BURBANK, California, Sept. 2 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' IS BACK IN THE BALLROOM WITH AN ALL-NEW CELEBRITY CAST * Gallery images can be found here. Gallery images can be found here. Today, the "Dancing with the Stars" Season 35 celebrity cast and their professional dancing partners were announced on ABC's "Good Morning America." Co-hosted by Alfonso Ribeiro and Julianne Hough, the series returns for a two-night premiere, TUESDAY, SEPT. 15 more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 1 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * 81st Anniversary of the Atomic Bomb and the beginning of the Atomic Age * BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. - Eighty-one years ago, a one-page operations order, Number 35, was issued on Aug. 5, 1945, and resulted in the 509th Composite Group-a predecessor of the 509th Operations Group assigned to the 509th Bomb Wing at Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri-dropping the first wartime atomic bomb on Aug. 6, 1945. The inaugural use of this s more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 2 [Category: Libraries] -- The American Library Association posted the following news release: * * * Accepting Applications for the 2027 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood Fellowship * The American Library Association (ALA) invites applications for the 2027 Lois Ann Gregory-Wood (LAGW) Fellows Program. Visit the LAGW Fellows page for more information about the program and application process. Lois Ann Gregory-Wood worked at ALA for 50 years, including 27 years as the ALA Council Secretariat. For thousands of ALA members, she wa more PR

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Sept. 1 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Alexander Fortenko, MD, named Vice President of Innovation at Ochsner Health * Alexander Fortenko, MD, has been named Ochsner Health's Vice President of Innovation. In this leadership role, Dr. Fortenko will lead the strategic vision and long-term direction for Innovation Ochsner, including the data science team, the AI Center of Excellence and the Chief Medical Information Officers team. Dr. Fortenko will drive the respo more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 1 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sends Notice of Intent to File Suit Challenging Trump Administration's Third Unlawful Offshore Wind Deal * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta and the California Energy Commission (CEC) today sent a Notice of Intent to Sue targeting an unlawful agreement between the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and RWE U.S. Offshore (RWE) that would undermine California's offshore wind energy developmen more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 1 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Announces Guilty Pleas in Loitering Cases * #Griffin: 'Arkansas's loitering laws are clear, and we are serious about enforcing them' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement today after Antonio Cornelius Johnson, 41, and Beatrice Ann Dabbs, 36, both of Little Rock, pled guilty and were sentenced on two counts each of loitering: "Johnson and Dabbs were cited by the Little more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 1 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL JOINS FTC IN FILING LAWSUIT AGAINST AMAZON OVER SECRET AD SURCHARGE SCHEME * Lawsuit Alleges Amazon Concealed Unfair Charges in its Digital Advertising Auction Pricing Chicago - Attorney General Raoul joined the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and a bipartisan coalition of 22 attorneys general in filing a lawsuit against Amazon alleging the company engaged in deceptive and unfair practices that secretly inflat more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (TNSrpt) -- Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-Louisiana, chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, issued the following news: * * * Chairman Cassidy Releases Bombshell Report Showing Teachers' Unions Harming Children, Prioritizing Radical Ideology over Student Success U.S. Senator Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Chairman of the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a report detailing how the National Education Association (NEA) and the American Federation of Teachers (A more PR

WASHINGTON, Aug. 31 -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * GenBioPro, Manufacturer of Generic Mifepristone, Responds to Texas Court Staying Florida et al. v. FDA Case Patients' Access to Mifepristone Nationwide Remains Unchanged for Now Date - Wichita Falls, Texas - Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas, Wichita Falls Division denied GenBioPro's m more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. August 31, 2026 Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Docket Operations: U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE West Building, 5th Floor (W58-213) Washington, DC 20590-0001 Re: Waiver of Specified Statutory Requirements for Commercial Space Launch and Reentry Actions; Docket ID No. FAA-2026-8614  more ST

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 3 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission posted the following news from Eaton: * * * Eaton Locates $242+ Million State-of-the-Art Manufacturing Facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas Eaton expects to create 1,200 jobs, manufacture & integrate modular electrical enclosures to support next generation of critical infrastructure development - Intelligent power management company Eaton intends to locate a new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in North Little Rock, Arkansas. The facility represents an more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 2 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Entergy posted the following news release: * * * Entergy Solutions programs are now available * Entergy Louisiana is making it easier for customers to save energy, lower costs, and improve comfort. No matter what your needs are, there is a new opportunity to save energy and make your home or business more efficient. This year, Entergy is proud to launch several new energy efficiency programs that offer a variety of energy efficiency services, including expert guidance, home and buildi more PR

