BURBANK, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' BRINGS CHART-TOPPERS TO THE BALLROOM ON 'ONE-HIT WONDERS NIGHT' SEPT. 23 * Download Assets HERE "One-Hit Wonders Night" -- "Dancing with the Stars" brings some of music's most iconic singles to the ballroom floor, when all 14 couples perform to songs from artists known for one unforgettable hit. "One-Hit Wonders Night" premieres TUE  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizLaboratory Sciences] -- Agilent Technologies, a company that specializes in life sciences, diagnostics and applied chemical markets, issued the following news release: * * * Agilent Announces Cash Dividend of 24.8 Cents per Share * Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced a quarterly dividend of 24.8 cents per share of common stock. The quarterly dividend will be paid on Oct. 22, 2025, to all shareholders of record as of the close o  more

REDWOOD CITY, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizTelecommunications] -- Dell'Oro Group, a provider of market information about the networking and telecommunications industries, issued the following news release: * * * AI Buildouts Push Data Center Switch Sales in Front-end Networks to Record Levels, According to Dell'Oro Group * [wp_tech_share] REDWOOD CITY, Calif. - September 17, 2025 - According to a recently published report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Alameda County Health in California has sent a public comment letter to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) urging the committee to maintain broad access to essential vaccinations and continually uphold its well-established vaccine recommendations. Citing the critical role ACIP has played over the past six decades, the organization expressed concerns about potential reductions to the Vaccines for Children (VFC) Program and highlighted the necessity of   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Expands the Citrus Greening (Huanglongbing) Quarantined Area in California * Subject: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials Effective immediately, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA), is expanding the areas quaranti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The Biodegradable Products Institute (BPI) submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice addressing concerns over California's AB 1201, a law imposing restrictive packaging standards that adversely affect interstate commerce and the national economy. BPI, which represents over 700 member companies, highlights how this law creates significant burdens not only for businesses operating in California but also for those involved in interstate trade of pac  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 16 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Bourns, a manufacturer and supplier of electronic components, issued the following news release: * * * Bourns New SMD Power Inductor Series Features High Operating Temperature and High Saturation Current that Meets Demanding Automotive Design Requirements * RIVERSIDE, Calif., September 16, 2025 \- Bourns, Inc., a leading manufacturer and supplier of electronic components for power, protection, and sensing solutions, today   more

CAMDEN, New Jersey, Sept. 17 [Category: BizWater] -- American Water, a water and wastewater company, posted the following news release: * * * California American Water Completes Installation of New Battery Backup System in Madera County to Strengthen Resilience * Hillview, CA - September 10, 2025 - California American Water is strengthening emergency preparedness and enhancing reliability by installing battery energy storage systems (BESS) in high-risk regions across the state. The newest sy  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The California Hospital Association (CHA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), expressing strong concerns regarding proposed changes under the calendar year (CY) 2026 physician fee schedule (PFS). This proposal entails significant adjustments including alterations to practice expense methodologies that could have far-reaching effects on hospitals and physicians across the   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The California Medical Association (CMA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) urging the agency to take a more cautious approach regarding upcoming vaccine votes. These votes are set to occur at the ACIP meeting in September 2025, focusing on the MMRV, Hepatitis B, and COVID-19 vaccines. In the letter, representi  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The California Primary Care Association (CPCA) has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, advocating for improved Medicare policies that would support community health centers (CHCs) across the state. CPCA, which represents nearly 2,300 CHC sites serving over 7.7 million Californians, outlines a series of recommendations aimed at enhancing the delivery of health services to underserve  more

CAMARILLO, California, Sept. 18 -- The California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: * * * CSUCI Earns Prestigious ABET Accreditation for Mechatronics Engineering Program Cal State Channel Islands (CSUCI) announced that its Bachelor of Science in Mechatronics Engineering program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), the global gold standard for quality in STEM education. This achievement affirms   more

