Monday - July 13, 2026

News Tipoffs - Mississippi Editors

11 items
14th Flying Training Wing Change of Command
JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-RANDOLPH, Texas, July 10 -- The U.S. Air Force Air Education and Training Command issued the following news: * * * 14th Flying Training Wing Change of Command By TSgt Javier Cruz, 14th Flying Training Wing COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. - The official Change of Command ceremony for the 14th Flying Training Wing took place on 8 July 2026, between outgoing commander Col. James J. Blech and incoming commander Col. Joshua D. Jensen from the 58th Special Operations Wing, K  more
Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls
COLUMBIA, South Carolina, July 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson pushes federal government to further crackdown on illegal robocalls * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would make it harder for scammers to make robocalls from legitimate telephone numbers by cutting off scammers' access to  more
Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: ** * Attorney General James Secures $45 Million from Block for Enabling Fraud and Misleading Cash App Users New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 45 other attorneys general today secured $45 million from Block, Inc. (Block), the company behind the popular peer-to-peer payments app Cash App, for misleading its users and failing to protect them from scams and fr  more
Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls
ALBANY, New York, July 8 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Federal Government to Strengthen Rules to Stop Illegal Robocalls * July 8, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today joined a bipartisan coalition of 48 other attorneys general in calling on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt new measures to combat illegal robocalls alling on the Federal Communications Commission (FC  more
Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
RALEIGH, North Carolina, July 8 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Leads Bipartisan Coalition Pushing Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * RALEIGH-When a robocall scammer wants to call you, he doesn't need to do it from a fake number. The first thing he does is buy a long list of real phone numbers, then he cycles through them so fast that spam filters can't keep up. By the time one   more
Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls
HARTFORD, Connecticut, July 9 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Pushes Federal Government to Further Crackdown on Illegal Robocalls * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) -Attorney General William Tong and 48 other attorneys general today called on the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to strengthen rules that would cut off scammers' access to legitimate telephone numbers. Without that access, scammers can't use real   more
Colgate University Announces Faculty Promotions
HAMILTON, New York, July 6 -- Colgate University posted the following news: * * * Colgate University Announces Faculty Promotions * During its spring meeting, the Colgate University Board of Trustees formally approved resolutions regarding faculty promotions to associate professor with continuous tenure and to full professor -all of which will take effect July 1, 2026. The board also approved several named chairs. Promotions to Associate Professor with Continuous Tenure Brynn Hatton, Kin  more
Congressman Gonzalez Urges U.S. Board on Geographic Names to Listen to Local Leaders and Reject Unnecessary Proposal to Rename Boca Chica Beach
WASHINGTON, July 9 -- Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, D-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Gonzalez Urges U.S. Board on Geographic Names to Listen to Local Leaders and Reject Unnecessary Proposal to Rename Boca Chica Beach * Contact: Alexis Torres (link sends email) Brownsville, Texas - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) urged the U.S. Board on Geographic Names' Domestic Names Committee to oppose a proposal to rename Boca Chica Beach to "Cyber Beach." The federal n  more
Hirshhorn Museum Partners With Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program, Including Joslyn Art Museum in Nebraska
WASHINGTON, July 10 -- The Smithsonian Institution issued the following news release: * * * Hirshhorn Museum Partners with Art Bridges Foundation to Announce 51 Museums in Landmark National Loans Program "50 for 50" Will Place American Art from the Hirshhorn Collection in Every U.S. State and Puerto Rico Selected by Each Institution for Multiyear Loans - The Smithsonian's Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and the Art Bridges Foundation have chosen the 51 institutions that will participa  more
National Park Service Appropriations - Ten-Year Trends Topic of CRS Report (Part 2 of 2)
WASHINGTON, July 9 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R42757) on July 6, 2026, entitled "National Park Service Appropriations - Ten-Year Trends:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * NPS Appropriations in Context Changes in NPS appropriations can be considered in the context of changes in the National Park System's size, the numbers of annual visits to the parks, and agency staffing levels, among other factors. Over the past decade, the size of th  more
Simplifying black hole mergers - the universe's most violent phenomena
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, July 9 (TNSjou) -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Simplifying black hole mergers -- the universe's most violent phenomena When two black holes orbit each other, they will eventually spiral inward and collide in one of the most violent phenomena in the universe. The event is so energetic that it significantly distorts the universe around it. It emits gravitational waves -ripples in the fabric of spacetime -that are strong enough to  more