RICHMOND, Virginia, Aug. 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jay Jones Announces a $17 Billion Landmark Settlement with Meta with $353 Million Guaranteed for Virginia Settlement requires Meta to implement sweeping child-safety reforms for Virginians on Instagram and Facebook after deceiving the public about teen mental health harms - Today, Attorney General Jones announced a $17 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of which Virginia will receive a gua more PR

HERNDON, Virginia, Aug. 27 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * Anthony Hasse Joins RV Industry Association As Inspector * The RV Industry Association welcomes Anthony Hasse as its new inspector. The RV Industry Association's Standards program is its greatest member benefit. The Standards Department maintains a professional team of full-time inspectors who promote safety by monitoring adherence to the standards adopted by the Board of Directors for the construction of RVs and Park Mode more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 26 -- District of Columbia Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Schwalb Announces That Meta Will Pay Up to $17.1 Billion for Exploiting Kids with Intentionally Addictive Social Media Platforms * Attorney General Brian L. Schwalb today announced a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. (Meta). It is the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside of the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The District will receive at least $90,395, more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert: * * * Name of Product: Mainstays 9-Drawer Fabric Dressers Hazard: The recalled dressers are unstable if they are not anchored to the wall, posing tip-over and entrapment hazards that can result in risk of serious injuries or death to children. The dressers violate the mandatory safety standard as required by the STURDY Act. Remedy: Refund Recall Date: August 27, 2026 Units: About 165,250 (About 165,000 of these dressers were previously recalle more PR

AURORA, Colorado, Aug. 27 -- The University of Colorado School of Public Health posted the following news release: * * * CU Anschutz Researchers Identify How Colorectal Cancer Can Drive Muscle and Bone Loss * Researchers at the University of Colorado Anschutz and Indiana University School of Medicine have identified a biological process that may help explain why colorectal cancer can cause severe muscle and bone loss, especially in its most advanced stages. The condition, known as cancer cachexia, can leave patients weak, make everyday acti more PR

KOKOMO, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus posted the following news: * * * Faculty applauded for excellence in teaching, research * KOKOMO, Ind. -Indiana University Kokomo applauded faculty and staff for outstanding research, service, and teaching at its annual fall convocation. Nicholas Baxter, associate professor of sociology, received the junior faculty scholarship award. Paul Cook, professor of English, received the senior faculty scholarship award. Karen Sallee, academic advisor for the School of Nursing and Alli more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket No. 26-220): * * * Unless otherwise specified, the following procedures and dates apply to the application(s) (the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s)) listed in the Appendix. The Wireline Competition Bureau (Bureau), upon initial review, has found the Section 214 Discontinuance Application(s) listed herein to be acceptable for filing and subject to the procedures set forth in Section 63.71 of the Com more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 28 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * New H-2A Adverse Effect Wage Rates Up in Air as Court Orders DOL to Try Again: What Agricultural Employers Need to Know A federal court in California just ordered the US Department of Labor (DOL) to quickly come up with a new methodology for calculating the Adverse Effect Wage Rate (AEWR) for H-2A job orders, just weeks after the agency released long-awaited new H-2A farmworker rates. Those rates had been calculated under a framewor more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 27 -- Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Carr Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to pay up to $17 billion and implement sweeping child-safety reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr today announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. - the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addition to the payment, M more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun Announces $173 Million RayzeBio Investment, 100 New Jobs as Indiana's Life Sciences Sector Grows * INDIANAPOLIS - Indiana Governor Mike Braun today announced RayzeBio, Inc., a Bristol Myers Squibb Company, plans to significantly expand its life sciences footprint in Indiana, further solidifying the state's reputation as the Radiopharmaceutical Capital of the World. The company will further its investment in its radiopharmaceutic more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Gov. Mike Braun, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Gov. Braun's Disaster Recovery Efforts Continue With a Focus on Schools and Students * INDIANAPOLIS - As storm recovery continues across portions of the state and schools reopen their doors, Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is mobilizing dedicated support teams to provide expertise and guidance focused on student learning. This is one part of the state's ongoing response and recovery efforts following the significant weather that recently affecte more PR

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Aug. 26 [Category: Education] -- The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities posted the following news release: * * * HACU announces third VOLARE Institute cohort * The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has announced the third cohort of the Visioning, Organizing, Leading and Advancing the Research Enterprise (VOLARE) Institute, which supports capacity-building for innovative research at Institutions of Higher Education (IHEs). Twenty institutions have been selected to begin the yearlong VOLARE I more PR

