ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 20 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The Carter Center released its findings and recommendations from an election expert mission deployed during the 2018 elections. Nearly a year after Democratic Republic of the Congo's long-delayed presidential and parliamentary elections, President Felix Tshisekedi has formed a coalition government with his erstwhile political adversaries associated with former President Joseph Kabila and is working to advance a r  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 19 -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: As part of a partnership with The National media outlet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), The Carter Center announces a new recipient of the Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism Program. Omar Al Owais, a contributor to Sail magazine in Dubai and a student at the American University of Sharjah, has been awarded the year-long, non-residential fellowship. Since 1996, the Center has awarded one-y  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 -- Rep. Sanford D. Bishop Jr., D-Georgia, issued the following news release: Yesterday, Congressman Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. (GA-02) and the entire Georgia House and Senate delegations introduced a bipartisan bill, H.R. 5472, to rename the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site to the Jimmy Carter National Historical Park. This designation would help protect multiple historic locations, increase name recognition, and draw more visitors to Plains, Georgia to learn about the life a  more

ALBANY, California, Dec. 16 -- The Seismological Society of America issued the following news: The term "public service" has broad meaning when it comes to the Frank Press Public Service Award, which the Seismological Society of America created to honor outstanding efforts on behalf of seismology and public safety. In part, the award has a broad reach due to the trailblazing and diverse set of accomplishments by its first recipient and namesake, Frank Press. Press' scientific accomplishments a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Dec. 21 -- Sen. David Perdue, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator David Perdue (R-GA), U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (R-GA), Congressman Sanford Bishop (D-GA-02), and the entire Georgia congressional delegation introduced a bill re-designating the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, Georgia, as the "Jimmy Carter National Historical Park." This designation will help protect multiple historic locations and draw more visitors to Plains to learn ab  more