SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 14 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California posted the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * Adobe Agrees to $150 Million Settlement and Injunction to Resolve Alleged Violations of the Restore Online Shoppers' Confidence Act SAN JOSE - The Justice Department announced today that it has filed a proposed stipulated order that, if entered by the court, will resolve a case against software company Adobe Inc. and two of i  more

CUPERTINO, California, March 13 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple hosts 50th anniversary celebrations around the world * On March 13, Apple kicked off celebrations for its 50th anniversary with a special performance by 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist and producer Alicia Keys at Apple Grand Central in New York City. Keys delivered an incredible set of her timeless s  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 14 -- The California Department of Parks and Recreation State Parks unit issued the following statement on March 13, 2026: * * * California State Parks Issues Statement on Civil Lawsuit Against Bidwell Mansion Alarm Company CHICO -- California State Parks today issued a statement after the department filed a civil lawsuit in Superior Court of Butte County against the alarm company for Bidwell Mansion State Historic Park at the time of the arson fire on Dec. 11, 2  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 14 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * EPA Bows to Corporate Polluters, Abandons Duty to Protect Public from Sterilizers' Ethylene Oxide Emissions More than 14 million people in the US live near sterilizer facilities that emit one of the most toxic air pollutants regulated by the agency * Washington, D.C. -- Today, the Trump Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a proposed rule to roll back public health regul  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest: * * * Commission meetings and hearings No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week. * * * Website Initiatives This week, the Commission launched a new rulemaking search system on the FEC's website. The new system provides fast, comprehensive access to FEC rulemaking documents and is easily accessible via mobile devices. Users can search rulemaking documents by regulation number,   more

NEW YORK, March 13 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund posted the following news: * * * Federal Court Grants Temporary Emergency Stay of TPS Termination for Somalia * Media Inquiries: ramla@panasd.org, maria@panasd.org, press@africans.us, golnaz@muslimadvocates.org, media@haitianbridge.org, media@naacpldf.org The U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts has temporarily paused the termination of Somalia's designation for Temporary Protected Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 15 -- The House Veterans' Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations released the following testimony by Sharon Silas, director of health care at the Government Accountability Office, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Delivering for Veterans and Caregivers: Year One of the Dole Act": * * * Chairwoman Kiggans, Ranking Member Ramirez, and Members of the Subcommittee: I appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss key programs where the Department of V  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 13 -- The Boston University School of Public Health issued the following news: * * * Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine: Do We Need a Consensus on a Preferred Label? * Hispanic, Latino/a, Latinx, and Latine: Do We Need a Consensus on a Preferred Label ? health inequities In response to a study that found no consensus for a preferred label among people with Spanish and Latin-American origin, Carlos Rodriguez-Diaz provides guidance in a JAMA Network Open co  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following testimony by Oklahoma Commissioner of Public Safety Tim Tipton from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Thank you Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, and esteemed members of the subcommittee. I appreciate the opportunity to sha  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Condemns Trump Admin's Illegal Use of Emergency Powers to Harm California's Central Coast * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) issued the following statement condemning the Trump Administration's orders directing Sable Offshore Corp. to restore long-closed oil operations of the Santa Ynez Unit and Pipeline System along California's coastline: "Californians ha  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Insight white paper (No. IN12669) on March 13, 2026, by Kelley M. Sayler, advanced technology and global security specialist: Here are excerpts: * * * Pentagon-Anthropic Dispute over Autonomous Weapon Systems: Potential Issues for Congress On February 27, 2026, President Donald J. Trump directed federal agencies to "IMMEDIATELY CEASE all use of [American AI company] Anthropic's technology." Secretary of  more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following written testimony by Wendy Liu, attorney with Public Citizen Litigation Group, from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Dear Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, Members of the Subcommittee: Thank you for the opportunity to tes  more

MILPITAS, California, March 14 -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release on March 13, 2026: * * * SEMI Europe and the Polish Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce Partner to Accelerate Semiconductor Industry Expansions in Poland SOPOT, Poland - SEMI Europe today announced the signing of a new two year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Polish Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce, establishing a strategic partnership  more

WASHINGTON, March 13 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff, Reps. Thompson, Valadao Lead Calls for USDA Assistance for Peach Farmers * California Farmers Need Relief Following Peach Processing Plant Closure Yuba-Sutter Region, California - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Rep. Mike Thompson (D-Calif.-04), and Rep. David Valadao (R-Calif.-22) led a bipartisan group of 39 colleagues to request Secretary of Agriculture Brooke   more

WASHINGTON, March 14 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations and Accountability released the following testimony by St. Lucie County (Florida) Sheriff Richard Del Toro from a March 4, 2026, hearing entitled "Highway Safety Under Threat: Examining Non-Domiciled CDL Issuance to Illegal Aliens." CDL is commercial driver's license. * * * Chairman Brecheen, Ranking Member Thanedar, and members of the subcommittee, I want to thank you for convening this important hea  more

BERKELEY, California, March 11 (TNSjou) -- The University of California Berkeley campus issued the following news release: * * * Astronomers capture birth of a magnetar, confirming link to some of universe's brightest exploding stars A UC Berkeley theorist proposed that highly magnetized, spinning neutron stars were the power source behind superluminous supernovae. A recent supernova provided the smoking gun. By Robert Sanders Astronomers have for the first time seen the birth of a magnetar  more

MONROVIA, California, March 8 -- World Vision International issued the following commentary by regional communications and public engagement manager Joy Kivata: * * * The drought-conflict reality for women and girls in Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia International Women's Day (IWD) 2026 calls for "Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls." (United Nations). In Sudan, South Sudan and Somalia, these words resonate in contexts where drought and conflict collide - driving displacement, hun  more