BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * 2026 NHL Stadium Series delivered most-viewed NHL regular season game ever on cable * * Sunday's Bruins-Lightning matchup averaged 2.1M viewers, +30% vs. last year's Stadium Series * Through 22 games, NHL on ESPN networks is averaging 795K viewers, +39% YoY The 2026 NHL Stadium Series on Sunday delivered the most-viewed NHL regular season game ever on cable. The B more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- The American Association of Colleges and Universities issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * AAC&U Announces New Directors and Officers for 2026 At the 2026 AAC&U Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, new directors and officers were elected to the American Association of Colleges and Universities' board of directors. Pam Eddinger, president of Bunker Hill Community College, will serve as chair of the board. Jonathan R. Alger, president of American Universit more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 3 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Secures $17.85 Million Settlements With Pharmaceutical Companies Lannett And Bausch Over Widespread Price Manipulation Scheme; Announces New Complaint Against Novartis And Sandoz * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell joined a coalition of 48 states and territories in securing two settlements totaling $17.85 million against pharmaceuti more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Feb. 3 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis AG, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 50 states and territories announcing two additional settlements (PDF) in the long-running generic more PR

ALBANY, New York, Feb. 4 -- Albany Law School issued the following news: * * * Albany Law's Keith Hirokawa and Cinnamon Carlarne Ranked Among Nation's Top Environmental Law Scholars Albany Law School Distinguished Professor of Law Keith Hirokawa and President and Dean Cinnamon P. Carlarne have been recognized among the top environmental law scholars in the country, according to data from HeinOnline, one of the world's leading legal research platforms. HeinOnline, an online research platform, more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 3 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $17.85 Million Settlement with Lannett and Bausch Over Generic Drug Price Fixing; Sues Novartis and Sandoz * If you bought certain generic prescription drugs in the United States between May 1, 2009, and December 31, 2019, you could be eligible for money. RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson reached two settlements totaling $17.85  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * Batter Up! SEC Network Features Nearly 140 SEC Baseball and Softball Games During 2026 Slate * * Nearly 190 Games Across ESPN Linear Networks: ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and ACC Network * SECN+ to showcase more than 675 regular season games during 2026 season * Rally Cap Returns Sunday, April 12 at 8 p.m. ET Throughout the 2026 baseball and softball regula more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * Case Votes To Fund And Reopen Seventy Percent Of Federal Government * (Washington, DC) -U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI-01), a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations responsible for federal funding, today voted for a package of six appropriations measures to end the current partial government shutdown and focus on full reform of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As a member of h more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Courtney Votes to Force Negotiations on Concrete ICE Reforms & End Government Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congressman Joe Courtney (CT-02) released the following statement after voting to pass H.R. 7148, which includes a package of five bipartisan full-year funding bills, ends the partial government shutdown, and excludes full-year funding for the Department of Homeland Security to force more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Feb. 4 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * AG Jennings secures $17.85 million settlement with Lannett and Bausch over conspiracies to inflate prices Attorney General Kathy Jennings today joined a coalition of 48 states and territories announcing two settlements with Lannett Company, Inc. ("Lannett") and Bausch Health US, LLC and Bausch Health Americas, Inc. ("Bausch"), totaling $17.85 million to resolve allegati more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN Digital & Social: No. 1 in December 2025 * ESPN Digital & Social again closed out the calendar year at No. 1 in the U.S. Sports Category in December with 225.6 million unique users, reaching 80% of the U.S. adult population across digital, YouTube and social media platforms, according to recently released Comscore data. * ESPN Digital & Social reached 94% of all more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN men's college basketball schedule delivers six days of conference showdowns and ranked matchups, Feb. 3-8 * * Tobacco Road takes center stage as No. 4 Duke visits No. 14 North Carolina Saturday night, with College GameDay live from Chapel Hill that morning * ESPN Saturday night tripleheader features Duke-UNC, No. 25 Tennessee at Kentucky and No. 8 Houston at No more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN NBA Full Court Press: ESPN presents three days of NBA coverage, including the season debut of NBA Sunday Showcase on ABC presented by Popeyes * ESPN's coverage of the 2025-26 NBA regular season continues with three days of star-studded matchups. It all tips off on Wednesday, February 4, with a doubleheader on ESPN beginning at 7 p.m. ET. The New York Knicks, led  more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's industry-leading college baseball coverage returns for 2026 with expanded linear presence and more than 4,000 games through the Men's College World Series * * 24 of the top 25 preseason ranked teams featured across ESPN * At least 65 matchups between Top 25 teams * Exclusive home of The Road to Omaha ESPN's industry-leading coverage of Division I college more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 (TNSFR) -- The Field Museum, Chicago, Illinois, has completed an inventory of human remains representing one individual and determined a cultural affiliation with the Mashantucket Pequot Indian Tribe and the Mohegan Tribe of Indians of Connecticut. The human remains consist of hair clippings belonging to one individual identified with the tribal designation "Pequod, Mohegan." The museum believes these clippings were collected for the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chica more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Feb. 4 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Four Charged in Multi-State SNAP and PUA Fraud Conspiracy * BOSTON - Three individuals have been arrested, and another individual has been charged, with an alleged fraud scheme that used the stolen identities of more than 100 individuals to obtain $440,000 in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits from Massachusetts and Rhode Island. T more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. Jim Himes, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Himes Statement on Government Funding Package * Washington, DC-Congressman Jim Himes (CT-04) today released the following statement: "Last month, I voted against the Department of Homeland Security spending bill because it did not address the critical reforms needed to protect Americans against the agency's lawlessness. By standing firm in our opposition, Democrats successfully forced a vote on a  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Rep. John B. Larson, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Larson Votes Against Additional Funding for ICE * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. John B. Larson (CT-01) voted against a government funding package that would continue funding for ICE, with no restrictions to rein in the agency's abuses of power. Last week, at the direction of U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Larson was illegally denied entry to an ICE facility in Burlington, Mas more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * Legacy of Advocacy * Beyond the classroom, Joy Elwell, DNP, FNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, FAANP -clinical professor and director of the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program at the Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing -advocates for nurse practitioners' titles and scope of practice. Her inspiration stems from her mother and grandmother, and she is continuing that legacy by advocating for underserved populat more PR

