NEW YORK, Dec. 23 [Category: International] -- The International Rescue Committee issued the following news release: Millions of families across Jordan are expected to benefit from the country's first-ever National Childcare Policy a transformative step to tackle barriers to affordable, high-quality childcare, build a brighter future for children, and boost women's workforce participation. This policy, currently under development, is the result of a joint effort between the the National Council  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 28 -- The Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University issued the following news release on Dec. 27, 2024: Today, the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University, Free Press, and PEN America filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court urging the Court to strike down the federal TikTok ban. The groups argue that the ban unjustifiably restricts Americans from accessing ideas, information, and media from abroad in violation of the First Amendment. "Restr  more

HARLEM, New York, Dec. 28 -- The National Action Network issued the following news release: NEW YORK, NY (December 27, 2024)--Rev. Al Sharpton, Founder and President of the National Action Network (NAN), issued the following statement in wake of footage released this afternoon that shows correction officers fatally beating inmate Robert Brooks at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Utica, New York. Brooks, 43, had been serving a 12-year sentence since 2017 at the facility when he was beaten by   more

NEW YORK, Dec. 27 (TNSres) -- The National Basketball Association issued the following news release: The NBA delivered its most-watched Christmas Day in five years, averaging 5.25 million viewers per game in the U.S. across ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, Disney+ and ESPN+, according to Nielsen Fast Nationals. Viewership was up 84% vs. last year. The Los Angeles Lakers' 115-113 victory over the Golden State Warriors - which featured a thrilling duel between LeBron James and Stephen Curry - led the way avera  more

NEW YORK, Dec. 26 -- The Rockefeller Foundation issued the following news release: Richard Parsons, who died today at the age of 76, was a trailblazer in the worlds of government, business, media, technology, and philanthropy. On behalf of The Rockefeller Foundation team, I send our deepest condolences to Laura and their three children. My family and I are so grateful to have had Dick in our lives. Dick Parsons' led a one-of-a-kind American life. His grandfather was a groundskeeper on the Rock  more