LAWRENCE, Kansas, Sept. 23 -- The University of Kansas posted the following news: * * * 21 University of Kansas students selected for the 2026 Millennium Fellowship class * LAWRENCE -Selected from a record-breaking 76,000 applicants from more than 6,000 campuses worldwide, 21 University of Kansas students were recently chosen for the 2026 Millennium Fellowship, a leadership development program that partners with the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) and is overseen by the Millennium Campus Network (MCN). The fellowship provides resourc more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 21 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Mayes Announces Settlement in Warner Bros./Paramount Litigation September 21, 2026 PHOENIX - Attorney General Mayes today joined a coalition of 12 attorneys general in securing a settlement with Paramount Skydance Corporation (Paramount), resolving the states' lawsuit alleging the merger of the entertainment giant and Warner Bros. Discovery (Warner Bros.) would harm competition by lowering output and raising prices,  more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Disputes Another Trump Administration Proposal That Would Harm Our National Forests * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today, alongside a multistate coalition of attorneys general, submitted a comment letter opposing the United States Forest Service's (USFS) proposed revisions to the Travel Management Rule (TMR), aimed at opening the country's National Forests to increased motorized vehicle  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

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 23 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Urges Federal Courts to Reject Unlawful ICE Detention and Arrests * #In two separate federal court filings, AG Rayfield argues undocumented immigrants are entitled to the same individualized review the law requires before anyone else is detained or arrested Attorney General Dan Rayfield is urging federal courts to keep basic due process safeguards in place for undocumented immigrants facing detention and arre more PR

ORANGE, Connecticut, Sept. 23 [Category: BizEnergy] -- Avangrid, an energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, posted the following news release: * * * Avangrid Surpasses 500 MW of Power Infrastructure Installed or Energized in 2026 * Recent milestone includes completion of solar panel installation at Oregon Trail Solar in Oregon ORANGE, Conn. -Sept. 23, 2026 -Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that it has surpassed 500 Megawatts (MW) in energy generation infrastructure fully  more PR

BROOKFIELD, Illinois, Sept. 24 -- Brookfield Zoo Chicago issued the following news release: * * * September 23, 2026 New group of extinct-in-the-wild Sihek heading to quarantine ahead of expected wild release Two years after the 'First Nine' birds made history on Palmyra Atoll, Brookfield Zoo Chicago joins conservation partners in preparing for the next major milestone in Sihek recovery efforts - Brookfield, IL--As many as eight Sihek (also known as Guam kingfishers) will likely be headed for wild release at Palmyra Atoll later this year, more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following excerpts of a report: * * * Enemies of Energy: U.S. Energy Foundation The U.S. Energy Foundation's 2024 grants to anti-energy NGOs was at least $11.4 million. by Ken Braun September 23, 2026 Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Enemies of Energy, a research report created for the Capital Research Center. The page for the full report is here: Enemies of Energy. - Donor type: pass-through grant maker Until 2020, what is now known as "Energy Foundation Chi more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum Statement on Knight's $1 Billion Donation to University of Oregon * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released a statement in response to Phil and Penny Knight's announcement of a $1 billion donation to the University of Oregon to help start an engineering school. "This is exactly what investing in the next generation looks like - and I'm not just saying that because I'm an engineer," said Rep. Bynum. "This generous a more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Bynum: "A racial slur is not trash talk. It's not a rivalry. It's straight up racist." * Today, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) released the following statement following the alleged use of a racial slur during a recent Oregon high school football game. "Football is supposed to be about teamwork, healthy competition, and kids getting the chance to do something they love," said Rep. Bynum. "A kid should be able to put on their j more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings permanently blocks Trump Administration's SNAP penalties September 23, 2026 Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced today that a federal judge in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon has sided with her and 21 other attorneys general, permanently blocking the Trump Administration from penalizing states with steep fines over their administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). The more PR

DOVER, Delaware, Sept. 24 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release: * * * AG Jennings secures court order blocking Trump Administration's unlawful demand of CDL drivers' personal information September 23, 2026 Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of 24 attorneys general have announced that a U.S. District Court judge has granted a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump Administration from gaining access to a database of state-owned records containing the sensitive personal information of 17 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

SALEM, Oregon, Sept. 23 -- Gov. Tina Kotek, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Kotek Issues Executive Order to Advance AI Safety and Oversight * Salem, OR - Today, Governor Tina Kotek issued an executive order titled Establishing Responsible Artificial Intelligence Procurement Standards for State Government (EO 26-26) in order to advance new safeguards and oversight on frontier AI models in light of the federal government's inaction to adequately consider the safety of Americans. "While oversight and regulation wo more PR

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Sept. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Liver, gut bacteria alter food molecules, influence body's biological activity * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -The liver, as well as gut bacteria, in humans can alter molecules in food to influence signaling pathways that can activate or deactivate an array of genes, according to a new study led by researchers at Penn State. The study, which took place in both humans and mice, was published in the Nature journal Communications Biology. When gu more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 -- Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Merkley Proposes Housing Downpayment Savings Initiative * Senator leads groundbreaking new legislation to give federal match for money saved by first-time homebuyers for a downpayment on a home Washington, D.C. - Oregon's U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley today introduced new legislation to help support the dream of homeownership for Americans by ensuring working families have a credible path to save up for a downpayment sufficient to purchase a modest ho more PR

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Murphy Introduce Bill to Protect Students from Physical Abuse, End Dangerous Corporal Punishment Practices in Schools * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined U.S. Senators Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) in re-introducing the Protecting Our Students in Schools Act, legislation that would ban corporal punishment for any school that receives federal funding, as well as establish  more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors * When a glass of red wine arrives at the table, most drinkers make a snap judgment before taking a sip. Is the color deep enough? Does the hue suggest quality, or raise a red flag? For years, that visual scrutiny has posed a challenge to an emerging category of wine grapes. Interspecific hybrid varieties - cultivars bred by crossing multiple Vitis vinifera species to withstand disease, co more PR

ITHACA, New York, Sept. 23 -- The Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences posted the following news: * * * Palette versus palate: Wine drinkers embrace a spectrum of wine colors By Laura Reiley, Cornell Chronicle September 23, 2026 When a glass of red wine arrives at the table, most drinkers make a snap judgment before taking a sip. Is the color deep enough? Does the hue suggest quality, or raise a red flag? For years, that visual scrutiny has posed a challenge to an emerging category of wine grapes. Interspecific hyb more PR

PORTLAND, Oregon, Sept. 23 -- Portland State University posted the following news release: * * * PSU virologists help discover record-breaking organism at Lassen Volcanic National Park * For more than 20 years, Portland State virologist Ken Stedman has led his lab on annual trips to California's Lassen Volcanic National Park to sample the hot, acidic environments created by volcanic activity. There, his team hunts for viruses that can help answer fundamental questions about virus evolution, life on Earth and even life beyond Earth. But dur more PR

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Sept. 23 -- Arkansas State University posted the following news: * * * University Announces Class of 2030 A-State Scholar Recipients * JONESBORO - Thirty-five high-achieving freshmen at Arkansas State University have been awarded the prestigious A-State Scholar, the university's highest academic scholarship. The students, all part of the university's Honors College, come from five different states, include high school valedictorians and salutatorians, and represent a range of majors on campus. A-State Scholar recipie 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