesses, and organizations recognized with Preservation North Carolina's 2026 awards. Local architect and Greensboro Historic Preservation Commission member Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll and Friends of Green Hill Cemetery were honored for their contributions to hist  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, July 3 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Requested Medical Aid Bound for Venezuela to Support Health Needs, Post Earthquake * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 514 shipments of requested medical aid to 46 U.S. states and territories and 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 17.1 million defined daily doses of medication Medications and supplies shipped this week included treatments for rare and chron  more