WINDSOR, Connecticut, Feb. 3 [Category: Financial Services] -- LIMRA posted the following news release: * * * LIMRA Announces Chip and Joanna Gaines as Closing Speakers for its 2026 LIMRA Annual Conference * WINDSOR, Conn., Feb. 3, 2026 -LIMRA today announced that Chip and Joanna Gaines -renown entrepreneurs, bestselling authors, and stars of HGTV's hit series Fixer Upper -will serve as the closing keynote speakers at the 2026 LIMRA Annual Conference. The event is scheduled to be held Septem more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Livestream Today: Blumenthal & Robert Garcia to Hold Forum to Receive Testimony on Violent Use of Force by DHS Agents * [WASHINGTON, DC] - On Tuesday, February 3, 2026 at 3 PM ET, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and G more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Feb. 4 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces Settlements with Lannett and Bausch Totaling $17.85 Million Over Conspiracies to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition, Announces New Complaint Against Novartis, Sandoz AG, and Sandoz Group AG Consumers Could Be Eligible for Compensation if They Purchased Certain Generic Prescription Drugs in the United States Between May 1, 2009, and December 31,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * MEMO: Sierra Club and Partners Rally to Make Polluters Pay for Climate Disasters * Washington, DC \- Last week, Sierra Club joined partners from across the country for a "Make Polluters Pay" Week of Action, a coordinated set of advocacy actions and events dedicated to holding Big Oil and Gas companies accountable for their climate mess. The week of action included rallies, press conferences more PR

