NORFOLK, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'Hell on Wheels' is Coming to Austin: Realistic Pig Truck to Blast Dying Animals' Cries Outside Honey Baked Ham and Local Eateries Austin, Texas - Diners at Franklin BBQ and Easter shoppers considering going into Honey Baked Ham stores are in for an earful this week when " Hell on Wheels "--PETA's hyper-realistic pig transport truck that looks as if it contain  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * 'Hell on Wheels' is Coming to Houston: Realistic Pig Truck to Blast Dying Animals' Cries Outside Honey Baked Ham and Meaty Eateries Houston - Diners at The Pit Room and Easter shoppers considering going into Honey Baked Ham stores are in for an earful tomorrow when " Hell on Wheels "--PETA's hyper-realistic pig transport truck that looks as if it contains real  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Sociological] -- Americans for Prosperity posted the following news release: * * * AFP-OH Statement on Tim Walz's Out-of-Touch Ohio Tour # Apr 7, 2025 by AFP COLUMBUS, OH - Americans for Prosperity-Ohio (AFP-OH) bashed Minnesota Governor Tim Walz's tone-deaf Ohio tour in Zanesville, Youngstown, and Lorain County this week, calling on him to take his out-of-touch town halls elsewhere. Donovan O'Neil, AFP-OH State Director, released the following s  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 8 -- George Mason University issued the following research news: * * * Criminology, Law, and Society researcher studies impact of high school principal-led interrogations By Camille Rimbawa Wrongful convictions can upend lives, particularly those of high schoolers, and can result in students becoming part of the school-to-prison pipeline. Talley Bettens, a doctoral candidate in George Mason University's Department of Criminology, Law and Society, seeks to trace this   more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * El Riad Shrine Circus's Ties to Elephant Abusers Prompt PETA Plea: 'Stop Sanctioning Cruelty!' Sioux Falls, S.D. - Ahead of upcoming performances of the El Riad Shrine Circus in Sioux Falls, Chamberlain, and Mitchell, PETA this morning fired off an urgent letter to Shrine Potentate Mark Richard urging him to drop animal acts from the show. PETA points out that  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, April 8 -- The George Mason University's College of Health and Human Services issued the following news: * * * Rear Admiral Pamela Miller, highly decorated U.S. Marine Corps medical officer, announced as College Degree Celebration Speaker Rear Admiral Pamela Miller will be the keynote speaker at the College of Public Health's Degree Celebration on May 17 at EagleBank Arena. RADM Miller is a highly decorated medical officer of the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and Direct  more

WASHINGTON, April 7 [Category: Political] -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary: * * * How the Tax Cuts & Jobs Act is Helping West Virginia Below is a continuously updated list of good news arising from the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act enacted by President Trump and congressional Republicans in 2017, and which now must be made permanent. The average annual TCJA tax cut for West Virginia households is $1,428. ACCORDING TO OFFICIAL IRS DATA, TCJA PROVIDED: 21% tax cut for W  more

HUNTINGTON, West Virginia, April 8 -- Marshall University issued the following news release: * * * Marshall University joins United States Health Promoting Campuses Network, strengthening commitment to well-being Marshall University is proud to announce its official membership in the United States Health Promoting Campuses Network (US HPCN), a prestigious initiative dedicated to promoting mental and physical health at campuses across the nation. This affiliation ensures that health will remai  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * Meat Industry Whistleblower Who Risked His Job Awarded by Local Philanthropist Miami - Yesterday evening, at PETA's "High Tea and Highballs" 45th-anniversary celebration at The Cocoplum on Sunset Drive, poultry industry whistleblower and "champion for chickens," Jeremy Schmidt of Iowa, was presented with the 2025 Nanci Alexander Activist Award --one of PETA's   more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 7 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Mechanical, biomedical engineering professor earns national recognition UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Tak Sing Wong, professor of mechanical engineering and of biomedical engineering in the Penn State College of Engineering and an affiliate of the Materials Research Institute, was named a fellow by the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE). He was inducted on March 31  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Construction] -- Associated General Contractors of America posted the following news release: * * * National Construction Charity, Kokosing And United Rentals Lead Volunteers In Building The Walls For A Local Habitat For Humanity House Mon, 04/07/2025 - 14:58 AGC Charities Inc.'s Annual Operation Opening Doors Project Involved Contractors from Across the Country who Donated Time, Materials & Money to Cut Lumber and Assemble Walls for a New House COL  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * PETA Urges Feds to Yank UW Money After Botched Radiation Experiments on Monkeys Are Suspended Seattle - In a letter sent today, PETA calls on the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to demand the return of grant money from the University of Washington (UW), which accepted more than a million taxpayer dollars this year alone for monkey radiation experiments tha  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release: * * * Public Interest Law Firm Calls on Decatur County to Retract Threat to Sue Iowa Woman Over Her Criticism of County Leaders ARLINGTON, Va. --Today, the Institute for Justice (IJ) sent a letter to county officials in Decatur County, Iowa, calling on them to abandon their attempt to silence Decatur County resident, Rita Audlehelm. After Rita published an op-ed raising questions  more

HERNDON, Virginia, April 8 [Category: Transportation] -- The RV Industry Association posted the following news: * * * RV Industry Association's President And CEO Craig Kirby Provides Update on Tariff Engagement Below is a letter Craig Kirby, President and CEO of the RV Industry Association, sent to Association members on Friday, April 3rd, 2025, addressing President Trump's reciprocal tariffs on foreign products. In the letter, Kirby outlines the RV Industry Association's ongoing engagement e  more

NORFOLK, Virginia, April 7 [Category: Animals] -- People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals issued the following news release: * * * USDA Issues Official Warning to Repeat Offender EVMS for Animal Welfare Violations Norfolk, Va. - Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) was just issued an official warning by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for repeated violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act that resulted in the prolonged and unabated suffering and deaths of chinchillas and mo  more

BUCKHANNON, West Virginia, April 7 -- West Virginia Wesleyan College posted the following news: * * * WVWC Student Senate Contributes to Flood Relief In Wyoming County BUCKHANNON, West Virginia - Severe flooding in February in Wyoming County, West Virginia, caused significant damage to people's property. Wyoming County is the home county of freshman Matthew Hatfield '28, who watched from his residence hall as his community dealt with flooding and wanted to help. Other West Virginia Wesleyan  more