ERLANGER, Kentucky, Oct. 15 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * A young daughter's advocacy benefits her wounded Iraq veteran mother * Even before she was old enough to understand the role, Sanaa Lucas has been a caregiver. She was 2 when her mother, Latoya Lucas, was severely injured in a rocket-propelled grenade attack in Iraq while serving with the Army's 52nd Engineering Battalion in support of the 101st Airborne Division. Latoya sustained significant burns on her left side and lo more PR

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * AG Sunday Takes Action to Ensure Sensitive Consumer Information is Protected in Character.AI Bankruptcy, Potential Sale * HARRISBURG - Attorney General Dave Sunday announced that Pennsylvania 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 regards sensitive consume more PR

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- Kentucky State University issued the following news: * * * Alumna joins former Kentucky State professor as a fellow poet at Frankfort writers' event * Current English instructor Staci Schoenfeld shares two poetry collections FRANKFORT, Ky. -- Staci Schoenfeld once honed her writing in Dr. Richard Taylor's English classes at Kentucky State University. Years later, the teacher and his former student met at Frankfort's Gathering of Authors as fellow poets, each with books to share. Schoenfeld, a 2010 graduate  more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Nessel Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel today announced that Michigan is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc. (PDF), the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and priv more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Bus Traffic Alert on Avenue of Champions * Parking & Transportation Services would like to make the campus community aware of increased traffic activity on Avenue of Champions around Diddle Arena on Friday, October 16, from 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM. Approximately 20 to 22 school buses will be arriving throughout the day to drop-off and pick-up students attending the Volleyball Education Game. Motorists and pedestrians should anticipate increased bus  more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kentucky posted the following news: * * * Chellgren Center celebrates 20 years of undergraduate excellence at UK * Twenty years ago, University of Kentucky alumnus Paul W. Chellgren had a vision for undergraduate education at UK: create opportunities for students and faculty to learn across disciplines, pursue ambitious ideas and extend learning far beyond the classroom. "UK needed something really special to focus on excellence in undergraduate education," Chellgren said while reflecting o more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 16 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy Ohio & Kentucky help communities across the region prepare sites to boost economic development October 15, 2026 * Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program has enabled evaluation of 44 sites and triggered more than 5,500 new jobs and $3.6 billion in capital investment * High-potential industrial sites in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Walton, Kentucky, were selected for the 2026 program - CINCINNATI - Duke Energy selected two properties in southwest  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release: * * * EPA Regional Administrators Visit Farms in Maryland and Kentucky to Highlight Soil Health, Water Quality, and Agricultural Partnership * PHILADELPHIA, PA / ATLANTA, GA (October 15, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Regional Administrators from the Mid-Atlantic (Region 3) and Southeast (EPA Region 4) recently toured farms in both Maryland and Kentucky to highlight the importance of regenerative agriculture practices that suppo more PR

BOWLING GREEN, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- Western Kentucky University posted the following news: * * * Gatton Academy Senior Selected as Coca-Cola Scholars Semifinalist * Malleshwar Jayaraman Suresh ('27, Western Hills High School) of The Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science has been named a Semifinalist for the 2027 Coca-Cola Scholars Program. Out of more than 113,000 applicants from across the United States, Malleshwar is one of only 1,227 students earning this honor. A joint effort of Coca-Cola bottlers across the country and The Coca-Co more PR

ARLINGTON, Virginia, Oct. 15 [Category: Agriculture] -- USA Rice Federation posted the following news: * * * In Memory: Steven Michael Keith, Sr. * USA Rice extends condolences to the family and friends of Steven Michael Keith, Sr. of Stuttgart, Arkansas, who passed away on October 9, at the age of 70. He is survived by his wife, Rhonda Jo, their three children, Michael, Joshua, and Spencer, and their families, including 11 grandchildren, and his brother, Mark. Born in 1956 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, Steven and his military family moved f more PR

MOREHEAD, Kentucky, Oct. 16 -- Morehead State University issued the following news: * * * Morehead State welcomes author Dr. Gary Gregg for McBrayer Presidential Lecture Series 15 October 2026 Morehead State University will once again bring a notable author, editor and scholar to campus to discuss American history and government with the campus and surrounding community. As part of MSU's America 250 celebration, the McBrayer Presidential Lecture Series welcomes Dr. Gary Gregg at 6 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, in Ballroom A of the Adron Doran more PR

MOSCOW, Idaho, Oct. 13 -- The University of Idaho posted the following news release: * * * Students launch weather balloons for NASA research * From Moscow to Iceland, students launch weather balloons for NASA research Students travel to Iceland, gather atmospheric data to help improve NASA weather tracking BY Skyler Barzee Photos contributed by Matthew Bernards October 13, 2026 Something weird was in the Moscow sky a lot this summer. Neither bird nor plane nor UFO, these were weather balloons used to help NASA better understand atmosp more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kentucky posted the following news: * * * UK researcher tackles joint injuries with $4.6M in new grants * In the Commonwealth, musculoskeletal injuries are the leading sources of disability and chronic pain, a crisis intrinsically linked to the ongoing opioid epidemic. These injuries range from anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) tears and bone fractures in younger people to arthritis in the later years. At the University of Kentucky, researchers launched two major studies aimed at reversing th more PR

LEXINGTON, Kentucky, Oct. 15 -- The University of Kentucky posted the following news: * * * UK to host 3rd annual One Health Symposium Nov. 3 * The University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment (CAFE) and the One Health Initiative invite the UK campus community, along with local and state stakeholders, to the 2026 One Health Symposium Tuesday, Nov. 3, in concert with celebrating International One Health Day. The One Health Symposium is 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on campus in the Gatton Student Center's Harris Ballr more PR

CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee, Oct. 15 -- The University of Tennessee Chattanooga Campus posted the following news: * * * UTC's Institute of Contemporary Art presents photographer Chris Aluka Berry and oral historian Kelly Elaine Navies Nov. 5-6 * Documentary photographer Chris Aluka Berry and oral historian, writer and poet Kelly Elaine Navies will visit the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga on Nov. 5-6 for public events connected to Berry's exhibition, "Affrilachia: Testimonies," at the Institute of Contemporary Art. Berry and Navies will  more PR

CLINTON, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- Mississippi Christian University posted the following news: * * * Walker, Street to receive MC's Order of the Golden Arrow at Bicentennial Homecoming * At first glance, retired coaching legend Joe Walker Jr. and Abby Munton Street, chief operating officer of University Hospitals for the University of Mississippi Medical Center, may not appear to have much in common. Walker, a six-time Southeastern Conference Coach of the Year in track and field at the University of Mississippi who led Ole Miss to 11 top-20  more PR