BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * 14 Bradley Attorneys Named to the 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers * Bradley is pleased to announce 14 of the firm's attorneys are named to the list of 2027 Lawdragon 500 Leading Corporate Employment Lawyers. The 20th edition of the guide recognizes the nation's best advisors in the world of employment and labor law, including employee benefits and executive compensation, traditional labor matters, im more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 5 [Category: Religion] -- The American Jewish Committee posted the following news release: * * * AJC Names Sharon Goldman as Atlanta Regional Director * American Jewish Committee (AJC), the global advocacy organization for the Jewish people, has named Dr. Sharon Goldman, a leader in Jewish communal affairs, education, and philanthropy, as Director of its Atlanta regional office. Goldman comes to AJC from Kivunim, a Jerusalem-based international Jewish gap-year program, where she served as Director. Prior to Kivunim, Goldman more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Atlanta Alumni Kick Off 10th Anniversary Celebrations for Regional Chapters * President Beck A. Taylor with Paula and Rod Hovater The Atlanta regional alumni chapter celebrated its 10th anniversary with a fellowship gathering at the home of Paula and Rod Hovater. The Sept. 29 event marked the first of several regional alumni chapters across the country to reach a decade of connecting fellow Bulldogs. The Hovaters-Rod, a 1967 graduate, followed by P more PR

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, terrorist attacks demanding they be awarded financial judg more PR

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 those victims be awarded financial judgments from fro more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 6 -- Baylor University issued the following news: * * * Baylor Engineering Professor Lulin Jiang, Ph.D. Named AIAA Associate Fellow Prestigious honor recognizes outstanding contributions to aerospace science and technology By Kelly Craine October 5, 2026 Lulin Jiang, Ph.D., associate professor of mechanical engineering in Baylor University's School of Engineering and Computer Science, has been elected a Class of 2027 Associate Fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), the world's largest te more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Attorney Buddy Cox Elected to Board of Regents for American College of Environmental Lawyers * Bradley is pleased to announce that William S. "Buddy" Cox, a partner in the Birmingham office, has been elected to the American College of Environmental Lawyers (ACOEL) Board of Regents. Mr. Cox was inducted into the ACOEL as a Fellow in 2022, and he will serve a two-year term on the 2026-2027 Board of Regents. The Americ more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 5 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Bradley, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Bradley Named Finalist in 8 Categories for 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards * Bradley has been named a finalist for the 25th Annual M&A Advisor Awards in eight categories for two deals completed within the past year. The annual awards recognize the leading transactions, restructurings, deal financings, products, services, firms, and professionals across several categories. The winners will be announced at a gala held during th more PR

AUBURN, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- Auburn University College of Engineering posted the following news: * * * Chemical engineering professor turning bacteria into renewable fuels * Chemical engineering professor part of $591K USDA project to engineer bacteria for renewable fuels Published: Oct 5, 2026 7:50 AM By Joe McAdory Jin Wang is taking the guesswork out of engineering bacteria that transform biomass into valuable chemicals. Wang, the Woltosz Professor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, is part of a $591,000 U.S. Department of Agri more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Oct. 5 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Conference clashes take center stage in Week 6, highlighted by No. 2 Georgia and No. 6 Alabama; 13 Top 25 teams set for ESPN networks * Week 6 of the college football season rolls on with a five-day, 70-game slate from Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10 across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network, ACC Network, ESPN Radio and ESPN+. The headliner is a top 10 SEC showdown as No. 2 Georgia visits No. 6 Alabama on A more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Oct. 5 [Category: Pharmaceuticals] -- The National Community Pharmacists Association issued the following news release: * * * Danny Cottrell Awarded Dargavel Medal by NCPA Foundation * KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Oct. 5, 2026) - Charles Daniel "Danny" Cottrell has spent more than four decades building a career defined by pharmacy leadership, political advocacy, and hometown generosity -- a body of work now recognized with the Dargavel Medal. The McKesson Corporation sponsors the annual award that honors an individual whose contr more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Faith in Caring: Kristen Johnston Helps Future Nurse Practitioners Thrive * For Kristen Johnston, DNP, FNP-BC, nursing has always been about caring for people, whether at a patient's bedside or in the classroom. Johnston, a professor at Samford University's Moffett & Sanders School of Nursing, began her nursing career in the Regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), caring for premature babies and infants more PR

