WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 [Category: Financial Services] -- The American Bankers Association posted the following news release: * * * ABA Honors Rebecca Schauer Robertson and Karen Boyer with Distinguished Service Awards for AML/CFT and Fraud Management * WASHINGTON -- The American Bankers Association today announced that Rebecca "Becky" Schauer Robertson, executive vice president and deputy chief risk officer at Blue Ridge Bank, N.A., in Richmond, Va., and Karen Boyer, senior vice president and director of fraud intelligence, prevention and dete 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

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

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

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

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clean-water project helps students build career skills while serving a rural community * The residents of Kagarama, Rwanda used to wade into a brown, spring-fed pool at the bottom of an agricultural valley to collect drinking water in jerry cans. Sometimes the water made them sick, especially the children. The conditions inspired students in the Clemson University chapter of Engineers Without Borders to design a system that has been supplying clean wate more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson earns gold certificate for military academic program from South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs * Clemson University was presented with a certificate of gold grade from the South Carolina Department of Veterans' Affairs (SCDVA) for its military academic program on Wednesday, Oct. 14. The award, the highest available from SCDVA, was Clemson's second straight gold certificate, which is awarded for high support of service members, veterans, more PR

CONWAY, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Coastal Carolina University posted the following news: * * * Coastal Carolina University waives graduate application fees for undergraduates * Coastal Carolina University is making it easier for undergraduates to continue their education at CCU by waiving graduate application fees for all currently enrolled undergraduate students. The new fee waiver eases the transition from undergraduate to graduate study and reinforces the University's commitment to creating accessible pathways for students interested i more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Converse University posted the following news: * * * Dr. Gilliam Featured Presenter at SC Women in Higher Education Virtual Series * Dr. Keshia Jackson Gilliam '05, Associate Vice President and Director of Human Resources at Converse University, was invited to speak in September 2026 at the SC Women in Higher Education (SCWHE) virtual professional development series. Melissia Heatherly Brannen '03, a board member with SCWHE, invited Dr. Gilliam to present on the topic "Negotiating Beyond Salary." You more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics issued the following document from Economics Daily: * * * Nonfarm payroll employment increased in 9 metropolitan areas over the year ending August 2026 October 14, 2026 From August 2025 to August 2026, nonfarm payroll employment increased over the year in 9 metropolitan areas, decreased in 5 areas, and was essentially unchanged in 373 areas. The largest statistically significant over-the-year percentage gains in employment occurred in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Faculty in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences receive funding to develop industry-embedded experiential learning programs * Two faculty members in the College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences (CBSHS) have received funding from Clemson University to develop experiential learning programs with industry partners nationwide. "Industry-embedded experiential learning programs are an exceptional way for students to apply the knowled more PR

BOWIE, Maryland, Oct. 14 -- Bowie State University posted the following news release: * * * Fifty Years Later, Earl Speights Still Lives by Lessons He Learned at Bowie State * Earl Speights,76 is a bold trailblazer and torchbearer for Bowie State University. In May, he traveled from his home in North Charleston, S.C., to join fellow Class of 1976 Golden Graduates at commencement ceremonies, where Bowie State University President Aminta H. Breaux welcomed them and recognized their milestone anniversary. Speights is a retired science teache more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * From spreadsheets to statewide insight * When Kevin Burkett, a Clemson University Extension agribusiness associate, and Justin Ballew, a Clemson fruit and vegetable research associate, restarted the South Carolina FarmGate Project, the goal was to gather valuable information on specialty crop acreage and yields to estimate crop value across the state. It was an old tool and researchers needed it to be more powerful and work faster to help farmers guide  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Gov. Henry McMaster, R-South Carolina, posted the following news: * * * Gov. McMaster Issues Decision Regarding Charleston County School Trustee Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson * COLUMBIA, S.C. - Governor Henry McMaster today declined to remove Charleston County School District Board of Trustees member Darlene Dunmeyer-Roberson following proceedings conducted pursuant to Executive Order 2026-19. On January 15, 2026, Governor McMaster requested that the State Inspector General investigate the conduct of one or more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Justice Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. 26-103) entitled "Audit of the Office of Justice Programs Victim Assistance Funds Subawarded by the Office of South Carolina Attorney General to Tri-County S.P.E.A.K.S., Charleston, South Carolina": Here are excerpts: * * * Background The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs (OJP) provided funds to the Office of the South Carolina Attorney General (South Carolina AG), the state administering agency (SAA) for South Car more PR

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Oct. 14 - The University of Kansas School of Law posted the following news: * * * KU Law welcomes Class of 2029 * LAWRENCE - The University of Kansas School of Law welcomed the Class of 2029 to Green Hall in August. This year's incoming class is made up of 121 J.D. students from 22 states and 62 undergraduate institutions. The class of 2029 sets another KU Law record for the highest combined median LSAT score and GPA. This is the sixth consecutive year that the incoming class has topped this mark. View a full class profil more PR

READING, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Pennsylvania State University Berks campus issued the following news: * * * Penn State Berks Advisory Board welcomes seven new members October 14, 2026 WYOMISSING, Pa. -- The Penn State Berks Advisory Board welcomes seven new members, who were officially appointed by the Penn State Vice President of Commonwealth Campuses Renata Engel. The new members represent the fields of education, industry and the nonprofit sector and include alumni of Penn State Berks. Beginning in September 2026, the Penn State Advis more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Doubles Down on Protecting Survivors and Holding Predators Accountable * WASHINGTON, D.C. (Oct. 14, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (SC-01) reaffirmed her commitment to protecting women and standing with survivors by advancing legislation to strengthen victims' rights and hold sexual predators accountable. "Protecting women and holding predators accountable isn't a slogan. It's been one of my top priorities in Congress more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 12 -- Rep. Nancy Mace, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Nancy Mace Introduces Bill to Make Abusers Pay for Suing Survivors Into Silence * WASHINGTON, D.C., (Oct. 12, 2026) - Today, Congresswoman Nancy Mace (R-SC) introduced the Speak Your Truth Act, legislation to protect survivors from perpetrators who use defamation lawsuits to silence them. Under the bill, a survivor who prevails in a defamation or libel case brought against them in federal court would be entitled to reasonable attorney's  more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Service milestones in October * Congratulations to faculty and staff celebrating at least a full decade of service in October at Clemson University. (*The names listed are based on the number of years served as an FTE employee.) Julie Helm, Public Service Activities, 30 years Fredda Owens, Libraries, 30 years Mary Cribb Stephan, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences, 20 years Lisa Terry, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Science more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 14 -- The University of South Carolina posted the following news: * * * Transfer students add experience, insights to USC campus * Transfer students find their way to the University of South Carolina in all sorts of ways. Some have started at another USC campus or a different college or technical school. Some have been serving in the military, while others are returning from breaks in their educational journey. Regardless of how they get here, their numbers are steadily growing. Approximately 1,680 transfer s 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