CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 15 -- The American Bar Association issued the following news: * * * 2027 Spirit of Excellence Award to honor legal leaders, mentors and trailblazers at ABA Midyear Meeting CHICAGO, Oct. 14, 2026 -- The American Bar Association will recognize recipients of its Spirit of Excellence Award at the Titans for Change Gala during the 2027 ABA Midyear Meeting in Chicago. The award, presented by the ABA Commission on Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the Profession, recognizes the exceptional efforts and accomplishments of lawyer more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy * Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a bipartisan group of states have filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character.AI raising concerns about harms to children who engage with the company's AI chatbots and the handling of sensitive consumer information. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy pract more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Seeks Consumer Protections In Character.AI Bankruptcy * Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI, identifying serious concerns about the company's safety a more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Oct. 14 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Sues to Block Closure of San Francisco National Archives * SAN BRUNO -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today filed a lawsuit challenging the National Archives and Records Administration's (NARA) abrupt decision to close the National Archives at San Francisco and transfer its holdings to other National Archives facilities across the country. The San Francisco National Archives holds records that tell more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the controversial chatbot Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * October 14, 2026 Attorney General Formella Seeks Consumer Protections in Character AI Bankruptcy Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire is joining a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Chatbots Engaged in Sexual Role-Play with Children, Urged Them to Hide Conversations from Parents, and Encouraged Violence NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today warned that Character.AI should not be sold without strong protections for the millions of people wh more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN CHARACTER.AI BANKRUPTCY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. Raoul's court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls for pr more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL TAKES ACTION TO SUPPORT INTERNET FOR SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES AS FCC CONSIDERS CUTS * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul, as part of a coalition of 23 attorneys general, filed a comment letter with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) advocating that they maintain the E-Rate program, which provides over $3 billion a year to discount the cost of internet expenses for schools and libraries across the coun more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Protect Kids and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Attorney General Dan Rayfield took legal action today to protect consumers in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. Oregon and a bipartisan coalition of states have filed a notice identifying serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong and Connecticut Foodshare Announce Start of Distribution of 1.5 Million Free Eggs After Attorneys General Stop Illegal Cartel * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong and Connecticut Foodshare President and CEO Jason Jakubowski today announced the start of distribution of 1.5 million free eggs following a legal settlement that ended a long-running illegal scheme to manipulate egg prices. Attorne more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Discloses Investigation Into Character.AI, Seeks Consumer Protections in Bankruptcy Filing * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious conce more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 14 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy * Oct. 14, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today led a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls for prot more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Oct. 14, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.2 percent over the past two months, up 5.2 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii increased 0.2 percent for the two months ending in September 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Oct. 14, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region increased 0.5 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.3 percent. The food index rose 0.1  more PR

BELLEVUE, Washington, Oct. 14 [Category: Political] -- The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms issued the following news release: * * * CCRKBA HONORS DEREK LEBLANC AS GRASSSROOTS ACTIVIST OF YEAR * BELLEVUE, WA - The Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms is founded on grassroots activism, and this year's "Grassroots Activist of the Year" award goes to a man who is relatively fresh to the fight, Derek LeBlanc, founder of the Oregon Gun Owners Action League--which became a CCRKBA affiliate this year. Not o more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * The Department of Justice Announces Results of Law Enforcement and Private Industry Joint Disruption Week Targeting Online Scam Accounts and Transnational Criminal Networks Operating in West Africa October 13, 2026 Dozens of Arrests; More Than 3.7 Million Accounts Removed; More Than 100 Trafficking Victims Rescued - Transnational criminal scam networks operating from West Africa suffered major disruptions last week during a coordinated internati more PR

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana, Oct. 14 -- Purdue University posted the following news release: * * * Earhart expedition update: Underwater survey of Taraia Object begins * NIKUMARORO, Kiribati -- The search in Nikumaroro's lagoon for what could be Amelia Earhart's Lockheed Electra 10-E is underway. On Wednesday (Oct. 14), members of the Taraia Object expedition, a joint effort between the Archaeological Legacy Institute, Purdue Research Foundation and Purdue University, began the underwater survey at the heart of their investigation. The 17-pers more PR

TORONTO, Ontario, Oct. 14 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea Announces the 2026 Festivals of Aloha Schedule of Events * Hawaii's award-winning Five-Star, Five-Diamond Four Seasons Resort Maui at Wailea announces its fifth year as host of the Festivals of Aloha, Maui Nui's premier Hawaiian cultural showcase, taking place from Friday, October 23 through Sunday, October 25, 2026. Curated by Four Seasons Resort Maui Director of Hawaiian Programs,  more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 15 -- The Hawaii State Department of Education issued the following news: * * * HIDOE breaks ground on new elementary school to serve growing East Kapolei community Oct 14, 2026 EAST KAPOLEI -- The Hawai'i State Department of Education today held a blessing and ceremonial groundbreaking for a new elementary school in the Ho'opili development, an important investment in educational capacity for the rapidly growing East Kapolei community. Community partners joined Gov. Josh Green, Sen. Rachele Lamosao, Honolulu City Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Inspector General issued the following news release: * * * CVS Agrees to Pay $315M for Illegally Filling Unlawful Opioid Prescriptions and for Submitting False Claims to the Federal Government October 13, 2026 CVS Pharmacy Inc., a Rhode Island-based pharmacy chain, and its related corporate entities (collectively, CVS) have agreed to pay $315 million to resolve allegations that, from October 17, 2013 through December 2, 2025, CVS illegally filled prescriptions for opioids and oth more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Lightning Academy Bolsters Army Fast Rope Training * Air sweeps across the Schofield Barracks training area in Hawaii from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter hovering in place, from which Army Capt. Liam Davenport leverages the past three days of progressive training, sending soldiers down two fast ropes to the ground during the culminating event of the Fast Rope Insertion/Extraction System Master Course. The course, conducted Oct. 5-7, supports the 25th Infantry more PR

NORFOLK, Virginia, Oct. 15 -- Old Dominion University issued the following news: * * * ODU Partners with Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance to Prepare National Security Leaders October 14, 2026 By Robyn Sidersky When national security leaders face fast-moving threats and rapid technological change, the central challenge is rarely a lack of technology or information. Rather, it is knowing how to integrate emerging tools -- from artificial intelligence to autonomous systems -- into reliable capabilities that work under high-stakes, real-world more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reaction to California Attorney General's Lawsuit to Protect National Archives in San Bruno * SAN BRUNO, CA - Rep. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), who has been demanding answers from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) and authored the National Archives Protection Act, issued the following statement in response to California Attorney General Rob Bonta announcing a lawsuit to block the closure of the San Francisco National Archives, loc more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The Senate Foreign Relations Committee released the following testimony by Justin Bytheway, President Trump's nominee to be U.S. Ambassador to Tonga, from a Sept. 30, 2026, confirmation hearing: * * * Chairman Risch, Ranking Member Shaheen, and distinguished Members of the Committee, thank you for the opportunity to appear before you today. I'm grateful to President Trump and Secretary Rubio for the confidence they've shown in nominating me to serve as United States Ambassador to the Kingdom of Tonga. I'm here alone to more PR

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Oct. 15 -- The University of Hawaii issued the following news release: * * * With historic El Nino forecast, Samoa launches village-level disaster risk assessment with UH Oct 14, 2026 University of Hawaii's Pacific Disaster Center and Samoa's Disaster Management Office begin yearlong program, supported by U.S. Embassy in Apia - APIA, Samoa -- As forecasters warn that El Nino could reach historic strength this year, the Government of Samoa and the University of Hawaii's Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) launched a yearlong as more PR