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. 6 -- The Democratic National Committee posted the following news release: * * * October 5, 2026 With Less Than 30 Days Until the Midterms, Trump Travels to Nebraska To Peddle His Disastrous Agenda Today, Donald Trump will travel to Nebraska to promote his failed agenda that has made life unaffordable for working families. Trump's reckless tariffs and deadly and costly war with Iran have hiked prices on everything from gas to groceries. Now -- as his approval ratings sink to   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

OMAHA, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- Creighton University posted the following news: * * * Exploring the intersection of art and science through graphic medicine * What can a comic teach future physicians and health professionals about caring for patients? For nurse, cartoonist and educator MK Czerwiec, the answer is more than a story. It can be a way to understand illness and make space for the complicated emotions that accompany health and caregiving. Czerwiec, a co-founder of the field of Graphic  more

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Counter Extremism Project issued the following news release: * * * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram * Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Encourage Violence Against Immigrants on Telegram; Spread Footage of Neo-Nazi Rally on X (New York, N.Y.) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread pro  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Former Guardian Convicted of Multiple Felonies in Medicaid Fraud Case * A former court-appointed guardian has been convicted of one felony count of theft and 22 counts of financial exploitation, after stealing more than $140,000 from 22 vulnerable adults across Nebraska. Becky S. Stamp of York, Nebraska, was convicted in York County District Court on October 1, 2026, after pleading n  more

NORTH PLATTE, Nebraska, Oct. 5 -- Mid-Plains Community College posted the following news: * * * Jerda Garey Vickers named MPCC Distinguished Alumnus * Longtime McCook Junior College and McCook Community College educator Jerda Garey Vickers has been named the Mid-Plains Community College Distinguished Alumnus for 2026 and recognized at the recent Nebraska Community College Association (NCCA) annual meeting in Scottsbluff. Garey Vickers is a pioneering force on the MCC landscape on many level  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

PHOENIX, Arizona, Oct. 5 [Category: Health Care] -- Banner Health posted the following news release: * * * Sterling Regional MedCenter names new CEO * STERLING, Colo. (Oct. 5, 2026) -- Banner Health's Sterling Regional MedCenter has named Jason Thyne, DPT, as the new chief executive officer of the facility, effective Sept. 27. Thyne, who most recently served as the hospital's chief operating officer, brings more than 22 years of operations leadership experience to the role. "I am honored to  more

HOUSTON, Texas, Oct. 6 -- The University of Houston issued the following news: * * * How Staff Council Elevates Employee Voices, Supports Student Success Get to Know UH Staff Council President Marti Trummer-Cabrera and Why She Advocates for Staff By Natasha Saad Meet Marti Trummer-Cabrera, the University of Houston's Staff Council president for the 2026-27 academic year. An assistant director for outreach at Counseling and Psychological Services with more than a decade of experience at UH,   more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 5 -- The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship issued the following news: * * * Weekly Crop Progress and Condition Report * DES MOINES, Iowa (Oct. 5, 2026) - Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig commented on the Iowa Crop Progress and Condition Report released by the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. The report is released weekly April through November. Additionally, the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship provides a weathe  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump and Republicans Are Delivering Real Results for Nebraska October 5, 2026 Today, President Donald J. Trump travels to Grand Island, Nebraska. Under President Trump and Republican leadership, families in the Cornhusker State are keeping more of what they earn, farmers and ranchers are getting direct support, private investment is expanding production, and crime is falling in the state's largest cities. His  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Takes Decisive Action to Lower Diesel Costs for American Truckers, Farmers October 5, 2026 Tonight, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to immediately cut diesel costs for the truckers and farmers who keep America moving. The order temporarily opens highway use of tax-free dyed diesel, deferring the federal diesel tax on that fuel through the end of the year -- no interest, no penalties. W  more