LAWTON, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * 'They Promised Her the Moon' cast announced; performance dates set at Cameron University * The cast of "They Promised Her the Moon," the first theatrical presentation of Cameron University's 2026-2027 academic year, has been announced. Performances of Laurel Ollstein's play are set for 7:30 p.m. Oct. 1-3, with a matinee finale at 2 p.m. Oct. 4, all in the University Theater, 27th and A Avenue. The production, under the direction of CU assistant prof more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 [Category: Health Care] -- Ascension, a faith-based healthcare organization, posted the following news release: * * * Advancing health by addressing food insecurity in our communities * September is Hunger Action Month, a time to raise awareness of food insecurity and its impact on health. Food insecurity is a complex community health issue, and addressing it often requires more than one solution. Across Ascension, Ministry Markets are encouraged to address food insecurity through a tailored approach, specifically basi more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Sept. 21 -- Alabama Attorney General Steve T. Marshall issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Marshall Co-Leads Brief to U.S. Supreme Court Urging Court to Return Voter Qualification Authority to States September 21, 2026 (Montgomery, Ala.) - Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall has filed a 26-State brief in the U.S. Supreme Court to defend election integrity and restore the States' constitutional authority to set and enforce voter qualifications. Arizona has tried for years to enforce the basic re more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 23 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Urges Consumers to Claim Compensation for Inflated Generic Drug Prices * West Virginia and 47 other states and territories announce preliminary court approval of a plan to distribute settlement funds to consumers Attorney General JB McCuskey is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and to submit a claim here. This month, the U.S. D more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing two Native American individuals and 39 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 12 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects came from two Alabama sites. At the Rocky Creek site in Butler County, one individual and five objects--four pottery sherds and one lithic--were identified. At the McCloud Site in Pike County, one individual and 34 objects were identified, including pottery sherds, lithics and a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing 17 Native American individuals and 863 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects came from 10 archaeological sites across Alabama, including locations in Dallas, Monroe, Washington and Wilcox counties. The collections include pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shells, beads, metal objects and other materials. Some pottery was associated with partially re more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing five Native American individuals and 478 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The materials came from the Atasi site, also called 1MC6 by David Chase, along an oxbow lake and the Tallapoosa River in Macon County, Alabama. Chase excavated the site with Auburn University at Montgomery students in 1972, followed by surface collection by university archaeologists in 1977. The col more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing 13 Native American individuals and 1,046 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 12 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The materials came from multiple archaeological sites in Alabama, primarily in Elmore County. The collections include pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shells, metal and glass objects, charred seeds and plant material. The sites include 1EE56, 1EE59 or the Johnson Site, 1EE65, 1EE71 or Okchai, 1 more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains and an associated funerary object connected to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The associated funerary object is a fragment of a deer long bone. The materials were removed from the Phenix City Dock Site, also potentially identified as the Historic Creek Town of Upper Coweta, along the Chattahoochee River in Russell County, Alabama. David Chase excavated the s more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains and 299 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 14 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The objects include 279 pottery sherds, 19 lithics and one shell. The materials were removed from the Pintlala site, also called the "Burial Urn Site," in Lowndes County, Alabama, during a surface collection potentially conducted by David Chase in 1978. They were later housed at t more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, has completed an inventory of human remains and associated funerary objects and determined they have a cultural connection to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains represent one individual of Native American ancestry. The collection includes 556 associated funerary objects, consisting of pottery sherds, lithics, faunal bones, shell, metal objects, glass shards and fired clay. The materials were removed from the Tuckabatchee site in Elmore County,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, will repatriate human remains representing two Native American individuals and 268 associated funerary objects connected to 1 of 13 Native American tribes and tribal towns. The remains and objects were removed from the Union Springs site in Bullock County, Alabama, during excavations conducted by David Chase in 1983 in response to development of a recreational park. The collection includes 182 pottery sherds, 43 lithics, two lots of faunal bone, 40 charred seeds and one  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- California State University Northridge campus, California, intends to repatriate human remains representing three individuals to the Peoria Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma and the Shawnee Tribe. The remains include one neonate and two adults in highly fragmented and incomplete condition. Notes from their excavation identify the location as Native American earth mounds in Lawrence County, Ohio, during 1934-1935. The remains were excavated by an amateur archaeology enthusiast, although records do not establish how or more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Reserve System issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Formations of, Acquisitions by, and Mergers of Bank Holding Companies The companies listed in this notice have applied to the Board for approval, pursuant to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 1841 et seq.) (BHC Act), Regulation Y (12 CFR part 225), and all other applicable statutes and regulations to become a bank holding company and/or to acquire the assets or the ownership of, control of, or the power to vote  more PR

