BETHESDA, Maryland, April 15 -- The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine issued the following news release on April 13, 2026: * * * AACOM Celebrates Appointment of Brian A. Kessler, DO, DHA, MS, to Federal Accreditation Rulemaking Committee Dr. Kessler brings decades of leadership in accreditation and academic medicine * The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine (AACOM) today applauds the appointment of Brian A. Kessler, DO, DHA, MS, to the U.S. Depart more PR

COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, April 16 -- The University of Maryland issued the following news release: * * * Advancing the Capital of Quantum: UMD Hosts ARLIS Groundbreaking On World Quantum Day, the University of Maryland dedicated a new Intelligence and Security facility located in the heart of the Discovery District * On Tuesday, April 14, 2026, leaders from industry, academia, research enterprises, and government convened in College Park's Discovery District to break ground on the new 110,00 more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, April 15 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown, bipartisan coalition win landmark verdict against Live Nation * Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 32 other states and the District of Columbia have won a landmark verdict in an antitrust case against Live Nation for illegally monopolizing the live entertainment industry, driving up prices for consumers and harming performers and venues. Washington and more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 15 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Issues Statement After Jury Finds Live Nation Operates As An Illegal Monopoly * BOSTON -Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today issued the following statement after a jury found that Live Nation, which owns Ticketmaster, violated state and federal antitrust laws as a result of her office's multistate lawsuit against the company. A federal more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, April 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Coalition in Support of Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing * Comment letter supports stronger disclosure requirements for PBMs, seeks clarity that proposed rule doesn't preempt state PBM transparency laws OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today co-led a bipartisan coalition of 45 attorneys  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 15 [Category: Sociological] -- Demand Progress issued the following news release: * * * Bipartisan Privacy Champions Slow Johnson's Roll to Renew FISA * Today, the House Democratic Whip advised that a debate on a rule to allow a vote on renewing Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was postponed. The House had previously planned to vote on the rule around noon. The White House and intelligence agencies have been exerting maximum press more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * CAIR Calls for Immediate Release of Virginia Tech Iranian Grad Student Yousuf Azizi from ICE Custody The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today called for immediate release of Yousuf Azizi, a doctoral student at Virginia Tech who was detained by ICE on Monday. Yousuf Azizi is a PhD student more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * CAIR Md. Applauds Preliminary Injunction Granted by Federal Court to Halt Proposed Mass Detention Facility The Maryland office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today welcomed a federal judge's decision to block plans by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to convert a warehouse in western Maryland into a 1,500-bed immigration detention faci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Andy Harris, R-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Harris Warns NOAA Delay Threatens Eastern Shore Fisheries and Local Economy * Today, Congressman Andy Harris, M.D. (MD-01), Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, and FDA, sent a letter to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) raising concerns about a delay in implementing updated recreational fishing measures and the im more PR

YONKERS, New York, April 16 -- Consumer Reports posted the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Consumer Reports statement on Maryland's Protection from Predatory Pricing Act Annapolis, Maryland - Maryland's legislature recently passed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act. If signed by Governor Wes Moore, it will be the first law in the nation aimed at specifically prohibiting surveillance pricing, also known as personalized pricing. Surveillance pricing is when a store charges d more PR

