WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Dr. Charles Mathers Office of Aerospace Medicine, Federal Aviation Administration 800 Independence Avenue SW Washington, DC 20591 Re: Docket No. FAA-2026-9178; Notice No. 26-12; RIN 2120-AM18 - Improving Emergency Medical Kit Efficacy and Flexibility in Commercial Airline Operations Dear Dr. Mathers: The undersigned organizations appreciate the opport more ST

JUNEAU, Alaska, Oct. 10 -- The Alaska Department of Law issued the following news release: * * * Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills Seeks Court Approval for Settlements with Ascend, Citron and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition October 9, 2026 (Juneau, AK) - Acting Alaska Attorney General Cori Mills has joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 U.S. Department of Transportation Docket Operations M-30 West Building Ground Floor Room W12-140 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 ATTN: Docket No. FAA-2026-9077 Subject: Petition for Exemption; Summary of Petition Received; Volatus Aerospace US Corp Dear Sir or Madam: The Air Line Pilots Association, International (ALPA) rep more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. P.O. Box 130819, Birmingham, Alabama 35213 P.O. Box 130819, Birmingham, Alabama 35213 October 1, 2026 To: U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service Ecosystem Management Coordination Division Alabama Audubon is a statewide 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to promoting conservation and a greater knowledge of birds and their habitatsthroughout Alabama. We have over 21 more ST

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Oct. 9 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brown Seeks Court Approval for Multistate Settlements with Ascend, Citron and Mayne Over Conspiracy to Inflate Prices and Limit Competition 10/9/2026 BALTIMORE, MD - Attorney General Anthony G. Brown joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engag more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Technical Comments on the Proposed Rescission of the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule Submitted by: Backcountry Hunters & Anglers, Minnesota Chapter, BHA_MN Docket: FS-2025-0001 RIN: 0596-AD66 Proposed Rule: Special Areas; Roadless Area Conservation Federal Register Citation: 91 FR 53827 10-5-26 I. Introduction Backcountry Hunters & Anglers (BHA) is a national more ST

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, Oct. 9 -- Clark University posted the following news: * * * Cartography as dialogue * Cartographer Margaret Wickens Pearce, M.A. '95, Ph.D. '98, runs in the morning. The rhythmic cycle of feet hitting the ground is essential to clearing busy thoughts and making way for epiphanies. "The run is extremely important to my mental and emotional health as well as my creative understanding of my work because all this stuff comes up," Pearce says. "Running is essential to getting out of a rut because something about the st more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 6, 2026 The Honorable Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Secretary, United States Department of Health and Human Services Federal Register Document Number: ACF-2026-0595/RIN 0970-AD30 Re: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Dear Secretary Kennedy: Head Start is an essential early education and family support program, with broad, long-lasting benefits for the vu more ST

DALLAS, Texas, Oct. 9 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * Elderly adults with masked high blood pressure had higher risk of falls * Research Highlights: * Masked hypertension, which is normal office blood pressure with high blood pressure when measured at home, was associated with a 70% higher risk of falls compared with sustained hypertension in adults older than age 78. * In contrast, "white coat" hypertension (higher blood pressure readings at the doctor's office or clinic  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- Rep. Mike Ezell, R-Mississippi, issued the following news release: * * * Ezell, Bonamici Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Reauthorize Regional Ocean Partnerships * Legislation supports regional collaboration to protect coastal resources, strengthen maritime economies, and improve ocean management Washington, October 9, 2026 | Claire Hurley (202-225-5772) WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) and Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici (OR-01) introduced the bipartisan Regional Ocean Partnerships Reau more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (TNSxrep) -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * October 9, 2026 FBI's 2025 Crime Report Shows Crime Declining Nationwide; Indiana Is Following Suit This opinion piece by FBI Indianapolis Special Agent in Charge Timothy J. O'Malley was published by the IndyStar on October 9, 2026. - Crime statistics affect all our lives daily - from murders in the cities we live and work in, to our personal property being defaced, or our homes broken into. These numbers are real. Recently, the FBI's 2025 Crimes in the Na more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following public notice: * * * The Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau (PSHSB) of the Federal Communications Commission (Commission), in coordination with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, activates the Disaster Information Reporting System (DIRS) in response to Hurricane Isaias. DIRS is a web-based system that communications providers, including wireless, wireline, broadcast, cable, and interconnected Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) providers, use to rep more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The Federal Communications Commission's Wireline Competition Bureau has denied a request for review and waiver filed by Sledge Telephone Co., affirming that the Universal Service Administrative Company must recover $224,706 in Universal Service Fund support. The decision stems from an administrative order issued in Connect America Fund, Request for Review of a Decision of the Universal Service Administrator by Sledge Telephone Company or Petition for Waiver (WC Docket No. 10-90). The ruling addresses audit findings by ind more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Withdrawal of Notice of Intent (NOI) To Prepare a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) Mississippi River and Tributaries-Morganza, Louisiana to the Gulf of Mexico Hurricane Protection-Houma Navigation Canal General Re-Evaluation The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is issuing this notice to advise Federal, State, and local governmental agencies and the public that USACE is withdrawing the notice of intent for t more PR

