WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Sociological] -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release: * * * CAIR-LA, Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP, and Legal Partners File Lawsuit Against Law Enforcement Agencies Over Violent Crackdown on UCLA Anti-Genocide Protesters The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA), along with Hadsell Stormer Renick & Dai LLP, the Law Office of Colleen Flynn, Attorney Ricci Sergienko, Kleiman/  more

LA JOLLA, California, May 6 -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * CIAO Study: A long and ongoing look at the secrets of human longevity and healthy aging It's notable when a scientific study reaches the decade mark, but when the topic is the healthy aging of people who have lived 10 times as long, it just means there's still a lot more to learn. This month, researchers participating in the Cilento Initiative on Aging Outcomes or CIAO study will gather in Acciarol  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, May 5 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Earthjustice on State Attorneys General Challenge to Protect Wind Energy Development Washington, D.C. -- Today, 18 state Attorneys General sued the Trump administration for unlawfully freezing the development of wind energy. Jill Tauber, Vice President of Litigation for Climate & Energy, issued the following statement in response: "Wind energy plays an important role in powe  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, May 6 -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following news release: * * * IBPA Launches New AI Resource Center for Independent Publishers A message from IBPA CEO Andrea Fleck-Nisbet As artificial intelligence (AI) tools evolve at lightning speed, so do questions about their impact on the publishing industry. While the long-term effects remain uncertain, one thing is clear: AI is already transforming how books are created, distributed, and mark  more

SACRAMENTO, California, May 5 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Performer sues San Diego library after being barred from portraying black historical figures San Diego County Library violated the Equal Protection Clause by denying opportunity based on race San Diego; May 1, 2025: Pacific Legal Foundation filed a federal lawsuit today o n behalf of Annette Hubbell, a San Diego-based performer whose one-woman historical show was canc  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * Public Citizen Rejects OpenAI Plan To Maintain Status Quo WASHINGTON, D.C. - OpenAI, the company famous for creating ChatGPT, announced today that it is scrapping a plan to separate its commercial operations from the founding non-profit into a for-profit company. Public Citizen had previously urged the California attorney general to investigate whether OpenAI should be allowed to continue operat  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, May 5 [Category: Media] -- The Society of Professional Journalists posted the following news: * * * Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards 2024 winners announced CONTACT: Lou Harry, SPJ Manager of Publications and Awards, lharry@hq.spj.org Nadia Gordon, SPJ Communications Coordinator, ngordon@hq.spj.org The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes the best collegiate journalism in Region 11 with 2024 Mark of Excellence Awards winners. SPJ's Region 11 compri  more