WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing a rule to decrease the assessment rate for domestic dates grown or packed in Riverside County, California. This would lower the rate from $0.15 to $0.05 per hundredweight for the 2024-2025 and subsequent crop years. This action follows a recommendation from the California Date Administrative Committee. The Committee, which is composed of date producers and handlers, formulated an annua  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service is proposing revisions to the U.S. Standards for Grades of Lemons. The changes would incorporate the term "seedless lemons" and add marking requirements for lemons that meet the seedless definition. The proposed revisions would establish a definition for seedless lemons to bring consistency to the industry. The Agricultural Marketing Service worked with California Citrus Mutual, a trade association  more

OAKLAND, California, Sept. 12 -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release on Sept. 11, 2025: * * * Amazon Watch Welcomes Historic Conviction of Former Brazilian President Bolsonaro for Coup Plot Brasilia, Brazil - Today, Brazil's Supreme Court voted 4-1 to convict former president Jair Bolsonaro and key members of his administration for plotting a coup to overturn dem  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- California State Sen. Brian W. Jones submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice highlighting potential economic impacts stemming from a California state law related to tire fuel efficiency standards. The letter urges the department to address Assembly Bill No. 844, which establishes separate tire efficiency regulations applicable solely within California. The communication emphasizes that the law, enacted in 2003, demands that tire manufacturers   more

YONKERS, New York, Sept. 13 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * California lawmakers approve groundbreaking bill banning harmful ultra-processed food in schools, bill now heads to Governor Newsom AB 1264 directs California to identify especially harmful ultra-processed foods to be phased out of schools * SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Assembly approved legislation today with widespread bipartisan support to ban unhealthy ultra-processed foods (UP  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 11 [Category: Media] -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release: * * * California Senate Passes Common Sense Media-Backed Social Media Warning Labels Legislation * Legislation to require warning labels on addictive social media platforms is on track to head to California Governor Gavin Newsom's desk. Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan authored Assembly Bill 56, which was sponsored by Attorney General Rob Bonta and Common Sense Media.  The bill   more

BILLINGS, Montana, Sept. 9 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Montana posted the following news release: * * * California woman sentenced to 10 years in prison for drug charges on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation GREAT FALLS - A California woman who trafficked significant amounts of drugs on the Rocky Boy's Indian Reservation was sentenced yesterday to 120 months in prison followed by 5 years of supervised release, U.S. Attorney Kurt Alme said. Ashley Joceyln Cortez, 25  more

FULLERTON, California, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news release: * * * Geology Grad Student Helps Describe Ancient Sea Turtle Fossil CSUF and Alabama Paleontologists Collaborate on Discovery of New Leatherback Genus and Species * When Cal State Fullerton geology graduate student Emma Martinez learned about a fossilized shell of a 32-million-year-old leatherback sea turtle discovered along the shoreline of the Alabama River, she jump  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 12 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Cedars-Sinai Awarded $26M to Study Heart Valve Disease Treatments * Cedars-Sinai has been awarded $26 million to study whether open-heart surgery or a minimally invasive procedure has better outcomes in people born with a common heart condition. Raj Makkar, MD Led by interventional cardiologist Raj Makkar, MD, the six-and-a-half-year aw  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Costa Caught in Newsom's Corruption Web * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrat Jim Costa is knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, and favorable executive actions. It'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Environmental Working Group issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * California lawmakers pass first-in-nation bill to protect kids from harmful ultra-processed foods in schools Science-based measure to define harmful UPF now heads to Gov. Newsom's desk * SACRAMENTO - Today the California Legislature took a historic step to protect children's health by passing a trailblazing bill to legally define ultra-processed food, or UPF, and phase out some  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Seeks to Eliminate Critical PFAS Drinking Water Protections * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will no longer defend rules that protect people from unsafe levels of PFAS "forever chemicals" in drinking water, seeking to reverse legal protections put into place last year.  In its motion filed in federal court yesterday, EPA   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Gray's Pay-to-Play Politics Exposed * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrat Adam Gray is knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, and favorable executive actions. It's th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Harder's Friends Get Rich, Voters Get Screwed * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrat Josh Harder is knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, and favorable executive acti  more

