WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Fraternal Order of Police issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: Today, the National Fraternal Order of Police and National Auxiliary will gather on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol to honor the 222 law enforcement officers who lost their lives in the line of duty during 2023. Patrick Yoes, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, stated: "Every day, the over 800,000 men and women of law enforcement go to work knowing that they might not make more PR

WASHINGTON, May 17 -- The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts issued the following news release: The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts announced today that as part of a cultural diplomacy trip to Colombia, and with support from both the U.S. Department of State and the Colombian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Center will enter a new partnership with the Ministry of Cultures, Arts, and Knowledge of the Republic of Colombia, as well as awarding the Kennedy Center Gold Me more PR

WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release on May 15, 2024: On Wednesday, Senators Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Mike Rounds (R-SD), Todd Young (R-IN), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM) released their AI report, "Driving U.S. Innovation in Artificial Intelligence," following a months-long series of closed-door AI Insight Forums. While the report acknowledges the risks that AI can pose to equal opportunity, election integrity, and privacy, it does  more PR

KATHMANDU, Nepal, May 18 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Today, Peace Corps Deputy Director David E. White Jr. officiated the swearing-in ceremony of the inaugural cohort of Peace Corps Response Volunteers in Nepal, a special milestone in the longstanding partnership between the agency and the Nepalese government. The swearing-in ceremony marked the end of training for 10 new Response Volunteers and was attended by the U.S. Ambassador to Nepal Dean R. Thomp more PR

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following weekly column on May 13, 2024: * * * Today marks the beginning of National Police Week - a week that occurs every year to appreciate and thank our law enforcement officers, as well as remember and respect those officers whose lives were taken in the line of duty. National Police Week began in 1962 when President John F. Kennedy designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as Nationa more PR

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, May 18 -- The U.S. Embassy in Madagascar issued the following news release on May 17, 2024: Peace Corps marked 30 years of service in Madagascar today with a ceremony hosted by U.S. Ambassador to Madagascar and Comoros Claire Pierangelo, Peace Corps Madagascar Country Director Mariah Cisse, and Minister of Labor, Employment, and Civil Service and acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Hanitra Fitiavana Razakaboana. Ambassador Pierangelo emphasized the importance of contin more PR

KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of the Congo, May 17 -- The U.S. Embassy in Congo posted the following news release: The U.S. government (USG), through the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), launched a new project called "Action to Reduce and Respond to Exploitation and Trafficking (ARRETE)". This USAID Activity will strengthen coordination among key institutions to combat trafficking in persons, expand access to multidisciplinary services for victims of trafficking in pe more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Daniel Webster, R-Florida, issued the following news release on May 14, 2024: Florida Congressman Daniel Webster, R-Clermont, today submitted official remarks into the Congressional Record in honor of law enforcement officials in Lake, Sumter, Polk, and Orange Counties. This week marks the annual observance of National Police Week. "Though we set aside one week a year to honor law enforcement, I encourage all Americans to join me not only this week, but every day, in more PR