COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 20 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock * COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 20, 2026 - The Board of Directors of American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) has declared a regular quarterly cash dividend of 95 cents per share on the company's common stock. The dividend is payable March 10, 2026, to shareholders of record as of Feb. 10, 2026, and is the company's 463 rd consecutive q more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chair Cassidy Requests Stakeholder Feedback on Improving Students' Academic Growth U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), chair of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, is requesting information from parents and other stakeholders on how students' academic success in K-12 schools is measured. "The Americ more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- America's Credit Unions posted the following news: * * * Credit unions stand united against credit card mandate bill * The credit union movement stands united in opposition to the Credit Card Competition Act (CCCA), and America's Credit Unions, the American Association of Credit Union Leagues (AACUL), and all state leagues wrote to House and Senate members Friday. The CCCA- reintroduced last week in both chambers -would bring harmful new  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The U.S. Department of Justice Marshals Service issued the following news release: * * * Crimestoppers GNO and U.S. Marshals New Orleans Task Force Operation Boo Dat Results in 38 Arrests and an Endangered Child Recovery for Florida * New Orleans, LA - Crimestoppers GNO (Greater New Orleans) and the U.S. Marshals Service (USMS) New Orleans Task Force sponsored their annual Operation Boo Dat 2025 from Oct. 16, 2025, to Jan. 17, 2026. The operation was a partnership be more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Sets the Stage for Another Historic, Record-Breaking Year Under President Trump Secretary Noem Keeps America Safe, Transforms DHS * On November 5, 2024, the American people gave President Donald Trump a clear mandate to secure our borders, end illegal immigration, take criminal aliens off our streets, protect the American taxpayer, and Make America Safe Again. Since taking office on more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Delivers 500 Environmental Wins During President Trump's First Year Back in the White House * WASHINGTON - Today, marking exactly one year since President Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin shared 500 top environmental accomplishments EPA has achieved to fulfill the agency ' s statutory obligations and core m more PR

NEW YORK, Jan. 20 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Fifth Circuit Hears Arguments in Challenges to Ten Commandments Displays in Louisiana and Texas Public School Classrooms * NEW ORLEANS -The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in two cases c more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21 -- Americans United for Separation of Church and State issued the following news: * * * Fifth Circuit hears challenges to Ten Commandments displays in Louisiana & Texas NEW ORLEANS - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, sitting en banc, heard oral arguments in two cases challenging state laws in Louisiana and Texas that require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom. The cases, Rev. Roake v. Brumley and Rabbi Nathan v. Alamo Heights I more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 20 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Funding Education Opportunity: How states fund K-12 open enrollment programs * States are increasingly allowing public school students to find the right school for them. Since 2020, eight states have adopted strong K-12 cross-district open-enrollment laws, allowing students to transfer to public schools other than their assigned schools when open seats are available. Twenty-three states now have robust more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 [Category: Environment] -- Greenpeace USA, an organization that says it uses protest and confrontation to expose environmental problems and promote solutions, posted the following news release: * * * GASLIT Documentary Featuring Jane Fonda To Make World Premiere at Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 5th * WASHINGTON, D.C. (January 20, 2026) - Greenpeace USA today announced the upcoming release of GASLIT, a new documentary featuring Academy Award-winning more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy applauds President Trump for standing up to U.K.'s Chagos Islands giveaway * MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) today released the following statement in support of President Donald Trump's comments denouncing the United Kingdom's deal to give away the Chagos Islands, a decision that would jeopardize the safety of a joint U.S.-U.K. military base. President Trump today wrote on more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy secures $1.05 million to support fire station in Zachary, La. * MADISONVILLE, La. - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, secured $1.05 million in federal funding to support the construction of a fire station in Zachary, Louisiana, as part of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 Agriculture appropriations bill. This critical funding will help ensure residents o more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Kennedy, Moody, colleagues introduce pro-life bill to protect victims, support parental rights * WASHINGTON - Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, joined Sen. Ashley Moody (R-Fla.) and seven colleagues in introducing the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which would protect victims and bolster parental rights in cases where minors cross state lines to re more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Jan. 21 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release on Jan. 20, 2026: * * * Leblanc Anchors LCU Defense, Snags NAIA Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week Recognition Kylei Leblanc of Louisiana Christian has been named the Gared Performance Sports Systems NAIA Women's Basketball Defensive Player of the Week after recording double-doubles in both contests last week and setting the tone defensively for the Wildcats d more PR

