PR Newswire: District of Columbia

"How is Rural America Changing?" Live on the "America by the Numbers" Segment of C-SPAN's "Washington Journal"

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:35:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- For the first time, U.S. rural counties as a whole are losing population. Find out more on Friday, May 24, 2013, at approximately 9:15 a.m. EDT as John Cromartie, geographer in the Economic Research Service of the U.S. Department...

Social Security Disability Insurance: Action Needed to Address Finances

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:06:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new brief from the National Academy of Social Insurance (NASI) on Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) finds that a temporary reallocation of Social Security's existing payroll tax rate could strengthen the DI trust fund...

AFCEA DC Announces The Spring Leadership Dinner Award Winners

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:58:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Armed Forces Communications and Electronics Association's DC Chapter (AFCEA DC), a non-profit association dedicated to providing our members with technical, policy, regulatory, program and budget information that directly shapes...

Rep. Susan Brooks and Rep. Ron Kind Introduce Bipartisan Pension Relief Legislation for Charities

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:56:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, U.S. Reps. Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Ron Kind (D- WI) introduced bipartisan legislation to provide relief to non-profits such as local Girl Scout councils, which now have higher pension funding rules than taxable, for-profit...

The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to Be Honored as Community Grand Marshal at LA PRIDE

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Christopher Street West (CSW), producers of LA PRIDE, has announced that the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force will be honored as the 2013 Community Grand Marshal at this year's parade, June 9, in West Hollywood. Each year CSW acknowledges the...

Red Cross Tornado Relief Will Continue Over Memorial Day Weekend

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:53:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Red Cross tornado relief effort in Oklahoma will continue through the Memorial Day holiday weekend. Emergency aid stations and shelters will be open and disaster workers will be handing out food and relief supplies to...

CAIR Distributes New Mosque Safety Guidelines

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:01:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, said today it is distributing new safety and security guidelines to mosques and other Islamic institutions...

AgGateway Members and NEEA Collaborate on Energy-Efficient Agricultural Irrigation

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:00:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- AgGateway and the Northwest Energy Efficiency Alliance (NEEA) are co-sponsoring the launch of a cross-industry collaboration project that will help growers better manage water and energy use by integrating weather, soil moisture, soil type, crop...

The ALS Association Raises Awareness About Military Connection to Lou Gehrig's Disease this Memorial Day, ALS Awareness Month

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:56:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The ALS Association joins the nation this Memorial Day to remember all of the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military. During May, ALS Awareness Month, The ALS Association is also paying tribute to veterans like retired...

Restaurants to Add 448,000 Summer Jobs, According to National Restaurant Association Projections

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:35:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Restaurants are expected to add 448,000 jobs this summer season, a 4.5 percent increase over the March 2013 employment level, according to National Restaurant Association (NRA) projections released today. The projected gain...

Characters from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's Despicable Me 2 Featured in New Fatherhood Involvement Public Service Announcements

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:30:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Responsible Fatherhood Clearinghouse (NRFC) and the Ad Council unveiled a new series of public service announcements (PSAs) that feature footage from Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment's Despicable Me 2. The PSAs...

Report: Global Warming Emissions From Coal-fired Power Plants in U.S. to Rise in 2013 After Long Decline

Thu, 23 May 2013 11:01:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- After a major fall-off in carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution from coal-fired electric power plants of 13.1 percent between 2005 and 2012, the first quarter of 2013 has seen a substantial jump in carbon dioxide emissions from coal – a...

Star-Studded Lineup to Headline National Memorial Day Parade

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:55:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The 2013 National Memorial Day Parade is packed with special guests, military salutes, celebrity participants, and musical performers. The Parade, the largest Memorial Day event in the nation with 3,000 participants and 250,000...

New Red Cross Materials Help People Stay Safe In, On and Around Water

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:52:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As summer vacation season begins and many Americans take to water-based activities, the American Red Cross is launching easy-to-remember steps to help people stay safe in, on and around water and know what to do to assist someone who is...

Recycling Industry Launches Partnership to Teach the Science of Scrap

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:40:00 EDT

WASHINGTON and MYSTIC, Conn., May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- One person's trash may or may not be another person's treasure, but these days it very likely can be the launch pad to a great career. That's the reason behind a new partnership between the Institute of Scrap Recycling...

Nourison Recalls Rugs Due to Fire Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Home Depot

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:39:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. (Logo:...

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope Reveals The Ring Nebula's True Shape

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:30:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Ring Nebula's distinctive shape makes it a popular illustration for astronomy books. But new observations by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope of the glowing gas shroud around an old, dying, sun-like star reveal a new twist. (Logo:...

World Learning to Award Fellowships to Social Innovators and Honor Judy Huret

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:24:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- World Learning will award its newest fellowship to five young leaders and host a panel discussion with experts on social enterprise and philanthropy at its inaugural Social Innovation Summit in San Francisco on June 5, 2013. That evening, the...

Intensified, Liposomal Anthracycline-Based Chemo Regimen for Children with Leukemia May Offer High Survival Rates Without Added Heart Toxicity

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:15:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Treating pediatric leukemia patients with a liposomal formulation of anthracycline-based chemotherapy at a more intense-than-standard dose during initial treatment may result in high survival rates without causing any added heart...

BJS Releases API of National Crime Victimization Survey Data

Thu, 23 May 2013 10:14:00 EDT

WASHINGTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Justice Department's Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) has published an application programming interface (API) that provides access to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) dataset in open, machine-readable formats....