ONEONTA, New York, Aug. 27 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: * * * Hartwick College Announces 2026-27 Visiting Writer Series * Two accomplished writers will visit campus during the 2026-27 Visiting Writer Series, with readings from their work scheduled for Sept. 23 and April 8. Both events are free and open to the public. The series kicks off Wednesday, Sept. 23, with Tessa Yang, author of the short story collection "The Runaway Restaurant" (7.13 Books, 2022) and the novel "The Jellyfish Problem" (Berkeley, 2026). Yang more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 27 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL LOPEZ ANNOUNCES LARGEST BIG TECH SETTLEMENT IN HISTORY Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Anne Lopez announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. -- one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. In addi more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 28 -- The Indiana Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on Aug. 27, 2026: * * * Indiana Chamber Names 2026 Women's Empower Award Winner As part of its annual Indiana Women's Collaborative Luncheon, the Indiana Chamber of Commerce today recognized Celeste Stevens, vice president of human resources at Do it Best Corp. in Fort Wayne, as the 2026 Empower Award honoree. The ceremony was part of a statewide gathering that brought together more than 230 professionals for daylong programming centered on el more PR

TERRE HAUTE, Indiana, Aug. 26 -- Indiana State University posted the following news: * * * Indiana State Builds Enrollment Momentum With Largest Freshman Class in Six Years * Indiana State University is building on last year's enrollment gains with 1,607 new freshmen, its largest freshman class in six years, and double-digit growth in new transfer and graduate enrollment. Growth Spans Freshman, Transfer and Graduate Enrollment Indiana State welcomed 1,607 new freshmen this fall. New transfer enrollment grew 13% to 518 students, the Univer more PR

KOKOMO, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Indiana University Kokomo campus posted the following news: * * * IUK basketball freshman receives scholarship for Westfield graduates * KOKOMO, Ind. -When Makayla Hatcher was considering colleges, she wanted two things -a high-quality nursing program, and the opportunity to play basketball. Indiana University Kokomo checked both off her list, and as a bonus, she received a new scholarship targeted to Westfield High School graduates like herself. Hatcher, who graduated in the spring, received the inaugural We more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Ivy Tech Community College posted the following news: * * * Ivy Tech Bloomington seeking network cable and fiber optics instructor * Ivy Tech Community College Bloomington is launching new intensive skills training programs in fiber optic and network cable installation and is currently seeking applicants to teach the short-term training courses. Three years of experience in the field is required, no teaching experience necessary. "This isn't a traditional faculty job. We need people who have pulled cable,  more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Kylemore Abbey and Notre Dame celebrate a decade of partnership at Threshold Festival * Kylemore Abbey and the University of Notre Dame at Kylemore Abbey proudly marked 10 years of their partnership during the Threshold Festival, a four-day celebration of literature, music, theatre, visual art, scholarship and hospitality in the extraordinary setting of Kylemore Abbey. The anniversary was marked with a special presentation from the Benedictine Com more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Law professor Randy Kozel to succeed Tricia Bellia as Chair of Faculty Board on Athletics and NCAA Faculty Athletics Representative * University President Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., has appointed Randy Kozel, the Fritz Duda Family Law Professor, to succeed Tricia Bellia, the William J. and Dorothy K. O'Neill Professor of Law, as chair of the University of Notre Dame's Faculty Board on Athletics and its NCAA faculty athletics representative. Kozel more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following commentary by Strategy Director Kermit Kaleba: * * * Building better workforce credentials: lessons from 3 states This year, I've traveled 18,000 miles visiting 12 states across the country to learn how education and business leaders are strengthening the connection between learning and work. As employers struggle to find skilled workers and learners seek faster, more affordable pathways to good jobs, policymakers are refining what it means for a credential to have  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 28 -- The Lumina Foundation issued the following commentary by chief data and research officer Courtney Brown: * * * Why Americans should care when international students stop coming For decades, America has enjoyed an extraordinary competitive advantage that we rarely talk about: many of the world's most talented people have wanted to study here. We have gotten so accustomed to this advantage that we seem to assume it will always exist. It won't, and the warning signs are beginning to flash. International gradua more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Barnes and Thornburg, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Lynda Bennett Quoted in Bloomberg Law on Insurance Litigation Trend * Barnes & Thornburg partner Lynda Bennett was quoted in an Aug. 24, Bloomberg Law article examining how schools and Catholic dioceses are using a 2024 New York appellate ruling to push back against insurers accused of denying coverage for sex abuse claims in bad faith. The article explains that the decision in Rockefeller University v. Aetn more PR

