WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Army Engineers Conduct Bridge-Building Exercise in Texas * Army Reserve soldiers assigned to the 401st Engineer Company spent March 26-29 at Bardwell Lake, Texas, conducting a multiday bridge-building exercise designed to train new troops and refresh skills. Army 1st Lt. Jacob Hawkins, a platoon leader with the 401st, said the company specializes in building floating bridges and rafts that allow military ve more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 15 (TNSrpt) -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Driven to heal: How OSU students are turning passion for research into real-world impact According to the National Center for Health Workforce Analysis, the United States will face a 12% shortage of approximately 128,000 health care workers across all specialties -- including a 5,600-worker shortage in Oklahoma by 2030. Oklahoma State University is committed to developing workforce-ready gra more PR

BRISTOL, Connecticut, April 14 [Category: BizMedia] -- ESPN, a sports media company, posted the following news release: * * * ESPN's presentation of collegiate gymnastics sticks the landing with NCAA Championship coverage, April 16-18 * * New to ESPN's presentation in Fort Worth: rules analyst Mary Joe Roehrig, plus multi-camera complement throughout Dickies Arena to elevate championship coverage * 4DREPLAY returns to NCAA Women's Championship, providing in-depth analysis on vault, uneve more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 14 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Experimental Drug Offers Hope for Patients with Advanced Pancreatic Cancer * OKLAHOMA CITY - Results from a Phase 3 clinical trial offer new hope for patients with advanced pancreatic cancer, showing the experimental drug daraxonrasib significantly extended survival compared with chemotherapy alone. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Stephenson Cancer Center enrolled patients in the global more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, April 14 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Florida State University study shows one class can change how students think -- for years * A Florida State University researcher has published the first peer-reviewed study showcasing how a critical thinking course increases long-term reduction in common reasoning biases and errors. Professor of Philosophy Michael Bishop led the study that revealed that an appropriately designed critical thinking c more PR

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 14 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * GHJP Joins Experts in Condemning the IOC's New Coercive Genetic Testing Policy * On March 26, 2026, the International Olympic Committee issued a new policy 4 on eligibility for the women's category at the Olympic Games. This policy 5 requires mandatory genetic sex testing of all athletes who seek to compete in the women's category, a practice that was discontinued in 2000. Alice M. Miller, Global Health Ju more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 13 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS 2 BILLS INTO LAW * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 13, 2026) - Today, Governor Kevin Stitt signed the following bills into law: SIGNED \- SB 1627 An Act relating to multiple versions of statutes; amending, merging, consolidating, and repealing multiple versions of statutes. SIGNED \- SB 227 An Act relating to gross production tax; amending 68 O.S. 2021, Section 1001.1, whic more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 14 -- Gov. Kevin Stitt, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news: * * * GOVERNOR STITT SIGNS A BILL INTO LAW * OKLAHOMA CITY (April 14, 2026) - Today, Governor Kevin Stitt signed the following bill into law: SIGNED \- SB 1942 An Act relating to dental insurance claims; amending 36 O.S. 2021, Section 7301, which relates to dental plan fee regulation; modifying definition; and providing an effective date. *** Original text here: https://oklahoma.gov/governor more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Asks Local Authorities Not to Release Illegal Alien Charged with Murdering His Wife in Tulsa, Oklahoma * ICE lodged an arrest detainer with our law enforcement partners to ensure this criminal illegal alien is not released back onto America's streets WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) lodged an arrest more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 15 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 14, 2026: * * * Institute for Justice Applauds Virginia Governor for Signing Bill Expanding Home Food Sales RICHMOND, Va. -Yesterday, Virgina took a major step in expanding economic freedom to help thousands of cottage food producers grow their business across the state with the signing of HB 402 by Delegate Callsen Previously, cottage food producers were only allowed to sell their products f more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford, Fetterman Want to Bring Clarity to Federal Retirement Pension for Federal Law Enforcement * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senators James Lankford (R-OK), John Fetterman (D-PA), Chair and Ranking Member of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Subcommittee on Border Management, Federal Workforce and Regulatory Affairs reintroduced the Retirement Annuity Supplement Clarity Act, w more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 15 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Dr. John Hu earns NSF CAREER Award for advancing AI assisted circuit debugging Dr. John Hu, assistant professor for the School of Electrical and Computer Engineering in the College of Engineering, Architecture and Technology at Oklahoma State University, has received a National Science Foundation's Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Award, NSF's most prestigious honor for early career faculty.  more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, April 15 -- Oklahoma State University issued the following news: * * * Spears Business launches Commodity Cowboys program in partnership with Phillips 66 Oklahoma State University celebrated the launch of the Commodity Cowboys, a new program from the Spears School of Business' Department of Finance designed to equip undergraduates with the specialized skills needed to succeed in commodity trading and energy markets. The program launched thanks to the donation and foundi more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 14 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU College of Medicine Honors Two with Stanton L. Young Awards * OKLAHOMA CITY - Two University of Oklahoma College of Medicine faculty members, Mary Moon, Ph.D., and Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D., were honored recently for their excellence in teaching and research. Moon received the 2026 Stanton L. Young Master Teacher Award, and Mukherjee received the Stanton L. Young Excellence in Research Award. Thi more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, April 15 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news: * * * OU College of Medicine Honors Two with Stanton L. Young Awards Two University of Oklahoma College of Medicine faculty members, Mary Moon, Ph.D., and Priyabrata Mukherjee, Ph.D., were honored recently for their excellence in teaching and research. Moon received the 2026 Stanton L. Young Master Teacher Award, and Mukherjee received the Stanton L. Young Excellence in Research Award. Th more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Designates 107 Counties in Seven States as Natural Disaster Areas * Secretarial Disaster Declaration (S6160) This Secretarial natural disaster designation allows the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) to extend much-needed emergency credit to producers recovering from natural disasters through emergency loans. Emergency loans can more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, April 14 -- The University of Tulsa posted the following news: * * * UTulsa Law leads state in total bar passers, exceeds statewide averages * The University of Tulsa's College of Law delivered strong results on the February 2026 bar exam, leading Oklahoma law schools in total number of passers and exceeding statewide averages across all categories. Among first-time test takers, UTulsa Law achieved an 86% pass rate, compared with the statewide average of 79%. The result ra more PR

NEW YORK, April 14 [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: * * * Woman Wrongly Jailed for Months Based on Faulty Facial Recognition Technology Demands Apology from Maryland Police Departments * MARYLAND -Today, the American Civil Liberties Union and ACLU of Maryland sent letters to three Maryland pol more PR