DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird today announced she, joined by a bipartisan group of 29 other state attorneys general, has filed a friend of the court brief at the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terroris  more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 5 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Joins Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday has joined a bipartisan group of 31 state attorneys general in filing a brief with the United States Supreme Court on behalf of the victims and families of victims of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. The brief demands that tho  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 [Category: Psychiatry/Psychology] -- The American Psychological Association posted the following news release: * * * Candice Hargons, PhD, elected as 2028 APA president * Washington -- Candice Hargons, PhD, a tenured associate professor of behavioral, social and health education sciences at Emory University, has been elected 2028 president of the American Psychological Association. A licensed psychologist, scientist, educator and organizational leader, Hargons advances li  more

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Conference clashes take center stage in Week 6, highlighted by No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama; 13 Top 25 teams set for ESPN networks * Week 6 of the college football season rolls on with a five-day, 70-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio and ESPN+. The headliner is a top 10 SEC s  more

BLOOMINGTON, Illinois, Oct. 5 -- Illinois Wesleyan University posted the following news release: * * * Distinguished Nursing Alum Honored at Homecoming * BLOOMINGTON, Ill. -- Michael Luttrell '93 was honored as the 2026 Distinguished Alumnus at the Illinois Wesleyan School of Nursing and Health Sciences Distinguished Alumni Ceremony during Homecoming on Oct. 2. Luttrell serves as a Deputy Chief of Staff of Naval Medical Forces Atlantic, where he directs regional operations for a 26,000-pers  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Oct 5, 2026 WHAT THEY'RE SAYING: Democrats' "Recipe for Flipping Red-State Senate Seats" and "Advantage in Candidate Quality" Generate "Momentum" Across the Map With just one month to go until Election Day, an "extraordinary run of polls for Democrats" shows Republicans confronting "an increasingly precarious political map," as "growing disapproval of President Trump's handling of the   more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. S. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news: * * * Guthrie Leads Members of Congress in Submitting Amicus Brief in Support of Kentucky Lawsuit Against the EPA * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Friday, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, led in filing an amicus brief on behalf of 12 Members of Congress in support of the Commonwealth of Kentucky and other states' request that the Supreme Court of the United Sta  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 5 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * Kentucky Power, TeraWulf Finalize Expanded Agreement Providing for $100 Million in Customer Benefits * ASHLAND, Kentucky - Oct. 5, 2026 - Kentucky Power has finalized an amended agreement that would double its contracted electric demand with TeraWulf Inc. (Nasdaq: WULF) while delivering significant long-term benefits for customers and communities across eastern Kentucky. If  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 5 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Lead Defendant in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy Sentenced to Two Years in Federal Prison * Defendant used more than 100 stolen identities to steal $440,000 in SNAP benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island and $700,000 in PUA benefits from multiple states BOSTON - A Fitchburg, Mass. man was sentenced today in federal court in Worcester fo  more

MOREHEAD, Kentucky, Oct. 6 -- Morehead State University issued the following news: * * * Morehead State College of Education hosts inaugural Regional Educators Rising Conference 05 October 2026 Morehead State University will welcome aspiring educators and school partners to campus for the inaugural Regional Educators Rising Conference on Wednesday, Oct. 28, in the Adron Doran University Center (ADUC). Hosted by MSU's Ernst & Sara Lane Volgenau College of Education, the conference will prov  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Massie, Pingree Introduce the Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act * Washington, D.C.- Today, Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) and Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-ME) introduced the Red Meat Inspection Exemption Act (RMIEA). The bill allows qualifying small farmers to slaughter and process their own livestock for direct-to-consumer sale without federal interference. Similar inspection exemptions already exist   more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Government/Public Administration] -- The National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association issued the following news: * * * Shackelford, Blythe Re-elected; Members Approve All Bylaws and Standing Rules Proposals * William "Bill" Shackelford of Centreville, VA, has been re-elected National President of NARFE, the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. His third two-year term will begin January 1, 2027. "I am grateful for the  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Brett Guthrie, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: E&C Republicans' Agenda "Continuing the Fight Against Fraud" Oct 05, 2026 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Brett Guthrie (KY-02), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, highlighted widespread support for Energy and Commerce Republicans' agenda "Continuing the Fight Against Fraud." Don't miss what advocates are saying:  more