HIGH POINT, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- High Point University posted the following news release: * * * ABC News' "Nightline" Co-Anchor Byron Pitts Shares Professional Advice with HPU Students * HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 30, 2026 - Byron Pitts, co-anchor of ABC News' "Nightline" and High Point University's Journalist in Residence, stressed the importance of being kind, dedicated and authentic while speaking to a large group of HPU students during a recent visit to campus. Pitts shared stories from his extensive journalism career during a Life S more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The Coalition for a Prosperous America posted the following news release: * * * After U.S. Restrictions, Chinese Connected Vehicles Face Growing Scrutiny in Europe * In one month, between mid-September and mid-October, Chinese technology attached to new cars - mostly EVs, but not all - were called out in two European countries for essentially being data vacuums for China. In some cases, the data is collected for the companies to understand how the driver uses their product, and to make adjustment more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Alumni panel highlights ninth annual Ethics Day on Clemson's campus * Clemson University held its ninth annual Ethics Day in Hardin Hall on Wednesday, Oct. 28. The signature event was a distinguished panel of alumni leaders spanning the fields of business, government and research. "We were overjoyed to host our ninth annual Ethics Day," says Bill McCoy, Ph.D., director of the Rutland Institute for Ethics. "Clemson is a land-grant, higher education insti more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Alan Wilson applauds upcoming FCC vote on prison cellphone jamming rules * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - Today, South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson applauds an announcement from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it will vote next month on final rules that would allow correctional facilities to jam contraband cellphones. "This is something I've fought for for years because criminals behind bars are u more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 29 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Announces $4.5M Settlement With General Motors for Sharing Drivers' Private Data * Attorney General Charity Clark and a bipartisan coalition of 35 other attorneys general today announced General Motors (GM) will pay a total of $220 million to settle allegations that the company illegally sold consumers' private driver behavior data and location information to third parties. The third parties included data br more PR

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Oct. 30 -- Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hanaway Leads 22 States Supporting Rule Excluding Illegal Immigrants from Congressional Apportionment * JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - Today, Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced that, alongside Kansas Attorney General Kris Kobach, she is leading a coalition of 22 states in support of the United States Department of Commerce's and the United States Census Bureau's proposed reforms to stop illegal more PR

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Reaches $220 Million Settlement with General Motors Over Secret OnStar Data Sharing * Friday, October 30, 2026 RALEIGH -- Attorney General Jeff Jackson and a bipartisan coalition of 36 states have reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors to resolve allegations that the company illegally collected and sold data its OnStar Smart Driver program collected about its drivers. "Gener more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson animal health officials: keep domestic birds away from wild waterfowl and their waters * Columbia, S.C. --Clemson University animal health officials are urging owners of backyard poultry flocks and pet waterfowl to redouble their biosecurity measures and keep domestic birds away from wild waterfowl and from ponds, lakes and other waters wild birds may use. The call comes as waterfowl take wing along the Atlantic Flyway and migrate south to overw more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Clemson earns highly established action plan seal from ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge * Clemson University has been recognized by the ALL IN Campus Democracy Challenge with a highly established action plan seal for the 2026 election cycle. The recognition is reserved for universities who demonstrate a nonpartisan civic engagement action plan. "Thanks to Clemson for its continued work to institutionalize and increase nonpartisan engagement in our demo more PR

HARTSVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 31 -- Coker University issued the following news: * * * Coker Donors Unlock $50,000 in Challenge Gifts During Strike As One Homecoming Campaign 535 donors give more than $187,000; alumni participation climbs 19% over last year - Oct. 30, 2026 -- Coker University surpassed its goal of 500 donors during the 2026 Strike As One Homecoming Giving Campaign. The achievement unlocked a $20,000 challenge gift thanks to the 535 unique donors who gave more than $187,000 from Oct. 12-20. "Strike As One gave our alumni more PR

