COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14 [Category: BizEnergy] -- American Electric Power Corp. posted the following news release: * * * AEP Advances Innovative Energy Solution for Google with 702MW of Bloom Fuel Cells * COLUMBUS, Ohio, Oct. 14, 2026 - American Electric Power (Nasdaq: AEP) plans to invest approximately $4 billion to advance a new 702-megawatt fuel cell generation project near Cheyenne, Wyoming, under a long-term 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google, marking a significant step in AEP's strategy to serve growing demand from larg 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

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * October 13, 2026 AG Fitch Secures Settlement with 3 More Generic Drug Companies (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced settlements with three more generic drug companies in litigation brought by a coalition of 45 states and territories alleging a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous gene more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Seeks Settlements with Drug Manufacturers Ascend, Citron and Mayne * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel 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 engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, re more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Iowa Parents and Iowans about the Safety of ChatGPT * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird announced at a press conference today she is suing OpenAI for hurting Iowa children, deceiving parents, and violating Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act. A bipartisan group of states have also individually sued OpenAI. Attorney General Bird was joined at the press conference by  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

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Sues OpenAI for Misleading Arkansans over Safety of ChatGPT * Griffin: 'OpenAI assures us that ChatGPT is safe. The consequences of that assurance are lives lost and people harmed' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Griffin issued the following statement after filing a lawsuit against tech giant OpenAI: "We're in the midst of a technological revolution. Whether you call it artificial intelligence or super i more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Nebraskans about the Safety of ChatGPT * Lincoln - Attorney General Hilgers announced at a press conference today that he is suing OpenAI for hurting Nebraska children, deceiving parents, and violating the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act, the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act. A bipartisan group of states hav 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

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving West Virginians about the Safety of ChatGPT * Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a lawsuit today against OpenAI for endangering West Virginia children, deceiving parents, and violating West Virginia Consumer Protection laws. Attorney General McCuskey announced the action at a press conference alongside Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Kansas 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

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 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

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Area September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Mid-Atlantic Region - Oct. 14, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.9 percent over the past two months, up 4.1 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria area increased 0.9 percent for the two months ending in September 2026, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported tod more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, South Region September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Southeast Region - Oct. 14, 2026 * * * Regional prices increased 0.5 percent in September, up 3.4 percent over the year - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the South region increased 0.5 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The index for energy rose 3.6 percent over the month. The all items less food and energy index i more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito Secures Funding for WVU Medicine-Weirton Medical Center * Pursuant to Senate Policy, petitions, opinion polls and unsolicited mass electronic communications cannot be initiated by this office for the 60-day period immediately before the date of a primary or general election. Subscribers currently receiving electronic communications from this office who wish to unsubscribe may do so here. CHARLESTON, W.Va. - U.S. Senator Shelle more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: * * * Faculty Practice Feature: Megan Boyle * Megan Boyle, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, currently practices in outpatient psychiatry at Chestnut Ridge Center/Healthy Minds. Q. How would you describe what you do in a typical day of faculty practice to someone unfamiliar with your specialty? A. A typical day is spent meeting with patients who are either seeking mental health treatment on their own or have more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The FBI issued the following news release: * * * October 14, 2026 FBI Operation Summer Heat 2.0 Nets Thousands of Violent Crime Arrests In four months, the violent crime initiative also seized enough fentanyl to kill 52 million people The FBI and its law enforcement partners are announcing the results of Summer Heat 2.0, a four-month violent crime initiative that resulted in 8,927 arrests, the seizure of deadly fentanyl and cocaine, and 5,013 dangerous illegally possessed weapons taken off American streets. "This  more PR

FALLS CHURCH, Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Fairfax County Public Schools issued the following news: * * * FCPS This Week - October 14, 2026 * A 1st grade student learns to spell at Belvedere Elementary School. FCPS Named Largest Purple Star Division In just two years, FCPS achieved its goal of becoming a Purple Star Division by having all of its schools earn a purple star. FCPS is the only division of its size in the nation to achieve Purple Star designation. At FCPS, military families can find a school that not only meets their children's needs more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Patrick Morrisey, R-West Virginia, issued the following news: * * * Governor Morrisey Announces $2 Million Investment to Expand Teleophthalmology Network Across West Virginia * CHARLESTON, W.Va. - Governor Patrick Morrisey today announced a $2,000,026 West Virginia Rural Health Transformation Program (WV RHTP) award to the West Virginia University (WVU) Eye Institute through the State's Connected Care Grid (CCG) initiative. The funding will establish a statewide teleophthalmology network to bring a more PR

