BURBANK, California, Sept. 26 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 'DANCING WITH THE STARS' IS TRENDING ON 'TIKTOK NIGHT' SEPT. 30 * "TikTok Night" -- From the "For You Page" to center stage, the 12 remaining couples on "Dancing with the Stars" perform dances set to songs that have dominated TikTok. Don't scroll past when "TikTok Night" premieres TUESDAY, SEPT. 30 (8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT/PDT, 7:00-9:00 p.m. CDT), simulcast LIVE  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 25 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE' ANNOUNCES GUESTS FOR BROOKLYN WEEK SEPT. 29-OCT. 3 * ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live" will return to Brooklyn, New York, for a week of shows from Sept. 29, 2025, through Oct. 3, 2025. Guests in Brooklyn will include Emily Blunt, Stephen Colbert, Tom Hanks, Josh Johnson, Spike Lee, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Kumail Nanjiani, Ryan Reynolds, Bruce Springst  more

LOS GATOS, California, Sept. 26 -- Netflix, an Internet television network provider, issued the following news: * * * 'Real Men': Filming Has Started on the Second Season JOINING THE CAST ARE CAROLINA CRESCENTINI, SILVIA D'AMICO, ALESSIO BONI, GIANCARLO COMMARE AND ILENIA PASTORELLI * Filming has begun on the second season of Real Men, the comedy series that won over audiences with its witty and lighthearted take on the fragilities and contradictions of contemporary masculinity. To mark t  more

LONG BEACH, California, Sept. 26 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * Anywhere, Anytime: The CSU's Online Degrees Are Reshaping Access to Higher Education By Alisia Ruble For Veronica Zaragoza, a single mother of six and a first-generation college student, the decision to return to school wasn't easy--but it was transformative. "I was having trouble finding work," she recalled. "I thought, maybe I should just go back to school." That decision eventually led her to   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following program update: * * * APHIS Expands and Establishes Fruit Fly Quarantines in California * Subject: To: State, Tribal, and Territory Agricultural Regulatory Officials On September 15 and September 23, 2025, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) expanded the Santa Clara Mediterranean fruit fl  more

CUPERTINO, California, Sept. 26 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple reopens iconic Ginza store to thousands of excited customers * Apple celebrated the grand reopening of Apple Ginza on Friday, September 26, in Tokyo's vibrant Ginza district, where Apple first began its retail journey in Japan more than two decades ago. Opened in 2003 as Apple's very first store outside   more

