COLUMBIA, South Carolina, March 9 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson defends the right of churches to be free from unnecessary litigation * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a 23-state friend-of-the-court brief to the Supreme Court supporting churches' right to autonomy in decisions touching on religious faith, doctrine, leadership, membership, and internal affairs. "Churches have a clearly d more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * BREAKING: CAIR LDF, Co-Counsel Margolis & Cross Win $667K Jury Verdict for Muslim Incarcarees in Missouri Beaten and Pepper Sprayed by Guards for Praying Together CAIR Legal Defense Fund (CAIR LDF) today announced that - along with co-counsel Margolis & Cross - it won a $667,000 judgement against several officials of the Missouri Department of Corrections (MDOC) who pepp more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 9 [Category: BizFood/Beverage] -- Anheuser-Busch, a brewing company, issued the following news release: * * * BUSCH LIGHT AND BASS PRO SHOPS REEL IN COLLABORATION WITH LAUNCH OF LIMITED-EDITION COLLECTOR'S CANS * The Beer for Every Angler unveils a nationwide limited-edition can celebrating anglers everywhere St. Louis, MO - March 9, 2026 - Busch Light is casting a wider net to solidify its position as "the beer for every angler" through a new collaboration with  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 7 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR Welcomes Missouri Church's Decision to Remove Anti-Muslim Sign The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed a Missouri church's decision to remove an anti-Muslim sign and encouraged the church to reach out to its Muslim neighbors to engage in dialogue. Last week, a church in Ballwin posted a sig more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, March 9 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Expands Virtual Second Opinion to Patients in 39 States * Cedars-Sinai has expanded availability of its Virtual Second Opinion program to residents of 39 states, giving people across the U.S. fast, Shoma Desai, MD convenient, at-home access to expert medical insights on treatment options for more than 600 health conditions.  more PR

MATTOON, Illinois, March 10 -- First Mid Bancshares issued the following news release: * * * First Mid Bank & Trust Introduces Goal Setter Account to Help Customers Build Credit While Saving As the cost of everyday necessities continues to rise, building credit or saving for a major purchase can feel out of reach for many Americans, particularly those with limited or damaged credit histories. To help address that challenge, First Mid Bank & Trust (First Mid) is introducing a new product desig more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, March 10 -- The National Federation of State High School Associations issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Five Former Multi-Sport Athletes Headline 2026 Class of the National High School Hall of Fame Five former standout high school athletes, including baseball star Joe Carter and football standout Patrick Willis, along with volleyball stars Alisha Glass Childress and Jordan Larson and ice hockey standout Krissy Wendell-Pohl, highlight the 2026 cla more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release: * * * Four Key Moments: Hearing with IRS CEO Frank J. Bisignano IRS CEO Frank Bisignano testified that the agency has delivered larger tax refunds at faster speeds in the first filing season after the Working Families Tax Cuts was signed into law. IRS data shows the average refund is up over 10 percent and CEO Bisignano testified direct deposit refunds are  more PR

HOUSTON, Texas, March 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * Global physical activity remains low despite two decades of guideline updates, UTHealth Houston researchers find By Catherine Marfin The prevalence of physical activity among the global population has remained low for the last two decades despite a majority of countries making notable progress in developing policies that include physical activity, UTHealth Houston re more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, March 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The Missouri Hospital Association posted the following news: * * * HIDI Releases First-quarter FFY 2026 Inpatient, Outpatient Databases * The first-quarter federal fiscal year 2026 inpatient and outpatient databases, including HIDI-reporting hospitals in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas City, Kan., now are available for download to subscribers of the Premier Data Package on HIDI Advantage (r). The databases consist of a patient-leve more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Keiser (Fla.) Claims Back-to-Back Men's Swimming & Diving Banners, Seventh National Championship in Eight Tries Elkhart, Ind. - Keiser (Fla.) recorded 675 points, including capturing 11 individual national championships, en route to their seventh NAIA Red Banner, winning the 2026 NAIA Men's Swimming & Diving Championships Saturday night at the Elkhart Aquatic Center more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Keiser (Fla.) Collects Fifth-Straight NAIA Women's Swimming & Diving Championship Elkhart, Ind. - Keiser (Fla.) recorded 633 points to capture their fifth straight NAIA National Championship Saturday night at the Elkhart Aquatic Center. The Seahawks captured 12 wins during the championship and earned a trio of top honors Saturday. Luiz Bersi captured her third ind more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Marian (Ind.) Captures Back-to-Back NAIA Men's Indoor Track & Field Titles GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - One NAIA Championship Record was broken on the third and final day of the 2026 NAIA Men's Indoor Track and Field Championship as Marian (Ind.) secured its second consecutive Red Banner at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. Mile * Tristan Trevino of Ma more PR

