BURBANK, California, May 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * SUNDAY, JUNE 9 7:00-7:31 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Family Feud: "Adam Devine vs. Anders Holm" (905B) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, Adam Devine and Anders Holm battle it out to win the grand prize for their selected charities. Extended Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, Adam Devine and Anders Holm battle it out to win the grand prize for their selected charities. (TV-PG, DL) W  more

BURBANK, California, May 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, JUNE 4 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Jeopardy!: "Quarterfinal #4: Steven Weber, Shane Battier and Melissa Fumero" (204) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/18/23) Logline: Actor Steven Weber ("Wings"), athlete Shane Battier and actress Melissa Fumero ("Brooklyn Nine-Nine") step up to the podium to take their shot at the $1 million grand prize on the fourth quarterfinal game of  more

BURBANK, California, May 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, JUNE 4 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: "Brendan Hunt, Melissa Villasenor and Joe Buck" (403) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/30/24) Logline: Celebrity contestants go head-to-head for charity with Brendan Hunt (Steps of Faith Foundation), Melissa Villasenor (TreePeople) and Joe Buck (St. Louis Children's Hospital Foundation). Pat Sajak and Vanna White host. W  more

BURBANK, California, May 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * FRIDAY, JUNE 7 8:00-9:01 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: "Vanna White, Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik" (311) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/10/23) Logline: Celebrity contestants go head-to-head for charity in the Ultimate Host Night with Vanna White (St. Jude Children's Research Hospital), Ken Jennings (Equal Justice Initiative) and Mayim Bialik (Mental Wealth Alliance). Pat Sa  more

BURBANK, California, May 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * MONDAY, JUNE 3 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - Press Your Luck: "It's Nacho Night" (402) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/25/24) Logline: Host Elizabeth Banks and our contestants are in for one spicy night of WHAMMYs when nachos for life are on the line. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. * * * Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/press-your-luck-its-nacho-night-6-3-re  more

BURBANK, California, May 21 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * TUESDAY, JUNE 4 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - The $100,000 Pyramid: "Taran Killam vs Cedric The Entertainer and Diedrich Bader vs Pamela Adlon" (606) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 8/14/22) Logline: This week on "The $100,000 Pyramid" actors Cedric The Entertainer ("The Neighborhood") and Taran Killam ("Arranged") compete to reach the winners circle, and later, Diedrich Bader ("Harley Quinn")  more

OAKLAND, California, May 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today joined a multistate coalition of 19 attorneys general in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Education (ED) supporting ED's proposed regulations that would expand debt relief to more federal student loan borrowers. U.S. borrowers currently hold over $1.7 trillion in federal student loan debt; 3.8 million Californians owe over   more

OAKLAND, California, May 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a settlement with Liberty Tax (Liberty) for running deceptive advertisements that misled consumers into thinking they were getting a free advance on their tax refund when they were actually taking out a high-cost loan. These actions violated California law and a 2009 injunction obtained by the California Department of Justi  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 21 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following statement on May 20, 2024: * * * California Attorney General Bonta issued the following statement after Senate Bill 976 (SB 976) Protecting Our Kids from Social Media Addiction Act passed the Senate. SB 976, sponsored by Attorney General Bonta and authored by Senator Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley), would limit the harms associated with social media addiction. This marks an important continuation of Attorne  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-05-022): Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Establish Policies, Processes, and Rules to Ensure Safe and Reliable Gas Systems in California and perform Long-Term Gas System Planning. DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE ALLIANCE FOR  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following decision granting compensation (Case No. 24-05-017): Here are excerpts: * * * BEFORE THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA Order Instituting Rulemaking to Establish Policies, Processes, and Rules to Ensure Safe and Reliable Gas Systems in California and perform Long-Term Gas System Planning DECISION GRANTING COMPENSATION TO SIERRA CLUB FOR SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTION TO DE  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed resolution (No. T-17799): * * * Resolution Adopting Annual Fee to Implement the Digital Infrastructure and Video Competition Act (DIVCA) for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. SUMMARY This Resolution sets the annual fee for the Fiscal Year 2023-2024 to be paid by each state video franchise holder. This fee will generate revenue equal to the California Public Utilities Commission's authorized budget  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 16 -- The California Public Utilities Commission issued the following proposed decision (No. E-5323): * * * Adoption of 2024 updated administratively set fixed avoided-cost rates for the Renewable Market Adjusting Tariff (ReMAT) Program pursuant to Commission Decision 20-10-005. PROPOSED OUTCOME: * Adopts updated fixed prices by Product Category to the feed-in tariff program known as ReMAT. * Directs Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E), Southern California Ed  more

SANTA CLARITA, California, May 21 -- The College of the Canyons issued the following news release: Twenty-one College of the Canyons fire technology students have received $1,000 scholarships from Edison International to cover tuition, books and school-related fees. The students- Brandon Aghakhanian, Alexis Armenta , Layne Buck , Jacob Harrington, Rachel Lopez , Cooper Manno, Thomas Mardiros, Paul Peterson, Marcel Palare, Matthew Roa, Zachary Travers, Daniel Corcione, Jason Covarrubias, Andre  more