SANTA BARBARA, California, Oct. 30 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Cold Chain Support in Chad, Surgical Training in Ukraine, and More * Cookies can help enhance your browsing experience and help personalize content by analyzing traffic and usage trends on directrelief.org. By clicking "Accept All", you consent to the use of cookies Privacy Policy Include a byline with the reporter's name and Direct Relief in the following format: "Author Name, Direct Relief." If attribution in that format is not po more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 30 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Fewer Convenience Stores Are Accepting SNAP Benefits Due to New Restrictions * Stores in waiver states may need to update their checkout systems and train employees to prevent purchases that are no longer allowed with SNAP benefits--potentially a big burden for retailers. This article originally published in The Conversation. After 10 states began to add new restrictions to what people could buy with Supplemental Nutrition Assi more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 -- The Government Accountability Office has partially sustained a protest by Fluor Federal Services LLC, Greenville, South Carolina, challenging the U.S. Air Force's award of a contract to Strategic Test Solutions LLC, Huntsville, Alabama, for operations and maintenance services supporting research, development, testing, evaluation and training missions at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida and other test locations. In an Oct. 13, 2026, decision, GAO found that the Air Force failed to reasonably determine that the disclosure o more ST

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Oct. 30 -- Gov. Ron DeSantis, R-Florida, posted the following news release: * * * Governor Ron DeSantis Appoints Seven to the Board of Medicine * TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Dr. Andrea Aguilera, Dr. Lisa Kay Mao and Elyse Young, and the reappointment of Dr. Scot Ackerman, Dr. Gobi Balaji, Dr. Mathew Benson, and Dr. Hector Vila to the Board of Medicine. Dr. Scot Ackerman Dr. Ackerman is the Medical Director of the Ackerman Cancer Center serves on the Cancer Connect Co more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Angela Alsobrooks, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Angela Alsobrooks' mom taught her to lead with kindness October 27, 2026 WASHINGTON, DC - In case you missed it, The Banner honored Senator Angela Alsobrooks' (D-Md.) mother Patricia Ann (Thompson) Alsobrooks. In the months after her breast cancer diagnosis in 2008, Patricia "Pat" Alsobrooks was determined to continue working and leading a normal life. But chemotherapy took a toll on her. Her daughter urged her to tell her emplo more PR

CHARLESTON, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Charleston Southern University issued the following news: * * * Laurice joins CSU as associate vice president of human resources October 29, 2026 Arnica Laurice has joined Charleston Southern University as the new associate vice president of human resources. Laurice brings 13 years of experience leading human resources across a variety of industries. Before joining CSU as associate vice president of human resources, she served with Moodle--the world's most popular learning management system--where she more PR

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Queens University of Charlotte posted the following news: * * * Queens board leadership installed on Elon University Board of Trustees * The Elon University Board of Trustees installed several new members on Oct. 23, 2026, welcoming a group of corporate, community, nonprofit and alumni leaders who served on the Queens University of Charlotte Board of Trustees. The installation took place in Charlotte where Elon's trustees gathered for their Fall 2026 meeting where Board Secretary Dr. Kebbler M. William more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 31 (TNSdock) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release: * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cary Edward Urich, 6:26-cv-05267-JDA (D.S.C. filed Oct. 29, 2026) On October 29, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission charged Greenville, South Carolina-based investment adviser Cary Urich for alleged breaches of fiduciary duty in connection with his use of leveraged and/or inverse exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in discretionary client accounts while Urich was an investment adviser more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: * * * Secretary Rollins Announces 8 Additional Companies Joining USDA's Product of USA Label Initiative * (Washington, D.C., October 30, 2026) - U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today announced that 8 additional meat and poultry companies have adopted USDA's voluntary Product of USA (POTUSA) label, building on the strong momentum behind the Trump Administration's efforts to help consumers easily identify products that are truly born,  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Wednesday, October 28th, 2026 Sen. Tim Scott applauds National Park Service grant to preserve Benedict College's historic Morgan Hall COLUMBIA, S.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C.) applauded the National Park Service's $750,000 grant for Benedict College in Columbia to support the preservation of Morgan Hall. As the college's oldest building, Morgan Hall stands as a testament to the achievements, resilience, and lasting contributions of gene more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, issued the following news release: * * * Tuesday, October 27th, 2026 Sen. Tim Scott highlights $84 million in relief for South Carolina farmers as Working Families Tax Cuts provision takes effect CHARLESTON, S.C. -- U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-S.C) released the following statement highlighting a provision of the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC) taking effect to provide relief to farmers facing unexpected revenue losses and seasons when crop prices fall short. The Agriculture Risk Cover more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 [Category: Political] -- Senate Majority PAC, an organization that works to elect Democratic senators who are committed to an economy that provides opportunity and security for America's working families and who stand up to protect the rights of all Americans, posted the following news release: * * * Senate Majority PAC Invests $750,000 in South Carolina * Today, Senate Majority PAC announced a $750,000 digital ad campaign in South Carolina supporting Annie Andrews in her race against Darline Graham. The latest polling  more PR

