WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, March 17 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * Acclaimed political scientist Francis Fukuyama to speak at Commencement * Political scientist, international relations expert and author Francis Fukuyama will speak at William & Mary's 2026 Commencement ceremony as the university continues its celebration of the Year of Civic Leadership. Fukuyama, best known for his book "The End of History and the Last Man," currently serves as the Olivier Nomellini Seni more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 16 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ISSUES 2025 PUBLIC ACCESS REPORT DURING SUNSHINE WEEK * Chicago - In recognition of Sunshine Week, Attorney General Kwame Raoul released the Public Access Counselor Annual Report with details of a sampling of over 6,000 new matters received in 2025, as well as other matters the Public Access Counselor (PAC) addressed last year. The PAC works to increase trans more PR

LONDON, England, March 17 -- The British Department for Culture, Media and Sport issued the following news release: * * * Future of news is local, says Culture Secretary, as she launches the first action plan to back local news in a generation From: Department for Culture, Media and Sport and The Rt Hon Lisa Nandy MP First local media strategy in a generation guarantees up to pound sterling12m funding for local media's digital innovation, for community radio and to fill 'news deserts' * Cam more PR

WASHINGTON, March 18 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following commentary on March 17, 2026, by journalist Bartosz Kielak: * * * Sausage and the Language of Belarusian Dictatorship Despite being freed by the Belarusian dictatorship, Nobel laureate Ales Bialiatski says the West should recognize hostage diplomacy as a dead end. * "Does Belarusian give us more sausage?" It is a question the Belarusian dictator Aliaksandr Lukashenka once put to his own people. What does t more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, March 17 -- The University of Central Arkansas issued the following news: * * * The University of Central Arkansas will host investigative journalist Jerry W. Mitchell for a two-day residency Tuesday, March 31, and Wednesday, April 1, with events that highlight investigative reporting, journalism ethics, and the pursuit of truth and accountability. Mitchell's residency will feature a series of student-focused conversations with journalism classes as well as the public presen more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * The Great Unrooting: A Special Season of Rights & Wrongs * (New York) - A new five-episode narrative podcast will explore what it means to lose home and what it takes to start again, Human Rights Watch said today. Anchored in the story of Maung, a Rohingya refugee now living in New York, the series traces his journey of flight, survival, and rebuilding and explores displacement at a moment whe more PR

NEW YORK, March 17 [Category: International] -- Human Rights Watch posted the following news: * * * Yemen: Apparent Excessive Force Against Protesters * * Yemeni government-aligned forces appear to have used excessive force in February against protesters supporting the Southern Transitional Council in Aden. * Government forces in three locations fired at protesters supporting the group and made arrests and held people for days without due process in Aden and Hadramout. * The Yemeni go more PR