BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: Disney/Christopher Willard* Series photos are available here. Hosted by late-night's Jimmy Kimmel, "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" returned for a new season on Wednesday, July 10, and soundly ranked as the most-watched telecast of the night in Total Viewers (3.71 million). The show stood as the No. 1 entertainment telecast in Adults 18-49 (0.44 rating). Featuring celebrity guests John Mulaney,  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JULY 28 7:00-8:00 p.m. EDT America's Funniest Home Videos: "3406" (3406) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/12/23) Logline: It's a night filled with baseball mishaps, a mischievous sea lion leaping onto a fisherman's boat to snatch some fish, and delightful feline antics. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/americas-funniest-home-video  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, JULY 28 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT America's Funniest Home Videos: "3408" (3408) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 12/3/23) Logline: Bid farewell to 2023 with a laugh as influencers encounter hilarious mishaps, including a makeup tutorial vlogger who accidentally swallows a bug midsentence, plus birthday blunders and a man and his dogs narrowly dodging a bear on the chase. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. **  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: SUNDAY, AUG. 4 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. Watch episodes next day on Hulu.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 16 -- The Blue Shield of California issued the following news release: * * * We are dedicated to the safety and care of Blue Shield of California members during this challenging time. * * * On July 3, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a State of Emergency to support disaster response and relief in Butte County, California in response to the Thompson Fire. Currently, other wildfires are also growing across California, where mandatory evacuations have been ordered.  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, JULY 30 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Celebrity Family Feud: "Daughtry vs. Papa Roach and Earth, Wind & Fire vs. The War & Treaty" (1004) Logline: Hosted by Steve Harvey, Daughtry and Papa Roach face off; Earth, Wind & Fire go up against The War And Treaty for their selected charities. (TV-PG, DL) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: WEDNESDAY, JULY 24 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Claim to Fame: "The Wolf In Boy's Clothing" (303) Logline: The fan-favorite challenge of Telephone returns, but added communication obstacles and an injury make it more challenging than ever. The recipient of the Wine Clue grows confident in a competitor's identity, and an alliance is tested at the Guess Off. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. **  more

PALO ALTO, California, July 16 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Firm earned top league table rankings for first half of 2024 * * * New York - July 15, 2024 - Cooley's global mergers and acquisitions practice has been recognized based on its M&A activity on multiple midyear league tables, including Bloomberg, Mergermarket, and LSEG Data & Analytics (formerly known as Refinitiv). Despite what remains an unsettled market, Cooley's M&A and private equity practice c  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law issued the following news: UCLA School of Law's Criminal Justice Program has published a report that sheds light on the federal, state and local laws and regulations that encourage collaboration between local law enforcement agencies and Los Angeles County's child protective services agency, the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). The report, "The Ties That Bind: Relationships   more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * New Mann Engineering in Medicine Pilot Grants program will build ongoing research collaborations between USC Viterbi School of Engineering and Keck School of Medicine of USC. * * * By Greta Harrison The lifesaving medical discoveries and therapeutics of the future will be one step closer, thanks to a University of Southern California pilot grant i  more

FRESNO, California, July 17 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Two videos submitted by University Marketing and Communications into the CASE Circle of Excellence awards took top honors, including a Grand Gold for the video "Letters to Graduates." CASE announced the 2024 winners on June 26. This year, CASE -- which stands for Council for Advancement and Support Education -- received more than 4,223 entries from around the world, with 486 winners. A  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 16 -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news release: Gibson Dunn is pleased to announce that Ekaterina (Kate) Napalkova has joined the firm's New York office as a partner in the firm's Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group. "We are excited to welcome Kate to Gibson Dunn," said Krista P. Hanvey, Co-Chair of Gibson Dunn's Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Practice Group. "Kate has a reputation for being a t  more

MIAMI, Florida, July 17 -- Holland and Knight, a law firm, issued the following news release: SAN FRANCISCO (July 16, 2024) - Super Lawyers has named four attorneys from Holland & Knight's San Francisco office as Northern California "Super Lawyers" and seven as "Rising Stars" for 2024. Super Lawyers is a rating service that annually identifies outstanding lawyers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and prof  more

LA JOLLA, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * NBER working paper sheds light on insurance pricing strategies and regulatory challenges in California * * * Have you noticed your homeowners insurance premiums going up, or even had trouble finding a policy at all? You're not alone. Across the country, insurance companies are raising rates, reducing coverage, and sometimes even exiting the market entirely. As natural disa  more

