VIENNA, Austria, Oct. 22 -- The Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe posted the following news release: * * * 135th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism meeting takes place in Ergneti * * Date: * * Place: * ERGNETI * Source: * OSCE Chairpersonship ERGNETI, 22 October 2026 - The 135th Incident Prevention and Response Mechanism (IPRM) meeting took place today in Ergneti. The meeting was co-facilitated by Bettina Patricia Boughani, Head of the EU Monitoring Mission in Georgia (EUMM), and Christoph Spati, Special Rep more PR

ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command posted the following news: * * * 919 SOW aviators respond to overturned civilian aircraft in remote Alaska sandbar * What began as the final flight of an intensive advanced mountain-flying course in the Alaskan wilderness quickly turned into a real-world response for two Air Force Special Operations Command pilots. Maj. Adam Pereira and Maj. Steffan Guilbault, both assigned to the 919th Special Operations Wing, were completing a five-day advanced unimproved-surface course i more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 22 [Category: Medical] -- The American Medical Association posted the following news release: * * * AMA Guides(r) Editorial Panel members * The AMA convened diverse experts with deep expertise across a broad range of medical topics to serve as the AMA Guides(r) Editorial Panel (the Guides Panel). This group includes physicians, qualified health professionals, as well as stakeholders from the regulatory and legal community. Panel members * ## Douglas W. Martin, MD, co-chair * Specialty: Occupational Medicine Affil more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Behind every scream is a job: KSU expert shares 5 reasons why Georgia's ghost economy is real * Whether or not ghosts exist, the businesses built around them are making a significant economic impact each Halloween season. Behind every scream is a job, according to Leonard Jackson, Kennesaw State University's director of the hospitality management program in the Michael J. Coles College of Business. Jackson shares five reasons why Georgia's ghos more PR

WATERTOWN, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 [Category: BizEngineering] -- Vanasse Hangen Brustlin Inc., a provider of transportation planning, engineering, design, land development and environmental services, posted the following news: * * * Chris Watson Joins VHB as Structural Engineering Manager * VHB welcomes Chris Watson, PE, as a Structural Engineering Manager in Atlanta, Georgia. In this role, Chris will help grow VHB's structural engineering capabilities across the Piedmont-Atlantic region, leading the planning, design, and delivery of bridge  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN's "Have I Got News For You" Announces This Week's Guests * NEW YORK - (October 22, 2026) - Comedian Jenny Hagel and political commentator David Pakman will join as guests on this week's episode of CNN's Have I Got News For You, the American version of the long-running UK comedy series. Produced by Hat Trick Productions for CNN Originals, the ten-episode season will continue this Saturday, October 24 at 9pm ET on CNN. The episode will stream the next d more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Coca-Cola issued the following news release: * * * The Coca Cola Company Selects Agency Partners to Accelerate the Future of Marketing ATLANTA, Oct. 22, 2026 - The Coca Cola Company today announced the completion of a global marketing operating system review, reaffirming its commitment to building a world-class marketing ecosystem designed to drive growth, strengthen consumer connections and unlock the next generation of capabilities powered by data, technology and AI. * Coca Cola will retain WPP Open X as its m more PR

