WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Blackstone Products Recalls Parmesan Ranch Seasoning Because of Possible Salmonella Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: May 15, 2026 FDA Publish Date: May 15, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella Company Name: Blackstone Products Brand Name: Blackstone Product Description: Parmesan Ranch seasoning Com more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 15 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Brian Steed to Serve as Vice President for Government and External Relations * Utah State University President Brad L. Mortensen named Brian Steed as vice president for government and external relations, effective June 1. While Steed will continue to provide leadership for the Janet Quinney Lawson Institute for Land, Water, and Air, Anna McEntire will assume responsibility as director of the institute. "Brian's leadership, statewide relationships, and extensive  more PR

LOGAN, Utah, May 15 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Chris Corcoran Named USU Provost * Utah State University President Brad L. Mortensen named Chris D. Corcoran as the university's next provost and executive vice president. He will move into this role on July 1. "Throughout the search process, Chris stood out for his innovative thinking and clear vision for advancing student success, academic excellence and research in ways that align with Utah State's statewide and land-grant mission," Mortensen said. "The feedb more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Rep. Bruce Westerman, R-Arkansas, chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following statement on May 14, 2026: * * * Committee Advances Legislation to Strengthen Rural Economies Across the Country Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources favorably reported six bills that will increase prosperity and well-being in rural communities across the country. Chairman Bruce Westerman (R-Ark.) issued the following statement in response: "Today, the House Committee on Natural Resources advanced legisl more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, May 16 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * CSUSB professor leads effort to protect Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument Stuart Sumida, CSUSB professor of biology who serves as the president of the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, is the lead signatory of a letter signed by more than 150 scientists written to Congress, the U.S. Department of Interior and President Donald Trump in defense of the Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument in Utah. Specific more PR

SAN BERNARDINO, California, May 16 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * CSUSB's 60th Anniversary Reflections, Decade by Decade: The 2020s This installment looks at the university during the 2020s, when the university navigated the challenges of a global pandemic while expanding academic programs, research activity and regional impact. Yet that didn't deter Cal State San Bernardino from its mission to help its students define their futures. * Academic year 2025-26 marks the 60th anniversary o more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. John Curtis, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Curtis, Rosen Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure During Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators John Curtis (R-UT) and Jacky Rosen (D-NV) introduced legislation to help protect drinking water infrastructure when faced with extreme heat or cold. The bipartisan Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act would make extreme temperatures, like extreme heat, an eligible condition for public water sy more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release: * * * EEOC Reaches Early $5.5 Million Resolution With Central Transport Over Nationwide Sex Discrimination in Hiring * Settles federal lawsuit alleging trucking company failed to hire female truck drivers for at least ten years nationwide PHOENIX - Central Transport, LLC, a nationwide trucking company based in Warren, Michigan with over 200 regional and local facilities, will pay $5.5 million to resolve a federal lawsuit charging the compa more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, May 15 -- Gov. Mike Kehoe, R-Missouri, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kehoe Announces Two Judicial Appointments * Jefferson City Today, Governor Mike Kehoe announced two judicial appointments to the 2 nd and 25 th Judicial Circuits. Andrew A. Boster, of Edina, was appointed as Associate Circuit Judge for Knox County in the 2 nd Judicial Circuit. Mr. Boster currently serves as the prosecuting attorney of Knox County and the assistant prosecuting attorney of Adair County. He remains an active more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, May 14 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Attorney General Jeff Jackson Protects Billions for North Carolinians with Court Ruling on Tariffs and Shuts Down Secret Data Exchange that Raised Meat Prices * RALEIGH -Last week, Attorney General Jeff Jackson protected billions for North Carolinians from illegal tariffs and shut down a secret data exchange that allowed meat producers to hike up the costs of chicken, pork, and turkey on consumers. On May 7, the  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 15 -- Sen. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Rosen, Curtis Introduce Bipartisan Bill to Help Protect Drinking Water Infrastructure During Extreme Heat * WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Senators Jacky Rosen (D-NV) and John Curtis (R-UT) introduced a bill to help protect drinking water infrastructure in the case of extreme heat or cold. The bipartisan Protecting America's Drinking Water from Extreme Temperatures Act would make extreme temperatures, like extreme heat, an eligible condition for public water s more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 15 [Category: BizEnergy] -- The Salt River Project, a public power utility and electricity provider, issued the following news: * * * SRP Crews Bring Reliable Power to 13 Remote Homes in the Navajo Nation Salt River Project (SRP) crews connected 13 families to electricity in the western Navajo Nation this spring through the Light Up Navajo VII initiative.  To electrify the 13 homes, SRP crews worked a combined 3,753 hours over two weeks, installing 108 primary poles, 25 secondary poles and 10 transformers, and stringi more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, May 16 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Patients with prior C-sections more likely to successfully complete vaginal birth at hospitals serving more Black patients Low-risk patients at predominantly Black-serving hospitals (BSH) who previously gave birth through Cesareans are likelier to attempt and successfully deliver vaginally in a subsequent pregnancy than they are at hospitals treating few Black patients, new UCLA-led research finds. Still, Black patients were less likely to a more PR