FREDERICK, Maryland, April 16 -- The Engine Technology Forum issued the following news release: * * * ETF Highlights Renewed Investment in High-Efficiency Engines, Hybrids, and Market-Driven Mobility Solutions at SAE WCX 2026 DETROIT - The Engine Technology Forum (ETF) presented during the "A Year in Review on Emissions, Fuels, and Propulsion" panel this week at SAE World Congress Experience 2026 (WCX 2026) in Detroit, outlining how automakers worldwide are recalibrating powertrain strategie more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 16 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Carr Pushes for Federal Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr has joined a bipartisan coalition in submitting a comment letter in support of a proposed rule from the U.S. Department of Labor that requires greater transparency from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs). Specifically, those PBMs that service employer-fun more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 15 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * George Mason scientist takes part in NASA mission to track Earth's changing ice and forests * Konrad Wessels, associate professor of geography and geoinformation science at George Mason University, is part of a NASA-funded team studying how ice levels and ecosystem carbon stock are changing-work that could impact climate resilience planning, disaster management, ocean navigation, and national security.  more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Announces Clym Environmental Services Expansion in Allegany County, with 75 New Jobs Expected in Maryland * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Wes Moore today announced that Clym Environmental Services, LLC (Clym) is opening a new facility in Allegany County. Located at a 10,000 square-foot building in the Frostburg Industrial Park, the company's state-of-the-art medical waste recycling more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 15 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Moore Statement on Court Ruling on Proposed ICE Facility in Washington County * ANNAPOLIS, MD - Governor Moore released the following statement after a federal court granted a preliminary injunction halting construction of a proposed ICE detention facility in Washington County: "This preliminary injunction is a major and welcome step forward. Construction on this proposed facility more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, April 15 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * Haskell, KU student researchers to present their work at the 26th annual symposium * LAWRENCE -Twenty-nine undergraduate and postbaccalaureate scholars supported by research training programs at Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas will present posters of their research at the 26th annual Haskell-KU Student Research Symposium, organized by KU's Office for Advancing Success in Sci more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Raskin's Statement on Trump DOJ's Motion to Vacate Proud Boys' and Oath Keepers' January 6 Convictions Trump Administration Asks Court to Vaporize Jury Verdicts Against Violent Proud Boys and Oath Keepers Leaders Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy and Terrorism in Connection with the January 6 Attack on Congress * Toda more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Hoyer, Governor Moore Break Ground on $65 Million ARLIS Headquarters, Bolstering Maryland's Leadership in Quantum Innovation * WASHINGTON, DC - Congressman Steny H. Hoyer (MD-05) joined Governor Wes Moore to celebrate World Quantum Day at the groundbreaking ceremony for the new 110,000-square-foot headquarters for the Applied Research Laboratory for Intelligence and Security (ARLIS) at the Unive more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 15 -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * Building a Better Crisis Response: Research to Advance Suicide and Mobile Crisis Services Emerging research led by Andrew Anderson, PhD, is examining how the United States responds to the growing demand for responsive mental health support systems * As suicide rates continue to rise in communities globally, the United States face a growing demand for responsiv more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 15 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health issued the following news release: * * * In Older Adults, Fragmented Circadian Rest-Activity Rhythms Linked to Faster Brain Shrinkage Over Time Weak body clock associated with brain atrophy in regions vulnerable in Alzheimer's and other dementias * A study measuring daily rest-activity rhythms in older adults with no cognitive impairment found that weaker, more fragmented daily rhythms were  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 (TNSjou) -- Johns Hopkins University issued the following news: * * * Primitive star offers rare window into the dawn of our universe Studying the star, called SDSS J0715-7334, could give astronomers insights into how the universe's first stars were formed Hannah Robbins In the exurbs of the Milky Way, near a satellite galaxy called the Large Magellanic Cloud, researchers have discovered the most metal-poor, chemically primitive star ever found, according to ne more PR

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 15 -- Temple University posted the following news: * * * Josh Gladden appointed to two national research leadership roles * Temple's vice president for research will serve as board member and Finance Committee chair for the Southeastern Universities Research Association, as well as board member and chair of the Council of Sponsoring Institutions for Oak Ridge Associated Universities. Josh Gladden, Temple's vice president for research, was recently appointed more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, April 15 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Major gift strengthens WashU's Shakespeare summer program * Lesley Malin, AB '88, and Scott Helm, BSBA '87, of Baltimore, have made a $1.35 million gift to support WashU's annual summer theater program at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre in London, which is hosted by the Performing Arts Department (PAD) in Arts & Sciences. The gift creates an endowed fund to assist participating students with fi more PR

NEW YORK, April 16 -- The Manhattan Institute issued the following excerpts of a commentary on April 14, 2026, by senior fellow Jason L. Riley to the Wall Street Journal: * * * Democrats State a Show of Respect for Al Sharpton. Really? He once had the power to break politicians, but now he's completely out of step with black voters. * How seriously should voters take presidential candidates who accuse Donald Trump of promoting racial division and then align themselves with Al Sharpton? In  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Marines Conduct Cargo UAS Shipboard Testing * The Marine Corps recently conducted shipboard testing with the TRV-150C tactical resupply unmanned aircraft system aboard an amphibious transport dock ship, marking a significant milestone in advancing ship-to-shore and ship-to-ship resupply solutions for combat logistics battalions. The Portfolio Acquisition Executive for Robotics and Autonomous Systems Aircraf more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jennifer McClellan, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * McClellan Joins DMV Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility * Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) joined a group of her DMV colleagues in pressing the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Con more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown and Coalition of States Win Historic Trial Against Live Nation and Ticketmaster Jury Finds Live Nation and Ticketmaster Unlawfully Eliminated Competition, Hurting Fans, Artists, and Competing Venues * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 33 other attorneys general today won their lawsuit against Live Nation after a jury more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Announces Settlement with Xponential Fitness, Inc. for Alleged Violations of Maryland Franchise Law Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today announced that his Securities Division has reached a settlement with Xponential Fitness, Inc. (Xponential), which sells franchises for fitness studios for brands including Club Pilates, Yoga Six, and more PR