SPARTANBURG, South Carolina, Oct. 22 -- Converse University posted the following news: * * * Converse University Hosts Third Annual Carolinas College Food Insecurity Summit * On Saturday, October 3, 2026, Converse University welcomed faculty, staff, and student leaders from 18 colleges across North and South Carolina for the third annual Carolinas College Food Insecurity Summit. The daylong gathering brought together higher education professionals, community organizations and student advocates to raise awareness of campus hunger, share succ more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 21 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The American Civil Liberties Union, an organization that works to defend and preserve the individual rights and liberties guaranteed by the Constitution and laws of the U.S., posted the following news release: * * * Deaf and Hard of Hearing People in Georgia Prisons Seek Order Requiring Accommodations * Georgia Department of Corrections is Denying Deaf and Hard of Hearing People Equal Access to Food, Medicine, and Health Care MACON, Ga. - Deaf and hard of hearing people incarcerated in Georgia pri more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * DHS Issues Statement After Man Attempts to Firebomb ICE Facility in Atlanta * WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) released the following statement after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility was firebombed in Atlanta, Georgia. On the evening of October 20, 2026, a male suspect threw an improvised incendiary device toward the ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) Field Office in more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight: * * * The Critical Governor and Statewide Races That Will Shape Workplace Policy This Election Day Oct 22, 2026 Governors in 36 states are on the ballot this Election Day, and some of those races could do more to reshape workplace law in 2027 than anything that happens in Congress. Minimum wage, paid leave, union rules, and workplace AI policy are just some of the issues at stake depending on the outcome of a few key gubernatorial races, not to mention s more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following Insight: * * * What a US House Flip Would (and Wouldn't) Mean for Employers: 6 Races to Watch Oct 22, 2026 Forecasts currently favor Democrats to win back control of the US House of Representatives when the dust settles after the November 3 midterm elections, and employers have questions about what that could mean for them. While a change in House control is still uncertain and wouldn't by itself lead to federal workplace law changes given the slim margin expecte more PR

BRUNSWICK, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The College of Coastal Georgia posted the following news: * * * Football Rivalry and Colonial Conflict: Exploring Georgia and Florida's Shared History * With the annual Georgia-Florida football game bringing teams from Athens and Gainesville together next weekend, Dr. Paul Vasquez discussed another set of historical contests during the Social Science Speaker Series sponsored by the Department of Social Sciences. On Monday, Oct. 20, Vasquez, assistant professor of political science, presented "Spanish Settleme more PR

SCHENECTADY, New York, Oct. 22 -- Union College posted the following news: * * * For the record: Week of Oct. 23, 2026 * Mary K. Carroll '86, the Dwane W. Crichton Professor of Chemistry, and Ann M. Anderson, the Agnes S. MacDonald Professor of Mechanical Engineering, attended the 23rd International Sol-Gel Conference in Lisbon, Portugal. The conference was held in the IST Congress Centre on the Alameda Campus of Instituto Superior Tecnico. Carroll gave an invited lecture: "Design of Aerogel Materials for Pollution Mitigation," co-authored  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * From Devastation to Chaos: Tracking the Impact of Trade Policy Across All 50 States * WASHINGTON -- Today, Public Citizen released a new set of fact sheets that track the toll of the NAFTA-WTO era and today's chaotic trade policies on the workers, farmers, local communities in all 50 states in the U.S., covering lost manufacturing jobs and farms, shuttered factories, battered union membership, depressed wages, falling farm exports, and other more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 23 -- Gov. Brian P. Kemp, R-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * October 22, 2026 Gov. Kemp Announces Appointment to State Court of Forsyth County ATLANTA - Governor Brian P. Kemp today announced the appointment of Erin H. Fowler to the State Court of Forsyth County, filling the vacancy created by the passage of HB 750 (Act 520) during the 2026 session of the Georgia General Assembly. Erin H. Fowler has served as a judge on the Magistrate Court of Forsyth County since January of 2017. She has also sat in more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts posted the following news release: * * * Gang Member Pleads Guilty to Federal Gun and Drug Charges * Defendant manufactured and sold firearms, silencers and machinegun conversion devices; distributed controlled substances; and committed an armed home invasion while on state parole for armed robberies BOSTON - A Vice Lord gang member from Athol, Mass. has pleaded guilty in federal court in Boston to gun and drug charges. At the time of the of more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 22 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Healey Awards $14 Million to Help Massachusetts State University Students Graduate * * Department of Higher Education Media Contact Jacqueline Manning, Press Secretary BOSTON -- Governor Maura Healey today announced $14 million in funding to help students Massachusetts universities complete their degree programs and graduate. The funding, awarded through the State University SUCCESS (SU SUCCESS) program, is expected to  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Rep. Nikema Williams, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Congresswoman Nikema Williams Holds Veterans Town Hall Oct 21, 2026 ATLANTA, GA -- Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) held a Veterans Town Hall and Resource Fair to bring together veterans, military families, community organizations, and service providers to discuss challenges affecting the veteran community and connect attendees with available resources. The Veterans Resource Fair featured more than 15 organizations focused on provid more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 23 -- The Jamestown Foundation issued the following commentary on Oct. 22, 2026, in the foundation's Eurasia Daily Monitor: * * * Middle Corridor Grows in Volume but Not in Cohesion Megi Benia Executive Summary: * Washington hosted officials from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and five Central Asian states on September 23 to discuss the Trans-Caspian Enterprise Fund and the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity (TRIPP) along the Middle Corridor. * Cargo along the Middle Corridor is rising, but the fragmentati more PR