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, Sept. 2 -- The American Counseling Association issued the following news release: * * * History Is Made: Tennessee Allows Counselors to Practice Across State Lines As part of the historic interstate Counseling Compact agreement, Tennessee is the latest state that can now start granting privileges to licensed professional counselors to practice across state lines. Currently, other states that can grant these privileges include Arizona, Minnesota, Ohio, Louisiana, Georgia, Indiana, Arkansas and Wyoming, with additional st more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Democrats' Midterm Message: Embrace Radical Socialism, Pack the Supreme Court * WASHINGTON -This week, after funding the federal government and preventing another Democrat shutdown, House Republicans offered two commonsense measures to condemn socialism and preserve the integrity of the Supreme Court. Predictably, an overwhelming majority of House Democrats voted against both. "House Democrats just confirmed that socialism and the communis more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (Rep.) -- House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * House Republicans Prevent Another Democrat Shutdown * WASHINGTON -Today, Speaker Johnson delivered remarks to the media after the House passed a continuing resolution to fund the government until December and avoid yet another costly Democrat government shutdown. Speaker Johnson also addressed House Republicans' proposed constitutional amendment to ensure the U.S. Supreme Court remains composed of only nine justices. "Thanks to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Mercy 15740 S. Outer 40 St. Louis, MO 63017 August 26, 2026 The Honorable Dr. Mehmet Oz Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Hubert H. Humphrey Building 725 17th Street, NW Washington, DC 20503 Re: CMS-1850-P Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment Systems; Quality Reporting Programs; R more ST

JEFFERSON, Louisiana, Sept. 2 [Category: BizHospital] -- Ochsner Health System issued the following news release: * * * Ochsner Health, with Johnson and Johnson and Abundant Life Tabernacle to host men's prostate cancer awareness event * Ochsner Health will host a men's prostate cancer awareness event, Protect the Prostate, at the Abundant Life Tabernacle Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1701 Franklin Avenue on Saturday, September 5, 2026, from 9 a.m. to noon. Presented by Ochsner and Johnson and Johnson, with community partner, Abundant Life  more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 1 -- Texas A&M University, a component of the public university system in Texas, posted the following news from its agriculture program: * * * Pecan production, prices up in Texas as disease, dry weather loom * Texas pecan growers are looking at an above-average crop and are hoping price improvement will follow. Expectations are that Texas' 2026 pecan season will produce modestly larger yields than last year, but that disease, extreme dry and hot weather in August could negatively impact nut kernel fill, said Monte Nes more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Frost Introduce No Homeless Detention Centers Act to Ban Forced Labor and Cruel Homeless Encampments * Washington, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03) joined Congressman Maxwell Alejandro Frost (FL-10), Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), to announce the introduction of No Homeless Detention Centers Act, legislation to stop federal housing dol more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2 [Category: Political] -- Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly the NARAL Pro-Choice America) posted the following news release: * * * Reproductive Freedom for All Highlights Ongoing Mifepristone Attacks After District Court Stalls Florida v. FDA * : Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Contact: media@reproductivefreedomforall.org Washington, DC -Yesterday, a Republican-appointed judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas granted the Food and Drug Administration's motion to stay Florida v. FDA at the Tru more PR

BARKSDALE AFB, Louisiana, Sept. 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Global Strike Command issued the following news: * * * Senior AFGSC leaders see Sentinel program advancements * HILL AIR FORCE BASE, Utah - The Air Force's senior leaders charged with overseeing the service's nuclear enterprise took part in a two-day immersion here August 3-4, gaining insight into how Air Force Global Strike Command and its partners are fielding the Sentinel LGM-35A intercontinental ballistic missile. U.S. Air Force Gen. S.L. Davis, commander of AFGSC, and Chief Maste more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Surface Transportation Board issued the following decision (Docket No. FD 36447) entitled "Lake Providence Port Commission - Feeder Line Application - Line of Delta Southern Railroad Located in East Carroll and Madison Parishes, Louisiana": * * * Digest:/1 The Board denies an appeal of two discovery rulings by an administrative law judge. It also authorizes Delta Southern Railroad, Inc., to reopen two depositions for the limited purpose of questioning those witnesses about certain n more PR

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. 1 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas and Members Award $356K to 11 Mississippi Community Organizations * RIDGELAND, MISSISSIPPI, September 1, 2026-Sixteen Mississippi community-based organizations received a combined $355,950 through the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas' (FHLB Dallas) Partnership Grant Program (PGP), part of more than $1.8 million awarded across FHLB Dallas' five-stat more PR

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Sept. 2 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * Two Florida State University teams receive 2026 Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards * #Key Points * Two Florida State University organizations won 2026 Florida TaxWatch Productivity Awards for helping taxpayers save money. * Florida Institute for Child Welfare established immersive simulation labs, avoiding $1.09 million in statewide training costs. * FSU Facilities negotiated tailored vendor contracts, saving up to $3.6 million across 33 off-c more PR

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Sept. 2 -- The University of New Orleans issued the following news release: * * * T. Erin Cox Receives NSF Grant to Study Coastal Ecosystem Resilience LSU New Orleans biological sciences researcher and professor T. Erin Cox has received a $115,090 grant from the National Science Foundation to study how coastal ecosystems respond to disturbance following a major flood in the state of Hawai'i. The project, titled "COLLABORATE RAPID: Interactions Between Pulse and Press Disturbance Following a 1,000 Year Coastal Flood i more PR