OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * AG Brown seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy * Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a bipartisan group of states have filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character.AI raising concerns about harms to children who engage with the company's AI chatbots and the handling of sensitive consumer information. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy pract more PR

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 14 -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell issued the following news release: * * * AG Campbell Seeks Consumer Protections In Character.AI Bankruptcy * Allie Zuliani, Deputy Press Secretary Boston -- Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell today joined 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, identifying serious concerns about the company's safety a more PR

JACKSON, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch issued the following news release: * * * October 13, 2026 AG Fitch Secures Settlement with 3 More Generic Drug Companies (Jackson, Mississippi) Attorney General Lynn Fitch announced settlements with three more generic drug companies in litigation brought by a coalition of 45 states and territories alleging a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, reduce competition, and unreasonably restrain trade with regard to numerous gene more PR

BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 14 -- Idaho Attorney General Raul R. Labrador issued the following news release: * * * AG Labrador Announces Lawsuit Against OpenAI for Deceiving Idaho Parents About the Safety of ChatGPT * BOISE, ID--Attorney General Raul Labrador today announced a lawsuit against OpenAI for harms caused to Idaho children, deceiving parents, and violations of the Idaho Consumer Protection Act. The Idaho Consumer Protection Act prohibits false, deceptive, or misleading representations, as well as deceptive advertising, pricing, or contrac more PR

LANSING, Michigan, Oct. 14 -- Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel issued the following news release: * * * AG Nessel Seeks Settlements with Drug Manufacturers Ascend, Citron and Mayne * LANSING - Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has joined a coalition of 45 states and territories seeking court approval of three settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations that the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a widespread, long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices, re more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- The American Land Title Association Good Deeds Foundation issued the following news release: * * * ALTA Good Deeds Foundation Awards $120,000 to 20 Community Nonprofits Washington, D.C., Oct. 15, 2026 -- The ALTA Good Deeds Foundation, a registered 501(c)(3) charitable organization founded by the American Land Title Association (ALTA), the national trade association of the title insurance industry, announced $120,000 in grants to 20 nonprofit organizations across the United States, supporting charities that work at the more PR

DES MOINES, Iowa, Oct. 14 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Iowa Parents and Iowans about the Safety of ChatGPT * DES MOINES--Attorney General Brenna Bird announced at a press conference today she is suing OpenAI for hurting Iowa children, deceiving parents, and violating Iowa's Consumer Fraud Act. A bipartisan group of states have also individually sued OpenAI. Attorney General Bird was joined at the press conference by  more PR

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Oct. 14 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Seeks Consumer Protections in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Attorney General Charity Clark today announced that Vermont is joining a coalition of state attorneys general in filing a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the controversial chatbot Character.AI. The court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls  more PR

CONCORD, New Hampshire, Oct. 15 -- New Hampshire Attorney General John Formella issued the following news release: * * * October 14, 2026 Attorney General Formella Seeks Consumer Protections in Character AI Bankruptcy Concord, NH - Attorney General John M. Formella announces that New Hampshire is joining a bipartisan coalition of 40 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 identifies serious concerns about more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Griffin Sues OpenAI for Misleading Arkansans over Safety of ChatGPT * Griffin: 'OpenAI assures us that ChatGPT is safe. The consequences of that assurance are lives lost and people harmed' LITTLE ROCK - Attorney General Griffin issued the following statement after filing a lawsuit against tech giant OpenAI: "We're in the midst of a technological revolution. Whether you call it artificial intelligence or super i more PR

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Oct. 14 -- Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Hilgers Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Nebraskans about the Safety of ChatGPT * Lincoln - Attorney General Hilgers announced at a press conference today that he is suing OpenAI for hurting Nebraska children, deceiving parents, and violating the Nebraska Consumer Protection Act, the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act, and the Age-Appropriate Online Design Code Act. A bipartisan group of states hav more PR

ALBANY, New York, Oct. 14 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Urges Court to Protect Children and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Chatbots Engaged in Sexual Role-Play with Children, Urged Them to Hide Conversations from Parents, and Encouraged Violence NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a bipartisan coalition of 39 other attorneys general today warned that Character.AI should not be sold without strong protections for the millions of people wh more PR

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Oct. 14 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General McCuskey Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving West Virginians about the Safety of ChatGPT * Attorney General JB McCuskey filed a lawsuit today against OpenAI for endangering West Virginia children, deceiving parents, and violating West Virginia Consumer Protection laws. Attorney General McCuskey announced the action at a press conference alongside Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, Kansas more PR

CHICAGO, Illinois, Oct. 14 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SEEKS CONSUMER PROTECTIONS IN CHARACTER.AI BANKRUPTCY * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul today, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 40 attorneys general, filed a notice in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. Raoul's court filing identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls for pr more PR

SANTA FE, New Mexico, Oct. 15 -- New Mexico Attorney General Raul Torrez issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Raul Torrez Finds Outfitter Set-Aside Unconstitutional Putting Out-of-State Hunters Ahead of New Mexico Families October 13, 2026 Opinion finds program gives outfitters exclusive access to public wildlife for little more than a registration fee; 90 percent of set-aside elk tags went to nonresidents - Santa Fe, NM -- Attorney General Raul Torrez issued a formal legal opinion, requested by members of the New Mex more PR