LIVERMORE, California, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Novel probe captures every scene of a plasma movie all at once Plasma, ionized gas and the fourth state of matter, makes up over 99 percent of the ordinary matter in the universe. Understanding its properties is critical for developing fusion energy sources, modeling astrophysical objects like stars and improving manufacturing techniques for semicon  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * EPA Reaffirms Rule Designating Forever Chemicals PFOA and PFOS as Hazardous Substances * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today that it will continue to defend its 2024 decision to list two toxic "forever chemicals" -- PFOA and PFOS -- as hazardous under the federal Superfund law. This designation is a key step towards cleaning up co  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 15 (TNSFR) -- The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has completed its review of a license application to operate and maintain the Devil Canyon Project. The project is situated on the East Branch of the California Aqueduct in San Bernardino County. It occupies 220.98 acres of federal lands within the San Bernardino National Forest, which is administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service. To evaluate the potential effects of the project, FERC prepared an En  more

MADISON, Wisconsin, Sept. 17 [Category: Religion] -- The Freedom From Religion Foundation posted the following news release: * * * FFRF urges Calif. city council not to financially reward church * Photo by DESIGNECOLOGIST on Unsplash The Freedom From Religion Foundation is urging a California city not to retroactively bestow $100,000 of public funds on a church for a fireworks show that included a religious sermon. FFRF has learned from a local news source that Salinas Mayor Dennis Donoh  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The National Republican Congressional Committee posted the following news: * * * Gray's Plans to Shut Down the Government * It's official: Out of touch Democrat Adam Gray is already threatening to put American families at risk to score political points. And their radical leader Hakeem Jeffries claimed every House Democrat will blindly follow along. "Democrat Adam Gray would rather score cheap political points with their radical base instead of keeping the government  more

ARGONNE, Illinois, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * How Argonne is helping to expand the Quantum Prairie In the International Year of Quantum, the U.S. Midwest looks ahead to the next wave in the information technology revolution * Argonne is an integral part of a growing network of research institutions, companies and nonprofits dedicated to expanding quantum information science. California's Silicon Valley is  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 [Category: Political] -- Democracy Forward, an organization that says it advances democracy and social progress through litigation, policy and public education and regulatory engagement, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Coalition of University of California Faculty, Staff, Students, and Unions File Suit in Defense of Freedom of Speech * Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman : "On the week that the Constitution was signed 238 years ago, we are hon  more

PLEASANTON, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Rimini Street, a provider of independent enterprise software support services, issued the following news release: * * * KBS Partners with Rimini Street to Accelerate its AI Vision Korea's public broadcasting network prioritizes funding new AI initiatives instead of costly SAP upgrades by leveraging Rimini Support(tm) for SAP *  LAS VEGAS - September 17, 2025 - Rimini Street, Inc. (Nasdaq: RMNI), a global provider of end  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Sept. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Lawrence Chu Named to Daily Journal's Top 100 Lawyers 2025 * Goodwin partner and Co-Chair of Global M&A, Lawrence Chu, has been named to Daily Journal's Top 100 Lawyers 2025. This award recognizes the elite California lawyers across the state who have engaged in cutting-edge legal work over the past year and throughout their career. Based in the firm's Silicon Valley of  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- Lucid Group Inc., a leading technology company and automaker based in Newark, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging significant reforms to state laws that restrict direct automobile sales. The company highlights these regulations as harmful not only to market competition but also to consumer choice and interstate commerce. In its letter, Lucid expresses concern over long-standing dealer franchise statutes that pr  more

ENCINO, California, Sept. 18 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Closes Multifamily Sale in Dallas DALLAS, Sept. 16, 2025 - Marcus & Millichap (NYSE: MMI), a leading commercial real estate brokerage firm specializing in investment sales, financing, research and advisory services, announced today the sale of Infinity on the Mark, a 373-unit multifamily asset in Dallas, Texas. "Every transaction we complete is a major win in today's market, and I  more

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin, Sept. 18 -- Marquette University issued the following news release: * * * Marquette University professor receives $3.2 million R01 grant from NIH to study pediatric foot deformities Dr. Karen Kruger, research associate professor in the Marquette University and Medical College of Wisconsin Joint Department of Biomedical Engineering, has received an R01 grant from the National Institutes of Health with an anticipated value of $3.2 million to complete a comprehensive study   more

MIAMI, Florida, Sept. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Mathew S. Rosengart Named One of California's Top 100 Lawyers by the Daily Journal * LOS ANGELES - Sept. 17, 2025 - Greenberg Traurig, LLP Shareholder Mathew S. Rosengart was recognized on the Daily Journal 's "Top 100 Lawyers" list for the fourth time. The accolade is an annual roundup of the best lawyers in California, according to the publication. Rosengart, co-ch  more

