WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today said that the death of Nelson Mandela is a loss for all humanity and that the South African leader will remain an...

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC mourns the death of Nelson Mandela, the father of democratic South Africa and an icon of the cause of freedom and reconciliation. He was 95 years old. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "Our world stands...

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Independent animation studio Ghostbot, Inc. received the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF) 2013 Best Short Animation for Children Award for "Written By A Kid: La Munkya." The short was directed by co-founder and previous OIAF award...

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Our hearts are heavy with the news of Nelson Mandela's passing. The life of Nelson Mandela is a singular example of devotion and dignity in the face of unthinkable oppression. As a fearless ambassador for equality across the globe, his legacy...

BERLIN, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Order of St. Andrew the Apostle, Archons of the Ecumenical Patriarchate, in cooperation with the Patriarchal Liaison Office to the European Union and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of Germany, hosted its 2nd Archon International Conference on...

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- American evangelical practices of prayer can train the mind to experience God, says the winner of the 2014 Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Religion. Tanya Luhrmann, a Stanford University psychological anthropologist, received...

10,000 in Boston for Country's Largest Gathering of Women BOSTON, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- "We are all just a little bit stronger than we think we are," Robin Roberts, co-host of ABC's "Good Morning America" told a sold-out hall at today's 9th annual Massachusetts...

SILVER SPRING, Md., Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A new white paper from the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance (TS Alliance), entitled "Vigabatrin-Associated Visual Field Loss (VAVFL): What You Need to Know," was released today at the American Epilepsy Society annual meeting in...

Association of Black Cardiologists, Bedford Stuyvesant Restoration and Bridge Street AME Church brings Awareness Campaign to Brooklyn, NY Community Leaders Breakfast Forum & Health Screenings – Saturday, December 7, 2013 NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/...

LAKE FOREST, Calif., Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Adoption Network Law Center, a California law corporation that supports Birth Mothers nationwide facing unplanned pregnancies, has adopted a Birth Mother and her family for the holidays. This is the 7th year in a row that...

IRVINE, California, 6 de diciembre 2013 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) anuncia su primera edición especial Soul del 2014, con la edición "Red Zone". Inspirado por el concepto ultra popular Track'ster develado previamente en el Chicago...

IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Kia Motors America (KMA) announces its first special edition Soul of 2014 with the "Red Zone" edition. Inspired by the ultra-popular Track'ster concept previously unveiled at the 2012 Chicago Auto Show, the "Red Zone" edition Soul is...

Gov. O'Malley warns beneficiary cost sharing for Medicare home health patients will threaten access for vulnerable, frail seniors WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Partnership for Quality Home Healthcare – a coalition of home health providers dedicated to...

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The Children's Action Network (C.A.N.), an organization dedicated to utilizing the power of the entertainment community to increase awareness about children's issues, kicked off the holiday season last night with their "Winter Wonderful"...

DENVER, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Sports Brat (http://www.TheSportsBrat.com) is officially up and running. Founder, Jessica Ceresino, saw an opportunity to speak to the girly-girls and non-sports fans about the social power and fun nature of all sports. In September, Jessica...

PHOENIX, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- City leaders express growing concern that building a casino on a Glendale, Ariz. county island sets precedent for the Tohono O'odham Nation—a tribe from Southern Arizona—to go into any city, purchase land and convert it into an Indian...

PALATINE, Ill., Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Addus HomeCare Corporation (NASDAQ: ADUS), a provider of home-based social and medical services focused on the elderly dual eligible population, announced today that the Company closed on its acquisition of the previously announced...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Office of Justice Programs' (OJP) Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention (OJJDP) today announced a new partnership with the United National Indian Tribal Youth, Inc. (UNITY). UNITY will receive $850,000 from...

HOUSTON, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A dinner for community leaders at Texas Children's Hospital was held on Wednesday, Dec. 4 at the home of former Astros Manager Phil Garner and wife, Carol, to raise awareness and funds for its new pediatric community hospital in The...

NEW YORK, Dec. 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AJC is urging the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to restore to its website the "working definition" of anti-Semitism. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100816/AJCLOGO) "The working definition was a landmark...

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