KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Nov. 14 -- The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics issued the following news release: Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll. Two teams jumped up in the poll by six spots: Southern Oregon, who is now in the Top 5, and Briar Cliff (Iowa), who went from No. 23 to No. 17. Arizona Christian, Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Tenn.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.) joined the Top 25 this week. Poll Methodolo  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 13 -- The American College of Healthcare Sciences issued the following news release: * * * American College of Healthcare Sciences Launches ACE Initiative: AI for Community Engagement * * * American College of Healthcare Sciences (ACHS) is excited to announce the launch of its ACE Initiative, AI for Community Engagement (ACE): Advancing Communication, Teaching, and Learning. This innovative program is designed to leverage AI tools to directly enhance the student experi  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- American Bridge 21st Century, an organization that says it focuses on holding Republicans accountable and helps deliver Democratic victories, issued the following news release: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) lost her re-election bid for Congress. In response, American Bridge spokesperson Philip Shulman released the following statement: "The people of Oregon's fifth congressional district rejected Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer's transparent attempts to try to appear moderate  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Nov. 12 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: On Friday, a federal district court in Missoula ruled that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's wildlife-killing program Wildlife Services failed to comply with the National Environmental Policy Act before killing or removing grizzly bears in Montana. Management killing and removal is the leading cause of grizzly bear mortality. Conservation groups WildEarth Guardians, Western Watersheds Project,   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 14 -- The International Center for Law and Economics issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024: * * * The International Center for Law & Economics (ICLE) offers the following statement on today's order by the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia denying motions for summary judgment made by both Meta Platforms and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the FTC's monopolization case against Meta concerning its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp. The f  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 14 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on Nov. 13, 2024, senior advisor Paul Eaton: * * * "Putting Tulsi Gabbard in charge of our intelligence, which keeps Americans safe here and abroad, is dangerous and reckless. In Gabbard, Trump has a complete and total loyalist who will use and wield our intelligence to Trump's benefit, not to protect America and our Constitution. "In combination with many of Trump's other appointments and nominations, we see a picture comin  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 13 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: On October 13, the U.S. Secretaries of State and Defense issued a letter to Israel demanding progress within 30 days on concrete measures to reverse the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. On the deadline for compliance, today, Tuesday, November 12, eight humanitarian organizations have released a scorecard assessing progress against these measures over the past 30 days, concluding that Israel has failed   more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 13 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following news release: Responding to the UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer announcing the UK's new NDC target for 2035 of at least 81% in line with the Climate Change Committee's recommendations, CAN-UK and our members welcome the announcement with some caution: Debbie Hillier, Mercy Corps Global Climate Policy Lead, says: "We appreciate the UK Government showing up strong at COP29, aligning their commitment with the credible recommendati  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Nov. 13 -- VoteVets issued the following statement on Nov. 12, 2024, by senior advisor Paul Eaton: * * * "Project 2025 made no secret of the plan to purge the general officer corps of any senior General/Flag Officers deemed insufficiently loyal to the President. The executive order being considered establishes what it would call a 'warrior board,' but in reality, gives Trump anything but. It would, however, give him what he said he wanted - Generals like Hitler had, who do no  more