SEATTLE, Washington, Sept. 18 -- Milliman, an actuarial and consulting firm, presented the following news release on Sept. 17, 2025: * * * Mercury Insurance adopts wildfire risk score solution from XyloPlan and Milliman Milliman, Inc., a premier global consulting and actuarial firm, today announced that Mercury Insurance has adopted XyloPlan's building-level Wildfire Risk Scores, delivered through Milliman's PinPoint API, to enhance underwriting precision and support smarter decision-making i  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 18 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA's Tally of Planets Outside Our Solar System Reaches 6,000 The milestone highlights the accelerating rate of discoveries, just over three decades since the first exoplanets were found. The official number of exoplanets -- planets outside our solar system -- tracked by NASA has reached 6,000. Confirmed planets are added to the count on a rolling basis by scientists from around the wo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The National Health Law Program issued the following news: * * * National Health Law Program Launches California-Specific Post-OBBBA Resources to Defend Medi-Cal and Health Care Access * The National Health Law Program (NHeLP) is leading the fight to protect Californians from devastating federal cuts to health care. As the administration advances sweeping rollbacks of Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act through the so-called "One Big Beauty Bill Act" (OBBBA), NHeLP i  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Reintroduces His Landmark Proposal to Protect Democracy, Close Legal Loopholes Enabling Widespread Abuses of Presidential Power * Schiff's Protecting Our Democracy Act is comprehensive legislation to strengthen accountability and transparency, restore Congress' checks and balances on the Executive Branch, and protect America from foreign interference Washington, D.C. -- Today  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff, Reps. Neguse, McGovern, and Lee Introduce Constitutional Amendment to Overturn Citizens United * On Constitution Day, lawmakers resume push to ensure Congress and states can set reasonable limitations on political spending and influence by corporations on U.S. elections Washington, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Nonprofits, Tribes and Local Governments Appeal Dismissal of EPA Program Termination * Washington, D.C. -- Yesterday, a coalition of nonprofits, Tribes and local governments filed an appeal challenging a federal district judge's dismissal of their challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency's unlawful termination of the Environmental and Climate Justice Program (ECJP). Pl  more

SANTA CLARA, California, Sept. 16 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- NVIDIA, a designer of graphics processing units for the gaming, cryptocurrency and professional markets, issued the following news release: * * * NVIDIA and United Kingdom Build Nation's AI Infrastructure and Ecosystem to Fuel Innovation, Economic Growth and Jobs * News Summary: * NVIDIA partners with Nscale, the U.K. AI infrastructure company, to scale up 300,000 NVIDIA Grace Blackwell GPUs worldwide, with up to 60,0  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Named a Leader in IDC MarketScape for Worldwide Corporate Loan Origination Systems * Oracle has been positioned as a Leader in the IDC MarketScape: Worldwide Corporate Loan Origination Systems 2025 Vendor Assessment 1. The report evaluated corporate loan origination vendors on their current capabilities and future st  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin Call for Oversight Hearings After Whistleblower Report Alleges Trump Admin Lied About Safety of Unaccompanied Guatemalan Children to Deport Them * Call comes ahead of a Subcommittee hearing on Biden's management of unaccompanied children, despite the Trump Administration's ongoing flagrant disregard for unaccompanied child safety WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After a whistleblower disclo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Schiff Announce Another $168 Million to Strengthen Airport Infrastructure Across California * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff (both D-Calif.) announced that 46 California airports were awarded a combined $168.85 million in grant funding from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to bolster aviation infrastructure. The funding comes through the A  more

PASADENA, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Awarded Task Order For Indo-Pacific Counter-Nuclear Smuggling System Deployment * CHANTILLY, VA. (September 17, 2025) - Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company was awarded a $13 million task order under the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) Counter Nuclear Smugg  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, Sept. 17 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Kirkland and Ellis, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Partner Mark Holscher Earns "Distinguished Counsel" Honor from the Daily Journal * The Daily Journal selected Kirkland partner Mark Holscher for its prestigious "Distinguished Counsel" list, recognizing Mark's 17 years as one of "California's Top 100 Lawyers." As a nationally recognized trial attorney, Mark is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 17 -- The Recording Academy issued the following news release: * * * RECORDING ACADEMY(R) ADVANCES MISSION WITH MUSIC EDUCATION & PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE LED BY INDUSTRY VETERANS NIKISHA BAILEY AND RIGGS MORALES Furthering its commitment to serving the music community, the Recording Academy(R) has established the Music Education & Professional Development Committee (MEPD) to serve as a hub to centralize efforts, advise, and facilitate communication a  more

