BURBANK, California, May 3 -- ABC Television, a part of Disney, issued the following news release: * * * - The Little-Known Story of Mary Jo Kopechne, Who Died After Senator Ted Kennedy Abandoned Her in a Submerged Car, Is Uncovered On Tuesday, May 7, on ABC * * * "The Girl in the Car" - While Apollo 11 astronauts orbited the moon preparing for their historic landing, realizing a goal set by the late President John F. Kennedy, his brother Senator Ted Kennedy drove off a bridge into the water more PR

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- The House Financial Services subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations issued the following testimony by Kristen Clarke, president and executive director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, at a hearing entitled "Examining Discrimination in the Automobile Loan and Insurance Industries": "My name is Kristen Clarke, and I am the President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law ("Lawyers' Committee"). Thank you for the  more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law issued the following news release: Judge Damon Keith, the longest serving African-American federal judge in U.S. history, passed away at his home in Detroit, Michigan on April 28, 2019. A graduate of West Virginia State University, Judge Keith earned his law degree from Howard University and went on to obtain a Masters in Law from Wayne State University in Detroit. Appointed to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern Dist more PR

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Peace Corps issued the following news release: For the eighth year in a row, Howard University holds the No. 1 spot on the list of top Peace Corps volunteer-producing Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). During 2018, Howard sent an impressive 20 alumni to serve in the Peace Corps--more graduates than it has sent since 2014. Howard graduate Jeremy Butler currently serves as an agriculture volunteer in Tanzania. "My time at Howard University took me  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1285) to "require certifications and reporting in an unclassified form related to the national security implications of the New START Treaty, to provide for arms limitations in the event of the treaty's non-renewal." The bill was introduced on May 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Patrick J. Leahy, D-Vt., and Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio. The legislation was referred more ST

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1312) to "provide the option of discharging certain unsecured financial obligations of self-governing territories of the United States." The bill was introduced on May 2 and was co-sponsored by Sens. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Kamala D. Harris, D-Calif., Edward J. Markey, D-Mass., and Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. It was referred to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee. For more information, Sen. Elizabet more ST

WASHINGTON, May 1 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has introduced legislation (S. 1229) to amend title 10, U.S. Code, "to improve the provision of military housing to members of the Armed Forces and their families through private entities." The bill was introduced on April 29 and has six co-sponsors. Co-sponsors include Sens. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., and Patty Murray, D-Wash. The legislat more ST