NAACP on Injustice and Lack of Evidence in Myon Burrell Case

NAACP on Injustice and Lack of Evidence in Myon Burrell Case

Baltimore, MD…The NAACP issued the following statement regarding the case against Myon Burrell. As a teenager in 2003, he was accused and convicted of the killing of 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards in Minnesota. In a recent story, the Associated Press uncovered a lack of evidence in his conviction. The recent public revelation of new evidence and […]

Vote to Force Witnesses Fails in Senate Impeachment Trial

Vote to Force Witnesses Fails in Senate Impeachment Trial

Washington, DC…U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) issued the following statement today regarding the Senate Impeachment Trial: A majority of the U.S. Senate has determined that the numerous witnesses and 28,000-plus pages of documents already in evidence are sufficient to judge the House Managers’ accusations and end this impeachment trial. There is no need […]

Silver Dollar Coin Created to Commemorate Mickelson’s Five AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Silver Dollar Coin Created to Commemorate Mickelson’s Five AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am

Pebble Beach, CA…To celebrate and honor Phil Mickelson’s five victories at the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, including a three-stroke win in 2019, the tournament’s host organization –  Monterey Peninsula Foundation – has worked with a Carmel-by-the-Sea artist to create a genuine silver dollar coin that will be presented to each member of the 2020 tournament’s […]

Congressman Jimmy Panetta Met with Asylum Seekers, Toured Tent Court Facilities

Congressman Jimmy Panetta Met with Asylum Seekers, Toured Tent Court Facilities

Salinas, CA…On Friday, January 17, 2020, Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20) was invited to travel with the Congressional Hispanic Caucus to Brownsville, Texas and Matamoros, Mexico to investigate the impacts of the Administration’s “Migrant Protection Protocols” (MPP), also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy which directs the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to return asylum […]

CDC Confirms Person-to-Person (Wife to Husband) Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States

CDC Confirms Person-to-Person (Wife to Husband) Spread of New Coronavirus in the United States

Atlanta, CA…The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today confirmed that the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) has spread between two people in the United States, representing the first instance of person-to-person spread with this new virus here. Previously, all confirmed U.S. cases had been associated with travel to Wuhan, China, where an outbreak of […]

WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

WHO Declares the New Coronavirus Outbreak a Public Health Emergency

Geneva, Switzerland…The second meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (IHR) (2005) regarding the outbreak of novel coronavirus 2019-nCoV in the People’s Republic of China, with exportations to other countries, took place on Thursday, 30 January 2020, from 13:30 to 18:35 Geneva time (CEST). The Committee’s role […]

Remarks at a Signing Ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

Remarks at a Signing Ceremony for the United States-Mexico-Canada Trade Agreement

Washington, DC…Well, thank you very much. That’s beautiful music. Such talented musicians, and we appreciate it very much. We have a tremendous — (applause) — we have a tremendous list of people here today. In fact, so long that if I announced every name, we’d be here for about three hours. (Laughter.) And we have […]

Lee Enterprises to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Newspaper Operations

Lee Enterprises to Buy Berkshire Hathaway Newspaper Operations

Davenport, IA…Lee Enterprises, Incorporated (NYSE: LEE), a trusted local news provider and leading platform for advertising in 50 markets, has entered into a definitive agreement with Berkshire Hathaway to acquire BH Media Group’s (“BHMG”) publications and The Buffalo News for $140 million in cash. Berkshire Hathaway is providing approximately $576 million in long-term financing to […]

Evacuation of Americans from Wuhan, China ~ Morgan Ortagus

Evacuation of Americans from Wuhan, China ~ Morgan Ortagus

Washington, DC…This morning, a flight from Wuhan carrying U.S. government personnel and some private Americans safely landed in California. As we have previously noted, these travelers will be carefully screened and monitored by the health experts at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Health and Human Services (HHS). All appropriate steps […]