MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Dec. 20 -- General Mills, a food company, issued the following news release: The Honorable Eric H. Holder, Jr., 82nd Attorney General of the United States, will serve as keynote speaker at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday breakfast on Monday, Jan. 20, 2020, at the Minneapolis Armory. Organized in partnership by General Mills and United Negro College Fund (UNCF), the event's theme is "Rise Up: Standing Together for Positive Change." "Dr. King believed that as in  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19 -- The Congressional Black Caucus issued the following statement after the House voted to approve two articles of impeachment against President Trump: "This is indeed a dark time in our nation's history. For only the third time in United States history, a sitting President has been impeached by the House of Representatives. The facts are undeniable: Donald J. Trump has abused the power of the office of the Presidency in his blatant attempt to cheat his way to reelection. Co  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- The Council for Christian Colleges and Universities issued the following news: The Council for Christian Colleges & Universities (CCCU) is pleased to announce that Leith Anderson, president emeritus of the National Association of Evangelicals, has been named the recipient of the 2020 John R. Dellenback Global Leadership Award. The award will be presented the evening of Wednesday, January 29, 2020 as part of the CCCU's annual Presidents Conference in Washington, D.C. The   more

BRONX, New York, Dec. 17 -- Fordham University School of Law issued the following news: With more than 50 cases on the docket, including blockbuster cases involving everything from Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to New Jersey's "Bridgegate" scandal, the 2019-2020 U.S. Supreme Court Term promises to be significant. On November 20, 2019, Fordham Law School faculty members presented their predictions in a panel titled, "Highlights of the Upcoming Supreme Court Term." The event was o  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Pete Ricketts, R-Nebraska, issued the following news release: Governor Pete Ricketts of Nebraska, Governor Kim Reynolds of Iowa, and Governor Kristi Noem of South Dakota sent a letter to President Donald J. Trump thanking him for actions he's taken to strengthen the vetting process for refugees entering the United States. "Thanks to your leadership, Americans can be confident once again in the screening process for refugees entering the United States," wrote  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- The National Science Board issued the following statement: President Donald J. Trump announced his intent to nominate Sethuraman Panchanathan of Arizona, to be the Director of the National Science Foundation. Dr. Panchanathan currently serves as the Executive Vice President and the Chief Research and Innovation Officer at Arizona State University. He has served on the National Science Board since being appointed in 2014 by President Barack Obama. National Scienc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 -- The National Collegiate Athletic Association issued the following news: Bob Delaney stood in front of an attentive crowd at the Jersey City Police Academy, offering a presentation he'd given many times before. Everyone wanted to hear the story of the trooper who was a key player in Project Alpha, a three-year investigation that sent him deep undercover with the pseudonym Bobby Covert to cozy up to Mafia families and learn firsthand how organized crime infiltrated legitima  more

HERNDON, Virginia, Dec. 20 -- The Society for Risk Analysis issued the following news release: The Society for Risk Analysis (SRA) inducted William Ruckelshaus to the Pantheon of Risk Analysis. The Pantheon, established in 2008, recognizes luminaries and visionaries in risk analysis and serves to illustrate how the field contributes to the advancement of knowledge and public good. Ruckelshaus served as the first Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator, from December 1970 to April 1  more

DAVIS, California, Dec. 20 -- The University of California Davis campus issued the following news: * * * - UC Davis Offers Variety of Experts * * * With the 2020 presidential elections on the horizon, University of California, Davis, offers sources for media on issues related to elections -- from leadership, to political parties, to voting methods, conspiracy theories and the economy. Faculty expertise includes political science, sociology, history, economics, law, race, management, technolo  more