BURBANK, California, July 3 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JULY 21 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3404" (3404) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/29/23) Logline: Boo! It's almost Halloween, and "AFV" is filling the night with witch-cackling videos including kids' funny antics while trick-or-treating, people getting scared by costumes and decorations, plus a musical tribute to birthdays. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Or  more

BURBANK, California, July 3 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JULY 21 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3405" (3405) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/5/23) Logline: Prepare for some playful pranks, including a mom playing ice cream truck music to prank her teen; then, a teenager makes a wrong turn during her driving lesson, plus, comical snow snafus. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.co  more

BURBANK, California, July 3 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JULY 14 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3421" (3421) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/12/24) Logline: Nine of the season's funniest videos vie for a prize of $100,000. Meanwhile, viewers look back at some comedic gems of the '90s and amusing slumber moments. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/americas-fun  more

BURBANK, California, July 3 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JULY 14 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "3422" (3422) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/19/24) Logline: It's "AFV"'s Grand Prize Spectacular! The season's biggest winners compete for a grand prize, a vacation at a Disney Vacation Club(r) Resort. More hilarity ensues when a hot air balloon lands in a front yard and a woman is followed home by a pig. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 4 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: Hanson Bridgett LLP is excited to announce that the firm has been acknowledged for its proactive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion in The American Lawyer's annual Diversity Scorecard. With the No. 4 ranking in 2024, the firm advanced 3 spots in the national list, breaking into the top 5 for the first time. The scorecard features 208 firms and emphasizes minority representation -- incl  more

FRESNO, California, July 4 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: The Maddy Institute was awarded a $150,000 grant from the City of Fresno following the passage of the city's budget on June 20. The grant will be used to expand The Maddy Institute's legislative internship program over the next several years and provide more opportunities to San Joaquin Valley students with an interest in public policy. Depending on the program, students receive a: * $  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, July 4 (TNSres) -- Drexel University issued the following news release: * * * Drexel and UCLA Researchers Perform First Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy Inspection of 2D Material with Unique Properties * * * In the decade since their discovery at Drexel University, the family of two-dimensional materials called MXenes has shown a great deal of promise for applications ranging from water desalination and energy storage to electromagnetic shielding an  more

WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Extreme Democrat Mike Levin's shameful silence spoke volumes as California's gas tax hit a staggering 60 cents per gallon. While Republicans led the charge calling to suspend the latest gas tax hike, Mike Levin sat idly by -- abandoning Southern California families to get crushed by skyrocketing inflation and costs. "Mike Levin had a choice: fight for lower gas prices or bow to Newsom. Levin chose  more

LOS GATOS, California, July 4 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on July 3, 2024: Today, Netflix announced the forthcoming adaptation of the latest novel from Fernando Aramburu, El nino (Tusquets Editores), in a film written and directed by Mariano Barroso (La linea invisible, Los Farad) and produced by himself with Rafa Portela. Barroso said: "I'm delighted to continue my work with Netflix, this time from the script and direction of my next film. Wo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs International and Morgan Stanley in connection with the successful offering of Euros300 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% senior secured notes due 2029 by eircom Finance DAC and the repricing of Euros300 million aggregate principal amount of eircom Finco s.a.r.l.'s existing term loan B facility. eir is the principal provider of fixed-  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Unimetal, a global leader of carbon products based in Brazil, in connection with its agreement to acquire Larpen Metallurgical Service, a prominent supplier of carbon products in North America. The Paul Hastings team was led by Latin America practice co-chair Jonathan Kellner, Of Counsel Filipe Lima, and associate Philippe Seiler. More details on the transaction can be found here  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP has advised long-standing private equity client Abry Partners, and its portfolio company, Chambers and Partners, a leading B2B information services provider in the legal sector, in the acquisition of Lamp House Strategy, an insights specialist for the legal sector. The transaction follows Abry Partner's acquisition of Chambers and Partners from private equity group Inflexion in N  more

CLAREMONT, California, July 4 -- Pomona College issued the following news: Joana Antonio '25 and Trisha Gongalore '25 share a passion for community health outreach that they have been incorporating into their work at Pomona College's Draper Center for Community Partnerships since their first year on campus. Now, thanks to the Donald A. Strauss Scholarship Foundation, they will share a $15,000 award that funds new projects through the Draper Center. Antonio is coordinator of educational outreac  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * Higher inflammation in young adulthood linked to lower performance on processing speed and memory skills tests in midlife. * * * Young adults who have higher levels of inflammation, which is associated with obesity, physical inactivity, chronic illness, stress and smoking, may experience reduced cognitive function in midlife, a new study out of UC San Franc  more

STANFORD, California, July 4 (TNSres) -- Stanford University issued the following news release: * * * New research provides the clearest evidence to date that a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago could have been caused by a small increase in oxygen in Earth's atmosphere and shallow ocean waters. * * * The Cambrian explosion, a rapid burst of evolution 540 million years ago, may have been triggered by only a small increase in oxygen levels in Earth's atmosphere and shallow ocean w  more

PASADENA, California, July 3 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, and Steven H. Low, the Frank J. Gilloon Professor of Computing and Mathematical Sciences and Electrical Engineering, have been selected to receive 2025 IEEE Technical Field Awards. Anandkumar will be honored with the 2025 IEEE Kiyo Tomiyasu Award for outstanding early- to mid-career contributions to technologies holding the pr  more

MERCED, California, July 4 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Lorena Anderson, UC Merced UC Merced's resident shark expert, Professor Sora Kim, will be featured on the prime-time, premiere-night episode of Discovery's Shark Week discussing an enormous, legendary sea creature that takes on different forms in different cultures but has a basis in science. At 9 p.m. EDT Sunday, audiences all over the world can watch Kim as she dives with great white sha  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 4 -- The University of California issued the following news release: The UCLA Alumni Association board of directors has elected eight members and four officers whose terms began July 1. The volunteer-led board is made up of 12 alumni who partner with alumni affairs staff to further the association's mission of enriching the lives of alumni around the world and involving them in UCLA's future. The board's new president, Paco Retana, has been serving vulnerable yout  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 4 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego student team competes in NASA's Human Lander Challenge. * * * A team of aerospace engineering students from the University of California San Diego was one of 12 student teams selected from around the country as finalists in NASA's Human Lander Challenge. The goal? To come up with the best solution to manage the lunar dust a spacecraft kicks up when landing on the Moon.   more

WASHINGTON, July 3 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee issued the following news: Stunning new data showed violent crime surging in California, spiking over three percent last year -- on top of the prior year's surge. The culprit is Joe Kerr and his extreme party's dangerous soft-on-crime policies that have turned Southern California into a playground for violent criminals. Kerr touted his endorsement from an extreme soft-on-crime group pushing zero cash bail and attacks on pol  more