WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * "He's Nervous": Nick Begich Hides Behind Party Boss as He Ignores Alaskans * "Mike Johnson and Nick Begich have time to talk to the people of Alaska, but they choose to only talk to those they want to speak with behind closed doors and who are their higher donors" - Pete Bauer, retired Air Force colonel In his latest attempt to run away from his reckless votes that are leaving Al  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * CAIR Welcomes Federal Hate Crime Charge for Stabbing of Muslim in Utah The Utah Muslim Civic League and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the federal indictment of a Utah man on a hate crime charge for allegedly stabbing a Muslim man at the West Valley Mall in West Valley Ci  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following statement on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * DSCC Statement on 91st Anniversary of Social Security Today, on the 91st anniversary of Social Security being signed into law, the critical program remains under constant threat as Republican Senate candidates are backing efforts to disrupt and dismantle the program. Across the country, GOP candidates are on the record supporting the GOP's "backdoor for privatizing Social  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model AS350B2 helicopters. This AD was prompted by a report of magnetization on the solenoid valves for the three main servo-controls, the regulator block, and the tail servo-control due to a diode not properly installed in the hydraulic circuit. This   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-25-14, which applied to certain Airbus Helicopters Model EC130T2 helicopters. AD 2023-25-14 revised the procedures for inspecting the vibration level on the tail rotor drive shaft and, depending on these results, required replacing certain parts. Since the FAA issued AD 2023-25-14  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2023-21-10, which applied to certain ATR-GIE Avions de Transport Regional Model ATR42-500 and ATR72-212A airplanes. AD 2023-21-10 required an inspection of the horizontal stabilizer (HS) left- and right-hand leading edge lateral ribs, the box in between, the center box upper panel, and  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Gulfstream Aerospace LP Model Gulfstream 200 and Galaxy airplanes. This AD was prompted by a determination that new or more restrictive airworthiness limitations are necessary. This AD requires revising the existing maintenance or inspection program, as applicable, to incorp  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is adopting a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Rolls-Royce Deutschland Ltd & Co KG (RRD) Model Trent 1000-A2, Trent 1000-AE2, Trent 1000-C2, Trent 1000-CE2, Trent 1000-D2, Trent 1000-E2, Trent 1000-G2, Trent 1000-H2, Trent 1000-J2, Trent 1000-K2, and Trent 1000-L2 engines. This AD was prompted by reports of cracking of t  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2024-16-06, which applied to all Air Tractor, Inc. Model AT-802 and AT-802A airplanes with Wipaire, Inc. Supplemental Type Certificate (STC) No. SA01795CH installed. AD 2024-16-06 required repetitively inspecting the left and right, forward and rear, horizontal stabilizer spars for cra  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration ssued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA is superseding Airworthiness Directive (AD) 2026-13-09, which applied to all Pratt & Whitney Canada Corp. (P&WC) Model PW210A, PW210A1, and PW210S engines. AD 2026-13-09 required repetitive visual inspections of the turbine exhaust frame for cracks and, depending on the results of the inspections, replacement of the turbine exhau  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for certain Airbus Helicopters Model H160-B helicopters. This proposed AD was prompted by a determination that a gap without fire-resistant sealant may be present in the cargo bay near the fuel segregation box. This proposed AD would require inspecting for any missing sealant   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 15 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release on Aug. 13, 2026: * * * ICYMI: Senate Rankings: 8 GOP Seats That Could Flip in November [The Hill] In case you missed it, new reporting in The Hill is highlighting how Democrats are "increasingly eyeing the possibility of making significant gains in the Senate," with as many as eight Republican-held seats - including North Carolina, Maine, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa, Texas, and Kansas - looking incre  more

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 12 -- The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints issued the following news wrap-up entitled "Latest Temple News From the Church of Jesus Christ": * * * Latest Temple News From the Church of Jesus Christ This page summarizes recent news about the many houses of the Lord being built around the world by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. August 12 * Phnom Penh Cambodia Temple Opens to the Public August 11 * President Oaks Will Dedicate the Belo H  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 -- Politico issued the following transcript of a podcast involving Senator Adam Schiff: * * * Full Transcript: Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns" This is a full unedited transcript of POLITICO's interview with Sen. Adam Schiff on "The Conversation with Dasha Burns": Adam Schiff: We're going to have to work to win that trust back. We're going to have to be proposing things that are bold. It is going to be completely inadequate to say well, if   more

PASADENA, Texas, Aug. 14 -- San Jacinto College posted the following news: * * * San Jacinto College Central Campus Opens Artifacts of the Delphinus Resonance * Featuring ceramics as vessels for ecological memory, observation, and knowledge beyond the human PASADENA, Texas - The San Jacinto College Central Campus Art Gallery is pleased to present Artifacts of the Delphinus Resonance, a solo exhibition by San Jacinto College Central Campus ceramics professor Christopher St. John. On view Wed  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 [Category: Business] -- The U.S. Chamber of Commerce posted the following news release: * * * U.S. Chamber Endorses Sen. Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate in Alaska * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced its endorsement of Sen. Dan Sullivan for U.S. Senate in Alaska. The U.S. Chamber endorses candidates for federal office who will support policies that drive innovation, grow the economy, and create opportunities for American businesses and workers.   more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Aug. 14 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * UPDATE: Federal Court Strikes Down Unconstitutional Firearm Registration Regulations in Win for West Virginia * UPDATE: Last year, Congress reduced the $200 tax on silencers, short-barreled rifles, shotguns to $0 in the One Big Beautiful Bill. Still, it kept the related federal paperwork, photograph, and fingerprinting requirements for those items. West Virginia joi  more

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, Aug. 13 -- The University of Maryland School of Public Health posted the following news: * * * Wildfire smoke now drives most of worst air pollution days experienced before birth in US * The contribution of wildfire smoke to the average amount of air pollution experienced by infants in the womb more than doubled between 2003 and 2019, according to a study led by researchers from the University of Maryland School of Public Health (UMD SPH). Air pollution experienced   more