KENNESAW, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Kennesaw State University posted the following news release: * * * Kennesaw State researcher shines light on Joro spiders * On a recent visit to the Kennesaw State University Field Station, KSU faculty member Andy Davis gave his students a firsthand look at a perceived menace. "It was a Joro spider, and I brought it around to show all the students," said Davis, a limited-term assistant professor of environmental science in KSU's College of Science and Mathematics. "They took pictures, and everybody was freakin more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Literacy or Promise Scholarships? Georgia Doesn't Have to Choose * As Georgians debate education spending, a familiar argument against the Georgia Promise Scholarship has taken a new shape. Why, critics ask, should the state spend $100 million for students to leave public schools when it set aside only $70 million for literacy coaches in public schools? It sounds like a hard-nosed question about priorities. It assumes every dollar spe more PR

MACON, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Middle Georgia State University posted the following news: * * * MGA Enrollment Increases 14 Percent, Reaching Record-Setting 10,070 Students * Macon, GA For the first time in the institution's 142-year history, enrollment at Middle Georgia State University (MGA) has topped 10,000 students. A record 14 percent increase in enrollment has propelled MGA to a historic high of 10,070 students in fall 2026, surpassing the earlier record of 8,828. The University also achieved its highest student retention rate in 10 ye more PR

MACON, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Middle Georgia State University posted the following news: * * * MGA Staff Q&A: Dr. Mary Roberts On Gen Z And The Changing Workplace * Macon, GA Are younger workers lazy, or do they simply have different expectations of the workplace? Dr. Mary Roberts, executive director of MGA's Center for Career & Leadership Development, explores how social media, the pandemic, and changing attitudes toward work have shaped Generation Z's approach to their careers. She also shares advice for employers navigating generational di more PR

ISLEWORTH, England, Oct. 22 -- West Thames College posted the following news: * * * Minister for School Standards visits West Thames College to see SEND provision * West Thames College was delighted to welcome Georgia Gould OBE MP, Minister for School Standards, to the College as the Government prepares to publish new teacher training materials focused on supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND). During her visit, Minister Gould toured the College's SEND facilities, met with staff and spok more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Monk teaches meditation, leads Community Peace Walk during Mercer visit * A Buddhist monk spent the weekend spreading peace and mindfulness across the Mercer University and Macon community. Phra Ajarn Maha Dam Phommasan led three meditation workshops and a Community Peace Walk, with each attended by about 60 faculty, staff, students and community members. Phommasan, who lives in Snellville, lost his leg last year after being hit by a car while participating in  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 [Category: BizTransportation] -- Norfolk Southern posted the following news release: * * * Norfolk Southern reports third quarter 2026 results * * Emergencies (800) 453-2530 * Crossing gates, signals & rough crossings (800) 453-2530 * Environmental Spills (800) 453-2530 Norfolk Southern reports third quarter 2026 results Railroad achieves record quarterly revenues and strong earnings growth ATLANTA, October 22, 2026 - Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) announced Thursday its third quarter 2026 financi more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Ogletree Deakins, a law firm, posted the following news release: * * * Ogletree Deakins Strengthens AI and Privacy Capabilities, Adding Anne Yarovoy Khan as San Francisco Shareholder * SAN FRANCISCO - October 22, 2026 - Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to welcome Anne Yarovoy Khan to the firm's San Francisco office as a shareholder. Khan joins the firm from Fisher Phillips. Khan's arrival bolsters the firm's privacy, more PR

