WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families issued the following news release: * * * ACF Awards $2.2 Million to Modernize Child Welfare Licensing Infrastructure September 17, 2026 In an ongoing effort to advance A Home for Every Child and improve outcomes for children and families, the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) today announced 14 child welfare jurisdictions will receive between $54,000 and $200,000 in Licensing Infrastructure Modernization for Child W more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Americans for Tax Reform issued the following commentary: * * * 50 Examples of Good News Arising from Big Beautiful Bill's Full Business Expensing Provisions John Kartch 09/16/2026 In addition to across-the-board tax cuts for households, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Trump on July 4, 2025 provides full business expensing for American businesses. In their own words, U.S. employers describe the benefits of the expensing provisions in the bill: Route 66 Meat Processing (Yukon, Oklahoma) -- Expensi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Ascension reports $1.5B of Net Income, 141% growth YoY; Turns Operating Margin positive on core operations and closes AmSurg acquisition in FY26 * Ascension today announced strong financial results through the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026, ending June 30, 2026, reporting net income of positive $1.5 billion. These results reflect continued progress in operational efficiency, expanded access to care, more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 17 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Joins Nationwide Bipartisan Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender, Returns $6.86 Million in Restitution and Debt Relief to Affected California Consumers * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a coalition of 40 attorneys general in announcing a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest auto finance companies, resolving allegations that CAC engage more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Sept. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * #Griffin: 'I am pleased that this issue has been resolved and trust that CAC will no longer prey on vulnerable Arkansans' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement announcing a multistate settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the largest auto finance co more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Sept. 17 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Joins $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * Lincoln - Attorney General Mike Hilgers announced that Nebraska, along with the attorneys general for 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Nebraska will receive $12 more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures $700 Million from Abusive Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * September 17, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $700 million, including more than $630 million in debt relief for consumers, from Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), an auto lender that specializes in subprime loans to consumers with low or no credit scores. Attorney General James and t more PR

