SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Nearly $1.2 Million Settlement with Valley Rock Foundation for Self-Dealing Transactions OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a nearly $1.2 million settlement against the Valley Rock Foundation, formerly, Edward A. Keith Foundation, and its directors Celeste White and Dr. Robert White (Whites). The settlement resolves all  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Helps Secure $7.4 Billion from Purdue Pharma and the Sackler Family for Fueling the Opioid Crisis Sackler family will pay up to $6.5 billion over 15 years; Purdue will pay nearly $900 million on court approval OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the bipartisan States Negotiating Committee and other parties have reached a $  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta: People Should Not Have to Fear Gun Violence While Riding on Public Transit OAKLAND -- California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a multistate coalition, announced the filing of an amicus brief in support of Illinois in Schoenthal v. Raoul, a case pending in the Seventh Circuit involving a challenge to Illinois's ban on carrying firearms on public t  more

ALBANY, New York, Jan. 23 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Releases Joint Statement with 10 State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement January 23, 2025 NEW YORK - New York Attorney General Letitia James, together with California Attorney General Rob Bonta, led a coalition of 11 attorneys general in issuing a joint statement addressing a memorandu  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 24 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following proclamation on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2025, as Ed Roberts Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: PROCLAMATION Known as the "Father of Independent Living," Ed Roberts was a trailblazing advocate for people with disabilities who transformed countless lives in California and across the country. Paralyzed after  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California bolsters Disaster Recovery Centers to help Los Angeles firestorm survivors online and in-person Los Angeles, California - California continues to secure critical resources for survivors of the Los Angeles firestorm - both in-person and online. Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the state overhauled CA.gov/LAfires after first launching the site during the firefight. The   more

PASADENA, California, Jan. 23 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * Caltech Joins National Human Virome Program Caltech has joined a major program through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to help characterize the trillions of viruses that live harmlessly within our bodies. Dubbed the Human Virome Program (HVP) the effort is aimed at better understanding the role these microorganisms play in human health. From 2007 until 2016, the NIH funded the Hu  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Jan. 24 -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * At the world's biggest consumer technology show, Intel demos brought artificial intelligence to real-life use cases. * * * At CES 2025, Intel displayed how AI helps people across their daily lives: how students write papers, how consumers search out products, how diners order with greater efficiency and how gamers str  more

PALO ALTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Cooley, a law firm, issued the following news release: Cooley special counsel Son Nguyen and associates Wyatt Kernell and Auguste Humphries were appointed to various committees and a task force for the Food and Drug Law Institute (FDLI).` Nguyen will serve as co-chair of the Digital Health Planning Committee and as a member of the Medical Products Committee. He will assist FDLI in planning and implementing the Digital Health Conference and in developing progra  more

NEW YORK, Jan. 23 -- Warner Bros. Discovery, a media and entertainment company, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Top-notch contractor Israel "Izzy" Battres, best known for his work on HGTV's smash hit Flip or Flop, will star in the network's new occu-series Izzy Does It, premiering Wednesday, Feb. 5, at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The series will follow Izzy's bustling home renovation family business as he uses his expertise, relatable budgets and cost saving techniques to bring luxury des  more

FRESNO, California, Jan. 23 -- California State University's Fresno Campus issued the following news release: Fresno State and officials from the Bulldog Infrastructure Group, the project company owned by Meridiam, gathered on campus Jan. 22 for a public ribbon-cutting ceremony to mark the substantial completion of the project to replace and modernize the university's Central Utility Plant. The project is a 33-year public-private partnership ("P3") between Meridiam, a leading infrastructure in  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom announces commitments from state banks and credit unions to provide mortgage relief for firestorm survivors Los Angeles, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today announced that 270 state-chartered banks, credit unions, and mortgage lenders and servicers have committed to providing mortgage relief for property owners in designated fire areas as a result of the devastatio  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom proclaims Ed Roberts Day 2025 Los Angeles, California - Governor Gavin Newsom today issued a proclamation declaring January 23, 2025, as Ed Roberts Day. The text of the proclamation and a copy can be found below: *** Original text here: https://www.gov.ca.gov/2025/01/23/governor-newsom-proclaims-ed-roberts-day-2025/  more

DALLAS, Texas, Jan. 24 -- Hunton Andrews Kurth, a law firm, issued the following news: Wildfires can cause devastating property damage and debilitating loss. Affected communities may be left without housing, essential businesses, utilities, critical infrastructure and more. The ability to rebuild and the timeline for doing so are heavily influenced by competition for limited resources and factors often beyond the policyholder's control. Recovery can take years. Given recent events in Californi  more

BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 23 -- Gov. Brad Little, R-Idaho, issued the following news release on Jan. 22, 2025: Governor Brad Little signed Executive Order 2025-01 today, the "Gone with the Lava Ridge Wind Project Act," following President Trump's executive order Monday suspending the massive wind project on federally managed land in the Magic Valley. "The Biden Administration's unsound energy agenda rammed through the Lava Ridge Wind Project to give California electricity from Idaho despite overwhelm  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Jan. 24 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anthony G. Brown, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Mexico, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal im  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Jan. 24 -- Hawaii Attorney General Anne E. Lopez issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Anne Lopez, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federal immigration en  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Jan. 23 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Eleven State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot Be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement OAKLAND - California Attorney General Rob Bonta, along with the attorneys general of New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statement addressi  more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, Jan. 24 -- Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Peter F. Neronha, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Mexico, and Vermont today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in federa  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, Jan. 23 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Joint Statement from Twelve State Attorneys General: State and Local Law Enforcement Cannot be Commandeered for Federal Immigration Enforcement (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong, along with the attorneys general of California, New York, Colorado, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, Rhode Island, and Vermont, today issued a joint statem  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, Jan. 24 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark issued the following joint statement on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Attorney General Charity Clark, along with the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Mexico, New York, and Rhode Island, today issued a joint statement addressing a memorandum from a Trump political appointee at the U.S. Department of Justice addressing state and local involvement in feder  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee issued the following news release: Ken Calvert Wants to Jail Doctors for Abortion Care Today, Ken Calvert and House Republicans are doubling down on their anti-women agenda and voting to jail doctors and nurses who provide reproductive health care. Today's vote proves that Calvert and House Republicans - despite attempting to mislead voters - will stop at nothing to deny pregnant women lifesaving care and restrict their r  more