AUGUSTA, Maine, Aug. 27 -- Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Aaron M. Frey Announces Largest Big Tech Settlement in History Meta to Pay Up to $17 Billion and Implement Sweeping Child-Safety Reforms on Instagram and Facebook - Today, Attorney General Aaron M. Frey announced a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc.-- the largest state consumer protection settlement in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. The settlem more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Marian University posted the following news: * * * Marian University Launches College of Community and Health Sciences * Future Center for Human Flourishing New college brings growing health sciences programs together as Marian expands education and training for Indiana's healthcare workforce Marian University is launching its College of Community and Health Sciences, which brings together a growing portfolio of programs to prepare students for careers that improve health, mobility, independence, and quali more PR

TRENTON, New Jersey, Aug. 27 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Announces Historic $17 Billion Settlement With Meta Meta to Implement Safeguards to Protect Children and Pay New Jersey at Least $525 Million - Attorney General Jennifer Davenport today announced a landmark multistate settlement of up to $17.1 billion with Meta Platforms, Inc.--a historic step in protecting consumers and the largest state consumer protection settlement in histor more PR

SENECA FALLS, New York, Aug. 28 -- Northeast College of Health Sciences issued the following news: * * * Northeast On the Road: College, Alumni Open Doors for Future Healthcare Professionals Students exploring a career in chiropractic are gaining more than a glimpse of what it's like to learn at Northeast College of Health Sciences, with campus locations in Seneca Falls in New York's Finger Lakes region and Long Island in the New York City metropolitan area. By welcoming future students into their clinics, these graduates shared their caree more PR

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 27 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Preschool teacher turned researcher: Isaac Petersen's quest to understand childhood behavior problems * By Bri Brands Isaac Petersen, an associate professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, started his career as a preschool teacher. There, he developed his current research interest in how children develop behavior problems. "I'm interested in how children develop the capacity to control their behav more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue launches new online dual degree combining Master of Science in engineering with Master of Business and Technology * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Purdue University's College of Engineering and Mitch Daniels School of Business are partnering to launch a new online master's program, the dual Master of Science in engineering (MS) and Master of Business and Technology (MBT). Benefiting from the combined expertise of both academic units, the program pre more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Purdue researchers study cancer in canines to help advance treatments for humans * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -Studying canine cancer -including personalizing treatments, honing protocols and exploring new drugs, all of which will shed light on human cancer care -is the focus of veterinary researchers at a specialized center at Purdue's College of Veterinary Medicine. The researchers, including Deborah Knapp, distinguished professor of comparative onco more PR

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Aug. 27 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Neronha, coalition announce largest Big Tech settlement in history Attorney General Neronha today joined a coalition of 47 States and D.C., Puerto Rico, American Samoa, and the Northern Mariana Islands in announcing a landmark multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. of up to $17.1 billion - one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history. Under the settlemen more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- The University of Notre Dame posted the following news: * * * Researchers identify key fungal genes driving urinary catheter infections * Relying on a urinary catheter is a standard part of medical care for hundreds of thousands of patients each year. Unfortunately, the device carries the risk of catheter-associated urinary infections (CAUTIs), where bacteria are widely recognized as the primary cause. And yet, many patients face a growing threat from another pathogen: a fungus, Candida albicans. Research p more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 27 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Attorney General Jackley Announces SD to Receive Minimum $52 Million in Multistate Settlement with Meta Attorney General Marty Jackley announces South Dakota will receive a minimum of $52,612,676 as its share in a landmark $17.1 billion multistate settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. It is one of the largest state consumer protection settlements in history outside the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s. Sou more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 -- Sen. Todd Young, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Young Attends SK Hynix Groundbreaking Ceremony in West Lafayette * WASHINGTON - Today, U.S. Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.) delivered remarks at the groundbreaking ceremony for SK hynix's more than $4 billion semiconductor advanced packaging facility in West Lafayette. The historic investment was made possible in part by theCHIPS and Science Act, landmark legislation Senator Young helped author and pass to strengthen domestic semiconductor manufa more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * SK hynix breaks ground on $4 billion advanced packaging production facility in Purdue Research Park * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -SK hynix Inc. held a ceremonial groundbreaking Thursday (Aug. 27) for its advanced packaging fabrication and R&D facility for AI memory in the Purdue Research Park. The event featured remarks from Indiana Gov. Mike Braun, U.S. Sen. Todd Young, Purdue University interim President Mitch Daniels, SK hynix CEO Kwak Noh-Jung and  more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 26 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ Foundation names 2026 Terry Harper Memorial Scholars * Media Contact: SPJ Communications, communications@spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists Foundation has selected Stacie Overton Johnson and Chris Hughes as recipients of the 2026 Terry Harper Memorial Scholarship, recognizing their service to SPJ and dedication to journalism. The scholarships will help Overton Johnson and Hughes attend SPJ26, Oct. more PR