PALO ALTO, California, July 17 -- Hewlett-Packard, an information technology company, issued the following news release on July 15, 2024: * * * Breakthrough AI PC/1 performance and only trust-integrated AI model development platform/2 make AI real for people and companies * * * News Highlights: * HP announces the only AI platform for workstations with built-in generative AI trust for large language model (LLM) development to detect and correct bias in models in Z by HP AI Studio * Introduc  more

EL SEGUNDO, California, July 17 -- The Los Angeles Times issued the following news release: The Los Angeles Times has earned 63 awards in the California News Publishers Association's California Journalism Awards competition, including the top honor of general excellence in the large dailies division. The awards were presented at a gala in Los Angeles on July 13. In recognizing The Times for general excellence among news publishers statewide, the competition's judges lauded the newspaper for it  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * New essay co-authored by UC Santa Cruz researcher says aquatic deoxygenation is intertwined with climate change and other 'planetary boundary' processes * * * By Mike Pena In 2009, the journal Nature featured the article, "A safe operating space for humanity," in which scientists described nine global-scale processes that regulate the overall habitability and stability  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, JULY 25 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT Lucky 13: "House Money" (102) Logline: Co-hosts Shaquille O'Neal and Gina Rodriguez test contestants' knowledge on 13 true-or-false trivia questions with a cunning twist. Tonight, a retired software developer from LA and a software engineer from Atlanta play for the $1 million jackpot. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, July 16 -- McDermott Will and Emery, a law firm, issued the following news release: International law firm McDermott Will & Emery represented SAIGroup LLC (SAIGroup), a California-based private investment firm, in its acquisition of Get Well, a leading digital patient engagement platform which powers more than 10 million annual patient interactions at over 1,000 healthcare organizations. The McDermott team was led by Kevin J. Sullivan, Ann Marie Brodarick and included Terry   more

PALO ALTO, California, July 17 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: New York - July 15, 2024 - Cooley advised Milestone Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: MIST), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative cardiovascular medicines, on its announced refreshment of its board of directors - consisting of the appointment of two independent directors, effective immediately, and the appointment of an additional independent director in the near  more

LOS GATOS, California, July 17 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Following the success of Marry My Dead Body, which took the Taiwanese box office by storm in 2023, the beloved police squad's adventures continue with the spin-off series, GG Precinct. Directed by renowned creators Cheng Wei-hao (Marry My Dead Body) and Yin Chen-hao (Man in Love), the series premieres on August 22 and offers six episodes blending irreverent humor with suspenseful murde  more

MERCED, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced As the climate continues to change, the risks to farming are only going to increase. That's the key takeaway from a recent paper published by a team that included UC Merced researchers. The paper dives into what those challenges are, how farmers are working to address them and what should come next. "Climate Smart Agriculture: Assessing Needs and Perceptions of Ca  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 16 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news on July 15, 2024: CHICAGO - Further building upon the firm's elite corporate and transactional platform, Paul Hastings LLP announced today that premier insurance transactional lawyer Brad Drake has joined as a partner in Chicago. "Brad's arrival continues to build our market-leading global M&A and transactional platform with premier talent," said firm Chair Frank Lopez. "His experience in the insurance and  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised SHIFT UP Corporation, a leading game development studio in Korea, on its global offering and listing on the Korea Exchange. J.P. Morgan, Korea Investment & Securities and NH Investment & Securities acted as the joint global coordinators and joint bookrunners, and Shinhan Securities acted as a co-manager. The shares were priced at KRW60,000 each, at the top end of the indicative ra  more

LOS ANGELES, California, July 17 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings (Europe) LLP advised long-standing client Francisco Partners, a global investment firm that specialises in partnering with technology businesses, on its investment in Orisha, a leading European vertical software company based in France. Francisco Partners will become a co-controlling shareholder of Orisha alongside existing shareholder, TA Associates, which will reinvest in the company, along  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, JULY 18 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT Press Your Luck: "Halls Balls!!!" (608) (Season Premiere) Logline: Host Elizabeth Banks has returned for the season six premiere as our contestants try to avoid the WHAMMY and bring home a million bucks. (TV-PG) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/press-your-luck-season-premiere-halls-balls-7-1  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 17 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: Professor Emeritus of Economics Daniel Friedman was among 18 esteemed economists in the inaugural class of fellows of the Economic Science Association (ESA). The group includes two Nobel laureates. The new fellow designation, launched in 2024, recognizes the lifetime contributions of ESA members who have advanced the frontier of knowledge in economics through the use of laborato  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: By Emily Cerf In the pursuit of materials with properties that don't exist in nature, UC Santa Cruz researchers devised a new method for materials engineering that incorporates novel mathematical and deep learning techniques. This unique approach earned the researchers, including Ph.D. student Iman Nodozi in the Electrical and Computer Engineering department and his advisor App  more