OXFORD, Ohio, Feb. 3 -- Miami University posted the following news: * * * Miami women's basketball team rises to 18-4 record and 10-0 in the MAC * Coach Glenn Box talks to the team during a break in the action (photo by Scott Kissell). After Saturday's win over Ohio University, the Miami University women's basketball team is 10-0 in the Mid-American Conference -the 10th best start in MAC history. And when the women's 18-4 record is combined with the men's 22-0? The RedHawks' 40-4 record  more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Christopher Murphy, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Murphy on Trump's Secret Deal with the UAE: The White House is a Non-Stop Corruption Machine * WASHINGTON-U.S. Senator Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spoke on the floor of the U.S. Senate to demand accountability following new reporting that a firm controlled by the U.A.E.'s National Security Advisor secretly purchased a 49% stake in the Trump family's crypto venture, World Liberty Financial. The d more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- New Jersey Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Feb. 3, 2026: * * * Acting AG Davenport Files Multistate Complaint Against Novartis and Sandoz Alleging Prescription Drug Price Fixing Complaint Alleges Conspiracy to Fix Prices for Generic Drugs, Driving up Costs for Patients * Acting Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and the Division of Consumer Affairs (DCA) announced today that New Jersey filed a multistate complai more PR

COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 4 (TNSjou) -- Ohio State University issued the following news: * * * Risk for Lyme disease in Ohio is equal to Connecticut, study shows Prevalence of infected ticks, hosts is comparable to endemic US regions * The risk for being bitten by a tick infected with bacteria that cause Lyme disease is as high in Ohio as it is for those living in Northeast states that have dealt with Lyme disease for over 50 years, according to a new study. Researchers followed up on a 2014 s more PR

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Feb. 4 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Making their mark: How Jackrabbits are helping build community in Milbank Seventy miles separate Brookings, home of South Dakota State University, and Milbank, a community of 3,500 people to the north. The miles melt away, however, when looking at the impact the school has had on the town and the town has had on the school. Milbank residents who are proud SDSU graduates often travel down Inters more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, Feb. 4 -- Southern Connecticut State University issued the following news: * * * SCSU Hosts Conference on Teaching, Learning, and AI's Expanding Role Faculty and higher education leaders from across Connecticut gathered at Southern Connecticut State University on Tuesday, Jan. 20, for a full-day conference examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping teaching, learning, and academic identity. The event, part of SCSU's 2025-2026 Generative Artificial Intelligence more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Feb. 3 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Top recognition awarded to 11 stroke researchers for science, brain health contributions * NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 3, 2026 - Eleven top scientists in stroke and brain health will be recognized for their individual exceptional professional achievements and contributions to stroke and brain health care and research during the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conf more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Faculty, Alum Help Bring Story of Tortured Renaissance Composer to Life * Kathryn Moore admits she didn't know much about Renaissance composer Carlo Gesualdo before Bill Barclay, founder and artistic director of Concert Theatre Works, gave her a homework assignment last spring. The assignment: Find 100 paintings that might inspire Barclay in developing the movement score for his latest show  more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Feb. 3 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Waterbury Students Drive Neighborhood Revitalization Through Innovative Housing Clinic * "Building community" is an oft-cited goal of businesses, local governments, and nonprofit organizations, and now an innovative new course at UConn Waterbury is offering students the opportunity to do just that - literally. Launched in partnership with the Connecticut Department of Housing (DOH), the UCon more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Feb. 4 -- The University of Rhode Island issued the following news: * * * URI receives $2 million gift to establish new athletic endowment, rename football practice field Gift from alums Mark S. Cruise, a URI Athletic Hall of Famer, and wife Sue to support student-athletes is largest in URI football program history * Mark S. Cruise '81 '84, a University of Rhode Island football program all-time great, and his wife, Sue Cruise '84, have gifted their alma mater $2 mill more PR

JERSEY CITY, New Jersey, Feb. 4 -- Verisk Analytics Inc., a data analytics provider, issued the following news: * * * Verisk Estimates Insured Losses for Winter Storm Fern Could Reach USD 4 Billion Freeze is expected to be the largest driver of insured losses among the modeled perils * BOSTON - Verisk (Nasdaq: VRSK), a leading strategic data analytics and technology provider to the global insurance industry, estimates insured industry losses to property and auto from Winter Storm Fern coul more PR

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Warren, Wyden, Sanders Announce New Investigation into Equifax's Plan to Profit from Trump's So-Called Work Requirements in Medicaid, SNAP * Equifax CEO calls new work requirements "a big positive" for the company as it holds a near monopoly on employment verification services Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate  more PR