GENEVA, Switzerland, Oct. 9 -- CARE International issued the following news release: * * * Gulf Coast braces for Isaias, CARE mobilizes to support women and families Statement by Sarah Thompson, Associate Vice President of U.S. Programs, CARE - October 8, 2026, Atlanta, Ga. - Our thoughts are with everyone in the path of Hurricane Isaias along the Gulf Coast as they prepare for landfall either late Friday or Saturday morning. The National Hurricane Center's forecast shows the greatest risk stretching from southeastern Louisiana through Mi more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 9 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Into the Storm: Wilson's weather journey takes Bulldog alum from MSU classroom to USAF Hurricane Hunter squadron * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Andrew Wilson's love of weather has taken him from a Mississippi State classroom to a TV station and now into a hurricane. Wilson, a 2nd lieutenant with the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, is part of the U.S. Air Force's Hurricane Hunters currently flying specialized Super Hercules Weatherbirds from Biloxi' more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. W W W . B A C K C O U N T R Y H U N T E R S . O R G / K E N T U C K Y K E N T U C K Y @ B A C K C O U N T R Y H U N T E R S . O R G October 6, 2026 Brad Kinder Acting Director Ecosystem Management Coordination Forest Service U.S. Department of Agriculture 201 14th St., SW, Mailstop 1108 Washington, DC 20250-1154 Docket FS-2025-0001-0001 RE: Comments on the U.S. Departme more ST

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. Mississippi Farm to School Network www.mississippifarmtoschool.org October 5, 2026 Office of Head Start Attention: Director of Policy and Planning 330 C Street SW, 4th Floor Washington, DC 20201 Re: Reducing Federal Burden for Head Start Programs Docket Number ACF-2026-0595 RIN Number 0970-AD30 To Whom It May Concern: We appreciate the opportunity to submit comments re more ST

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 9 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU convenes aquatic health experts to address antimicrobial resistance in aquaculture * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Aquatic health researchers, industry professionals and other experts from across the country are gathering at Mississippi State University to examine antimicrobial resistance and its implications for aquaculture and aquatic animal health. The third annual MSU Aquatic Antimicrobial Resistance Workshop, hosted by MSU's Global Center for Aqu more PR

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 9 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU named Mississippi's ACE Composites Hub to train aerospace workforce * STARKVILLE, Miss.--Mississippi State now is the leader of the Magnolia State's efforts to train the next generation of aerospace composites talent. Earning the designation as America's Cutting Edge Composites Hub, MSU will deliver free, hands-on workforce training supported by the U.S. Department of War through the U.S. Department of Energy-backed Institute for Advanced Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- In response to a federal agency request for information, the following public comment letter was submitted electronically to the regulations.gov site. October 5, 2026 Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests Re: Docket FS-2025-0001-223869 Dear Secretary: From the vantage of a wildlife observer and native plant advocate who has walked the boundary between roaded and roadless units of the same forest, I can attest that the difference is detectable across multiple taxa, and on that basis I oppose the proposed res more ST

POPLARVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 9 -- Pearl River Community College posted the following news release: * * * PRCC Massage Therapy Students Gain Division I Athletics Experience Through Partnership with Southern Miss Football * Pearl River Community College's Massage Therapy Technology program and the University of Southern Mississippi Football program have partnered to create unique internship and scholarship opportunities for PRCC massage therapy students and graduates. The partnership began during the fall 2026 semester with five graduates  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Oct. 10 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following news: * * * Arkansas' proposed economic development amendment is fatally flawed Policymakers in Arkansas and across the country must understand that states and cities cannot subsidize their way to prosperity. John C. Mozena October 9, 2026 Voters in Arkansas are being asked to approve a constitutional amendment that would authorize powerful and unaccountable economic development districts and vaguely defined corporate subsidy programs, opening the door to long- more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 10 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Settles with Three Additional Generic Drug Companies on Price Fixing Oct. 8, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined 45 states and territories in seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificial more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 8 -- Rep. Steve Scalise, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: * * * Scalise: House Republicans are Lowering Costs and Bringing Back American Manufacturing * NEW ORLEANS, La. -- Today, House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) joined Fox Business Network's Mornings with Fox Business to discuss House Republicans' efforts to lower costs, Senate Democrats' obstruction, and America's manufacturing boom thanks to President Trump's leadership. On Democrats' failed policies to lower costs: "If you look at the Democra more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 -- Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-New Hampshire, ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 09, 2026 Ranking Member Shaheen Remarks on Next Generation of Balkan Leaders at Atlantic Council Young Leaders Event TIRANA, ALBANIA - Today, U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, spoke at an Atlantic Council event entitled "Choosing Albania: Young leaders in conversation with US Senators." The Ranking Member discussed h more PR

HATTIESBURG, Mississippi, Oct. 9 -- The University of Southern Mississippi posted the following news: * * * Southern Miss Exhibition Brings Together Photographers Don Norris and Betty Press * The University of Southern Mississippi's Gallery of Art and Design will present "Two Photographers: Don Norris and Betty Press" Oct. 15-Nov. 13, bringing together two Hattiesburg artists whose photographs explore the relationship between people, place and history. An opening reception will take place Thursday, Oct. 15, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the gallery  more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, Oct. 10 -- Syracuse University issued the following news: * * * Burton Blatt Institute Wins Two National Grants Totaling $4.5 Million The awards will bring a significant infusion of new research, education and outreach activity. Wendy S. Loughlin Oct. 9, 2026 The Burton Blatt Institute (BBI) has been awarded two competitive grants from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Together, the awards total $4. 5 million  more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 9 -- The University of Kentucky posted the following news: * * * UK partners with regional universities in super intelligence computing consortium * At the "Science: A New Golden Age Summit" in Washington, D.C. Oct. 8, the White House announced the Southeast Regional SI Computing Consortium, bringing together 15 universities across 10 states to build and share leadership-class compute infrastructure for scientific research. In addition to the University of Kentucky, founding universities are Alabama, Arkansas, Aub more PR