WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release: * * * DPAA Marks 800th Korean War Identification at Korean/Cold War Annual Government Briefing * OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. - The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency announced a significant milestone in the accounting mission during its annual Korean/Cold War Government Briefing in Omaha, Nebraska, Aug. 6-7, marking the 800th identification from the Korean War. The annual event, held for the firs  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, Aug. 8 -- Emory University School of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Bruce Ribner leaves legacy of redefining infectious disease care Mary Loftus In December 2014, TIME magazine named its Person of the Year. Rather than honoring a politician, business leader or celebrity, the magazine recognized "the Ebola fighters" -- the doctors, nurses, scientists and caregivers who stood on the front lines of the largest Ebola outbreak in history. Among them was Dr. Bruce   more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release on Aug. 7, 2026: * * * JAY VAN DER WERFF APPOINTED REGIONAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR FEMA REGION 7 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The regional office of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) on Monday welcomed its new regional administrator, Jay Van Der Werff, following his recent appointment to the position by the Trump administration. Van Der Werff joined FEMA Region   more

DECORAH, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- Luther College posted the following news: * * * Luther College celebrates spring 2026 graduates * Luther College is proud to announce its spring 2026 graduates. They were honored at the Commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 24. At the ceremony, Gideon Armah-Amissah was awarded the Luther College Elizabeth A. and Paul G. Jenson Medal. That award is presented each year to an outstanding senior, selected by the graduating class, who best demonstrates the ideals of the c  more

LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 8 -- The Nebraska Department of Water, Energy and Environment issued the following news release: * * * Health Alert Issued for Kirkman's Cove Lake The state has issued a health alert for Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs), also known as toxic blue-green algae, at Kirkman's Cove Lake in Richardson County. Maskenthine Reservoir in Stanton County has been removed from health alert after being on alert last week. Samples taken earlier this week at the lake on alert measure abov  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Air Force issued the following news: * * * Three nations, one force: Allied integration makes the operational world smaller * OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. (AFNS) - A French A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport Phenix refueled U.S. and U.K. RC-135 aircraft during a historic exercise over central France, marking the first air-to-air refueling integration among the United States, United Kingdom and France within the RC-135 enterprise. Exercise Ravitaillement en Vol b  more