BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 15 -- The American Civil Liberties Union of Massachusetts issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2026: * * * Federal Appeals Court Upholds Rights of Detained Noncitizens to Bond Hearings First Circuit is the seventh appellate court to reject Trump administration's novel application of immigration detention statutes - A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling declaring that the Trump administration is unlawfully denying bond hearings to thousands of people arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Major Court Victory Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Under the Affordable Care Act * OAKLAND -Co-leading a multistate coalition alongside the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New Jersey, California Attorney General Rob Bonta yesterday secured a major victory after the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts struck down a key provision of a Trump Administration final rule that wo more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 14 -- Sen. Angus S. King Jr., I-Maine, issued the following news release: * * * Collins, King Secure $48 Million for New Downeaster Train Station in Portland * U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), the Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and Angus King (I-ME) today announced that they have secured federal funding to support the construction of a new Amtrak Downeaster station in Portland. More specifically, the $48,136,000 investment will help relocate Portland's existing station, improving the speed and reliabili more PR

CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- The Massachusetts Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Drug that targets an inflammatory enzyme could help prevent lung cancer * Every year, lung cancer kills more than 100,000 people in the United States. Smoking is the leading risk factor for lung cancer, but other environmental exposures can also contribute to the disease. In an advance that could help prevent some of those lung cancer deaths, MIT researchers have shown that blocking an enzyme involved in lung inflammation appears more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 [Category: BizHospital] -- The Dana-Farber Cancer Institute issued the following news release: * * * FDA approves first CELMoD agent, with Dana-Farber helping advance its development * The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved iberdomide in combination with daratumumab and dexamethasone for patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma, making it the first approved cereblon E3 ligase modulator (CELMoD) for this disease. Researchers at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute played an important role in  more PR

NEW YORK, Aug. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Allows Termination of Somalia's Temporary Protected Status to Move Forward * #Read a PDF of our statement here. Media Inquiries: sadaf@muslimadvocates.org, media@haitianbridge.org, media@naacpldf.org Boston, Mass. -- On Friday, a federal district court judge in the District of Massachusetts allowed the termination of Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation to move forward by lifting the admi more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces $140 Million in Federal Funding for Haverhill Line Improvements * BOSTON -Governor Healey today announced that the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has won $139.6 million from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) to make major improvements to the Haverhill Commuter Rail line, helping deliver faster, safer and more reliable service for thousands of riders every day. The funding will s more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Announces Public Listening Sessions to Lower Health Care Costs for Massachusetts Families and Small Businesses * BOSTON -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced a series of six public listening sessions as it moves forward with recommendations to lower health care costs for Massachusetts families and small businesses. Hosted by the Division of Insurance (DOI), the virtual sessions will gather input from p more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Aug. 14 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Healey-Driscoll Administration Announces Continued Investment in Early Literacy Tutoring for 338 Schools * EVERETT -The Healey-Driscoll Administration today announced that 338 schools across 102 school districts, charter schools and collaboratives will receive no-cost, high-impact early literacy tutoring during the 2026-27 school year. The initiative will provide at least 8,485 tutoring seats for students in kindergarten through th more PR

HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Aug. 15 -- High Point University issued the following news release: * * * HPU Welcomes New Students to Campus for Welcome Week Traditions * High Point University(r) celebrated its newest students this weekend as hundreds of faculty, staff and student volunteers moved freshmen onto campus for the start of the 2026-27 academic year. As is tradition, student volunteers dressed in tie-dyed T-shirts swiftly unloaded vehicles and helped move new students into their residence halls while the HPU Marching Panthers perfo more PR

DANVERS, Massachusetts, Aug. 16 -- The National Scleroderma Foundation posted the following news: * * * Remembering Dr. Thomas A. Medsger Jr. * The National Scleroderma Foundation joins the scleroderma community in mourning the passing of Dr. Thomas A. Medsger Jr., a true giant in the field whose work profoundly shaped our understanding of systemic sclerosis and the care of people living with this complex disease. "The scleroderma community lost a giant on August 15," Chair of the Foundation's Board of Directors, Carol Feghali-Bostwick, P more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 16 (TNSLrpt) -- Remedies Abandoned: US Civil Rights Enforcement Under the Trump Administration - A report from Human Rights Watch - August 2026 (118 pages) * * * Contents Summary ... 1 Recommendations ... 10 Methodology ... 13 Background ... 14 The Origins of Federal Civil Rights Enforcement in the United States ... 14 2025 Executive Orders ... 19 Disparate Impact ... 20 The Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard Case ... 22 Creating an Environment for Discrimination ... 24 DISMANTLED: The Systematic Destruction of more ST

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Aug. 14 [Category: Political] -- Santa Fe Institute posted the following news release: * * * SFI welcomes 2026 External Professors * External Faculty are central to SFI's identity as a world-class research institute. They enrich our networks of interactions, help us push the boundaries of complex-systems science, and connect us to more than 70 institutions around the globe. This year, six new researchers joined SFI's External Faculty: Henry Farrell Johns Hopkins University Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Prof more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Aug. 14 [Category: Transportation] -- The American Trucking Associations posted the following news release: * * * Trucking Industry Crowns 2026 National Truck Driving Champion * Aug 14, 2026Pittsburgh, PA - Today, the American Trucking Associations proclaimed Miguel Corral, a professional driver with UPS, the Bendix Grand Champion at the 2026 National Truck Driving & Step Van Championships. Corral, who resides in Indiana and secured his berth to nationals at the Illinois State Truck Driving Championship, emerged victo more PR

JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii, Aug. 14 -- The U.S. Pacific Air Forces issued the following news: * * * U.S. Space Force and Japan successfully launch U.S. sovereign space domain awareness payload aboard QZS-7 satellite * Summary: Second launch successfully completed in first-ever bilateral U.S. Japan cooperative space effort. Allied partnership enables better management and protection of space assets, ensuring a more secure and reliable space environment. Combat Forces Command's Mission Delta 2 to operate. TANEGASHIMA, Japan: A U more PR

STORRS, Connecticut, Aug. 14 -- The University of Connecticut posted the following news: * * * UConn Welcomes 52 New Future Dentists * The first week of dental school ends with one of the most momentous occasions in a dental student's journey-the White Coat Ceremony. The White Coat Ceremony is a longstanding tradition in the School of Dental Medicine that welcomes a new class of students into the profession of dental medicine. The Academic Rotunda was full of excitement as 52 new students in the Class of 2030 prepared to wear their white  more PR