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, April 15 (TNSjou) -- The Maryland Department of Natural Resources issued the following commentary on April 14, 2026, by science writer Joe Zimmermann: * * * DNR Study Takes a Nuanced View of Phragmites, the Notorious Invasive Grass Analysis could help steer efforts for future management of the plant, other invasive species * The common reed, or Phragmites australis australis, has a bad reputation. The tall, fast-growing plant--often simply called phragmites--is invasiv more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, April 16 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Attorney General Formella, Coalition Push for New Rule to Increase Transparency in Prescription Drug Pricing Attorney General John M. Formella, along with a bipartisan coalition of 44 of his fellow attorneys general, submitted a letter today supporting a proposed U.S. Department of Labor (Department) rule that would require greater transparency from pharm more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Ranking Member Raskin Introduces Legislation Establishing Independent Commission on Presidential Capacity * Washington, D.C.-Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced legislation establishing a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties of Office, the body and process called for in Section 4 of the 25th Amendment to the U.S. C more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin Bill To Rename Olney Post Office After Veteran Employee Passes House * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed Representative Jamie Raskin's (MD-08) bipartisan bill to rename the Olney Post Office after Sergeant Edward "Ed" Lawrence Ramsey, a longtime employee of the United States Postal Service (USPS) and Army Veteran. The House will now send Rep. Raskin's bill t more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Raskin, Colleagues to Hegseth: Keep Stars and Stripes, Pentagon Press Corps Free and Independent * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Jamie Raskin (MD-08) and 38 of his colleagues demanded that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth protect the editorial independence of Stars and Stripes-a nonpartisan military news publication housed within the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)-and reverse unconst more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on April 15, 2026: * * * Raskin, Warren, Schumer, Min Introduce New Bill to Stop President, VP from Abusing Power to Steal Taxpayer Funds Bill Would Impose New Guardrails to Address Trump Attempts to Extract Billions of Dollars From American Taxpayers * Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, U.S. Senators Elizabeth War more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Lauds Major Legal Ruling to Halt ICE's Detention Warehouse in Washington County * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Rep. April McClain Delaney released the following statement: "Today, thanks to the extraordinary collective efforts of Team Maryland, construction and renovation of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention warehouse in Washington County, Mar more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney Statement Supporting the Utility RELIEF Act * WASHINGTON, DC -Representative April McClain Delaney from Maryland's 6th District released the following statement in strong support of the Utility RELIEF Act announced by Wes Moore, Bill Ferguson, and Joseline Pena-Melnyk: "Maryland families are feeling the strain of rising energy costs, and this legislation delivers ex more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Rep. April McClain Delaney, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. McClain Delaney to Hold Telephone Town Hall - Mon., Apr. 20 * On Monday, April 20, Rep. April McClain Delaney (MD-06) will host a live Telephone Town Hall to hear directly from constituents, answer questions, and discuss pressing issues facing the Sixth District, including the affordability crisis, immigration enforcement concerns, and unlawful military operations in Iran. The call more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Votes to Block Arms Sales to Israel Amid Iran War Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) voted for Joint Resolutions of Disapproval, S.J.Res 32 and S.J.Res. 138, to block specific foreign military sales of cases of Caterpillar bulldozers and 1,000-pound bombs to Israel. Senator Alsobrooks released the following statement after her vote: "President Trump took the United  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 16 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Senator Alsobrooks Votes Yes AGAIN on Iran War Powers Resolution Senator Alsobrooks (D-Md.) released the following statement after voting for Senator Duckworth's Iran War Powers Resolution: "46 days. Over $46 billion. "The price of war is always paid on the backs of working-class Americans. This unauthorized war of choice has cost the lives of brave men and women serving in  more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 16 [Category: BizAerospace] -- Lockheed Martin posted the following news release: * * * Sikorsky Offers New Armed BLACK HAWK(R) Helicopter Kits to Deliver Additional Mission Capabilities NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company (NYSE: LMT), announced its new Armed Black Hawk helicopter kits, expanding the capabilities of this proven workhorse. The kits extend the role of the Black Hawk into new mission sets including airmobile assault, close support, me more PR

