NEW YORK, Jan. 15 -- Simon and Schuster, a subsidiary of CBS, issued the following news: CBS News and Simon & Schuster announced a joint podcast/book project by popular CBS Sunday Morning correspondent, humorist, and history buff Mo Rocca. Rocca's long love of obituaries has led him to Mobituaries, an irreverent but deeply researched appreciation of the people (and things) of the past who have long intrigued him--from an unsung Founding Father to the first Chinese-American superstar, from Neand more PR

OSWEGO, New York, Jan. 14 -- The State University of New York Oswego campus issued the following news release: Symone Sanders, a CNN political commentator who formerly was national press secretary for U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders' 2016 presidential campaign, will appear as guest speaker at SUNY Oswego's 30th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. The event will begin at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, in Waterman Theatre of Tyler Hall. Doors open at 6 for this free, but ticketed, event. The free more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 14 -- Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: Governor Doug Ducey today delivered the State of the State address, calling on state leaders to put party labels aside and do the "things that matter" - securing our water future, expanding economic opportunity, keeping students safe, investing in public education with a focus on results, resources and reforms, preparing Arizona against future downturns and protecting public safety. View a full transcri more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, Jan. 15 -- Gov. Doug Ducey, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * - Address Focuses On Doing The "Things That Matter" * * * Governor Doug Ducey today delivered the State of the State address, calling on state leaders to put party labels aside and do the "things that matter" - securing our water future, expanding economic opportunity, keeping students safe, investing in public education with a focus on results, resources and reforms, preparing Arizona against f more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14 -- The House Natural Resources Committee issued a report (H.Rpt. 115-1128) on the activities for the 115th Congress. The report was advanced by Rep. Rob Bishop, R-Utah, on Jan. 2. April 18, 2018--Markup held on H.R. 788, To amend the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act to facilitate the establishment of additional or expanded public target ranges in certain States; H.R. 1026, To revise the authorized route of the North Country National Scenic Trail in northeastern Min more ST

NEW YORK, Jan. 16 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights issued the following comment by President Bill Donohue: "Is the Oxford Union committing suicide? It is one thing to lie to me after being disinvited from participating in a debate on February 28, quite another to knife itself by staging a phony debate on the Catholic Church. ""This House Believes That England Can Never Pay For Its Sins Against Irish Catholics." Imagine a debate on this subject with representatives of the I more PR

OXFORD, Mississippi, Jan. 12 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news release: * * * - Malones' major gift to help pharmacy students attain degree * * * A new scholarship endowment at the University of Mississippi is poised to support students from impoverished areas who dream of becoming pharmacists. With a $100,000 gift to the UM School of Pharmacy, Arkansas state Sen. Percy Malone and his wife, Donna, of Arkadelphia, Arkansas, created the AllCare Pharmacy Scholarship En more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 -- Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart, R-Florida, issued the following statement: * * * Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart (FL-25) issued the following statement after the U.S. Department of State announced that the Secretary determined, for the first time since the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act's enactment, to extend the statutory extension authority for only 45 days. "The Trump administration's unprecedented move to shorten the duration of Title III's statutory  more PR

POTSDAM, New York, Jan. 17 -- The State University of New York Potsdam campus issued the following news: SUNY Potsdam's Department of Business Administration recently received a $20,000 grant from the National Education Foundation (NEF) to open a training center that supports international skill development. This contribution is part of $900,000 in support for STEM education and skill development that the NEF has provided through collaboration with SUNY Potsdam since 2012. The NEF Training Ce more PR

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Gallup, a research-based, global performance-management consulting company, issued the following news: * * * - 37% approve of the job Trump is doing - Approval had been 39% in last update - Congress' job approval also similar to pre-shutdown measures * * * President Donald Trump's latest job approval rating is 37% in the midst of what is now the longest running government shutdown in the U.S. His prior approval rating, from before Christmas, was 39%. While Trump's ra more PR