SANTA ROSA, California, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- Keysight Technologies, a global electronic measurement technology and market solutions provider, issued the following news release: * * * * Long-term commitment to acquire renewable energy credits from a new solar project * Matches 100% of Keysight's electricity consumption in the United States * * * Keysight Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: KEYS), signed a virtual power purchase agreement (VPPA) with Southern Power, a leading U.S. wholesale energy provi  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, Jan. 23 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news: * * * Mane attraction: Molecular 'switch' may control long scalp hair UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Treating hair loss may be as simple as developing therapies to flip a molecular "switch," according to a new study by researchers from Penn State; the University of California, Irvine; and National Taiwan University. The researchers reviewed the biological and social evolution of human scalp hair. Bas  more

LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 23 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: Netflix has unveiled the first clip to the new Norwegian movie The Wrong Track, starring a stellar cast including Trond Fausa Aurvag, Ada Eide, Christian Rubeck, Marie Blokhus, Deniz Kaya and Idun Daae Alstad. Premiering on February 27, the humorous and heartwarming drama-comedy follows the struggling single mother Emilie (Eide) who gets the opportunity to join her sporty older brothe  more

LOS GATOS, California, Jan. 23 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news on Jan. 22, 2025: Can love still blossom in today's world without relying on being online? Japanese reality series Offline Love sets out to find out, premiering February 18. Unveiled today, the main trailer offers a sneak peek at the enchanting city of Nice, France, with its beautiful beaches and atmospheric old town. Participants navigate the city, relying on letters and promises to co  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 24 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Oracle Cloud Infrastructure makes it easier to achieve US DoD CMMC requirements, with the potential to save months of manual work * * * Oracle today announced a comprehensive set of customized tools and documentation to help defense contractors comply with the new Department of Defense (DoD) Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC) when they launch s  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Jan. 24 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release: * * * Embedded predictive, generative, and agentic AI capabilities position Oracle Cloud ERP as the standard for SaaS ERP solutions * * * Oracle has once again been named a Leader in three Gartner reports assessing finance capabilities: the 2024 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP for Service-Centric Enterprises, the 2024 Gartner(R) Magic Quadrant for Cloud ERP  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Jan. 24 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Further strengthening its preeminent Chambers Band 1-ranked Entertainment and Media practice, Paul Hastings LLP today announced that leading music industry lawyer Sidney S. Fohrman has joined the firm in Los Angeles as a partner and chair of the Music Industry practice. Fohrman's arrival expands the firm's elite entertainment and media platform, co-led globally by Chambers Band 1-ranked partners Erik Hyma  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Jan. 24 -- Qualcomm, a developer and innovator of advanced wireless technologies, products and services, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: * * * Highlights: * Customized for Samsung to power the Samsung Galaxy S25 series worldwide, the Snapdragon 8 Elite Mobile Platform for Galaxy revolutionizes intelligent mobile experiences on the most powerful and world's fastest mobile system-on-a-chip1. * The strong partnership between Qualcomm Technologies and S  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Reed Smith, a law firm, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025: Global law firm Reed Smith today announced that it provided regulatory counsel to FFL Partners and Leonard Green & Partners on the sale of longtime client Eyemart Express to VSP Vision. Doctor-founded Eyemart Express, based in Texas, has 250 stores in 42 states. California-based VSP Vision is the first, national not-for-profit vision benefits company. VSP Vision's acquisition of Eyemart Express i  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: * * * THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY EARNS 15 ACADEMY AWARD(r) NOMINATIONS The Walt Disney Company proudly announces 15 nominations for the 97th Academy Awards(r) across The Walt Disney Studios (including from 20th Century Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Searchlight Pictures), content brands (Disney Branded Television and National Geographic Documentary Films) and platfor  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Jan. 23 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on Jan. 22, 2025, with Nicholas Napolio, political scientist and expert on presidential powers: * * * UCR expert on presidential powers speaks to the reach, and the limits, of executive orders * * * Immediately after his inauguration, Donald Trump signed dozens of executive orders. Some, such as his pardon of about 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants, took effect immediately. The path forward for man  more

BURBANK, California, Jan. 23 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: * * * ZACHARY QUINTO, STERLING K. BROWN, LISA ANN WALTER, GARCELLE BEAUVAIS, AND LAUREN GRAHAM HEADLINE GUEST LINEUP FOR THE WEEK OF JAN. 27-31 ON 'LIVE WITH KELLY AND MARK' Nationally syndicated morning talk show "Live with Kelly and Mark" announces the lineup of guests appearing on the show the week of Jan. 27-31. Monday, Jan. 27 - ZACHARY QUINTO stops by to talk  more