ALBANY, New York, Sept. 17 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures Over $9 Million for New York from Abbott Laboratories for Manufacturing Potentially Unsafe Baby Formula * NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced that baby formula manufacturer Abbott Laboratories (Abbott) will pay more than $384 million to states and the federal government, including more than $9.3 million to New York. Attorney General James and a coalition of 39 other atto more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Sept. 17 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $694 Million Settlement Over Predatory Auto Loans * RALEIGH -Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of attorneys general reached a $694 million settlement over predatory lending practices with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the country's largest auto finance companies. The settlement includes about $7.5 million in debt relief and $2 million in restitut more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL ANNOUNCES $694 MILLION MULTISTATE SETTLEMENT WITH SUBPRIME AUTO LENDER CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 41 states, secured a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers across the country in connection with their car loans. CAC is one of the nation's largest auto fin more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 17 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Delivers Win for Oregon Drivers Trapped in Predatory Auto Loans * #Oregon and 40 other states part of $694M settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC), one of the nation's largest subprime auto lenders, that will deliver $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers nationwide. Oregon worked more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Sept. 17 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Announces $694 Million Multistate Settlement with Subprime Auto Lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * Press Releases (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today joined 40 other state attorneys general announcing a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) to direct $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. Connecticut consumers will be eli more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Cole Votes in Favor of Water Resources Development Act of 2026 * | CONTACT: Olivia Porcaro(link sends email) 202-225-6165 Washington, D.C. - Congressman Tom Cole (OK-04) released the following statement after voting in favor of H.R. 9497, the Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2026: "Last night, the House voted in a bipartisan manner to address important water resource needs throughout our nation. This legislation will improve water resourc more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Sept. 17 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Colorado joins $694M nationwide settlement with subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation * Sept. 17, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today that Colorado, along with 40 other states, has entered into a settlement with Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC) providing $694 million in cash and debt relief to consumers in connection with their car loans. CAC is one of the nation's largest auto finance compan more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Defense Contract Management Agency issued the following news: * * * DCMA inspects, accepts 300 Navy ASVs in first year of production * AUSTIN, Texas - Defense Contract Management Agency South's Red River contracting office marked the 300th successful inspection and acceptance of the Navy's Corsair autonomous surface vessel here in June. The Red River office supports 626 defense contractors with a contract value of more than $19 billion spread throughout Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas and North Texas. DCMA's  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Richard J. Durbin, D-Illinois, ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release: * * * 09.16.2026 Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Nominations Hearing WASHINGTON - During today's Senate Judiciary Committee nominations hearing, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, delivered an opening statement in which he slammed President Trump and the Trump Administration for the blatant weaponizat more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation posted the following news: * * * Faster, more precise genetic diagnoses possible with OMRF technology * An Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist has developed a method that could one day help make rare genetic disease diagnosis faster and more precise. With a $3.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, he aims to make this platform available to others who study genetic diseases. When someone with a rare or unidentified condition undergoes  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau issued the following public notice (WC Docket Nos. 26-208, 26-211, 26-212, 26-241, 26-243): * * * 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 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Gilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma, intends to repatriate two baskets to the Tejon Indian Tribe. According to the National Park Service notice, the baskets are identified as Tubatulabal objects of cultural patrimony. One, a Tubatulabal bottleneck olla, was donated to the museum in 2026 by collectors Alan and Berte Hirschfield of Wyoming, who likely acquired it from an auction house or trading post. The other basket, identified as Tubatulabal and dating to around 1890, came from the Kern River area and was do more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Anoatubby leads ribbon cutting for active aging facility * Ada, Okla. - Chickasaw Nation Governor Chris Anoatubby led ribbon-cutting ceremonies Sept. 15 to dedicate a unique fitness facility designed for Chickasaw elders. A new site for the Chickasaw Nation Active Aging program, 229 W. Seabrook Rd., is the first of its kind in the Chickasaw Nation and represents the Chickasaw Nation's continued in more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Charles E. Grassley, R-Iowa, chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following opening statement at a nominations hearing to consider six district judges: * * * Good everybody. I'd like to welcome everyone to today's hearing. Today, our panel features six district court nominees: * Daniel Ballou, for the Eastern District of Kentucky. * Richard Bennett, for the Southern District of Texas. * Courtney Coker, for the Northern District of Texas. * Trevor Pemberton, for the Northern District of Oklaho more PR

ST. LOUIS, Missouri, Sept. 16 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news: * * * Gut microbiome features predict devastating disease affecting preemies * In a discovery that challenges long-standing assumptions about necrotizing enterocolitis, a sudden and often fatal intestinal illness that affects premature infants, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified previously unknown predictors for the disease. While bacteria have been proposed as key drivers for the devastating dise more PR

ONEONTA, New York, Sept. 17 -- Hartwick College issued the following news release: * * * Hartwick College Welcomes Melanie Printup Hope for Inaugural Phil Young Residency for Indigenous Art * During the residency, Hope will install "My Ancestors in the Sky World," a mixed-media piece, and speak with Hartwick students and museum visitors about her work. She will also lead a free beading workshop on Saturday, Oct. 10. Advance registration is required. To register, visit the Phil Young Residency for Indigenous Art webpage. A public reception  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Indiana University, Bloomington, is repatriating human remains representing two Native American individuals and one associated funerary object to one of nine Native American Tribes. The collection, excavated in Carbon County, Montana, was donated to the University of Chicago in 1941. According to the National Park Service notice, Indiana University determined that the human remains and associated funerary object are connected to the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian Reservation of Montana; Cheyenne a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 (TNSFR) -- The Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana, at Newfields intends to repatriate a pair of moccasins to the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes, Oklahoma. According to the National Park Service notice, the moccasins were obtained by Valette Miller White in Montana before 1936. The museum determined the pair is an object of cultural patrimony with ongoing historical, traditional or cultural importance central to the Native American group. The museum also determined there is a cultural connection between the moccasins and the more PR