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- Marshall University posted the following news release: * * * HRSA grant expands scholarships at Marshall School of Pharmacy * The first $649,999 in funding was awarded by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)* to the Marshall University Research Corporation in September. The Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students program provides scholarships to full-time students from disadvantaged backgrounds who demonstrate financial need. The scholarships cover at least half of annual tuition, w more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Liberty Justice Center issued the following news release: * * * Liberty Justice Center Warns Illinois School District That Its Gender Policies Violate Parents', Teachers' and Students' Rights * VERNON HILLS, Ill. | October 14, 2026 -- Today, the Liberty Justice Center's PARENTS Initiative sent a demand letter to Community High School District 128 in Vernon Hills, Illinois, warning that the District's gender-related policies violate the constitutional rights of parents and teachers and  more PR

BUFFALO, New York, Oct. 14 [Category: BizFinancial Services] -- M&T Bank, a financial holding company, issued the following news release: * * * M&T Bank Ranks No. 1 in SBA 7(a) Lending Across Its Footprint, Achieves Record Small Business Loan Growth * Bank rises to No. 5 nationally, providing nearly 3,000 loans totaling $326.4 million to small businesses in Fiscal Year 2026 BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2026 -- M&T Bank (NYSE:MTB) ranked No. 1 in Fiscal Year 2026 in Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) lending by number of loans across its c more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 12 -- The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: * * * Special Seminar: An interactive session offering expert insight on engaging potential research support * What's your story, why would I give you my money, and how will I get it back? Sponsored by the WVU School of Pharmacy and the Office of Research and Graduate Education, a special, interactive session will offer expert insight on engaging potential biopharmaceutical research support. This session wi more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 15 -- West Virginia Secretary of State Mac Warner issued the following news: * * * WV Secretary of State Kris Warner Reminds Public to Rely on Official Election Sources October 14, 2026 Charleston, W.Va. - With the November 3 General Election approaching, WV Secretary of State Kris Warner is reminding election officials and the public to rely on the Secretary of State's Office and their county clerks for authoritative information about West Virginia election law and the administration of elections. The Secre more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington settles generic drug cases with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma * Washington, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 45 states and territories, has reached settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices and reduce competition. Ascend will more PR

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * West Virginia Wesleyan College Generates $75.5 million in Statewide Economic Impact * BUCKHANNON, West Virginia -- West Virginia Wesleyan College contributes an estimated $75.5 million to West Virginia's economy annually, supporting approximately 605 jobs statewide, according to the 2025 Economic Impact Report from West Virginia Independent Colleges & Universities (WVICU). The report examines the economic contributions of six private, nonp more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The West Virginia Department of Education issued the following news release: * * * WV Board of Ed. Takes Position the School Funding Formula is Inadequate * Charleston, W.Va. - The West Virginia Board of Education (WVBE) voted during its October meeting to take the position in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the state's public school funding formula that the current funding formula does not provide a thorough and efficient education to the public-school students in this State. The Board m more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: * * * WVU Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology programs to host virtual open house * Students interested in learning more about WVU's Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology and Doctor of Audiology programs are invited to hear from faculty and current students at a virtual open house on November 13, at 3 p.m. via Zoom. During the session, students will have the opportunity to join a Q&A session wi more PR

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- The West Virginia University Health Sciences Center-School of Nursing issued the following news: * * * WVU Mountaineer mascot joins student pharmacists to promote flu vaccinations * Photo caption: Front row: WVU Mountaineer mascot Reese Allen. Back row, from left: Haley Keffer (P3), Olivia Lackovic (P4), Inez Behrens (P3), Dr. Gretchen Garofoli, and Elena Dye (P3). On Wednesday, Oct. 14, West Virginia University Mountaineer Mascot Reese Allen stopped by the WVU School of Pharmacy to get his flu shot, a more PR