CLAREMONT, California, May 21 -- Pomona College issued the following news: Obtaining a passport is a first step toward studying abroad, but the steep $195 application fee could put it out of reach for some college students from low-income backgrounds. Now, thanks to a grant from the Institute of International Education's American Passport Project, 25 Pomona College students who are Pell Grant-eligible can receive funding for their first U.S. adult passport. This support may make it possible for  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, May 21 (TNSres) -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, security, networks, and data center industries, point-to-point Microwave Transmission equipment revenue declined 8 percent year-over-year in the first quarter of 2024. The market c  more

MONTEREY, California, May 21 -- The Middlebury Institute of International Studies issued the following news on May 20, 2024: By Jason Warburg On Saturday, the Middlebury Institute community gathered to celebrate 192 graduates from 22 homelands at spring commencement. "I'm so excited to put what I've learned into action in the workplace," said Hina Hassan of Hong Kong, who received her MA in Translation and Localization Management. She said classes with Professor Max Troyer had been a particul  more

SAN DIEGO, California, May 21 -- National University issued the following news dated May 16, 2024: National University (NU), -- a distinguished nonprofit Minority Serving Institution that serves more than 130,000 learners annually through its degree and professional training programs and San Diego Mesa College (Mesa) -- one of the largest community colleges in California, serving 20,000 students per year and offering over 200 associate degree and certificate programs today announce a renewed ed  more

LOS GATOS, California, May 21 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix has confirmed the production of All the Love You Wish For (WT), a new series by renowned writer Kim Eun-sook and director Lee Byeong-heon, featuring an all-star cast. All the Love You Wish For (WT) explores the enchanting story of Jinn, a genie who awakens after a thousand years, and Ka-young, his new impassive master. The series weaves a romantic comedy around their conflicts  more

BELMONT, California, May 21 -- Notre Dame De Namur University issued the following news release: Notre Dame de Namur University (NDNU) Provost & Senior Vice President Greg White, Ph.D. announced the appointment of Dr. Tseh-sien Kelly Vaughn as the Interim Dean for the School of Education. Dr. Vaughn brings over 15 years of experience in higher education as a NDNU faculty member and program director in the School of Education. In addition to teaching, Kelly is currently the Teaching Performance  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, May 21 -- Ropes and Gray, a law firm, issued the following news: In an article for Law 360, litigation & enforcement partners Doug Hallward-Driemeier and Laura Hoey, and health care counsel Alison Fethke examined how the federal government's False Claims Act settlement involving California-based biotech Ultragenyx may punish and deter conduct that benefits patients and poses little risk of fraud and abuse. "The settlement agreement illustrates a trend in AKS enforcement   more

ROSEMEAD, California, May 21 -- Southern California Edison, a part of Edison International, an electric power distributor and energy services company, issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: Southern California Edison and Lotus Infrastructure Partners today announced they were chosen by the California Independent System Operator (CAISO) to develop, permit, own, operate and maintain new transmission infrastructure that will deliver energy from renewable sources, such as utility-scale   more

COSTA MESA, California, May 21 -- Experian, an information services company, issued the following news release: Businesses looking for short-term capital can access funding in rapid time thanks to a new partnership between Experian and alternative lender, TRIVER. TRIVER aims to revolutionise the SME lending process by underwriting the risk of small business borrowing quickly and easily, providing advances on business invoices at any time. To meet that goal, it has now deployed a host of Exper  more

IRVINE, California, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release on May 20, 2024: * * * Satellite radar data show kilometer-scale seawater intrusion, causing ice to rise and fall * * * A team of glaciologists led by researchers at the University of California, Irvine used high-resolution satellite radar data to find evidence of the intrusion of warm, high-pressure seawater many kilometers beneath the grounded ice of West Antarctica's Thwaite  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * The Luskin Center for Innovation receives a federal grant to prepare for extreme heat Key takeaways * UCLA's Luskin Center for Innovation will be a founding partner of the Center of Excellence for Heat Resilient Communities, a knowledge-sharing hub to identify and evaluate policies, protocols and lessons for heat resilience. * The Center of Excellence, funded by a $2.25 million   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, May 17 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Emily Cerf On a cold winter night in 2016, Ukrainians experienced the first-ever known blackout caused by malicious code (malware) designed to autonomously attack the power grid. One-fifth of Kyiv's citizens were plunged into darkness as attackers used malware to target the capital city's power grid. Six years later, in the early months of the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, a second atta  more

AUSTIN, Texas, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study has found that individual sea otters that use tools -- most of whom are female -- are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted. The study researchers and their enlisted volunteer "otter spotters" followed 196 radio-tagged southern sea otters off the coast of Calif  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 21 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California's Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Event convenes industry and academics to showcase solutions * * * Part showcase, part pitch-fest, and part networking event, the second annual USC Viterbi Ershaghi Center for Energy Transition (ECET) Summit was held at the USC Hotel last month. The event brought together academics and industry experts to reflect on the status of energy transition  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 21 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: The Wicklow Foundation has donated $2 million to the Salk Institute to establish the Margaret Faye Wilson Endowment in honor of the banking and retail leader and former Salk Trustee. Wilson served on the Salk Board from 2010 to 2019 and was a generous supporter of the Institute's research over the years. A treasured member of the community, Wilson died in July 2023. The new endowment wi  more