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Sept. 18 -- Kansas State University issued the following news: * * * Early-career faculty invited to apply for seed funding for waste recovery, water reuse research Sept. 16, 2026 The team behind the Circular Waste Recovery and Water Reuse project -- also known as c(wr)2 -- is requesting proposals to its Early-Career Circularity Seed Funding Program. Seed projects should support research that extends the c(wr)2 project's existing work, which involves studying economically viable, socially accepted and efficient anaerobic  more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Li named president of International Association of Pancreatology * OKLAHOMA CITY - Min Li, Ph.D., George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Cell Biology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Associate Director for Global Oncology at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, has been named president of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP). The IAP, established in 1985, works with national and regional socie more PR

TAHLEQUAH, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Northeastern State University issued the following news: * * * Northeastern State University's RiverHawks Scholar Program opens new Independent Learning Lab TAHLEQUAH, Okla. - Northeastern State University's (NSU) RiverHawks Scholar Program (RSP) has opened its new Independent Learning Lab House, an experiential learning space designed to help students with intellectual or developmental disabilities develop and apply practical skills for greater independence. The lab was established through the Transition an more PR

SEMINOLE, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- Seminole State College posted the following news: * * * O.D. Johns: The Educator Who Helped A College Endure * Across a 50-year career in education, Johns guided Seminole schools through an oil-boom transformation, wartime uncertainty and the beginning of desegregation while helping preserve the community's junior college. For more than three decades, Oliver Daniel "O.D." Johns was one of the central figures in Seminole education. He arrived in 1927, became principal of Seminole High School in 1931, administ more PR

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Oklahoma Baptist University issued the following news: * * * September 17, 2026 OBU to Host Baptist Conference Oct. 8 Oklahoma Baptist University will host a conference on Baptists and Spiritual Formation on Thursday, Oct. 8, on the OBU campus. The event will run from 1 to 7:30 p.m. and will feature Dr. Bobby Jamieson and Dr. R. Lucas Stamps as speakers. The conference is part of events connected with the David S. Dockery and Timothy F. George Center for Baptist Renewal. Registration is required and costs $1 more PR

SHAWNEE, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Oklahoma Baptist University issued the following news: * * * September 17, 2026 OBU to Host Hobbs Lecture Oct. 7 Oklahoma Baptist University will host the annual Herschel H. and Frances J. Hobbs Lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Dr. R. Lucas Stamps will deliver the lecture during chapel at 10 a.m. in the Recreation and Wellness Center. His topic will center on Baptists and spiritual formation. The event is free and open to the public, with no registration required. The Hobbs Lectureship was OBU's first endowed l more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- Oklahoma City University issued the following news: * * * Psy.D. program earns top-tier accreditation to tackle regional mental health shortage Sep 17, 2026 * OCU's Psy.D. in Clinical Psychology--the only Doctor of Psychology program in Oklahoma--earned full 10-year APA accreditation through 2036. * Designed around a practitioner-scholar framework led by licensed clinicians, the program boasts a 100% doctoral internship match rate and specialized coursework in rural mental health, advanced assessment an more PR

