PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 7 -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * AI-Assisted Empathy Pilot Study Results * Dr. Rodney Luster shares early findings and ethical considerations for using generative AI as an adjunct to psychotherapy and counselor training. Rodney Luster, PhD, University research chair and chair of the Center for Leadership and Entrepreneurial Research (CLER) in the University of Phoenix College of Doctoral Studies, presented pilot research examinin  more

POCATELLO, Idaho, Aug. 8 -- Idaho State University posted the following news: * * * Alumni Spotlight: ISU Athletes in the NFL * With seven home games scheduled in the ICCU Dome, there are plenty of chances to see the Bengals in action this fall. But it wasn't so long ago, before the dome, and before ISU was officially a four-year institution, that Bengal football looked a little bit different. Football at the Academy of Idaho began in September 1902, when the school was barely one year old.   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Aug. 8 -- The Arizona Department of Game and Fish issued the following news: * * * Harvest reporting, tracking HUB The Arizona Game and Fish Department (AZGFD) is excited to announce a new online hub for species with mandatory harvest reporting and tracking. The Harvest Reporting, Tracking & Questionnaire page is now home to all mandatory mountain lion, black bear and over-the-counter archery deer harvest reporting. Another very helpful addition to this page is the new har  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 7 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Victory Blocking Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Divert Funding from Permanent Supportive Housing * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 21 attorneys general and two governors, California Attorney General Rob Bonta today secured a major victory in the July 2026 lawsuit brought by the coalition to challenge the Trump Administration's atte  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Aug. 7 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark Secures Order Protecting Federal Support for Homelessness Services * Attorney General Charity Clark and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. For more tha  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Central New York Families * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of Central New York in Syracuse as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hi  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Secures More Than 140,000 Eggs for Southern Tier Families * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the delivery of more than 140,000 eggs to Food Bank of the Southern Tier in Elmira as part of a bipartisan multistate settlement with Cal-Maine Foods (Cal-Maine), Versova/Centrum (Versova), and Hickman's Egg Ranch (Hickma  more

ALBANY, New York, Aug. 7 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Wins Case Stopping Trump Administration's Latest Attempt to Jeopardize Funds to Fight Homelessness * August 7, 2026 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James and a coalition of 20 other attorneys general and the governors of Kentucky and Pennsylvania today won their case challenging the Trump administration's illegal conditions on Fiscal Year 2026 fund  more

IOWA CITY, Iowa, Aug. 7 -- The University of Iowa College of Liberal Arts and Sciences posted the following news: * * * CLAS music faculty receive NEA grant to expand Parkinson's disease research * The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences' School of Music has received a National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Research Labs Award to advance innovative research on therapeutic group singing for individuals living with Parkinson's disease. Bolstered by the award of more than $198,000 in federal gr  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Challenges Unsustainable Mountain Lion Sport Hunts in Arizona * PHOENIX-The Center for Biological Diversity sued the Arizona Game and Fish Department and Commission today, challenging their mountain lion sport hunting quotas as unsustainable and asking the court to suspend issuing mountain lion sport hunting permits until the state's population has recovered and is s  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

WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news: * * * Multinational Partners Strengthen Regional Readiness During Exercise Panamax 2026 * Airmen assigned to 12th Air Force, Air Forces Southern, joined approximately 40 military personnel from across the Americas during Panamax 2026, a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored multinational exercise focused on an integrated approach against simulated threats to the Panama Canal and the region. The exercise continues until A  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49048) on July 30, 2026, entitled "Presidential Authority Under the Antiquities Act" by legislative attorney Cassandra J. Barnum: * * * SUMMARY The Antiquities Act of 1906, codified at 54 U.S.C. Sec.Sec. 320301-320303, empowers the President to create national monuments by "public proclamation." The act provides that monuments may consist of "historic landmarks, historic and prehistoric struct  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following report (No. R49048) on July 30, 2026, entitled "Presidential Authority Under the Antiquities Act:" (Continued from Part 1 of 2) * * * Considerations in Ultra Vires Review Courts' substantive review of ultra vires claims under the Antiquities Act has been sparing, but a series of D.C. Circuit opinions articulate a framework for analyzing legal challenges to monument proclamations. In Mountain States Legal  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Texas, with 11 co-signers issued the following letter to the International Boundary and Water Commission, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and U.S. Departments of Homeland Security and State: * * * Here is the text of the letter: August 7, 2026 The Honorable Marco Rubio Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street NW Washington, DC 20520 - The Honorable Markwayne Mullin Secretary U.S. Department of Homeland Secur  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSletter) -- Sens. Ruben Gallego, D-Arizona, and Tammy Duckworth, D-Illinois, issued the following letter to Federal Trade Commission Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson: * * * Here is the text of the letter: July 7, 2026 The Honorable Andrew N. Ferguson Chairman Federal Trade Commission 600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Washington, DC 20580 - CC: The Honorable Pete Hegseth Secretary of War U.S. Department of War 1000 Defense Pentagon Washington, DC 20301-1000 - CC: The Hon  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of State determined that objects imported for temporary display in "Unearthed Musical Masterpieces from the Southern Kingdoms of Ancient China" are culturally significant. The exhibition will be held at the Musical Instrument Museum in Phoenix, Arizona, with possible additional venues. The department also determined that displaying the objects in the U.S. is in the national interest. Sherry C. Keneson-Hall, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary   more

OLYMPIA, Washington, Aug. 7 -- Washington state Attorney General Nick Brown issued the following news release: * * * Washington-led coalition secures order protecting federal support for homelessness services * Washington and a multistate coalition have won their case challenging Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) illegal attempt to cap funding for permanent housing projects that help families facing housing insecurity or experiencing homelessness. If the coalition had not s  more