IRVINE, California, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Researchers at UC Irvine are first to image directional atomic vibrations New microscopy method unveils pathways for developing advanced materials * UC Irvine-led team develops new electron microscopy technique that can detect directional dependence of vibrations in solids. * Anisotropic phonon propagation governs material properties such as heat management, ferroelec  more

MILPITAS, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMI Europe and Partners Host High-Level Forum to Tackle Semiconductor Talent Gap * "Accelerating Europe Tech Advantage" Event to be held Oct. 2 in Brussels Brussels, Belgium - September 17, 2025 - SEMI Europe, in partnership with the European Chips Diversity Alliance (ECDA), the European Chips   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 16 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Padilla, McConnell Resolution Recognizing National Voter Registration Day * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration with oversight over elections and California's former Secretary of State, announced that the Senate unanimously passed S. Res. 388, his bipartisan resolution with R  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 17 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shifting Gears: Secret (10/1) (Season Premiere) * WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1 8:00-8:30 p.m. EDT - Shifting Gears: "Secret" (201) (Season Premiere) Logline: Matt wrestles with his feelings for Eve, and Charlotte convinces him to go to a grief group. Meanwhile, Riley struggles with her own "will she or won't she" about her feelings for Gabe. Patricia Richardson, R  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 18 (TNSjou) -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Small Nuclear RNA Base Editing a Safer Alternative to CRISPR, UC San Diego Researchers Find Story by Erin Prater - eprater@ucsd.edu Genetic editing holds promise to treat incurable diseases, but the most popular method -- CRISPR -- sometimes does more harm than good. A new study from University of California San Diego and Yale University researchers highlights an innovati  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 18 -- The U.S. Department of the Treasury issued the following readout on Sept. 17, 2026: * * * Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence to Visit U.S.-Mexico Border Today, John K. Hurley, the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, will visit the U.S.-Mexico Border in San Diego, California, where he will meet with law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Justice (U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern Dis  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz researchers win funds to characterize makeup of Pacific coastal fog Multi-institute project aims to enhance society's ability to manage coastal resources and steward coastal ecosystems in a changing climate By Mike Pena Researchers Peter Weiss-Penzias and Eyal Rahav at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been awarded a five-year, $737,000 grant from t  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following news: * * * Cybersecurity Training Programs Don't Prevent Employees from Falling for Phishing Scams Study involving 19,500 UC San Diego Health employees evaluated the effectiveness of two different types of cybersecurity training Story by Ioana Patringenaru - ipatrin@ucsd.edu Cybersecurity training programs as implemented today by most large companies do little to reduce the risk that employ  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA scientists advance gene therapy for deadly blood disorder The technology renewed the ability of cells of patients with alpha thalassemia major to produce hemoglobin Key takeaways * UCLA researchers have made strides in developing a stem cell gene therapy for alpha thalassemia major, a severe, inherited blood disorder in which patients lack the gene needed to produce hemoglobin. *  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 18 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * UCR startup secures grant to advance cancer therapy NIH award of $2.25M funds preclinical studies that will advance Targefrin toward clinical trials for pancreatic cancer Author: Iqbal Pittalwala Armida Labs, Inc., a University of California, Riverside startup company located in the incubator space on campus, has been awarded a $2.25 million Small Business Innovation Research, o  more

KEENE, California, Sept. 17 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * UFW Union-Busting Charges Awarded Against Golden Harvest and A&J Kirby Farms in New York * Albany, NY --The UFW has won two legal battles in support of farm workers' ongoing unionization fights in New York state. Despite a historic 2019 law extending unionization rights to farm workers in New York State -- regardless of immigration status -- multiple employers continue to defy th  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * United States Files Suit Against California-Based Health Plan for Alleged False Claims to California's Medicaid Program * The United States has filed a complaint under the False Claims Act in a lawsuit against Local Initiative Health Authority for Inland Empire Health Plan doing business as Inland Empire Health Plan (IEHP), a California Local Initiative Health Plan based in Rancho Cucamonga, Calif  more