WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * American Hospital Association Leaders Join HHS Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced that health systems represented by the past, current, and incoming chair of the American Hospital Association (AHA), have joined the Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge, strengthening a nationwide effort to improve the quality of   more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 14 -- Black Hills State University posted the following news: * * * BHSU Professor Accepted to Prestigious Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference * Black Hills State University Professor of English Dr. Courtney Huse Wika was accepted to the highly competitive 2026 Bread Loaf Environmental Writers' Conference, held in June in Ripton, Vermont. Founded in 1926 by Middlebury College with the assistance of renowned poet Robert Frost, the Bread Loaf Writers' Co  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following report (No. P20-590) by Leslie K. Davis and Erik L. Hernandez entitled "Voting and Registration in the Election of November 2024:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * METHODS OF VOTING Most states have policies in place that allow eligible voters to cast their vote prior to Election Day, either by casting an absentee ballot (e.g., by mail), by voting in-person during an early voting period, or both. The CPS has asked  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

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 13 -- South Dakota State University posted the following news: * * * Laue joins SDSU as advertising program grows * As enrollment in South Dakota State University's advertising program continues to grow, the School of Communication and Journalism is expanding its faculty with an experienced industry leader who has spent nearly 20 years helping brands solve complex marketing challenges. Kristy Laue, an SDSU alumna and former chief creative officer at Lawrence &   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