BRIDGEWATER, Virginia, Sept. 17 (TNSEve) -- Bridgewater College issued the following news release: Dr. Madeleine Albright, a professor, author, diplomat and businesswoman who served as Secretary of State of the United States (1997-2001), will present an endowed lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Hall at Bridgewater College. The event, In Conversation with Madeleine Albright, is free and open to the public. Doors open at 7 p.m. The format for the event is a moderated conversatio more PR

RANDOLPH AFB, Texas, Sept. 15 -- The U.S. Air Force Personnel Center issued the following news on Sept. 14, 2021: By Stephen Arionus On a clear September morning in 2001, nineteen men associated with the al Qaeda terrorist network hijacked four planes headed for Los Angeles. At 0903, American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. Seventeen minutes later, and caught on network television, the world watched as United Flight 175 crashed into the South Tower an more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke on Sept. 14, 2021, announcing a civil rights investigation into conditions in Georgia prisons: * * * I am joined by Peter Leary, Kurt Erskine and David Estes, Acting United States Attorneys for the Middle, Northern and Southern Districts of Georgia. We are here today to announce that the U.S. Department of Justice is launching a state-wide civil investigation into  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Sept. 17 (TNSOps) -- The Carter Center issued the following news release: The Carter Center, a not-for-profit organization advancing peace and health worldwide, has appointed 26 new members to its Board of Councilors, bringing total membership to 232. The Board of Councilors is a leadership advisory group that promotes understanding of The Carter Center and its activities among opinion leaders and the broader community. Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, former First Lady Ro more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Defense issued the following news on Sept. 16, 2021: By David Vergun National POW/MIA Recognition Day -- which this year falls on Sept. 17 -- was established in 1979 through a proclamation signed by President Jimmy Carter. The proclamation reads, in part: "In each of America's wars, our prisoners of war have been called upon to make uncommon sacrifices. Upon them has fallen the arduous responsibility of defending American ideals under the absolu more PR