BURBANK, California, May 5 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 9-1-1: Buzzkill (5/22) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/26/24) THURSDAY, MAY 22 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - 9-1-1: "Buzzkill" (801) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 9/26/24) Logline: The 118 team battles an "un-bee-lievable" emergency when a trailer with millions of bees crashes on the streets of Los Angeles, unleashing a swarm. (TV-14, LV) Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Origina  more

BURBANK, California, May 5 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 9-1-1: Final Approach (5/22) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/10/24) THURSDAY, MAY 22 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - 9-1-1: "Final Approach" (803) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/10/24) Logline: Athena's only chance of surviving and saving everyone on the flight is to attempt to land the plane before it crashes and call on the 118 for help. (TV-14, DLV) Watch episodes next day on Hul  more

BURBANK, California, May 5 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 9-1-1: When the Boeing Gets Tough... (5/22) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/3/24) THURSDAY, MAY 22 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - 9-1-1: "When the Boeing Gets Tough..." (802) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 10/3/24) Logline: Athena is tasked with safely delivering a prisoner to testify on a high-profile case. Meanwhile, a light plane is hit by a swarm of bees and sent careening into a pas  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 5 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * AECOM reports second quarter fiscal 2025 results 336.6 KB * Increased fiscal 2025 financial guidance for the second time this year * Delivered a strong quarter across all key financial metrics * Adjusted EBITDA increased by 8% and adjusted EPS increased by 20% * Backlog increased to a new record, driven by a 1.1x book-to-burn ratio * Achieved new  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Ahead of projected "Trump Slump," Governor Newsom announces record-high tourism -- again SACRAMENTO -- Governor Newsom and Visit California today announced that California's tourism spending continued to grow in 2024, reaching a record-high of $157.3 billion in tourism spending throughout the state -- an increase of 3% from 2023, another record-spending year. This comes after recent news  more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 5 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * AI could help improve early detection of breast cancers between screenings, UCLA-led study shows Using artificial intelligence during routine screening could flag spots of concern invisible to the naked eye Key findings * AI was able to identify mammographically visible types of breast cancer earlier by flagging them at the time of screening. * Researchers estimate that incorporating A  more

CUPERTINO, California, May 5 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple introduces the 2025 Pride Collection Ahead of Pride Month, Apple is introducing a new Apple Watch Pride Edition Sport Band, watch face, and iPhone and iPad wallpaper to celebrate the strength and beauty of LGBTQ+ communities around the world. The Pride Edition Sport Band is available to order today, and the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * California applies to expand essential health benefits to include IVF, hearing exams Sacramento, California - Today, Governor Gavin Newsom, through the Department of Managed Health Care (DMHC), submitted an application to the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to update California's benchmark plan. The new benchmark plan would expand coverage requirements for essentia  more

FULLERTON, California, May 6 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Smart-Home Technology Prototypes Support Formerly Unhoused Individuals Faculty-Student Project Partners With Orange County Nonprofits That Provide Permanent Supportive Housing Graduate student Hammad Sheikh and his classmates developed a technology-based smart cooking assistant to help formerly unhoused individuals learn how to cook in their permanent supportive housing. The  more

BURBANK, California, May 5 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Celebrity Jeopardy: Quarterfinal #4: Roy Wood Jr., Brian Jordan Alvarez and Phoebe Robinson (5/21) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/29/25) WEDNESDAY, MAY 21 10:01-11:00 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Jeopardy: " Quarterfinal #4: Roy Wood Jr., Brian Jordan Alvarez and Phoebe Robinson" (304) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 1/29/25) Logline: Celebrity contestants compete for the $1 million gran  more

BEVERLY HILLS, California, May 6 -- Dick Clark Productions issued the following news: * * * Easy Day Foundation Joins Forces with the AMAs Easy Day Foundation joins forces with the 2025 American Music Awards to honor U.S. troops and veterans during live memorial day broadcast from Las Vegas. As the Official Foundation Partner of the American Music Awards, Special In-Show Moments Will Celebrate Veterans and Raise Funds for a Variety of National and Local Organizations. The Star-Studded Coast-  more

SAN JOSE, California, May 6 -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release on May 5, 2025: * * * eBay Launches 6th Annual Up & Running Grants Program, Awarding $500,000 to Small Businesses Empowering 50 sellers with $10,000 grants and resources to fuel their next stage of growth. At eBay, we believe in the power of entrepreneurship and the ripple effect that happens when sellers are equipped with the to  more

TORONTO, Ontario, May 5 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara Brings Fresh California Style to Fully Renovated Villas A USD 22-million transformation project has reimagined Four Seasons Residence Club Aviara, bringing fresh California coastal style to the interior design. Specializing in Villa & Residence Rentals, this exclusive community, just a half-hour north of San Diego, offers a unique resort   more