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, Oct. 5 -- Christian Brothers University posted the following news: * * * Fall 2026 Entering Class: CBU Welcomes a Fall of Growth and Opportunity * Christian Brothers University welcomed 253 students in its Fall 2026 entering class, an increase of nearly 26% over last year's 201 -- bringing new faces, new aspirations, and renewed energy to campus. The incoming group includes 166 first-time freshmen, up from 135 in Fall 2025, an increase of approximately 21%. Transfer and returning students are also a part of this year's  more PR

MADISON, Wisconsin, Oct. 6 -- FFRF Action Fund, an organization that says it develops and advocates for legislation, regulations and government programs to preserve the constitutional principle of separation between state and church, posted the following news: * * * FFRF Action Fund: Abortion criminalization raises stakes for Oklahoma voters October 5, 2026 The FFRF Action Fund is castigating Oklahoma GOP gubernatorial nominee Mike Mazzei for indicating that he supports criminally prosecuting abortion patients. Mazzei, a former Oklahoma s more PR

WACO, Texas, Oct. 5 [Category: Sports] -- The American Football Coaches Association posted the following news: * * * Harvard's Hail Mary Upsets Colgate * After Colgate took the lead, 17-14, with 27 seconds left to go in the game, Harvard made it to the Raider 39-yard line and lined up for a game tying field goal. A false start brought the Crimson offense back on the field, allowing quarterback Charlie Smith to throw a Hail Mary to Teigan Pelletier, who caught the pass then lateraled to Nathan Bailey, who then ran eight yards to the corner o more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 4 -- The AIDS Healthcare Foundation posted the following news: * * * HIV is a Serious Public Health Problem in the American South * Most Americans probably aren't aware of a very disturbing fact: HIV is a serious public health problem in the American South. That's especially true in the "Deep South" (Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas), which experiences a higher burden of HIV compared to other parts of the United States. In fact, AIDSvu.org  more PR

REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- The U.S. Army Contracting Command posted the following news: * * * Joint Innovation Outpost builds overmatch blueprint with Army's first operational acquisition detachment * FORT BRAGG, N.C. -- At Fort Bragg, the Army's first operational acquisition detachment -- OAD 1 -- is reshaping how the service discovers capability gaps, prototypes emerging technologies and delivers solutions at the speed of need. When Col. Thomas R. Monaghan Jr., established this detachment under the Lt. Gen. James M. Gavin Joint more PR

NEW PORT RICHEY, Florida, Oct. 5 [Category: Food/Beverage] -- The Southern Shrimp Alliance posted the following news release: * * * Local Governments Call on Senate to Pass the Save Our Shrimpers Act * Support continues to grow for the Save Our Shrimpers (SOS) Act, legislation that would require the U.S. government to oppose World Bank and other U.S.-taxpayer-backed International Financial Institutions (IFIs) support for foreign shrimp aquaculture projects. The bill overwhelmingly passed the House. Bipartisan companion legislation has been  more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 5 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU landscape architecture students, faculty advisors win national honor for local elementary school project * STARKVILLE, Miss.--A Mississippi State Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Design team is the recipient of a prestigious national accolade for innovative work at a local elementary school. The group of approximately 60 MSU students and faculty advisors was recognized with an Honor Award from the American Society of L more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 3 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * Muslim Civil Rights Organizations in Florida Urge Court to Block Unconstitutional Terrorism Designation * In a new lawsuit the Council on American-Islamic Relations and CAIR-Florida are asking for emergency relief TALLAHASSEE -On Friday, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and CAIR-Florida told a federal court that their civil rights work in Florida is in imminent danger after Gov. Ron DeSantis and other Cabine more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 -- Rep. Shomari C. Figures, D-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * Nation's Largest Law Enforcement Organization Endorses Figures' Bill to Cover College and Trade School Costs for the Children of Police Officers * MONTGOMERY - Today, Congressman Shomari C. Figures announced that the National Fraternal Order of Police - the nation's largest organization of sworn law enforcement officers - has endorsed his bipartisan bill, the Public Service Educational Assistance Act, to cover the cost of college and job train more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Amazon President and CEO Andy Jassy: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 29, 2026 Mr. Andy Jassy President and Chief Executive Officer Amazon 410 Terry Avenue North Seattle, WA 98109 Dear Mr. Jassy: Why is Amazon requiring state and local officials to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) preventing them from discussing data center projects with their own constituents? As the num more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 29, 2026 Mr. Mark Zuckerberg Chief Executive Officer Meta 1 Meta Way Menlo Park, CA 94025 Dear Mr. Zuckerberg: Why is Meta requiring state and local officials to sign non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) preventing them from discussing data center projects with their own constituents? As the number of hyperscale data cente more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Oct. 4 -- The University of Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Retired Faculty Member Named to Southern Public Relations Hall of Fame * OXFORD, Miss. - The Southern Public Relations Federation has named Robin Street, retired senior lecturer in integrated marketing communications at the University of Mississippi, to its Hall of Fame. Street, who retired in December 2025 after 30 years with the Ole Miss journalism program, is the first faculty member from the School of Journalism and New Media to achieve the ho more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 2 -- Samford University issued the following news release: * * * Samford Advances Sustainability, Environmental Stewardship through Local Research, Restoration and Education * On university-owned property just across Lakeshore Drive from Samford University's main campus, wetlands, seasonal pools and natural areas along Shades Creek provide habitat for birds, fish, amphibians and other wildlife-a living laboratory for environmental research, restoration and education. For more than a decade, Samford faculty and stu more PR

