GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Aug. 6 -- The American Baseball Coaches Association issued the following news: * * * 2026 Regular Season Conference Champions Honored by the ABCA The American Baseball Coaches Association is proud to recognize the 2026 ABCA Conference Champions from eight divisions of collegiate baseball. Presented annually, the award honors NCAA, NAIA and Pacific Association Division teams that captured their conference's regular-season championship, as well as NJCAA District Champions. Head coaches of the championship programs  more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * ACC is changing how it buys AI services By Elizabeth Urbaniak, Public Affairs Assistant ROCK ISLAND ARSENAL, Illinois - Sgt. 1st Class Angela Kim, contracting officer, and Ben Graw, contract specialist, within the Army Contracting Command - Rock Island Arsenal Strategic Competitions and Innovations Branch, Global Logistics Directorate, have been working with the Army Contracting Command G6 in Huntsville, Alabama, to develop an automated s more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 6 -- The Alabama Department of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Proposals sought to protect youth from nicotine initiation and exposure to secondhand smoke The Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) is accepting proposals to collaborate with qualified organizations in Alabama to shift social norms around tobacco use and promote policies that protect youth from nicotine initiation and exposure to secondhand smoke. Successful applicants will promote community environments that protect eleme more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 5 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Assistant professor of CSSE leads effort to improve AI video surveillance * Modern surveillance systems generate more video footage than humans can realistically monitor. That's a problem. Many artificial intelligence (AI) surveillance tools remain difficult to trust, understand or use effectively. That's another problem. Pan He has answers. Through a recent $417K National Science Foundation award-winning project, "Toward Human-Centered,  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Aug. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Construction Practice Ranked No. 1 in the Nation by Construction Executive for 3rd Consecutive Year * Bradley's construction practice was ranked No. 1 in the nation for the third year in a row by Construction Executive in its list of "The Top 50 Construction Law Firms." The annual list ranks U.S. construction law firms based on revenues from the construction practice; the number of construction attorneys; the percen more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Durbin Condemns Blatant Trump Administration Corruption In Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing Opening Statement * August 05, 2026 WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement in which he slammed President Trump and the Trump Administration for the blatant corruption happeni more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has issued a final rule amending Standard Instrument Approach Procedures (SIAPs) and associated Takeoff Minimums and Obstacle Departure Procedures for airports across the United States to support safe and efficient instrument flight operations. The rule updates 14 CFR Part 97 and incorporates by reference revised flight procedures that respond to changes in the National Airspace System, including navigational facility upgrades, obstacle assessme more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 -- George Washington University posted the following news: * * * George Washington University Joins the 2027 Entente Cordiale University Challenge * WASHINGTON (August 4, 2026) - The George Washington University will join a select group of leading institutions participating in the 2027 Entente Cordiale University Challenge, offering opportunities for GW students to collaborate with peers from the United States, the United Kingdom, and France on solutions to contemporary global challenges. GW Students Join Expanding U.S.  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 3, 2026 Mr. Jeremy Williams U.S. Department of Energy Building Technologies Office Mailstop EE5B 1000 Independence Ave SW Washington, DC 20585 RFI: [EERE-2026-BT-BC-0034] Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost- Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes Executive Summary The International Code Council (ICC) appr more ST

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: U.S. Senator Katie Britt Joins America's Newsroom on Fox News to Discuss Iran, Michigan Senate Democratic Primary Results * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today joined America's Newsroom on Fox News with Bill Hemmer. She praised President Trump for continuing to put pressure on Iran to come to the negotiating table and spoke about the Michigan Senate Democratic primary election results, where Abdul El-Sayed, a radical soci more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Aug. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * Judge Refuses To Dismiss SPLC Lawsuit Against Orange County School Board To Protect Historic Black Municipality in Florida * ORLANDO, Fla. -Yesterday, a judge in the 9th Judicial Circuit Court denied the school board of Orange County, Florida's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) on behalf of the Association to Preserve the Eatonville Community Inc. (PEC) to protect the Robert Hungerfo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. 08.03.2026 Jeremy Williams U.S. Department of Energy Critical Minerals and Energy Innovation Building Technology Office 1000 Independence Ave SW Washington, D.C. 20585 RE: Docket number EERE-2026-BT-BC-0034 - Updating and Improving the Methodology for Assessing Affordability and Cost-Effectiveness of Building Energy Codes The National Electrical Manufacture more ST

AUBURN, Alabama, Aug. 5 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Rocketry Association withstands Texas weather, enjoys impressive launch * In early June, deep in the Permian Basin of west Texas, members of the Auburn University Rocketry Association (AURA) packed their 11-foot-long rocket into a box truck and began the 16-hour journey back home. It was quite an experience. Brutal weather marred the 2026 International Rocket Engineering Competition (IREC), the team's final competition this year. High wind more PR