COLUMBIA, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson issued the following news: * * * Summerville man arrested on two Child Sexual Abuse Material* charges * (COLUMBIA, S.C.) - South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced the arrest of Michael Dale Vereen, II, 38, of Summerville, S.C., on two charges connected to the sexual exploitation of a minor. Internet Crimes Against Children (ICAC) Task Force investigators with the Attorney General's Office made the arrest. Dorchester County Sheriff's Office, also a more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * The Cook Political Report, Jessica Taylor '07 featured in WAPO article * In an article appearing in The Washington Post, journalist Ian Ward explains The Cook Political Report, a trusted source for measuring shifts in the political and electoral landscape. Jessica Taylor, one of 10 analysts with the organization, is a 2007 Furman University political science graduate and is quoted in the piece. The Cook Political Report, described as "Washington's fav more PR

GREENVILLE, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Furman University posted the following news: * * * The Cook Political Report, Jessica Taylor '07 featured in Washington Post article * In an article appearing in The Washington Post, journalist Ian Ward explains The Cook Political Report, a trusted source for measuring shifts in the political and electoral landscape. Jessica Taylor, one of 10 analysts with the organization, is a 2007 Furman University political science graduate and is quoted in the piece. The Cook Political Report, described as "Washi more PR

CLEMSON, South Carolina, Oct. 30 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * Tigers Together Suicide Prevention Advocacy Training open session on Nov. 9 * Healthy Campus will offer a Tigers Together Suicide Prevention Advocacy Training on Monday, Nov. 9 from 3-4:30 p.m. via Zoom. Open to all students, faculty and staff, this experiential training enhances participants' knowledge, awareness and skills related to college student suicide. Emphasis is placed on developing empathetic listening and communication skills, as well as the more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Invests $1.01 Billion to Build Safer Transportation Infrastructure for American Families in All 50 States * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an investment of $1,012,969,919 for 297 projects in all 50 states, Puerto Rico, and Tribal lands that will make roads safer for American families. This historic investment targets critical safety improvements n more PR

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Oct. 31 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * October 29, 2026 Two WCU math professors lead national workshop This September, two Western Carolina University professors were invited by the American Institute of Mathematics to share how they've grown and sustained a statewide professional network with fellow mathematics educators. Sloan Despeaux, mathematics program director, and Nathan Borchelt, mathematics education program director, founded the North Carolina Network of Math Teachers'  more PR

ATHENS, Georgia, Oct. 30 (TNSjou) -- The University of Georgia issued the following news: * * * Is it a boy or a girl? For alligators, it may come down to one degree Oct 29, 2026 By Savannah Peat Slight temperature fluctuations may impact sex of gator eggs - The future of the alligator species could come down to a one- or two-degree temperature difference, according to new research from the University of Georgia. A small change on the thermometer could determine whether a gator develops as a male or female. And that could have huge rami more PR

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 31 -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown issued the following news: * * * Utah and other states reach $220 million settlement with GM over driver data SALT LAKE CITY, Utah -- Utah Attorney General Derek Brown, the Utah Department of Commerce's Division of Consumer Protection, and 35 other attorneys general reached a $220 million settlement with General Motors (GM) over allegations that the automaker sold drivers' driving behavior and location data without their consent. Utah will receive $6,938,619 from the settleme more PR

CULLOWHEE, North Carolina, Oct. 31 -- Western Carolina University issued the following news: * * * The Heartbeat of Catamount Athletics Steve White Reflects on Decades-Long Career at WCU Written By Cam Adams The first 3-point field goal in college basketball history? He helped move up the game time so Ronnie Carr '84 could shoot it before anyone else. The Battle for the Old Mountain Jug? He sold the idea to his counterpart at Appalachian State University. Western Carolina University's membership in the Southern Conference? White drafted d more PR