IRVINE, California, Sept. 12 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * Home equity growth stalls amid modest home price increase * * The average U.S. homeowner lost approximately $9,200 in equity during the past year, but that still leaves the average borrower with about $307,000 in accumulated home equity. * Total homeowner equity for borrowers with a mortgage totaled $17.5 trillion in the second quarter of 2025. * As home pr  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 12 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Intel-Powered Agentic AI Analyzes Chess Players' Every Move * The famous quote "When you see a good move, look for a better one," is often attributed to grandmaster Emanuel Lasker, one of greatest chess champions of all time. Well, that is being put to the test Sept. 12-14 at the Al  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California posted the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * Justice Department Sues Uber For Denying Rides To Passengers With Service Dogs, Wheelchairs Yesterday, the Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc. for discriminating against passengers with disabilities, including those who use service animals and mobility devices such as stowable wheelchairs. Uber i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Levin's Loyalty: Donors First, Taxpayers Last * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrat Mike Levin is knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, and favorable executive actio  more

BUFFALO, New York, Sept. 8 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York posted the following news release: * * * Los Angeles couple charged with drug conspiracy ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Tevin Williams, 31, and Zakyia Williams, 25, both of Sherman Oaks, California, were charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, fentanyl and cocaine, which carries a maximum penalty  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's GUARDIAN Tsunami Detection Tech Catches Wave in Real Time A massive earthquake and subsequent tsunami off Russia in late July tested an experimental detection system that had deployed a critical component just the day before. A recent tsunami triggered by a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula sent pressure waves to the upper layer of the atmosphere, NASA sci  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- O.N. Diagnostics, a biomedical research company based in Berkeley, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advocating for broader access to innovative diagnostic procedures for osteoporosis. The letter addresses CMS's proposed regulations under the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for the year 2026, asserting that the exclusion of certain CT-based tests from reimbur  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 [Category: Political] -- Public Citizen issued the following news release: * * * OpenAI's Nonprofit Should Not Be Allowed to Receive $100B Stake in the For-Profit * In a new letter sent to California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings, Public Citizen rebukes OpenAI's announcement that OpenAI Nonprofit will be given a $100 billion stake in the for-profit company and calls upon the attorneys general to reject this proposal.  Since at   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Merkley, Wyden, Bonamici Lead Bipartisan Group Demanding Administration Release Over $50 Million for Agricultural Farm Worker Students * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), and Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), along with U.S. Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-Ore.-01), led 26 lawmakers in a bipartisan letter demanding that Office of Management and Budge  more

MENLO PARK, California, Sept. 12 -- The SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Researchers use synchrotron X-rays to identify promising candidate in the battle against antibiotic resistance * By Carol Tseng What are synchrotrons? (external link) Watch this video for a simple explanation of what a synchrotron is and why there are 60 around the world today. (Olivier Bonin/SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory) Alexander Fleming's accidental discovery  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Ruiz Rides the Sacramento Corruption Gravy Train * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrat Raul Ruiz is knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, and favorable executive act  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 -- The Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) issued the following news release on Sept. 12, 2025: * * * SAG-AFTRA Announces Establishment of Success Bonus Distribution Fund SAG-AFTRA today announced the SAG-AFTRA-Producers Success Bonus Distribution Fund has been formally established and the Fund's trustees have approved the key points for distribution. This groundbreaking achievement was spearheaded by Fran Dres  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 12 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce Expands New York City Footprint to Fuel Agentic AI Innovation and Growth * Salesforce today announced plans for a significant expansion in New York City, a move that will allow the company to fuel the growth of Agentforce, its digital labor platform, and help prepare Salesforce's more than 3,000 local emplo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sens. Rick Scott, Ron Johnson: 'We're Going to Get to the Bottom of What Happened' with Palisades Wildfire * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Senator Rick Scott was joined by Chairman Ron Johnson of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (PSI), as well as media personality Spencer Pratt, to discuss the Senators' new congressional investi  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Sept. 12 (TNSjou) -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: * * * Perseverance Rover Uncovers Clues to Ancient Martian Chemistry At a Glance * Perseverance's Mission: NASA's Perseverance rover spent three years exploring Jezero Crater, confirming minerals first seen from orbit and discovering   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Tran & Min's Ties to Newsom's Crooked Pay-to-Play Machine * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrats Derek Tran and Dave Min are knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, an  more

