LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * 'Rag Dolls' Brings a Tender Story of Love and Resilience to the Global Stage * "Rag Dolls," a new short film by Professor of Visual Arts Amy Adler, offers a tender portrait of love and resilience. Set in Puebla, Mexico, the documentary follows married couple Rosalinda Garcia Bonilla and Diana Ivon Villafan Perez as they navigate life with disabilities -spina bifida and cerebral pa  more

IRVINE, California, March 26 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * 10 things to know about the property market: March 2026 * IRVINE, Calif., March 26, 2026 - Cotality, a leading global property information, analytics, and data-enabled solutions provider, released its latest list on the 10 things to know about the property market for March 2026. The U.S. housing market is finding its equilibrium. Home price growth has stabilized  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 26 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Heart Association posted the following news release: * * * 33 high schools, colleges awarded grants for CPR training and community resources to make campuses safer * DALLAS, March 26, 2026 -According to American Heart Association data, 9 out of every 10 people who experience cardiac arrest outside of a hospital die, in part because they do not receive immediate CPR more than half of the time. To help change this, the American He  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 26 [Category: BizTravel] -- Hyatt Hotels Corp., a hospitality company, issued the following news release: * * * A TIME-honored destination * Park Hyatt Johannesburg named one of the 'World's Greatest Places' * Opened in July 2025, Park Hyatt Johannesburg has been listed on TIME Magazine's 2026 annual global hotlist of 100 must-visit destinations. * The 31-key 1930s colonial mansion is among a select group of hotels and resorts across seven continents to be featur  more

IRVINE, California, March 27 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * AAAS names 7 UC Irvine researchers as fellows Scholars are honored for their efforts to advance science or its applications * The American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society, has selected seven University of California, Irvine researchers - working in disciplines as diverse as chemistry, civil and environmental engineerin  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The American Association for Justice issued the following news release statement on March 25, 2026: * * * AAJ Statement on Verdict in First California Social Media Addiction Bellwether Case American Association for Justice (AAJ) CEO Linda Lipsen issued the following statement upon the jury's verdict in the first bellwether case of the Social Media Addiction JCCP: "When parents, survivors, state attorneys general, and school districts file cases against Big Tech, they  more

FULLERTON, California, March 26 -- California State University Fullerton campus issued the following news: * * * Accounting Student's Internships Lead to Auditing Role at Big Four Firm * Accounting student Dayna Nguyen applied to three Southern California universities and was accepted to all of them. An invitation to apply to Cal State Fullerton's exclusive Business Honors Program is what sold her on becoming a Titan. "During college application season, you get a lot of emails from univers  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * Across the Pond and into the Field: Visiting scholar joins MSU Ag Autonomy Institute to 'rethink the possible' Kit Franklin will be the first to point out the irony. He is driven by human connection, but he's built his career on replacing human hands with machines. "Automation is just the means to the end. The end is always about helping farmers," he said. Franklin is a visiting agricultural e  more

MILPITAS, California, March 25 [Category: Electronic Products] -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * Agileo Automation Launches Agil'EDA to Accelerate SEMI EDA Adoption for Semiconductor Equipment OEMs * High-performance connectivity software delivers structured, high-volume equipment data required by tier-one fabs and advanced packaging facilities ahead of the expected mid-2026 SEMI standards upd  more

SAN LUIS OBISPO, California, March 26 -- California State University's California Polytechnic State University issued the following news: * * * Alumnus Victor Glover Pilots NASA's First Lunar Mission in 50 Years * Top image courtesy of NASA/Frank Michaux In April, Cal Poly alumnus and astronaut Victor Glover will be one of four crew members rocketing into space as part of NASA's history-making Artemis II mission. Artemis II is the first crewed flight around the moon in over 50 years, as   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The White House issued the following news on March 26, 2026: * * * America First in Action: U.S. Records Net Negative Migration Across Every Metro Area The United States has achieved a historic turnaround on immigration, with net migration falling across every single metropolitan area in the country last year. It's yet another major victory for President Donald J. Trump's unrelenting commitment to securing our borders and putting America First. "In the Laredo metro ar  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Four Dangerous State Bills Paving the Path to Infanticide By Jordan Sekulow Across the country, a troubling trend is emerging. In the wake of Dobbs and the overturning of Roe v. Wade, the abortion debate obviously didn't end - it intensified and shifted to the state level. Now, radical-Left state legislatures are emboldened, believing they have a license to advance bills that, under the guise of   more

