ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Jan. 12 [Category: Education] -- AASA, The School Superintendents Association, posted the following news release: * * * AASA Awards Grants to School Districts Across the Nation * Contact: Lara Wade Director of Communications Mobile: (813) 833-1498 lwade@aasa.org AASA, The School Superintendents Association, has announced the recipients of the 2026 Helping Kids Mini Grants, a program funded by AASA, and supported by its government cooperative procurement partne more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Southeast Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Alabama Job Openings and Labor Turnover -- October 2025 * Alabama had 113,000 job openings in October 2025, compared to 110,000 openings in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Victoria G. Lee noted that the job openings rate in Alabama was 4.9 percent in Octob more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Jan. 12 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Army Picks 9 Potential Sites for Nuclear Energy Initiative * The Army has selected nine sites for consideration as it looks to place microreactor power plants on its installations. Known as the Janus Program, the initiative is the Army's next-generation nuclear power program and seeks to develop and install microreactor power plants in line with a presidential exec more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama posted the following news release: * * * Cartel Member Sentenced to Life in Prison for Fentanyl Trafficking and Money Laundering A member of the Jalisco New Generacion Cartel ("CJNG") has been sentenced to life in federal prison for fentanyl trafficking and money laundering, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala sentenced Juan Francisco Castaneda, al more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 13 -- The Alabama Secretary of State issued the following news on Jan. 12, 2026: * * * Election Security Update: Secretary of State Wes Allen Releases List of Counties Where Noncitizens Illegally Registered and Voted Wes Allen, Alabama's Secretary of State, announced last week the identification of 186 illegally registered noncitizens, including 25 who had illegally voted in Alabama elections. Today, he released a list of counties where the illegal registrations occu more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 13 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release: * * * Carr Urges Federal Agencies to Restore State Authority Over Water Regulation Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a 20-state coalition in sending a formal comment letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers regarding the updated definition of Waters of the United States (WOTUS). The longstanding WOTUS controversy has placed undue more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 12 -- Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Ivey Announces Special Guests for State of the State Address * MONTGOMERY - Governor Kay Ivey on Monday announced the special guests who will be recognized during her final state of the state address on Tuesday evening at the Alabama State Capitol. "These special guests represent the very best of our state," said Governor Ivey. "An Alabamian who steps up to help veterans, talented st more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Alabama posted the following news release: * * * Guatemalan National Charged with Biting ICE Officer During Traffic Stop HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - A federal grand jury in Huntsville has charged a Guatemalan national with assaulting a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement ("ICE") officer, announced U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona. A one-count indictment filed in U.S. District Court charges Antonio Juan-Jua more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following news release: * * * Marketplace 2026 Open Enrollment Period Report: National Snapshot * The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) reports that 22.8 million consumers have signed up for 2026 individual market health insurance coverage through the Marketplaces since the start of the 2026 Marketplace Open Enrollment Period (OEP) on November 1 more PR

JACKSONVILLE, Alabama, Jan. 13 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news: * * * Northwest Shoals and Jacksonville State launch Sonography Transfer Pathway MUSCLE SHOALS -- Jacksonville State University (Jax State) and Northwest Shoals Community College (NWSCC) signed a new articulation agreement on Friday to support the education and training of diagnostic medical sonographers. The agreement allows NWSCC graduates who have earned an Associate of Applied Science degree in Di more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Jan. 13 -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following statement on Jan. 11, 2026: * * * SPLC Condemns Arson of Jackson's Only Synagogue The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) unequivocally condemns the firebombing of Beth Israel Synagogue in Jackson, Mississippi that occurred on Saturday, Jan. 10. This appears to be an act of religious hatred intended to terrorize a community of faith, and it must be named as such. "We stand firmly with the Mayor of Jackson and more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Jan. 12 [Category: Education] -- The Southern Regional Education Board posted the following news release: * * * SREB Launches Labor Market Dashboard Schools & Colleges Can Connect Learning to Local Careers * The Southern Regional Education Board has launched an interactive data hub to help schools and colleges connect labor market demand to education programs. The goal of the SREB Labor Market Data Hub: Give educators access to a powerful tool to improve career pathways fo more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Jan. 13 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Top Honors Swept by Kentucky State University Students at 2025 Global Agriculture & Agribusiness Case Study Competition From digital contracts to new biofuel markets, Kentucky State University students are reimagining how U.S. soybeans move from field to consumer. Their innovative outlook on this crucial component of the food ecosystem earned two Kentucky State teams first and second place in the 2025 G more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Tuberville, Senate Republicans Blast Tim Walz for Child Care Fraud and Demand Accountability for American Taxpayers * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Tommy Tuberville (R-AL) joined U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy (R-LA) and the entire Senate Republican Conference in demanding accountability from outgoing Minnesota Governor Tim Walz amid widespread reports of fraud and abuse of federal child care funding in  more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Jan. 12 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB receives more than $333,000 to develop plan targeted toward reducing post-crash fatalities across Central Alabama * Severe bleeding is one of the leading causes of preventable deaths in trauma patients in the United States, especially among victims of car accidents. Approximately 42 percent of patients who survive a car accident and are alive by the time emergency services arrive die from uncontrol more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Jan. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * Brain cancer digital twin predicts treatment outcomes A simulation of an individual patient's brain tumors, kept up to date with readily available data, can identify whether dietary treatments and drugs are likely to work * A new machine-learning-based approach to mapping real-time tumor metabolism in brain cancer patients, developed at the University of Michigan, could help doctors discover more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * Methamphetamine Deaths Have Risen Across Every U.S. Region Rise in meth mortality contributes to fourth wave of overdose epidemic * Once considered a regional problem, methamphetamine-related overdose deaths have risen across every U.S. Census division, with particularly sharp spikes in the Southeast, including Mississippi, a new study reveals. Andrew Yockey, a University of Mississippi  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Momentum Builds for Marshall's Patients Deserve Price Tags Act * Washington - Momentum continues to grow for Senators Marshall and Hickenlooper's Patients Deserve Price Tags Act, as patient advocates, economists, and lawmakers across the country call for transparency in healthcare. The bill stands now with 18 Senators sponsoring the legislation from both sides of the aisle.  more PR