PASADENA, California, May 5 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Free Creations of the Human Mind: A New Biography of Einstein Free Creations of the Human Mind: The Worlds of Albert Einstein, a condensed biography of the life and work of Einstein, was released on May 1, 2025, by Oxford University Press. Written by two scholars steeped in the Einstein archives-- Diana Kormos-Buchwald, the director and general editor of the Einstein Papers Project housed on  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Governor Newsom honors fallen California peace officer heroes Sacramento, California - Honoring the contributions of fallen California peace officers, Governor Gavin Newsom today joined hundreds of law enforcement officers, state and local leaders, and community members at the annual California Peace Officers' Memorial Ceremony. The memorial ceremony included a "Walk of Honor" for surv  more

SANTA CLARA, California, May 5 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Intel Achieves First, Only Full NPU Support in MLPerf Client v0.6 Benchmark What's New: Intel today announced that it is the only company to achieve full neural processing unit (NPU) support in the newly released MLPerf Client v0.6 benchmark. The result marks the industry's first standa  more

BURBANK, California, May 5 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Paradise: The Day (5/19) MONDAY, MAY 19 9:00-10:05 p.m. EDT - Paradise: "The Day" (107) Logline: Sinatra and Xavier confront the past, returning to the harrowing day that brought them to Paradise. (TV-14, LV) Stream on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/paradise-the-day-5-19/  more

BURBANK, California, May 5 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Paradise: The Man Who Kept the Secrets (5/19) (Season Finale) MONDAY, MAY 19 10:05-11:00 p.m. EDT - Paradise: "The Man Who Kept the Secrets" (108) (Season Finale) Logline: Xavier and Robinson race to find President Bradford's murderer before it's too late. (TV-14, LV) Stream on Hulu. *** Original text here: https://www.dgepress.com/abc/pressrelease/par  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego Humanities Scholars Make Sense of Complicated Histories Three faculty explore global histories of addiction, Pan-Africanism and cinema as contraband By Erika Johnson In 2020 amid a growing global pandemic, Claire Edington was lecturing on the frightening experiences of people during the bubonic plague that ravaged Europe and the Middle East over 600 years ago. "It was s  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * A fully automated tool for species tree inference By Katherine Connor A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad range of backgrounds to understand how different species are evolutionarily related, and support the transformative biological and medical applications that rely on these species trees. The researchers dev  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Helping High-Performance Computers Multi-task New research could be adopted by manufacturers, including Intel, with a broad-reaching impact on data centers and cloud computing By Kimberley Clementi Imagine trying to write a research paper while simultaneously answering phones at a call center. Multi-tasking with intermittent interruptions could short circuit the human brain. But do   more

LA JOLLA, California, May 5 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Min Proteins for Max Efficiency During Cell Division By Michelle Franklin The Min protein system prevents abnormal cell division in bacteria by forming oscillating patterns between the ends of a cell ("poles"). Despite decades of theoretical work, predicting the protein concentrations at which oscillations start and whether cells can maintain them under different conditions has been   more

LOS ANGELES, California, May 5 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA receives $10 million gift from Canarelli Family Foundation to advance stroke rescue program and neurosurgery Key takeaways * The Canarellis are directing $6 million toward the UCLA Arline and Henry Gluck Stroke Rescue Program, which will allow UCLA to launch a third mobile stroke unit: a specially designed ambulance that offers highly advanced clinical care in the prehospital setting.  more

SAN JOSE, California, May 6 -- Calix, a communications service providers, issued the following news release: * * * United Fiber Sees 25 Percent Sales Spike in Competitive Small Business Market With Calix SmartBiz United Fiber grows acquisition ARPU 10% by partnering with Calix Success to build a transformative go-to-market and workforce model that positions SmartBiz as the cooperative's cornerstone small business offering SAN JOSE, CA--May 5, 2025--Calix, Inc. (NYSE: CALX) today announced th  more

MERCED, California, May 6 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Fuel Record-Breaking Wildfires in 2020? New Study Explains By Patty Guerra In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic impacted many facets of life, including health care, schools and the work environment. A new study by UC Merced researchers shows evidence that the pandemic also fueled an elevated number of wildfires in the United States that year. How? With schools and busi  more

WILLIAMSBURG, Virginia, May 6 -- William and Mary issued the following news: * * * A W&M degree, a half-century in the making Lynn Trott '25 earns her degree after a lifetime learning her art By Susan Corbett Gap years are common. How about 51 of them? After graduating from high school in 1967, Lynn Trott '25 attended one year of college at the University of California-San Diego. Lyndon Johnson was president. The Vietnam War was raging. Apollo 8 was readying for its mission to circumnavig  more