ROCKLIN, California, July 16 -- Sierra College issued the following news release: * * * Student Scholarships, Endow-A-Bed Program and Basic Needs Center All Receive Funding * * * Sierra College Foundation (SCF) closes out Academic Year 23-24 by awarding nearly $350,000 in scholarships to over 200 local students to help pay for school, as well as living costs such as rent, utilities, gas and food. As an organization, SCF serves as the advancement office for Sierra College and is committed to   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, July 12 (TNSres) -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Project debuts with July 26-27 workshop, welcoming students from diverse backgrounds * * * By Mike Pena As AI weaves itself into more areas of life, scientists and engineers at UC Santa Cruz have come together to develop a better component that serves as the "neuron" in brain-inspired computing. The imperative to make such processing much more energy efficient, and fas  more

PASADENA, California, July 16 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: Most stars in our universe come in pairs. While our own Sun is a loner, many stars like our Sun orbit similar stars, while a host of other exotic pairings between stars and cosmic orbs pepper the universe. Black holes, for example, are often found orbiting each other. One pairing that has proved to be quite rare is that between a Sun-like star and a type of dead star called a neutron star. Now, a  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: MONDAY, JULY 22 8:00-10:01 p.m. EDT The Bachelorette: "2103" (2103) Logline: Jenn and her Jenn-tlemen gear up for another week of exciting adventures. From dates at new heights and speeds, plus one that could potentially leave the men "exposed," the group continues to delve further into romance down under. Extended Logline: With their first week in Melbourne behind them, Jenn and her Jenn-tleme  more

SAN DIEGO, California, July 16 -- San Diego State University issued the following news: * * * With the ultimate goal of securing a spot in the 2024 Paralympics, SDSU adapted athletes are headed to Florida this month to challenge athletes from all over the country. * * * By Madison Lunde, Raquel Herriott and Christina Goergen Michelle Cross, Parker Harvey and Max Rohn's journeys have been marked by perseverance and grit. Now that each adapted athlete has met qualifications for the Internatio  more

IRVINE, California, July 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Their update accounts for the effects of overlooked physical properties in ice * * * As the planet continues to warm due to human-driven climate change, accurate computer climate models will be key in helping illuminate exactly how the climate will continue to be altered in the years ahead. In a study published in the Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmospheres, a tea  more

IRVINE, California, July 16 (TNSres) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Multilanguage application helps manage symptoms of diverse racial, ethnic patients * * * A University of California, Irvine research team has developed and implemented an intervention to enhance cancer care support services for racial and ethnic minority patients undergoing chemotherapy. The electronic patient-reported outcome tool is a web-based application that allow  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, July 17 -- The University of California San Francisco campus issued the following news release: * * * 'US News & World Report' 2024-2025 lists UCSF Health as tied for No. 1 adult hospital in California, No. 3 nationwide in neurology/neurosurgery and geriatric care. * * * UCSF Medical Center has again been named as one of the country's top hospitals for patient care and safety, appearing on the national Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals ranking  more

BURBANK, California, July 15 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: THURSDAY, JULY 25 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: "In the Hot Seat: John Mulaney & Nick Kroll / Kenan Thompson & Kel Mitchell" (301) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 7/10/24) Logline: It's the 25th anniversary of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire!" Celebrity pairs John Mulaney and Nick Kroll, and Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell play for charity. (TV-PG, L) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *  more

RIVERSIDE, California, July 11 (TNSres) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * New devices could help find more efficient ways of storing and transferring information * * * By Iqbal Pittalwala Quantum computing, which uses the laws of quantum mechanics, can solve pressing problems in a broad range of fields, from medicine to machine learning, that are too complex for classical computers. Quantum simulators are devices made of interacting quantum un  more