LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * 'Conquest of Mexico' chronicles complex history of Spanish contact with New World LAWRENCE -- The "Conquest of Mexico" is both a misnomer and an oversimplified depiction of history, according to John Schwaller. "People think there was a plucky group of Spanish swashbucklers who defeated an empire of millions of natives," said Schwaller, a research adjunct in Latin American studies and history at the Univer  more

NEW YORK, Feb. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * Everytown, Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action Respond to Shooting Near Philadelphia Eagles Super Bowl Parade in Philadelphia Parade Shooting Occurred on Year Mark of Deadly Shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl Parade PHILADELPHIA -- Everytown for Gun Safety and its grassroots networks, Moms Demand Action and Students Demand Action, released the following statements in  more

HERNDON, Virginia, Feb. 14 -- The RV Industry Association issued the following news: * * * Go RVing's Trends to Know: Super Bowl Highlights Joys of Travel Trends and insights: Go RVing is committed to keeping you up-to-date on trends and insights that impact the RV industry. Numbers to know: 127.7 million viewers tuned in to watch the Kansas City Chiefs go up against the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX this past Sunday. This viewership is a new high for the Super Bowl, up 3 percent fro  more

LAWRENCE, Kansas, Feb. 15 -- The University of Kansas issued the following news: * * * Groundwater levels fall across western, south-central Kansas LAWRENCE -- Preliminary groundwater level measurements compiled by the Kansas Geological Survey show an overall decline of almost a foot across the High Plains aquifer region in western Kansas in 2024. All areas in western and south-central Kansas experienced declines in water levels. "For the most part, we've been on the dry side the last five y  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 15 -- Heritage Action for America issued the following news release: * * * Heritage Action Praises Kansas House for Protecting Elections From Foreign Interests WASHINGTON--Heritage Action, a conservative organization with 2.5 million grassroots activists nationwide, including thousands of Kansans, commended the Kansas House's passage of House Bill 2106, legislation that prohibits foreign funding of state ballot measures. Former Kansas Assistant Secretary of State and Heritag  more

MOUNDRIDGE, Kansas, Feb. 14 [Category: Sociological] -- The Combat Antisemitism Movement posted the following news release: * * * Virginia General Assembly to Present CAM With Joint Resolution Honoring Bipartisan State-Level Efforts Against Antisemitism Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The Combat Antisemitism Movement (CAM) invites press to cover a rare "center aisle" presentation of a Joint Resolution of the Virginia General Assembly honoring CAM's state-level work to secure and   more