WOODLAWN, Maryland, April 16 (TNSrpt) -- The Social Security Administration's Office of the Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * Social Security Administration Charge Card Program Risk: Low The Social Security Administration (SSA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) recently informed the Director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of the OIG's assessment of SSA's charge card program and determined the risk was low. SSA reported it had approximately $21 mill more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following statement on April 15, 2026: * * * Statement from Attorney General Brown on the Court's Order to Halt Construction and Operation of Unlawful ICE Detention Facility in Washington County Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today issued the following statement after the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland granted the State's motion for preliminary injunction that would halt DHS constructio more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 14 -- The University of Baltimore posted the following news: * * * Archives Featured in Mid-Atlantic Archivist * The University of Baltimore Library & Archives is featured in the Spring 2026 issue of Mid-Atlantic Archivist, the newsletter of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference (MARAC). In the article, "Human Oversight in the Age of AI: Transcription, Curation, and Access in a University Oral History Project," University Archivist Fatemeh Rezaei reflects  more PR

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 16 (TNSjou) -- The University of Maryland School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Large U.S. Trial Finds No Added Benefit from Combination Antibiotic to Prevent Infections After Surgery for Complex Leg Fractures A large multicenter clinical trial found no benefit to using two antibiotic powders -- vancomycin, which targets gram-positive bacteria seen commonly in surgical infections, and tobramycin, which targets gram-negative bacteria that can al more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 15 -- The Uniformed Services University posted the following news: * * * USU Research Builds Moral Resilience in Military Healthcare Providers * For a military nurse, the "impossible choice" doesn't always look like a split-second decision on a battlefield. Sometimes, it is the quiet, lingering weight of a pediatric ward in a combat zone where the right equipment doesn't exist. Other times, it is the sharp internal friction of providing medical care to an enemy comb more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 16 (TNSxrep) -- The Uniformed Services University issued the following research news: * * * USU Research Builds Moral Resilience in Military Healthcare Providers USU study addresses moral injury in veteran nurses, providing ethical frameworks for sustained readiness and mental health. By Hadiyah Brendel For a military nurse, the "impossible choice" doesn't always look like a split-second decision on a battlefield. Sometimes, it is the quiet, lingering weight of a p more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * Van Hollen, Beyer Renew Push for Millionaires Surtax to Invest in Working Families * Today, on Tax Day, U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and U.S. Representative Don Beyer (D-Va.) reintroduced their Millionaires Surtax Act, legislation to address the growing income inequality gap between wealthy and working Americans and raise significant revenue to support everyday families and grow our e more PR

WASHINGTON, April 14 -- Rep. James Walkinshaw, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Walkinshaw Joins DMV Colleagues in Raising Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman James R. Walkinshaw (VA-11) joined a group of his DMV colleagues in pressing the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Contr more PR

WASHINGTON, April 15 -- Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Warner, Kaine, DMV Colleagues Raise Alarm Over Safety and Maintenance Issues at Potomac Tracon Facility * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) and a group of their DMV colleagues pressed the Federal Aviation Administration's (FAA) Administrator Bryan Bedford for answers on two recent reports of equipment failure at the FAA Potomac Terminal Radar Approach Control ( more PR

BETHESDA, Maryland, April 16 -- The Wildlife Society, a wildlife conservation organization, posted the following news on April 15, 2026: * * * Students learn the law Wildlife students in Wyoming got an on-the-ground lesson in how bills are passed as policymakers, wildlife professionals and the public weighed in on a bill moving through the state legislature. "The idea of law, policy and government has always been a little scary and foreign to me, and I've always kind of shied away from it,"  more PR

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 14 -- George Mason University issued the following news: * * * Women in Business at Mason hosts inaugural spring conference * With more than 300 members and growing, the Women in Business at Mason student organization at the Costello College of Business, empowers women who are majoring, minoring, or interested in the world of business. Through networking and personal and professional development events, they aim to expand upon members' skillsets as well as their netw more PR