SAN JOSE, California, Sept. 26 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Cadence Design Systems, a provider of electronic design automation and semiconductor intellectual property, issued the following news release on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Cadence Unveils AI-Driven ROCS X AI-Enabled Molecular Search, Unlocking Multi-trillion Molecule Virtual Screening Treeline Biosciences validates breakthrough with discovery of more than 150 synthesizable drug candidates in novel chemical space * BOSTON-- Open  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Immigration and Customs Enforcement issued the following news release: * * * California man accused of doxing ICE employee now in custody * SAN DIEGO -- An investigation by the ICE Office of Professional Responsibility in San Diego led to the arrest of Gregory John Curcio, 68, who is accused of doxxing an ICE attorney by posting her personal information online and urging others to harass her. Curcio was arrested Sept. 22 ac  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 27 -- California Baptist University issued the following news on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * CBU marks record as Fall 2025 enrollment passes 12,000 California Baptist University set another record with its Fall 2025 enrollment, marking the university's 25th consecutive year of growth, President Ronald L. Ellis announced today. At the fall CBU Board of Trustees meeting, Ellis announced the 2025 enrollment totaled 12,516 students. The number represents an increase of 585  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued the following fact sheet on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Medicare Open Enrollment in California, 2026 The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) offers seniors, people with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and people with disabilities several insurance options, including Medicare Fee-for-Service, Medicare Advantage, and Medicare prescription drug plans. The cost  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The City Attorney David Chiu on behalf of the city and county of San Francisco, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Education expressing significant concerns about a proposed change to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program that could jeopardize the eligibility of many local employers. The proposal aims to exclude certain employers from the PSLF program based on vague criteria related to engaging in activities perceived   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 27 -- Common Sense Media issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Common Sense Media, Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, Parents, and Youth Call on Governor Newsom to Sign Kids' Online Safety Legislation Bauer-Kahan's bills, AB 1064 and AB 56, would limit kids' use of AI companion chatbots and require warning labels on addictive social media platforms * At a press conference today, Common Sense Media Founder and CEO James P. Steyer, Califo  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- Equality California issued the following news release: * * * Equality California, Congressional Leaders, and HIV Advocates Urge Governor Newsom to Sign AB 554 and Protect PrEP Access SACRAMENTO, CA -- Equality California joined Assemblymembers Mark Gonzalez and Matt Haney, a coalition of Congressional leaders, and more than 90 state and national HIV advocacy organizations in calling on Governor Gavin Newsom to sign AB 554 (Gonzalez & Haney) -- landmark leg  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Sept. 26 -- The San Diego Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Escondido Community Foundation Awards More Than $200K to 9 Local Nonprofits at Annual Grant Awards Celebration * September 26, 2025 - Escondido, CA - The Escondido Community Foundation (ECF), a regional affiliate of San Diego Foundation, awarded $203,000 to nine local nonprofits at its Annual Grants Award Celebration on Sept. 25 at Orfila Vinyard and Winery. Photos and captions are available   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, Sept. 27 -- The Goldwater Institute issued the following news: * * * Week in Review: Fired by DEI When Dr. Tabia Lee was hired by De Anza College to lead its Office of Equity, Social Justice, and Multicultural Education, she was excited by the prospect of building bridges and making a difference on the California campus. Instead, she was fired for refusing to adopt the dishonest "critical social justice ideology" that had captured the school. Dr. Lee, who is black, was rebu  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * In-home gun homicides of children has more than doubled since 2010, UCLA study finds Nearly one-quarter of child and adolescent firearm homicides from 2020-2021 occurred in the victims' own homes * Nearly one-quarter of child and adolescent victims of firearm homicide were killed in their own homes from 2020-2021, including nearly two-thirds of child victims aged 12 and under, UCLA-led res  more

BURBANK, California, Sept. 26 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * JIMMY HEADS BACK TO BROOKLYN! RYAN REYNOLDS, STEPHEN COLBERT, EMILY BLUNT, JEREMY ALLEN WHITE, BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN, TOM HANKS AND MORE GUESTS ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' SEPT. 29-OCT. 3 * ABC's Emmy(r) Award-winning late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," airs every weeknight at 11:35 p.m. EDT and features a diverse lineup of guests that includes celebriti  more

ENCINO, California, Sept. 27 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Arranges the Sale of a 27,199 SF Tacoma Net-Leased Property TACOMA, WA, September 25, 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 NVA Referral Center, a 27,199 SF net-leased property located in Tacoma, WA, according to Joel Deis, region  more

ENCINO, California, Sept. 27 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers $12.54 Million Sale of 63-Unit Multifamily Community in Naples NAPLES, Fla., Sept. 26, 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 Residences on 16th, a 63-unit multifamily community in Naples, Florida. The asset sold for $12,54  more

ENCINO, California, Sept. 27 -- Marcus and Millichap issued the following news release: * * * Marcus & Millichap Brokers Sale of Walmart Shadow-Anchored Retail Center in Western Virginia COVINGTON, Va., Sept. 26, 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 a 32,023-square-foot Walmart Supercenter shadow-anchored retail center in Covington, Virgini  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 26 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for Central District of California posted the following news release: * * * Operation Guardian Angel's Initial Results Reported The United States Attorney's Office along with its federal law enforcement partners today announced the initial results of Operation Guardian Angel, a program that seeks to neutralize California's sanctuary state policy and protect Americans from criminal illegal aliens incarcerated in county jails  more

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Sept. 26 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, posted the following news release: * * * Oracle Named a Market Leader in AI Agents and Conversational AI * Oracle has been recognized as Exemplary for product and consumer experiences in both the 2025 ISG Research Buyers Guide(tm) for AI Agents and the 2025 ISG Research Buyers Guide(tm) for Conversational AI for Workforce. In an evaluation of 20 and 18 vendors res  more