ADA, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- The Chickasaw Nation, a federally-recognized Native American tribe, issued the following news release: * * * First American films celebrated at Chickasaw Cultural Center's Holba' Pisachi' * SULPHUR, Okla. -First American filmmakers, actors and creatives gathered to share their work and to lift First American voices in cinema during the 11th annual Holba' Pisachi' Native Film Festival, Aug. 7-8 at the Chickasaw Cultural Center. Twelve films, filmmaker interviews, presentations and audience discussions filled the t more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 23 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * Following Settlements With Generic Drug Manufacturers, AG's Office Urges Consumers To Claim Compensation For Inflated Generic Drug Prices * BOSTON -The Massachusetts Attorney General's Office (AGO) is urging consumers to check their eligibility for compensation for certain generic drug purchases and, if eligible, to submit a claim for compensation here. This month, the U.S. District Court for the District of Connec more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Rep. Tom Cole, R-Oklahoma, chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * No More Blank Checks: Appropriators, White House Direct UN Accountability September 23, 2026 Washington, D.C. - From Congress to the White House, the Republican agenda has been clear: disrupting the broken status quo. And we have. From FY26 appropriations signed into law by President Trump to the FY27 bills advanced out of the full committee, with multiple passed across the House floor, there have be more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Indiana State University, Terre Haute, intends to repatriate human remains representing two individuals and one associated funerary object to 1 of 8 Native American tribes. The remains and a turkey bone awl were removed from site 12-D-0094 in Dearborn County, Indiana. The burials were accidentally exposed during construction of a trailer berth in May 1990. At the request of the Dearborn County Coroner, Indiana State University staff exhumed the burials. The university determined the remains are those of two ind more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- Indiana University intends to repatriate human remains representing one individual to 1 of 16 Native American tribes, according to a notice published by the U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service. The remains, with no associated funerary objects, are recorded as coming from the Gingrich site in Pennsylvania. The collection was sent to an Indiana University anthropology faculty member by John Witthorft, with a note indicating the individual was to be returned to S.S. Farver in Palmyra, Pennsylvania more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- The University of Tulsa College of Law posted the following news: * * * Justice Sonia Sotomayor encourages women to lead, mentor, claim their place * U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor returned to The University of Tulsa's College of Law Wednesday, Sept. 16, for a Professional Women's Leadership Hour. Justice Sotomayor participated in Wednesday's event in honor of Judge Stephanie K. Seymour, whose distinguished judicial career and commitment to mentoring future generations of lawyers are celebrated thro more PR

TULSA, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- The University of Tulsa College of Law posted the following news: * * * Justice Sonia Sotomayor engages future lawyers in student-led conversation * More than 600 students, faculty and guests gathered at The University of Tulsa on Wednesday, Sept. 16, for a conversation with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, who answered questions from UTulsa Law students about constitutional interpretation, advocacy and professional growth. The event, moderated by UTulsa's College of Law Interim Dean Lyn Entzeroth, w more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. James Lankford, R-Oklahoma, issued the following news release: * * * Lankford Remembers Victims of Chinese Communist Party on 105th Anniversary * WASHINGTON, DC -US Senator James Lankford (R-OK) and Angus King (I-ME) today introduced a bipartisan resolution observing the 105th anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) coming into power and remembering the countless lives destroyed by the CCP's decades-long campaign of political and religious repression. The resolution comes as Chinese President Xi Jinpin more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSFR) -- The Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum, Kansas, intends to repatriate human remains representing at least 20 individuals and 15 lots of associated funerary objects to the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska and the Kaw Nation, Oklahoma. The funerary objects consist of pot shards and pipes from the Bethany College Collection and Fries Collection. Limited information is available, although most items are believed to have come from sites in McPherson County, Kansas. The museum determined that the human r more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * National Park Service Adds New Listings to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program September 23, 2026 More than 900 listings preserve, document and share the history of the Underground Railroad - Church Creek, Md. - The National Park Service has added 10 new listings to the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom Program, which honors courageous freedom seekers who escaped enslavement and more PR

STILLWATER, Oklahoma, Sept. 22 -- Oklahoma State University Spears School of Business posted the following news: * * * OSU earns six spots in the U.S. News & World Report 2027 Best Colleges rankings * Oklahoma State University has earned recognition in six categories in the 2027 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings, highlighting the university's academic strength across a range of disciplines. The 2026 rankings evaluated more than 1,700 U.S. colleges and universities, using up to 17 factors to measure academic quality and gradua more PR

