Endangered whale spotted in western Gulf faces industrial dangers

New Orleans Verite News

Endangered whale spotted in western Gulf faces industrial dangers

By Tristan Baurick

Evidence is mounting that an exceedingly rare whale, unique to the Gulf of Mexico, ranges farther west than previously thought, prompting new worries about the dangers it faces from heavy...

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Calhoun (Ala.) Journal

U.S. Senators Introduce MOMS Act Ahead of Mother’s Day

Lee Evancho

Washington D.C. – With Mother’s Day on the horizon, a group of U.S. Senators, led by Katie Britt of Alabama, Marco Rubio of Florida, and Kevin Cramer of North Dakota, has introduced the More Opportunities...

GOP senators sponsor bill to cut UN funding over PA benefits

Jewish News Syndicate

GOP senators sponsor bill to cut UN funding over PA benefits

“The U.S. should not lend credibility to an organization that actively promotes and rewards terrorism,” Sen. Mitt Romney wrote just ahead of Friday’s General Assembly vote. 

By Mike Wageheim

U.S. Senator Mitt...

Going after apprenticeship regs, overtime rule again

Community College Daily

Going after apprenticeship regs, overtime rule again

By Matthew Dembicki  

Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday again faced questions from congressional Republicans regarding new federal rules and proposed regulations they deem as costly and unnecessary...

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

CQ News

At FDA spending hearing, avian flu worries dominate

By Ariel Cohen, CQ

Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Robert Califf Wednesday urged lawmakers to back the agency's new spending on food safety, arguing it is more crucial than ever given the potential spread of the H5N1 avian flu...

Pro-Palestinian Protests Could Change Student Loan Forgiveness

Newsweek

Pro-Palestinian Protests Could Change Student Loan Forgiveness

By Suzanne Blake

In backlash to the pro-Palestine protests that have erupted across college campuses nationwide, Republicans are looking to make student loan forgiveness more difficult for those who participated in any of the...

Mississippi senators back law requiring AM radio in every car

SuperTalk Mississippi News

Mississippi senators back law requiring AM radio in every car

By J.T. Mitchell

Mississippi’s U.S. senators are coming together to ensure AM radio is in every car.

Sens. Roger Wicker (R-Miss) and Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) have cosponsored the “AM Radio for Every...