BOZEMAN, Montana, Jan. 21 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State physics professor Yves Idzerda to give Feb. 17 provost's lecture on second quantum revolution By Diana Setterberg As a new graduate of Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in engineering and physics, Yves Idzerda considered himself an electrical engineer first. While interviewing for his first post-baccalaureate engineering job, however, he met the author of a classic book about an more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise Highlights Democrats' Radical Agenda, Trump's Record of Delivering for American People * Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox News' America Reports to discuss President Trump's commitment to law and order, the rampant fraud in Minnesota, and Democrats' calls to defund and abolish ICE. Additionally, Leader Scalise touted President Trump's historic  more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Delivers Historic Address to UK Parliament in Honor of America 250 * LONDON, UK -In honor of America's 250th anniversary this year, Speaker Johnson accepted an invitation from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons, to be the first American Speaker of the House to Address the U.K. Parliament. During his address, Speaker Johnson emphasized the endu more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Delivers Historic Address to UK Parliament in Honor of America 250 * LONDON, UK -In honor of America's 250th anniversary this year, Speaker Johnson accepted an invitation from Sir Lindsay Hoyle, Speaker of the U.K. House of Commons, to be the first American Speaker of the House to Address the U.K. Parliament. During his address, Speaker Johnson emphasized the enduring and special more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Makes a Trio of Appearances on British Television Ahead of His Address to Parliament * LONDON, UK -Ahead of his address to the U.K. Parliament to mark America's 250th anniversary, Speaker Johnson joined Laura Kuenssberg on the BBC, Wilfred Frost on Sky News, and Nigel Farage on GB News to discuss the special relationship between the U.S. and U.K. Speaker Johnson als more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Meets with UK Prime Minister Starmer and UK Speaker Hoyle * LONDON, UK -Today, Speaker Johnson participated in several bilateral meetings in the United Kingdom as he prepares to address UK Parliament on Tuesday, January 20. The Speaker met with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Downing Street and UK Speaker of the House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle in Parliament. Spea more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Speaker Johnson Statement on Finishing FY26 Appropriations * WASHINGTON -Speaker Johnson released the following statement after today's release of the final set of FY26 appropriations bills -Defense; Homeland; Labor, Health and Human Services, Education; and Transportation, Housing and Urban Development -further underscoring House Republicans' commitment to restoring regular order and completing a more PR

PLANO, Texas, Jan. 20 [Category: Sociological] -- The First Liberty Institute, an organization that says it is dedicated to defending liberty for all Americans, issued the following news release: * * * Statement Regarding Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals' Review of Louisiana and Texas Ten Commandments Laws * Baton Rouge, LA -Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit heard oral argument regarding the constitutionality of laws in Louisiana and Texas that require the posting of the T more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Jan. 20 -- Tulane University issued the following news release: * * * Exposure to wildfire smoke late in pregnancy may raise autism risk in children * Exposure to wildfire smoke during the final months of pregnancy may raise the risk that a child is later diagnosed with autism, according to a new study led by Tulane University researchers. The study, published in Environmental Science & Technology, analyzed more than 200,000 births in Southern California from 2006 t more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Jan. 20 (TNSrpt) -- The University of Notre Dame Keough School of Global Affairs issued the following news release: * * * Limiting public education access would hurt U.S. workforce and harm child welfare, migration scholar warns For more than 40 years, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling has ensured that all children can access public education regardless of their immigration status. There are growing efforts to undo this protection, but University of Notre Dame migration scholar more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has released Sugar and Sweeteners Outlook: January 2026 (SSS-M-449), coordinated by Vidalina Abadam, projecting fiscal year 2025/26 U.S. sugar supply at 14.125 million short tons raw value--up 5,400 tons from December--as beet output rises 4,000 tons to 5.102 million (a 5-year low) and cane hits a record 4.279 million tons. Issued January 16, 2026, and approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Boa more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- Rural America, encompassing 1,958 nonmetro counties and 46.2 million residents (13.6 percent of the U.S. total as of July 2024), saw population growth of 0.29 percent from July 2023 to June 2024, driven by net migration gains of 242,743 people offsetting natural decline of 108,203. This continues post-2021 rebound from COVID-era stagnation, with recreation-dependent counties leading net migration rates through 2024, while farming counties held near zero and minin more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report (WASDE-667) on January 12, 2026: Here are excerpts: * * * WHEAT: The outlook for 2025/26 U.S. wheat this month is for slightly larger supplies, lower domestic use, unchanged exports, and larger ending stocks. Beginning stocks are raised 4 million bushels on stock revisions in today's NASS Grain Stocks report. Feed and residual use is reduced 20 million more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service has issued Rice Outlook: January 2026 (RCS-26A), coordinated by Vida Abadam with contributions from Andrew Sowell and Jennifer Bond and approved by USDA's World Agricultural Outlook Board, lowering 2025/26 all-rice production 0.6 million hundredweight to 206.7 million cwt as reduced harvested area to 2.740 million acres offsets a 38 pounds-per-acre yield rise to 7,544 pounds. Released January 14, 2026 more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey has issued Fact Sheet 2025-3053, titled 'Assessment of Water and Proppant Quantities Associated with Hydrocarbon Production from the Haynesville Formation Within the Onshore United States and State Waters of the Gulf Coast Basin, 2024,' authored by the Haynesville Formation Proppant and Water Assessment Team led by Rand Gardner, quantifying water and proppant needs and formation water production tied to potential future gas development  more PR