NEW YORK, Oct. 23 -- Pillsbury, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Arkansas Walmart Decision Could Shift Path of Opioid Insurance Litigation 10.22.26 Arecent insurance ruling in Arkansas in favor of Walmart and against the retail giant's carriers may help forge a new pathway to coverage for corporate policyholders facing public nuisance claims stemming from the opioid epidemic. Chris Popecki, special counsel at Pillsbury, said in an interview with Law360 that the Arkansas Court of Appeals' decision reflects the importance more PR

ERLANGER, Kentucky, Oct. 22 [Category: National Defense] -- Disabled American Veterans issued the following news: * * * Recreation therapy helps veterans rebuild life after injury * When he was in the Army, Justin Hall sometimes tripped and fell. He brushed it off as clumsiness. Then his left leg started going numb and his back began hurting. Doctors, including a neurologist, attributed the symptoms to an old rib injury. He left the Army in 2010 without any further explanation. He developed insomnia and leg spasms. He had no response on more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 22 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * Repealing Maryland's Damages Cap Would Drive Up Costs for Families, Small Businesses and Patients, Broad Coalition Warns Lawmakers * ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- A broad coalition of businesses and healthcare providers have urged lawmakers to reject proposals to repeal, escalate, or create exceptions to Maryland's cap on noneconomic damages, following the House Judiciary Committee's interim study briefing on more PR

PIERRE, South Dakota, Oct. 23 -- South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jackley Commends Fellow Attorneys General For Support of South Dakota's Appeal in Mayday Case Oct 22, 2026 PIERRE, S.D. - Attorney General Marty Jackley commends the Attorneys General of 18 states who have filed an amicus brief that supports South Dakota in its appeal of a lower federal court ruling that temporarily prohibits the state from enforcing a new law that would criminalize the advertisement, dispen more PR

AUGUSTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Augusta University posted the following news release: * * * School of Public Health releases 2026 Healthy Georgia Report * The Institute of Public and Preventive Health in Augusta University's School of Public Health has published the fifth edition of "Healthy Georgia: Our State of Public Health," providing an up-to-date glance at how the Peach State is faring on 31 different health topics. The topics are categorized in the 61-page report by chronic conditions, noncommunicable diseases, behavioral health, healt more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences posted the following news: * * * The truth about Joro spiders: Separating fact from fiction * Are Joro spiders really invasive? Do they fly? Are they dangerous to people? In this episode of Cultivating Curiosity, Rebekah Wallace, program coordinator at the University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health, separates fact from fiction about Georgia's most talked-about spider. Wallace explains how Joro spiders spread more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 22 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Troutman Pepper Locke, a law firm, posted the following news: * * * Troutman Pepper Locke's Andrea Farley Named Best in State Leader, Firm Shortlisted for Multiple Categories at 2026 IFLR Americas Awards * ATLANTA - Troutman Pepper Locke partner Andrea Farley has been named Best in State Leader: Georgia at the 2026 International Financial Law Review (IFLR) Americas Awards, presented by The Lawyer. The IFLR Americas Awards recognize legal innovation in dealmaking and work that advances t more PR

GREENSBORO, North Carolina, Oct. 22 -- The University of North Carolina Greensboro campus posted the following news: * * * UNCG Alumna Turns Recreational Therapy Into a Career of Service * A spring break volunteer opportunity changed Kristin Bogner '21, '22's career path. While studying recreational therapy at UNC Greensboro, Bogner volunteered at Camp Blue Skies, an overnight camp experience for adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD). She fell in love with its mission. Today, the licensed recreational therapist and  more PR

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, Oct. 22 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United posted the following news release: * * * Union nurses, municipalities, and voter democracy groups successfully block Trump's fascist Department of Homeland Security from harassing and intimidating voters in nine states * Just weeks before the November midterm elections, a federal judge in California ordered on Oct. 21 a preliminary injunction that stops the Trump administration in nine states from weaponizing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to harass and i more PR