NEWARK, New Jersey, Sept. 27 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey posted the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Owner of Mail Order Pharmacies Settles False Claims Act Investigation Involving Allegations of Fraudulent Billing Practices and Kickbacks An Orange County, California resident entered into settlement agreements with the United States resolving allegations that he violated the False Claims Act by paying kickbacks in exchange for the referral   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) and Energy Vault Holdings, Westlake Village, California, have announced the successful completion and commercial operation of the Calistoga Resiliency Center (CRC), a new hybrid energy storage microgrid. Located in Calistoga, California, the facility integrates hydrogen fuel cells with lithium-ion batteries to provide a sustainable solution for power resiliency during wildfire season. The CRC is designed to serve approximately 1,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * PHOTOS: Sen. Schiff, Rep. Levin Expose Health Care Premium Hikes, Slam Republicans for Refusal to Negotiate to Avert Government Shutdown * Oceanside, CA -- Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Representative Mike Levin (D-Calif.-49) were joined by health care leaders at TrueCare's Mission Mesa Clinic to highlight the devastating consequences of health care premium rate hikes if the Affo  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Plaid, San Francisco, California, a financial technology company, has submitted a public comment letter to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency regarding their Request for Information on potential actions to address payments fraud. The firm emphasizes the urgent need for a comprehensive approach that modernizes payment infrastructure while enhancing security as digital pay  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 26 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Cracks in the Ice: Why Engaging China Can Check Russian Power in the Arctic By Nicolas Jouan, Jan Zelezny and Zdenek Rod The Arctic is no longer a frozen frontier of scientific research and melting ice. Once viewed as a geostrategic backwater, the region has become central to the ambitions of the world's most powerful states. From the United States' push for dominance through icebreaker fleets  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Sept. 26 -- Rand issued the following commentary on Sept. 25, 2025: * * * Pakistan and Saudi Arabia Mutual Defense Pact: Important to Whom? By Rafiq Dossani The mutual defense pact signed this month between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia has largely been interpreted as Riyadh's attempt to secure access to nuclear deterrence, hedging against the possibility of an Israeli strike. But who else is it important to? Western media attention has focused on Israel and the United   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * The Army Corps of Engineers is failing to disburse port funding Congress should allocate the funds that ports have planned for and were promised rather than allowing the Army Corps of Engineers to circumvent congressional intent. By Jay Derr, Transportation Policy Analyst The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has nullified one of the most critical federal port funding equity reform  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit does not address the root of America's housing challenges While the tax credit has maintained support since its inception, it is worth considering whether alternative policies would better address current housing needs. By Eliza Terziev The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) is among the largest and most expensive federal affordable housing  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release: * * * Sen. Rick Scott in Letter to DOT: We Must Review CA Disaster Funding After State and Local Botched Response to Wildfires * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Senator Rick Scott sent a letter to Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy thanking him for his tireless efforts fulfilling President Trump's agenda and requesting information about DOT's response to California wildfires. In the letter,   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Passes Bipartisan Padilla, Mullin Bill Strengthening Cybersecurity for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline * WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), co-founder of the bipartisan Senate Mental Health Caucus, and Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed their bipartisan legislation to strengthen the cybersecurity protocols for the 988 Suicide   more

STANFORD, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- Stanford University issued the following news: * * * Study reveals roadmap for carbon-free California by 2045 A new study shows California can go carbon-free mostly using current and emerging solutions - but to get there, it must overcome regulatory challenges and scale technologies at an unprecedented pace. In brief * California will need to more than double its electricity generation capacity to achieve net-zero emissions by 2045. * Half of emis  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Sustainable generative AI: UCLA develops novel light-based system Advance in optical computing may lead to ultrafast and secure image generators while using less energy Key takeaways * Researchers at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering have created a technology capable of producing novel images using photonics -- employing only a fraction of the energy and computational ste  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs * New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announced an emergency action to drastically rest  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Takes Emergency Action to Protect America's Roads, Restrict Non-Domiciled CDLs New rule closes dangerous loopholes, holds states accountable, and launches immediate enforcement action against California for gross negligence * U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy today announc  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land and The Kings Highway Academy Celebrate Community Schoolyard Opening in Brooklyn * NEW YORK - Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with P.S. 197 The Kings Highway Academy, the Mayor's Office of Climate and Environmental Justice, the NYC Department of Environmental Protection, the NYC School Construction Authority, and the Midwood commu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Sept. 26 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Transfers 14 Acres to Expand Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area * ATLANTA -- Trust for Public Land announced today the successful transfer of more than 14 acres of riverfront property in Sandy Springs to the National Park Service (NPS), expanding the Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area's Island Ford Unit. This expansion i  more

