WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Airman discharged under vaccine mandate returns to guide others back * ARLINGTON, Va. (AFNS) - Master Sgt. Jessica Meinert raised her right hand and took the oath of re-enlistment into the Air Force Reserve during an emotional ceremony in the Pentagon Aug. 14. With that oath, the AFRC gets back an all-source intelligence analyst with more than 12 years of service, four years after the COVID-19 vaccination mandate too  more

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Aug. 14 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * Anheuser-Busch Delivered Nearly 130,000 Cans of Emergency Drinking Water to Washington Amid Wildfires * August 14, 2026 - St. Louis, MO - Anheuser-Busch delivered nearly 130,000 cans of emergency drinking water across Washington State to support residents and first responders in recovery efforts amid statewide wildfires. The donation of emergency drinking  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 31) on August 13, 2026, entitled "Notes from the Field: Potential Infant HIV Exposure from Donated Breast Milk Received Through Social Media -- Santa Clara County, California, May 2025-January 2026.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? HI  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued the following document as part of its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (No. 31) on August 13, 2026, entitled "Southward Expansion of Ixodes scapularis (Blacklegged) Tick Pathogens -- Western North Carolina, November 2024-August 2025.": Here are excerpts: * * * Summary What is already known about this topic? Lyme disease, the most frequently reported   more

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 14 -- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University posted the following news: * * * Former Aggie with Deep D1 Roots is A&T's New Athletics Director * Katreshia Louis-Verrett, currently deputy athletics director for the University of Alabama-Birmingham, joins A&T as its new athletics director on Sept. 1. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has chosen a familiar face to serve as its director of Intercollegiate Athletics in   more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 14 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Mercer awarded grant to strengthen character education across the University * MACON, Ga. -Mercer University's Center for Leadership, Ethics and Service has received a $267,000 grant that will help the center continue to promote the integration of character education across the University. The grant was one of 44 2026 Institutional Impact Grants awarded to 49 institutions by Wake Forest University's Educating Ch  more

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Welcomes 52 New Future Dentists * The first week of dental school ends with one of the most momentous occasions in a dental student's journey-the White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony is a longstanding tradition in the School of Dental Medicine that welcomes a new class of students into the profession of dental medicine. The Academic Rotunda was full of excitement as 52 new students   more

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 14 -- Jacksonville State University posted the following news: * * * Vincent Mason to Headline Spirit on Mountain Street at Jax State August 20 * JACKSONVILLE, AL - Jacksonville's biggest street festival is back! Spirit on Mountain Street returns on Thursday, August 20, bringing an evening of incredible food, family fun, and live music featuring one of country music's fastest-rising artists, Vincent Mason. Hosted by the Jacksonville State University Student Gover  more