Innovia Foundation Opens Scholarships for 2026–27 Academic Year

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SPOKANE, WA — Innovia Foundation has opened applications for its 2026–27 scholarship programs, offering financial support to students across Eastern Washington and North Idaho pursuing higher education or career training. The foundation manages more than 50 regional

High-Tech Helpers: NORAD Volunteers Track Santa’s Journey

Santa Claus poses for a photo with an F-16 Fighting Falcon assigned to the 148th Fighter Wing, Minnesota Air National Guard, on Dec. 13, 2024. Santa joined children for an evening of fun at a Kid's Holiday Party planned by the 148th Fighter Wing's Airmen and Family Program's Office. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Audra Flanagan)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Each December, millions of families around the world follow along as Santa Claus makes his Yuletide trek around the globe, but the holiday tradition wouldn’t be possible without the North American Aerospace Defense Command’s

Senators call for highly pathogenic avian influenza vaccine

Swabs from birds’ mouths are placed in tubes and tested for avian influenza virus. (Photo by Erica Spackman/USDA)

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Nearly two dozen U.S. senators urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture, in a letter, to “prioritize” a vaccine strategy for the highly pathogenic avian influenza. The virus has impacted more than 184 million commercial