ISTANBUL, Turkey, Sept. 13 -- Turkish Airlines issued the following news release: * * * Turkish Airlines Received the World Class Award from APEX for the Fifth Time Turkish Airlines, the flag carrier of Turkiye, has been awarded with the prestigious "World Class" award by APEX (Airline Passenger Experience Association) for the fifth consecutive year. With this recognition, Turkish Airlines has once again showcased its commitment to excellence in global branding, passenger experience, and oper  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * New Species Survival Commission Fills Critical Gap in Conservation Group to examine potential extinction of microbes essential to planetary and human health By Lauren Fimbres Wood - lmwood@ucsd.edu A newly-formed group of scientists will be fighting for the survival of species -- the smallest ones on the planet. The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Pregnant women living near the Aliso Canyon gas blowout were more likely to have babies with low birth weight UCLA study suggests the increase can be attributed to the disaster * Women in the later stages of pregnancy who lived near the blowout in northwestern L.A. County had a nearly 50% higher-than-expected chance of having a low-birth-weight baby. * Low birth weight has been shown to in  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Researchers find a way to use antibodies to direct T cells to kill Cytomegalovirus-infected cells A UCLA research team has found a new way to prompt the immune system to kill cells infected with cytomegalovirus (CMV), a life-threatening infection that is particularly deadly in immunocompromised people. They did this by engineering antibodies that direct the immune system's T-cells to kill c  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Study identifies risks and outcomes for preterm infants with rare bowel obstruction UCLA researchers define meconium-related obstruction of prematurity, improving care strategies for vulnerable infants * FINDINGS A UCLA Health research team has helped define and characterize a rare bowel obstruction that affects premature infants, known as meconium-related obstruction of prematurity (MROP  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 12 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Uniting the Light Spectrum on a Chip * Focused laser-like light that covers a wide range of frequencies is highly desirable for many scientific studies and for many applications, for instance quality control of manufacturing semiconductor electronic chips. But creating such broadband and coherent light has been difficult to achieve with anything but bulky energy-hungry tabletop devices.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 13 -- The Senate Special Committee on Aging released the following testimony by David Horton, fair business practices and investor advocacy endowed chair at the University of California Davis, from a Sept. 3, 2025, hearing entitled "Protecting Older Americans: Leveling the Playing Field for Older Workers": * * * Thank you Chairman Scott, Ranking Member Gillibrand, and Distinguished Members of the Committee for the opportunity to speak today. My name is David Horton. I hold t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Pregnant women living near the Aliso Canyon gas blowout were more likely to have babies with low birth weight UCLA study suggests the increase can be attributed to the disaster * Women in the later stages of pregnancy who lived near the blowout in northwestern L.A. County had a nearly 50% higher-than-expected chance of having a low-birth-weight baby. * Low birth weight has bee  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 13 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Protecting the Digital World of Golf Rosalia Hajek, '06, Topgolf Callaway Brands' chief information security officer, named a Top 100 Global Leader. By Ava Izadi Rosalia Hajek, USC Viterbi alumna and chief information security officer (CISO) at Topgolf Callaway Brands Corp., was recently honored with the 2025 Cyber Titan Awards Top 100 Global CISO Leaders  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Whitesides: Bought, Paid For, and Out of Touch * In California, corruption isn't an accident, it's the business model. Out of touch Democrat George Whitesides is knee-deep in the same crooked swamp as Gavin Newsom, where pay-to-play politics comes before Californians: Now we know that Newsom's top donors got millions in contracts, fat tax credits, plum board seats, and favorable executi  more