HOUSTON, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Houston elementary school student Leah Moreno became the 5,000th child to receive a donated computer from local technology non-profit Comp-U-Dopt. Along with Miss Moreno, more than 60 children who attend Evelyn S. Thompson Elementary in Aldine ISD...

TAMPA, Fla., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The holiday season is upon us, which makes it prime time for toy buying. In fact, more than half of the three billion toys and games sold in the United States each year are purchased at Christmastime. And while the majority of toys are...

ROSEMONT, Pa., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Following more than six years of debate and a panel discussion held in May 2014, the FDA has decided to change how drug companies are required to present the risks of taking medicine during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The new system...

BOLINGBROOK, Ill., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- This holiday season, the ATI Foundation in partnership with the clinics of ATI Physical Therapy, is focusing on enhancing the lives of local children with physical impairments through its annual Holiday Kids Campaign. The...

GREENSBURG, Pa., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eleven area teachers have been awarded Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) grants by FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) in its West Penn Power utility service area. The grants will be used for a variety of hands-on...

FAIRMONT, W.Va., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE) has awarded Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education grants to two teachers located in its Mon Power utility service area. The grants will be used for a variety of hands-on projects,...

AKRON, Ohio, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Eighteen northeast Ohio teachers, representing 14 educator-submitted projects, have been awarded Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) grants from FirstEnergy Corp. (NYSE: FE). The grants will be used for a variety of...

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SYNOPSIS: Barbie™ stars as Kara™, a modern-day princess with an everyday life. One day, after being kissed by a magical butterfly, Kara™ soon discovers she has super powers allowing her to...

MAUI, Hawaii, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Hyundai Hope On Wheels today announced it will return to Hawaii for the third annual Hyundai Hope On Wheels 5K Run/Walk in Maui on Saturday, January 10 at 7:30 a.m. Hope On Wheels will kick-off its 2015 5K Run/Walk Series at Whalers...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Academy of Actuaries provided testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance this morning at its hearing, "Social Security: Is a Key Foundation of Economic Security Working for Women?" providing an actuarial perspective...

FAIR OAKS, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ --The Learning Counsel, a media and events production company focused on research and context on the shift in education to digital curriculum, honored 10 of these schools for their excellence in integrating digital curricula and content into...

HILLSBOROUGH, N.C., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Adamandeve.com (http://www.adamandeve.com/news), America's most trusted source for adult products, is always curious when it comes to adults' sexual habits. This month, the company asked over 1,000 men and women at what age they started...

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategies for Youth, Inc. (SFY), a national non-profit policy and training organization dedicated to improving police/youth interactions and reducing disproportionate minority contact, urges the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ) to make...

SANTA ROSA, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Wrangler® Tough Enough to Wear Pink™ Founder Terry Wheatley announced Monday, December 8, 2014, in Las Vegas at the Wrangler National Finals Rodeo (Wrangler NFR), the grassroots cowboy campaign called Tough Enough To Wear...

MEMPHIS, Tenn., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Kathryn Tazic, Sedgwick senior vice president of client services, has been selected by Business Insurance as one of its 2014 Women to Watch. Tazic was honored by the magazine today at its leadership workshop and awards ceremony in New York...

NEW YORK, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Montblanc hosted the U.S. premiere of their Power of Words film project at NeueHouse in New York City on Friday, December 5th in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life and the positive ways in which he transformed societies and lives...

FORT BENNING, Ga., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, Liberty Institute, on behalf of U.S. Army Chaplain (Captain) Joe Lawhorn, responded to the Army's punishment against him on December 8, 2014. On November 20, 2014, Chaplain Lawhorn conducted suicide prevention training as...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Congressman Chaka Fattah (PA-02) announced today that the Philadelphia Housing Authority (PHA) will receive $220,020 to enable homeless veterans and their families greater access to affordable housing in the community. The grant from the...

MENLO PARK, Calif., Dec. 9, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- BioPharmX Corporation (OTCQB: BPMX) today announced the availability of VioletTM iodine, a new, once-daily pill for relief of premenstrual breast discomfort. The first-of-its-kind product is based on the latest molecular iodine...

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- AARP Senior Vice President Joyce Rogers released this statement in opposition to the Kline-Miller amendment to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, an amendment that the Los Angeles Times says "could be a...

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