LA JOLLA, California, Sept. 27 -- The University of California San Diego campus issued the following Q&A on Sept. 26, 2025, by Michelle Franklin with Department of Chemistry professors Seth Cohen, Joshua Figueroa and Akif Tezcan: * * * UC San Diego Chemists Form Lifelong Bonds It can be a rare occurrence to find a co-worker with whom you can collaborate in a meaningful way, and rarer still to find two of them. Yet three professors in UC San Diego's Department of Chemistry did just that. Seth   more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * New adaptive optics to support gravitational-wave discoveries UCR-developed technology will allow scientists to peer deeper into the universe Author: Iqbal Pittalwala Gravitational-wave detection technology is poised to make a big leap forward thanks to an instrumentation advance led by physicist Jonathan Richardson of the University of California, Riverside. A paper de  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Carbon cycle flaw can plunge Earth into an ice age Study: how Earth may overcorrect for warming Author: Jules Bernstein UC Riverside researchers have discovered a piece that was missing in previous descriptions of the way Earth recycles its carbon. As a result, they believe that global warming can overcorrect into an ice age. The traditional view among researchers is t  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 26 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Childhood concussions may trigger long-term brain changes Researchers call for extended care and monitoring after pediatric head injuries Author: Iqbal Pittalwala A new study in mice reports that concussions sustained early in life can cause subtle brain changes that re-emerge later in life. The findings, published in Experimental Neurology, may have significant implica  more

RIVERSIDE, California, Sept. 27 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following Q&A on Sept. 26, 2025, by David Danelski with Katherine Meltzoff, an associate professor in the School of Education: * * * Q&A: Autism and Tylenol Beyond the rhetoric: What does the science tell us about acetaminophen and autism risk? * The federal administration offered health guidance at a press conference this week, urging pregnant women to avoid using the over-the-counter painkiller ace  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, Sept. 27 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * New international collaboration poised to unlock more health-related discoveries UC Santa Cruz removes cost, geographic barriers with widened access to powerful Biomolecular cryoEM Facility Key takeaways * The new collaboration allows scientists, including those in underserved regions such as Africa, to collect and process cryo-EM data without investing in multimillion-dollar   more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center issued the following news release: * * * Study reveals how a single protein rewires leukemia cells to fuel their growth UCLA researchers discover a hidden link between cancer metabolism and RNA regulation, offering potential new targets for therapy * Cancer cells are relentless in their quest to grow and divide, often rewiring their metabolism and modifying RNA to stay one step ahead. Now, rese  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * UCLA Study Finds More Women Freezing Eggs, Fewer Returning to Use Them An increasing number of women are choosing to freeze their eggs but a much smaller number are returning to use them, according to new UCLA Health research. The study found that the number of planned elective egg freezing cycles nearly quadrupled between 2014 and 2021, increasing from 4,153 to 16,436. Despite this surge, o  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 27 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Transforming Buildings Into Intelligent Systems: Workspaces to Improve Your Mood Researchers at USC Viterbi School of Engineering are reimagining buildings as intelligent engineered systems that adapt to human cognitive states. * The experience of the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a new emphasis on the way collaborative office environments are designed.   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla, California Health Care Leaders Call on Republicans to Extend Lifesaving Affordable Care Act Tax Credits Instead of Shutting Down the Government * LOS ANGELES, CA -- Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) was joined by Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (D-Los Angeles), Covered California, Planned Parenthood Affiliates of California, and local health care providers in Los Angeles t  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 -- The Washington Legal Foundation issued the following news release on Sept. 26, 2025: * * * WLF Urges Ninth Circuit to Block California's Compelled Speech on Climate Disclosures "California's laws flout First Amendment protections by turning companies into unwilling mouthpieces for the State's climate-change agenda." --Cory Andrews, WLF General Counsel & Vice President of Litigation * Yesterday Washington Legal Foundation (WLF) urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the  more