WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- Human Rights First issued the following news: * * * Human Rights First and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights Urge Sanctions Against President Bukele and Top Salvadoran Officials for Abuses Committed During State of Exception Today, Human Rights First (HRF) and the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights (RWCHR) recommended the Canadian government impose sanctions against El Salvador's President Nayib Bukele and other senior military and police officials for gross human rights violations in connection with t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 11 (TNSletter) -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin: * * * Here is the text of the letter: September 8, 2026 The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2707 Martin Luther King Jr. Ave SE Washington, D.C. 20528 Dear Secretary Mullin, I am writing to urgently request that the Department of Homeland Security extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Salvadoran nationals currently living and worki more PR

COLUMBIA, Missouri, Sept. 10 (TNSjou) -- The University of Missouri issued the following news release: * * * Mizzou researcher describes two previously unknown insect species Sites' work adds to decades of research at the university documenting Earth's biodiversity through taxonomy and field exploration. - An entomologist at the University of Missouri has discovered two saucer bug species previously unknown to science, adding to our understanding of Earth's biodiversity. For nearly four decades, Robert Sites, director of Mizzou's Enns Ent more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Sept. 10 -- The University of Utah posted the following news release: * * * Presenting the first Global U Alumni Impact Award * The University of Utah Office for Global Engagement will honor His Excellency Jasem Mohamed AlBudaiwi, secretary-general of the Gulf Cooperation Council GCC, with its inaugural Global U Alumni Impact Award. Designed to honor a U graduate who has demonstrated international impact, the award recognizes AlBudaiwi's extraordinary career in diplomacy, his commitment to global peace and cooperation more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rubio and Colombian President Abelardo De La Espriella at a Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation and Critical Minerals Framework Memorandums of Understanding Signing Ceremony Remarks Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Batallon Paraiso Barranquilla, Colombia MODERATOR: (Via interpreter) Good afternoon. Good afternoon. The Presidency of Colombia and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs would like to welcome you to the - to the ceremony of two memoran more PR

HOMESTEAD, Florida, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a news briefing at Homestead Air Reserve Base: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: So this is an important trip, obviously. We're going to go visit three countries strongly aligned with the United States. We have a lot of common interests with them, both taking on regional transnational criminal terrorism and also economic engagements. We're hoping to wrap up good, solid trade deals with all three of these countries in the foreseeable more PR

BARRANQUILLA, Colombia, Sept. 8 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a news briefing at Barranquilla Marriott Hotel: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: (In Spanish.) Ready? Ready. Are we going to do this in Spanish or English? In Spanglish. Let's go. QUESTION: (In Spanish.) Yes, in Spanish and English QUESTION: Spanglish. SECRETARY RUBIO: In Spanglish? QUESTION: Yeah. (Laughter.) QUESTION: Secretary Rubio, will the tariffs on Colombia be lifted by you [all] SECRETARY RUBIO: (In Spanish.) more PR

QUITO, Ecuador, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following remarks on Sept. 9, 2026, by Secretary of State Marco Rubio at a news briefing at the U.S. Embassy in Quito: * * * SECRETARY RUBIO: All right, let's go. Hold on. QUESTION: Secretary Rubio -- SECRETARY RUBIO: Yeah. QUESTION: Can I - are you worried at all that U.S. partnership with Ecuador and some of the accusations of human rights abuses or disappearances will undermine and - the U.S. partnership with Delcy Rodriguez in Venezuela, Bukele and some of his accused abu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The U.S. State Department issued the following news release: * * * Secretary of State Marco Rubio with Jose Manuel Acevedo of RCN Interview Marco Rubio, Secretary of State Via Teleconference September 9, 2026 (Via translation.) QUESTION: Well, it is a tremendous honor to have with us here at RCN and NTN24 the United States Secretary of State, Marco Rubio. Secretary, thank you for being here with us. SECRETARY RUBIO: No, thanks. It's a great honor to be with you as well. QUESTION: They are also watching us in Mi more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 11 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * Living in Languages Explores Translation Across Literature, Culture and Identity By Michael Parker ALBANY, N.Y. (Sept. 10, 2026) -- Translation is often understood as the act of carrying words from one language into another. The newest volume of Living in Languages, an open-access, peer-reviewed journal invites readers to think more broadly about how translation can carry memory, identity, culture and meaning across languages. Collaboratively managed  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service posted the following news release: * * * USDA Announces Expanded Suite of Trade, Development and Food Security Opportunities for Venezuela * Washington, D.C., September 10, 2026 - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Foreign Agricultural Service outlined several program opportunities to strengthen commercial engagement, bolster food security and expand market access in Venezuela. These efforts leverage USDA's full range of trade promotion, capacit more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 -- The White House issued the following news on Sept. 9, 2026: * * * President Trump Delivers Historic Results for the American People in Under Two Years In less than two years, President Donald J. Trump has driven the most consequential stretch of governing in modern American history. He inherited a disaster -- and turned it into a historic comeback. President Trump sealed the border, drove violent crime to historic lows, unleashed American energy, cut taxes for working families, focused Washington on merit and common s more PR