STANFORD, California, Aug. 6 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Why soaring temperatures can be detrimental to the health of older adults A Stanford Medicine-developed app shows that older adults' geographic movements -- also known as their life-space mobility -- shrink in extreme heat that makes leaving the house difficult. By Rachel Tompa For some, the hot late summer months can be a season of expansion -- sunny afternoon trips to the pool or beach, outdoor concerts and festivals. But as  more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 5 [Category: Business] -- Southwest Research Institute posted the following news release: * * * SwRI study finds evidence of liquid recently flowing on Pluto's surface * August 5, 2026 -A new study led by Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) provides evidence that liquid nitrogen is rising to Pluto's surface through cracks in the northern edge of the Sputnik Planitia, part of the massive heart-shaped glacier on the dwarf planet's surface. This is the first evidence of liquid recently flowing on Pluto. The study is ba more PR

TROY, Alabama, Aug. 5 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * Troy University Now Accepting Applications for Doctor of Chiropractic Program * Troy University has opened applications for its new Doctor of Chiropractic (D.C.) program, the first of its kind at a public university in the South and only the second offered by a public doctoral university in the United States. Applications are now being accepted for the program's inaugural cohort, which is set to begin in Fall 2027 at the Dothan Campus. "By becoming only the second p more PR

TROY, Alabama, Aug. 5 -- Troy University issued the following news: * * * TROY's SBDC facilitates meeting between economic developers in the Grow Southeast Alabama coalition and representatives of the U.S. Small Business Administration * The Troy University Small Business Development Center (SBDC) recently facilitated a strategic discussion between the Grow Southeast Alabama regional economic development coalition and the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), bringing together economic development professionals to explore new ways to su more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senator Katie Britt Introduces and Questions President Trump's Nominee to Serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama, Justice Greg Cook, Presides Over Witness Panel * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) today introduced and questioned Alabama Supreme Court Justice Greg Cook, President Trump's nominee to serve as U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Alabama. Justice Cook, a native of Vestavia Hil more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, Marsha Blackburn, Colleagues Seek to Permanently Restore Biological Sex Standard * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.), and nine of their Senate colleagues introduced the Title IX Clarification Act, which would ensure Title IX anti-discrimination requirements tied to federal education funding are based on biological sex and not "sexual orientation or gender identity." "President more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 6 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH College of Science receives $75K donation from Astrion to support new anechoic chamber initiative Sharla Horton The College of Science at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System, has received a $75,000 donation from Astrion, an aerospace and defense company headquartered in Huntsville. The donation will help support the anechoic chamber initiative, a facility where students will test the antennas, s more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Aug. 6 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * New UAH Nursing Dean Dr. Hyochol Ahn sees exciting future for college, healthcare, community Ann Marie Martin With high-achieving students, innovative new programs and partnerships to expand its reach, the College of Nursing is thriving at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), a part of The University of Alabama System. The college's many accomplishments impressed new Nursing Dean Dr. Hyochol Brian Ahn, and he's eager to lead it toward an even more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Modeled Groundwater and Surface-Water Interactions Surrounding Mobile Bay, Alabama, 2008-15' by John G. Richins, Leslie L. Duncan, and Kevin M. Befus as Scientific Investigations Report 2026-5125 in 2026. Prepared in cooperation with the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council, the report uses a MODFLOW 6 model to examine how groundwater and surface water interact around Mobile Bay. MOBILE, Ala. -- A U.S. Geological Survey model says groundwat more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued 'Regional Characterization of Coal Resources in the Gulf Coast Coal Region--In Support of Coal as a Potential Source for Critical Minerals and Rare Earth Elements', Scientific Investigations Report 2026-5045, by Peter D. Warwick, Robert C. Reedy, and Bridget R. Scanlon. Prepared with The University of Texas at Austin, Bureau of Economic Geology and published in Reston, Virginia, in 2026, the report says the Gulf Coast coal region holds about 83 billion metric tons of coal in the  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs issued the following news release: * * * VA launches psilocybin trial for Veterans with treatment-resistant depression * WASHINGTON -The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs today announced the launch of a new clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of psilocybin to treat major depression in Veterans, including those with concurrent post-traumatic stress disorder. The new trial comes after President Trump's recent executive order on "Accelerating Medical Treatment more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources released the following testimony by Matt Heller, state geologist of Virginia and director of the Virginia Department of Energy Division of Geology and Mineral Resources, from a July 21, 2026, hearing on the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act (H.R. 9640): * * * Chairman Stauber, Ranking Member Ansari, and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding H.R. 9640, the Earth MRI Reauthorization Act of 2026. Represe more PR