Saturday - September 13, 2025
News Tipoffs - California Editors Newsletter for Wednesday August 13, 2025 ( 12 items )  

302d Airlift Wing Provides Aerial Firefighting Support in Colorado
ROBINS AFB, Georgia, Aug. 11 -- The U.S. Air Force Reserve Command issued the following news: * * * 302d Airlift Wing Provides Aerial Firefighting Support in Colorado * * Published Aug. 11, 2025 * By 302d Airlift Wing Public Affairs * 302d Airlift Wing PETERSON SPACE FORCE BASE, Colo. -- The Air Force Reserve's 302d Airlift Wing provided aerial firefighting support against fires in Colorado August 9 and 10. In support of the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), the 302 AW la  more

Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area -- July 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Honolulu Area -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Urban Hawaii fell 0.3 percent for the two months ending in July 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food an  more

Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area -- July 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Los Angeles area -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim advanced 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items less food and ener  more

Consumer Price Index, Riverside Area -- July 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, Riverside Area -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario advanced 0.2 percent for the two months ending in July 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index f  more

Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area -- July 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, San Diego Area -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for San Diego-Carlsbad advanced 0.8 percent for the two months ending in July 2025, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the index for all items l  more

Consumer Price Index, West Region -- July 2025
SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 12 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report: * * * Consumer Price Index, West Region -- July 2025 * The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the West Region advanced 0.2 percent in July, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The index for all items less food and energy advanced 0.3 percent. The food index was unchanged, while the ener  more

FTC Resolves Antitrust Concerns Arising from Clean Truck Partnership
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Federal Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * FTC Resolves Antitrust Concerns Arising from Clean Truck Partnership * Today, the Federal Trade Commission closed its investigation into whether several truck and engine manufacturers and their trade association violated the antitrust laws by entering the "Clean Truck Partnership" with the California Air Resources Board (CARB). The Commission has determined that written commitments made by the manufa  more

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: Big Ideas Lab Podcast Looks Back at the Laser Guide Star
LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news on Aug. 12, 2025: * * * Big Ideas Lab Podcast looks back at the laser guide star Late one evening about 30 years ago, a beam of light shot into the sky from Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), creating confusion and awe in the surrounding community. It wasn't a UFO, as some people feared, but the start of a revolution in astronomy. That beam of a light w  more

LLNL Scientists Explore Real-Time Tsunami Warning System on World's Fastest Supercomputer
LIVERMORE, California, Aug. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL scientists explore real-time tsunami warning system on world's fastest supercomputer Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have helped develop an advanced, real-time tsunami forecasting system -- powered by El Capitan, the world's fastest supercomputer -- that could dramatically improve early warning capabilities for coastal communi  more

Monica Bertagnolli Nominated to Be Next National Academy of Medicine President
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The National Academy of Medicine issued the following news: * * * Monica Bertagnolli Nominated to Be Next National Academy of Medicine President * WASHINGTON -- The Council of the National Academy of Medicine has approved the nomination of Monica Bertagnolli, 17th director of the National Institutes of Health, for election as the Academy's next president. A committee chaired by Claire Brindis, distinguished professor, Institute for Health Policy Studies, University of   more

NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions
WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA Continues Search for Moon-Focused Sustainability Solutions NASA is accepting U.S. submissions for the second phase of the agency's LunaRecycle Challenge, a Moon-focused recycling competition. The challenge aims to develop solutions for recycling common trash materials - like fabrics, plastics, foam, and metals - that could accumulate from activities such as system operations, industrial activities, and building habitats  more

NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- NASA issued the following news release: * * * NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 Mission Returns, Splashes Down Off California Editor's Note: This release was edited Aug. 9, 2025, to update the International Space Station docking port for the Crew-10 mission. * The first crew to splash down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of California as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program completed the agency's 10th commercial crew rotation mission to the International Space Station on Satu  more