KANSAS CITY, Missouri, March 7 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics posted the following news release: * * * Marian (Ind.) Wins Program's First NAIA Women's Indoor Track & Field Title GAINESVILLE, Fla. [RESULTS] - Two NAIA Championship Records were broken on the final day of the 2026 NAIA Women's Indoor Track and Field Championship as national champions were crowned, and the Red Banner was awarded at the Alachua County Sports and Events Center. Mile * Heidi Heldt of Oliv more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, March 9 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Multistate Coalition Successfully Challenges Biden Administration Housing Rule that Would Increase Construction Costs * Attorney General Hilgers announced today that a federal court in Texas has vacated a rule implemented by the Biden Administration that would have imposed spiked housing costs by imposing radical energy codes on home construction. The Biden Administration conceded th more PR

BROOKFIELD, Wisconsin, March 10 -- The National Funeral Directors Association issued the following news release: * * * NFDA Endorses CACi to Provide Ethical, Compassion-Centered Accounts Receivable Support for Funeral Homes The National Funeral Directors Association (NFDA) has announced a new Endorsed Provider partnership with Consumer Adjustment Company Inc. (CACi), expanding the Association's portfolio of vetted solutions designed to support funeral homes in both compassionate care and sust more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, March 10 -- Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond issued the following news release on March 9, 2026: * * * Drummond pursues motion to support Trump Administration's rollback of extremist vehicle emissions standards Attorney General Gentner Drummond has filed a motion to intervene with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit in support of the Trump Administration's efforts to eliminate radical regulations of carbon emissions. At issue is a decision by the more PR

SANTA MONICA, California, March 10 -- Rand issued the following commentary on March 9, 2026, by James Murphy, computational social scientist and policy researcher, and Andrew R. Morral, Greenwald Family Chair in Gun Policy and senior behavioral scientist: * * * Challenges and Prospects for Estimating Joint Effects of Gun Policies Criminal justice researchers often estimate the joint effects of multiple gun policies, given the challenges of isolating the effects of individual policies. In esti more PR

WASHINGTON, March 9 -- Sen. Eric Schmitt, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Schmitt Blasts Democrats for Defunding DHS Amid Heightened Terror Threats, Throwing Airports into Chaos Today, U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt (R-MO) joined Fox News' America's Newsroom to blast Senate Democrats for defunding the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) amid heightened terror threats and causing significant travel delays and disruptions as TSA agents go without paychecks. Senator Sc more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 10 -- The University of Missouri St. Louis campus issued the following news: * * * Biologist Kirk Winemiller discusses constructing a 'Periodic Table of Niches' during annual Margalef Seminar in Ecology Winemiller recently retired as a University Distinguished Professor at Texas A&M University and has been recognized nationally for his research on fisheries and aquatic ecology. By Steve Walentik Longtime University of Missouri-St. Louis Professor Robert Ricklefs a more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, March 10 (TNSjou) -- Washington University in St. Louis issued the following news: * * * Tracking single red blood cells as they move through the brain With a new tool developed at WashU, functional photoacoustic microscopy reaches super-resolution By Beth Miller The brain relies on real-time delivery of oxygen and nutrients through its microvasculature, which threads through neural tissue like electrical wires. While modern imaging technologies allow researchers to fol more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House sent to the Senate on March 9, 2026, the nominations of seven individuals for positions in the federal government: * * * Markwayne Mullin, of Oklahoma, to be Secretary of Homeland Security. James Arnott, of Missouri, to be United States Marshal for the Western District of Missouri for the term of four years. Jack Chambers, of West Virginia, to be United States Marshal for the Southern District of West Virginia for the term of four years. Darrell Owens more PR

WASHINGTON, March 10 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Has Secured Trillions of Dollars in New Investments - and the List Keeps Growing Since President Donald J. Trump took office, his bold America First economic policies have unleashed an unprecedented wave of private-sector investment. Companies worldwide are racing to onshore production, strengthen domestic supply chains, and build the future here at home -- delivering trillions of dollars in new investme more PR