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University posted the following news release: * * * SWOSU Engineering Physics Earns Internationally Recognized ABET Accreditation * Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU) has earned ABET accreditation for its Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics program. The Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET evaluates college and university engineering programs according to internationally recognized standards. The accreditation becomes effective Oct. 1, 2026, and applie more PR

WEATHERFORD, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Southwestern Oklahoma State University posted the following news release: * * * SWOSU Professor Leads Brazilian Amazon Study on Sustainable Forestry and Wildlife * Dr. Daniel da Rocha, assistant professor in the Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences at Southwestern Oklahoma State University (SWOSU), led a pilot study this summer in the Brazilian Amazon to examine how wildlife responds to sustainable forestry. The project examines whether mammal communities can persist in forests that have been s more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Sept. 24 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Jessamyn Neuhaus Named Meredith Professor for Teaching and Learning Excellence The appointment recognizes her leadership in pedagogy across campus. Wendy S. Loughlin Sept. 23, 2026 Jessamyn Neuhaus, director of the University's Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE), has been named the inaugural Meredith Professor of Teaching and Learning Excellence. The appointment, part of the Laura J. and L. Douglas Meredith Professorship Program, is among more PR

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 23 (TNSida) -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: * * * Tennessee Joins 20-State Coalition Warning of National Security Risks in Pharmaceutical Supply Chain * Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a 20-state letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio alerting the administration to a grave national security risk to the pharmaceutical supply chain that is actively being exploited by Chinese-sourced businesses. The letter identifies national security risks from danger more PR

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of the Ozarks posted the following news: * * * Thorp '96 to Receive 2026 Alumni Achievement Award * Jackson "Jack" Thorp '96 of Broken Arrow, Okla., is the recipient of the 2026 Alumni Achievement Award for outstanding achievements in his chosen professional field. Thorp will be honored during the Alumni Awards Ceremony, scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16, in the Rogers Conference Center as part of the University's 2026 Homecoming ceremonies. Thorp has served as the district attorney for Oklaho more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 24 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land, Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache Tribe Partner to Protect Historic Cochise Stronghold Property, Return to Tribal Ownership September 23rd, 2026 SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. - Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with the Fort Sill Chiricahua Warm Springs Apache Tribe, is pleased to announce plans to acquire and permanently protect a remarkable 55-acre property in Arizona's Dragoon Mountains known as Cochise  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, has completed an inventory of human remains representing one Native American individual and one associated funerary object and determined a connection with 1 of 13 Native American tribes. The remains and a lot of glass beads were removed in 1958 from the Harland site in Sanilac County, Michigan, during excavation activities connected to a gravel pit. Diagnostic artifacts date the site to the Early Historic period, about 1610 to 1670. The university determined the remains a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (TNSFR) -- The University of Tennessee, Department of Anthropology, Knoxville, and the Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture, Knoxville, Tennessee, have completed an inventory of human remains representing seven Native American individuals and 29 associated funerary objects from archaeological sites in Virginia. The remains and objects include ceramics, faunal material, lithics, shell, botanical material and objects placed with or near human remains. Five individuals and 22 objects came from the Harkrader  more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Powered Rocker-Recliner and Glider-Recliner Mechanisms and Seating Units Containing Same September 23, 2026 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain powered rocker-recliner and glider-recliner mechanisms and seating units containing same. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the USITC's notice of investigatio more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Sept. 24 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Ascends in National College Rankings September 23, 2026 The University of Wyoming has made a big jump in two major national college rankings, augmenting its recently achieved status as a Carnegie R1 research institution. In the latest "America's Top Colleges 2027" list by Forbes magazine, UW climbed from No. 244 to No. 175 among all universities, public and private. Among public universities, UW now stands No. 80 on the Forbes list. And, on the "20 more PR

LAWTON, Oklahoma, Sept. 23 -- Cameron University issued the following news release: * * * Whang, Stjerna join forces to perform Brahms' sonatas at Cameron event * Cameron University's Lectures and Concerts Series will present CU music professor Dr. Hyunsoon Whang and guest violinist Victoria Stjerna on Oct. 6 as they perform a trio of Johannes Brahms' sonatas for piano and violin. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. in the McCutcheon Recital Hall of the Louise D. McMahon Fine Arts Complex, located at the intersection of University and Aggie d more PR