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Aug. 26 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * SPJ joins coalition supporting California bill to increase transparency in immigration detention * The Society of Professional Journalists has joined a coalition of press organizations led by the First Amendment Coalition in urging California lawmakers to support SB 423, the Detention Facility Transparency Act. Introduced by Sen. Lena Gonzalez, D-Long Beach, the bill would amend the California Public Records Act to re more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Aug. 27 -- Purdue University issued the following news release: * * * Strong interest drives venue change for Presidential Lecture with Rick Atkinson * WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -The Presidential Lecture Series event next month featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian Rick Atkinson is being moved to the larger Loeb Playhouse in Stewart Center because of strong interest. The event, titled "America @ 250: Celebrating Freedom's Giant Leap," is at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 16, in Loeb. The event is free and open  more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 28 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Highway Administration issued the following news release on Aug, 27, 2026: * * * U.S. Department of Transportation Provides Indiana $26 Million in Emergency Relief Funding to Repair Roads and Bridges Damaged by Flooding The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) today announced the immediate availability of $26 million in Emergency Relief (ER) funds for the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) to help with repair costs of roads and more PR

CINCINNATI, Ohio, Aug. 28 -- The University of Cincinnati posted the following news: * * * DAAP appoints Joseph Heathcott as new associate dean for research DAAP brings in a nationally recognized voice in urban development and design By Claudia Rebola, rebolacb@ucmail.uc.edu The College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning (DAAP) has named writer and educator Joseph Heathcott as its new associate dean for research, succeeding Claudia Rebola after an impactful eight years. Heathcott comes to the University of Cincinnati following tea more PR

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, Aug. 28 -- The University of Notre Dame Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies issued the following news: * * * Peace Accords Matrix brings implementation expertise to Africa's Great Lakes region Author: Josh Stowe The University of Notre Dame's Peace Accords Matrix is expanding its work to Africa's Great Lakes region, seeking to contribute to the peace process between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda by providing expertise on peacemaking and peacebuilding that will support the work of local sta more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Aug. 28 -- The University of Texas issued the following news: * * * UT To Lead NSF Center That Will Study How Robots and People Learn To Live and Work Together A 5-Year Collaboration Between 6 Universities and Industry Partners Will Place Assistive Robots in Everyday Human Environments. - The University of Texas at Austin will lead a new National Science Foundation Science and Technology Center to study what happens when assistive robots leave the lab and move into the real world to live and work alongside humans. The fo more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Aug. 27 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news on Aug. 26, 2026: * * * Utah secures $12.2 billion settlement with Meta over child safety practices Utah today announced a landmark $12.2 billion settlement with Meta Platforms, Inc. that will force sweeping changes to how Instagram and Facebook are built for children and teens once issued by the court. It ranks among the largest consumer protection settlements in U.S. history--rivaled only by the Big Tobacco settlements of the 1990s--and marks the more PR

TOLEDO, Ohio, Aug. 27 -- The University of Toledo issued the following news: * * * UToledo to Host Open House for Students Interested in New Radiation Therapy Program * Students interested in pursuing a career in cancer care can learn more about The University of Toledo's Radiation Therapy Program during an open house from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3, at the Eleanor N. Dana Cancer Center. The event will give prospective students an opportunity to learn about the radiation therapy profession, meet program faculty and current students, tou more PR