NORMAN, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * OU School of Music earns All-Steinway designation * NORMAN, OKLA. - The University of Oklahoma School of Music has earned designation as an All-Steinway School, marking the culmination of a nearly 20-year effort to provide students and faculty with Steinway pianos throughout the school. The designation will be formally announced Sept. 24 during the School of Music's Musical Mosaic concert at Sharp Concert Hall. "Becoming an All-Steinway School ensure more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science posted the following news: * * * Petroleum engineering faculty members receive prestigious 2026 SPE International Awards * The University of Tulsa is proud to announce that two faculty members in the McDougall School of Petroleum Engineering have received prestigious 2026 International Awards from the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), reflecting the international impact of UTulsa faculty and the university's longstanding leadership in petrol more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Consumer Services] -- Consumer Watchdog posted the following news release: * * * Phillips 66 and ConocoPhillips Warned Justice Alito His Oil Investments Face Material Risk From Climate Lawsuits For Years; Their Trade Association, Suncor and Exxon Briefed Him on How to Eliminate that Risk * Documents On File At The Supreme Court Of The United States And The Securities And Exchange Commission Establish That Justice Alito Has A Direct Financial Interest In The Outcome Of Suncor V Boulder Consumer W more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Tulsa College of Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * Professor's new book reveals overlooked chapter of American history * After a decade of research, University of Tulsa historian Kristen Oertel's newest book offers the first comprehensive study of slavery, resistance and sovereignty across the Five Tribes. Covering 1790 to 1861, "Seeking Freedom in Indian Country: Slavery, Sovereignty and Resistance Within the Five Tribes" explores the adoption of Black chattel slavery after th more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 16 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: * * * Tech Tidbits: New-Look Tigers Visit ATU Saturday Night * One gifted running back after another has been the focal point of the Ouachita Baptist University offense throughout the Tigers' run of seven Great American Conference football championships since 2011. That changed when Tre Nichols took over as the Ouachita Baptist starting quarterback midway through the 2025 season. "Tre is an elite runner," said Roy Thompson, Arkansas Tech University hea more PR

LOGAN, Utah, Sept. 17 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * Ten Scholars Join CEHHS Faculty for 2026-27 Academic Year * The Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human, Health, and Human Sciences at Utah State University is welcoming new faculty members for the 2026-27 academic year. "We deeply value the fresh perspectives, cutting-edge expertise, and energy that our new colleagues bring to our college," said Al Smith, Emma Eccles Jones endowed dean. "Their contributions to our student experience, scholarship, and  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces First Virginia College to Join Air Traffic Controller Training Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with Shenandoah University in Virginia to join the Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative (E-CTI). Students who pass the E-CTI program can apply to become a controller o more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Announces First Virginia College to Join Air Traffic Controller Training Program * WASHINGTON, D.C. \- U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy announced the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has partnered with Shenandoah University in Virginia to join the Enhanced Air Traffic - Collegiate Training Initiative (E-CTI). Students who pass the E-CTI program c more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, Sept. 18 -- The University of Oklahoma Health campus issued the following news: * * * Li Named President of International Association of Pancreatology September 17, 2026 OKLAHOMA CITY - Min Li, Ph.D., George Lynn Cross Research Professor of Medicine, Surgery and Cell Biology at the University of Oklahoma College of Medicine and Associate Director for Global Oncology at OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center, has been named president of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP). The IAP, established in 1985,  more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Sept. 17 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * WA consumers get financial relief through auto lender settlement * Hundreds of Washington consumers will receive restitution through a $694 million multistate settlement with the subprime auto lender Credit Acceptance Corporation (CAC). The company will provide cash and debt relief to consumers nationwide to resolve allegations the company steered them into risky loans they would have difficulty repaying. About 260 Washin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * What They Are Saying: Huge Support Across America After Trump EPA Delivers Largest Power Sector Deregulatory Action in U.S. History, Saving Over $300 Billion * WASHINGTON - On Monday, September 14, 2026, at the G20 Energy Abundance Ministerial in Houston, Texas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin finalized the largest power sector deregulatory action in U.S. history, repealing the majority of the Biden admini more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 17 -- The University of Tulsa College of Engineering and Computer Science posted the following news: * * * Where disciplines meet: UTulsa scientists, conservators unlock secrets of centuries-old manuscripts * Ancient artworks are more than historical records. They can also serve as scientific time capsules. Researchers at The University of Tulsa and Gilcrease Museum are combining expertise in chemistry, physics, engineering and art conservation to examine pigments in 16th-century Indigenous Mexican manuscripts. Using  more PR