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 confidence NARFE members have placed in me and fo more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Oct. 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Southern Poverty Law Center posted the following news: * * * SPLC Calls For Rigorous, Transparent Investigations Into Deaths of Black People Throughout the South * JACKSON, Miss. -- Nolan Wells' family is still asking how their son died. A Mississippi grand jury found no evidence of a crime, but his cause of death remains undetermined. The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) offers our deepest condolences to the Wells family. We also extend them to the families of Black people found ha more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 -- Sen. Katie Britt, R-Alabama, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Senators Katie Britt, James Lankford, Colleagues Celebrate 50th Anniversary of the Hyde Amendment, Protecting American Taxpayers from Funding Abortions * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Katie Britt (R-Ala.), James Lankford (R-Okla.), and several of their Republican colleagues recently introduced a resolution recognizing the Hyde Amendment's 50th anniversary and its enduring legacy of protecting unborn children and upholding the conscience righ more PR

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAB receives grant to investigate how genetics shape blood pressure response to salt * Pankaj Arora, M.D., professor of medicine in the Division of Cardiovascular Disease at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Marnix E. Heersink School of Medicine and director of the UAB Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic, has received a five-year R01 grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute to investigate how genetic differences in natriuretic peptide  more PR

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama, Oct. 5 -- The University of Alabama issued the following news: * * * UAH-led Alabama Shield 2026 exercise puts drone technology to the test in realistic disaster scenarios OCT 05, 2026 | Russ Nelson When disaster strikes, every minute matters, and the right information can mean the difference between uncertainty and action. To meet these challenges, The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) hosted Alabama Shield 2026, the first exercise of its kind in Alabama. The statewide disaster response exercise was designed to more PR

ORLANDO, Florida, Oct. 5 -- The University of Central Florida posted the following news: * * * UCF Grad, NASA Engineer Helps Build America's First Moon Base * * NASA is working with commercial and international partners to establish a sustained human presence near the moon's South Pole and use the lunar surface as a proving ground for future missions to Mars. * As transportation office program lead engineer in NASA's Moon Base Program, UCF industrial engineering graduate Teresa Kinney '11MS is helping shape the systems that will move cargo more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 5 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * West Virginia and Alabama Lead States Defending Energy Workers as Supreme Court Hears Climate Lawsuit * Today, the U.S. Supreme Court heard argument in Suncor Energy v. Boulder County, an important case that will affect energy production nationwide. That is why Attorney General JB McCuskey, alongside Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall, led a 26-state coalition in filing an amicus brief in the case to stand up fo more PR

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 economy and the Iran war have fueled Democrats' ch more PR