SALEM, Oregon, Oct. 14 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Takes Action to Protect Kids and Consumers in Character.AI Bankruptcy * Attorney General Dan Rayfield took legal action today to protect consumers in the bankruptcy proceedings of Character Technologies, Inc., the company behind the popular chatbot company Character.AI. Oregon and a bipartisan coalition of states have filed a notice identifying serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and more PR

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Oct. 14 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Discloses Investigation Into Character.AI, Seeks Consumer Protections in Bankruptcy Filing * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong today announced that Connecticut 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 identifies serious conce more PR

DENVER, Colorado, Oct. 14 -- Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Weiser seeks consumer protections in Character.AI bankruptcy * Oct. 14, 2026 (DENVER) - Attorney General Phil Weiser today led 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 identifies serious concerns about the company's safety and privacy practices and calls for prot more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Oct. 15 (TNSLrpt) -- Consumer Price Index, West Region September 2026 - A report from U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics Western Region - Oct. 14, 2026 * * * Area prices were up 0.5 percent over the past month, up 3.4 percent from a year ago - The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) in the West Region increased 0.5 percent in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reported today. The all items less food and energy index increased 0.3 percent. The food index rose 0.1  more PR

POCATELLO, Idaho, Oct. 14 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Career Readiness Skill of the Month: Adaptability * The Idaho Department of Education says students need to develop the ability to adjust their behavior, mindset, and approach to changing circumstances while staying productive and effective. College gives you many chances to practice adjusting: a difficult class, a changed work schedule, a new group project, or an unexpected setback. The goal is not to have every answer immediately; it is to stay open, lear more PR

IDAHO FALLS, Idaho, Oct. 15 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Idaho National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Idaho researchers put electric grid's most expensive component through an earthquake -- on purpose October 14, 2026 SAN DIEGO -- For the first time, researchers from the Idaho National Laboratory tested a full-scale 230-kilovolt three-phase power transformer, a keystone of the U.S. grid, under simulated earthquake conditions. INL subjected one of the largest, heaviest and hardest-to-replace components of the U.S.  more PR

LEWISTON, Idaho, Oct. 14 -- Lewis-Clark State College posted the following news release: * * * LC State to hold fall Prescription Drug Take-Back Day * LEWISTON, Idaho - Lewis-Clark State College will hold its fall Prescription Drug Take-Back Day from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 21, in the library parking lot near the intersection of 7th Avenue and 5th Street in Lewiston. The event, which is free and open to all, allows for the safe and anonymous disposal of unused or expired medications, no questions asked. Accepted medications include  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. James Risch, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Risch, Crapo, Wyden, Merkley Introduce Three-Year Reauthorization of Secure Rural Schools Program * WASHINGTON - U.S. Senators Jim Risch, Mike Crapo (both R-Idaho), Ron Wyden, and Jeff Merkley (both D-Ore.) introduced bipartisan legislation to reauthorize the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-Determination Act program (SRS) for three years, providing continued support for rural schools and counties home to nontaxable federal land to fund educati more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release: * * * October 14,2026 Working Families Tax Cuts Help More Americans Save for Health Care Washington, D.C.--The Working Families Tax Cuts are making it easier for Americans to save for health care expenses by expanding access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Before the law took effect, only 2 percent of people insured through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace were enrolled in HSA-eligible plans, which pro more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Graduate Medical Education Receives Federal Grant to Expand Rural Physician Training in Wyoming October 14, 2026 The University of Wyoming's Department of Graduate Medical Education (GME) has received a federal Rural Residency Planning and Development (RRPD) grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to establish a new Family Medicine Rural Training Program in Buffalo. The award will support planning, development and accredita more PR

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Oct. 15 -- The University of Wyoming posted the following news: * * * UW Student Hunts, Finds Elusive 'Ice Crawler' Insect in Yellowstone October 14, 2026 The phrase "trying to find a needle in a haystack" comes to mind with reference for what Will Anderson has been searching. Anderson, a University of Wyoming junior from Casper majoring in biology, has been on the hunt since 2025 for a tiny and rare insect, known as Grylloblattodea, or the ice crawler. One of the rarest orders of insects in the world, ice crawlers only h more PR

OLYMPIA, Washington, Oct. 14 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington settles generic drug cases with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma, and Mayne Pharma * Washington, as part of a bipartisan coalition of 45 states and territories, has reached settlements with Ascend Laboratories, Citron Pharma and Mayne Pharma to resolve allegations the generic drug manufacturers engaged in a long-running conspiracy to artificially inflate and manipulate prices and reduce competition. Ascend will more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Help More Americans Save for Health Care * Washington, D.C.--The Working Families Tax Cuts are making it easier for Americans to save for health care expenses by expanding access to Health Savings Accounts (HSAs). Before the law took effect, only 2 percent of people insured through the federal Affordable Care Act marketplace were enrolled in HSA-eligible plans, which provides a tax-advantaged way to save for qualified medical  more PR

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * WORST OF THE WORST: ICE Arrests Pedophiles, Sexual Predators, and Domestic Assailants * Under President Trump and Secretary Mullin, the safety and security of the American people will always come first WASHINGTON - Yesterday, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested more worst of the worst illegal aliens, including those convicted for sex with a minor, videotaping undressed persons without consent, assault and battery on  more PR