SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 22 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * AAJA announces the Yasutsune "Tony" Hirashiki Scholarship Fund Scholarship to honor a legendary AAPI journalist and support intergenerational mentorship across ELP and VOICES The Asian American Journalists Association (AAJA) is proud to announce the launch of the Yasutsune "Tony" Hirashiki Scholarship Fund. This annual intergenerational scholarship supports journalists a  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Racist Attack Targeting Pregnant Street Vendor in Simi Valley The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today condemned the recent racist attack targeting a pregnant street vendor in Simi Valley, California, and called for a hate crime investigation by the Simi Valley Police De  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 [Category: Political] -- The League of Women Voters issued the following news release: * * * League of Women Voters of California Seeks to Protect Mailed Ballots in California San Diego, CA -- Hundreds of thousands of California voters could have their ballots wrongfully discounted, according to a motion to intervene filed by the League of Women Voters of California (LWVC) on Friday, April 18 against a lawsuit seeking to block counting mailed ballots received after Electi  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 21 [Category: Insurance] -- The American Property Casualty Insurance Association posted the following news release: * * * New Litigation Defies Logic and Advances Meritless Claims SACRAMENTO Calif. - The following statement by the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) is in response to litigation filed Saturday by two Los Angeles law firms. This statement can be attributed to Stef Zielezienski, APCIA chief legal officer. "APCIA has been sounding a  more

VIRGINIA BEACH, Virginia, April 22 -- Operation Blessing, an organization that says it is dedicated to alleviating human suffering, issued the following news: * * * Help for Residents and First Responders in California Field Report by Operation Blessing CALIFORNIA - The relentless roar of flames spoke of a battle raging across the California hills. With smoke billowing into the sky, a menacing gray shroud choked the air and cast a dreadful shadow over a decimated landscape. In its wake, resi  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 22 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Empowering antibodies to better activate the immune system Scripps Research scientists discover that a higher ratio of antibodies to viral protein helps engage two specific types of immune cells. LA JOLLA, CA--Antibodies are best known for their ability to latch onto and neutralize bacteria, viruses and other pathogens. But these immune proteins can do more than that: They also activate other co  more