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, Oct. 22 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * URI political science professors co-author new book analyzing global human rights * KINGSTON, R.I. - Oct. 22, 2026 - Basic human rights, in theory, should be guaranteed in society. On the surface, such rights are virtues that should be applied to everyone without fear of them being rolled back or revoked entirely by governments. Yet, around the world, not everyone has access to rights as basic as free speech, freedom from slavery and torture, more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency issued the following news release: * * * USDA Boosts Georgia Agricultural Economy Through $413 Million in Safety Net and Conservation Program Payments * Record farm safety net payments plus conservation assistance support farmers, ranchers and rural communities (Athens, Georgia, October 22, 2026) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is delivering approximately $413 million in farm safety net and conservation program payments to more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 23 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Utah settlement cancels $16,758,262 in Snap Finance lease payments Utah Attorney General Derek Brown and the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection join 16 other states in a $665 million settlement with Snap Finance - SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Utah and 16 other states joined the $665 million multistate settlement with Snap Finance. The settlement cancels $16,758,262 in lease payments owed by Utah consumers. Utahns who s more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 22 -- Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, D-Georgia, issued the following news release: * * * Warnock, Colleagues Launch Bicameral Inquiry Into Trump Administration's Handling of Tariff Refunds * Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock led a bicameral coalition in pressing the Government Accountability Office to investigate the Trump administration's failure to deliver timely and accurate tariff refunds Senator Warnock is demanding answers about whether court-mandated refunds are being issued accurately and whether American consumers are ul more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- The Georgia Public Policy Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Where Should Georgia Data Centers Go? Land Use and Zoning Explained * Previously, we examined how data centers use water and electricity, how their resource consumption compares with other industries and what those demands mean for communities. Another factor in data center development is land use, including what goes into decisions about where data centers are built, how sites are developed and how they affect surrounding properties.  more PR

ATLANTA, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Mercer University posted the following news: * * * Where to watch historic investiture of Mercer President Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D. * The Mercer University community is invited to witness the historic investiture of President Penny L. Elkins, Ph.D., at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 29 as the University's 19th president and the first woman to lead the institution since its founding in 1833. Students, faculty and staff may gather at campus watch parties across five campuses to experience the ceremony together. The watch party lo more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * President Trump Returns to Georgia with a Record of Results October 16, 2026 Today, President Donald J. Trump returns to the Peach State with a proven record of America First results that put Georgia workers, families, seniors, and communities first. Under the leadership of President Trump and Republicans, Georgians are seeing historic tax relief, a surge of private investment and job creation, lower energy costs, support for farmers, the most secure border in a genera more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 -- The White House issued the following news: * * * Trump-Vance Administration Leads Nationwide Coalition in Fighting War on Fraud October 16, 2026 President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance are aggressively shutting down the waste, fraud, and abuse that has drained billions from American taxpayers. As head of the White House Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, Vice President Vance this week called on officials at every level of government to join him in a pledge to protect vulnerable Americans, keep taxpayer-funde more PR

KENT, Ohio, Oct. 22 -- Wright State University posted the following news: * * * Wright State's Family Weekend brings Raider families together * Wright State University brought students and their families together Oct. 9-11 for Family Weekend, an annual event packed with activities, entertainment and opportunities to experience life as a Raider. "This year we've elevated the experience," said Courtney Laukitis, associate director of campus programs. "There's a lot of great ways for families to spend time with their student." Festivities ki more PR

YOUNG HARRIS, Georgia, Oct. 22 -- Young Harris College posted the following news: * * * Young Harris College awarded Title III grant * YOUNG HARRIS, Ga. -- Young Harris College has been awarded a $2.99 million grant from the Department of Education's Title III program to support the Cultivating Success: Improving Student Learning, Retention, and Career Outcomes initiative at the College. The grant's goals are to enhance student classrooms and lecture halls, develop academic programs that include active learning and AI technology in classro more PR