WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSletter) -- America's Credit Unions, with 47 co-signers issued the following letter to the Senate leadership: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 21, 2026 The Honorable John Thune Majority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - The Honorable Charles Schumer Minority Leader United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 - Re: Senate Consideration of H.R. 3633, the Digital Asset Market Clarity Act of 2025 Dear Leader Thune and Leader Schumer: On  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management California State Office has identified human remains and funerary belongings for repatriation under the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), according to a notice published by the National Park Service. The BLM California State Office identified the remains of at least two Native American individuals and 588 associated funerary belongings removed from archaeological site CA-L  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 17 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN TO AIR LIVE COVERAGE OF THE TUPAC MURDER TRIAL * August 17th, 2026 The Tupac Murder Trial begins Monday, August 17 at 12pET, streaming on the CNN App for subscribers and simulcast on HLN New York, New York - (August 17, 2026) - After nearly 30 years, one of the most infamous unsolved murder cases in the United States will once again be in the spotlight. CNN will provide streaming subscribers with co  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 18 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Interior Faces Widespread Backlash Over Effort to Weaken Wilderness Protections Across Millions of Acres of Public Lands Public comments urge the administration to abandon its review and preserve longstanding safeguards for America's public lands - Washington, D.C. -- The public was forced to navigate five separate comment processes across three federal agencies as the Department of the Interior laun  more

RENO, Nevada, Aug. 17 -- The University of Nevada posted the following news: * * * Introducing high school students to physician assistant possibilities * What is a physician assistant? As licensed medical providers, physician assistants (PAs) diagnose illnesses, manage treatment plans, assist in surgeries and play a crucial role in expanding access to patient-centered, team-based care. The PA program at the University of Nevada, Reno School of Medicine (UNR Med) ensures graduates are versa  more

ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Aug. 18 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota posted the following news release on Aug. 17, 2026: * * * League of Women Voters, Common Cause Applaud Court Ruling Blocking DOJ Access to Minnesota Voter Data SAINT PAUL, Minn. - Today, the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota became the twenty-third court to dismiss the Justice Department's lawsuit demanding unlawful disclosure of private voter information. The Trump administration has sue  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 17 -- The Nevada Democratic Party posted the following news release: * * * Lombardo-Trump Economy: 1 in 6 Southern Nevada Residents Are Food Insecure * As Nevada food banks are overwhelmed with record demand, new reporting shows that 400,000 Southern Nevada residents faced food insecurity in 2024 -nearly a 20,000-person increase from the previous year. Since then, the state's hunger crisis has only worsened after Donald Trump's disastrous budget bill that Joe Lombardo  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Marty O'Donnell Said What??? * New reporting reveals Marty joked about sexual assault, demeaned single parents, dismissed women in the workplace Marty O'Donnell sure likes the sound of his own voice. Voters, on the other hand, may not like what he has to say. New reporting from the Nevada Current exposes O'Donnell for joking about sexual assault, arguing that single parent house  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Aug. 17 -- Portland State University posted the following news release: * * * How do you bet millions on heat you cannot measure? * Imagine being asked to spend millions of dollars drilling a well, based on a prediction of how hot the rock is two miles down. Predict too low, and you walk away from a site that would have worked. Predict too high, and you drill a well that never pays for itself. And the deeper you go, which is where the heat is, the less certain the predictio  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, Aug. 17 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * READY Program Offers College Experience to Students with Disabilities * OXFORD, Miss. - The line of cars along Rebel Drive outside Burns Hall looked like any other freshman move-in day at the University of Mississippi, but this one in June was different, the first of its kind at Ole Miss. As families unloaded suitcases, upholstered headboards, bedside storage towers, pillows, totes and boxes, 13   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism Statement on 2025 FBI Hate Crimes Report * Report Shows More Than 62% Of Religiously-Motivated Hate Crimes In 2025 Targeted Jewish Americans WASHINGTON, DC - Today, U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and James Lankford (R-OK), co-founders and co-chairs of the Senate Bipartisan Task Force for Combating Antisemitism, released the following statement  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 17 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * UNLV Launches New Phone and Online Support Platforms * At a time when enrollment is declining at universities across the United States, UNLV is marking its third year of consistent growth in its student population while continue to expand its support to students and their families. One of the efforts to support this growth is the launch of UNLV's Call Center and public chat with Viva, t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, Aug. 17 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following news: * * * Why Emotional Wellness Matters: A Journalism Grad's Perspective * In 2012, grief gave way to creativity for Ryan Brunty. Three years after graduating from UNLV, Brunty was mourning the loss of his grandfather. He stopped contacting friends, rarely left his house, and lost his job. But every night, he drew self portraits as a way to heal. One night, he drew a forlorn-looking Yeti that he   more

CARSON CITY, Nevada, Aug. 17 -- Western Nevada College posted the following news: * * * WNC Offers Entrepreneurship Course for Aspiring Childcare Business Owners * WNC is offering a fall semester class that will help students prepare for opening their own childcare business. For early childhood educators who have dreamed of opening a childcare center or turning their experience working with young children into their own business, Western Nevada College is offering a course this fall designe  more