CUPERTINO, California, March 26 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Apple adds new partners to its American Manufacturing Program * Apple today announced new members of its American Manufacturing Program (AMP), expanding the company's long-standing commitment to bring even more advanced manufacturing and critical component production to the United States. Apple is working with  more

CUPERTINO, California, March 26 [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 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Announces Lawsuit over $3.8 Million Fraudulent Charity Scheme at San Diego Sports Venues * Sham charity operation exploited fundraising opportunities at Petco Park and Snapdragon Stadium OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced a lawsuit against six individuals and three sham charities for diverting charitable funds and profiting fr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Backs D.C.'s Large Capacity Magazine Ban * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Bonta today, as part of a coalition of 18 attorneys general, filed a brief in support of the District of Columbia in Benson v. United States which is pending before the D.C. Court of Appeals. The District of Columbia's law bans the possession, sale, or transfer of large-capacit  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta, Newsom Administration Reach Agreement with City of Hollister on Compliance with State's Housing Element Law * Hollister to update housing plan by June 19, 2026 for development of 4,163 additional housing units OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta, California Governor Gavin Newsom, and California Department of Housing and Community Development   more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, March 25 -- North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Jeff Jackson Calls for Tariff Refunds * RALEIGH - After the Supreme Court ruled the federal government's tariffs unlawful last month, Attorney General Jeff Jackson is calling on Congress to refund businesses and consumers for increased costs. Those tariffs imposed $3.5 billion in costs on North Carolina businesses and consumers. "North Carolina's busin  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, March 26 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Calls on Congress to Close Loophole Enabling Federal Mass Surveillance * (Hartford, CT) - Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of seventeen state attorneys general urging Congress to take immediate action to halt federal agencies' use of commercially purchased data and artificial intelligence tools that enable mass surveillance of Americans w  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Preparedness Consortium, Summerville, South Carolina, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to update its membership status. These filings, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, were made in accordance with the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, which provides legal protections for joint ventures. This latest update adds a diverse group of domesti  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, issued the following news release: * * * Blackburn Statement on Landmark Social Media Addiction Case Verdict * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) released the following statement after a California jury found Meta and Google liable in the landmark social media addiction trial for designing their products to addict young users: "Today's verdict marks a monumental victory for parents, children, families, and   more

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, March 26 -- Brown University posted the following news: * * * Brown University admits 2,564 students to the undergraduate Class of 2030 * PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] -On Thursday, March 26, Brown University offered admission to 1,674 prospective members of its undergraduate Class of 2030. Admitted through Brown's regular decision process, the students join 890 early decision applicants offered admission in December 2025 for a total admitted class of 2,564. R  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, March 27 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * Technology leader David Harding to deliver opening keynote address for Defining the Future conference Harding, who will be the opening keynote speaker at the April 15-16 conference, has more than 30 years of experience in cybersecurity, digital identity and emerging technologies. He currently serves as chairman and CEO of Entrokey Labs, a company developing advanced encry  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 27 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces CHP crackdown: 12,600 arrests, 6,400 stolen cars recovered, 25 million deadly fentanyl doses seized in two years What you need to know: CHP's crime suppression teams have achieved significant results, including 12,645 arrests, 6,475 stolen vehicles recovered, 568 illicit firearms seized, and the confiscation of over 2,549 pounds of drugs, in  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Canada: Alcohol Sales Continue Historic Decline While Cannabis Sales Rise * Ottawa, Ontario: Sales of alcohol and cannabis in Canada are on opposite trajectories, according to data provided by Statistics Canada, the national statistical agency of the Canadian government. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2025, sales of adult-use cannabis pr  more

OTTAWA, Ontario, March 27 -- The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives posted the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by Simon Enoch: * * * AI data centres: From boom to backlash As the public becomes aware of the downside of AI data centres in their community, the need to tightly regulate the industry is becoming unavoidably * The data centre industry must be experiencing a profound sense of collective whiplash at the current moment. Not too long ago, state and local governments acr  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- The Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, an organization that defends the right of Catholics to participate in American public life without defamation or discrimination, issued the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by President Bill Donohue: * * * NEW ANGLICAN LEADER FACES TURMOIL Bill Donohue Sarah Mullally has her hands full. The newly installed Archbishop of Canterbury is facing turmoil in her church, much like that of other mainline Protestant denom  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 26 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Civic Courage, the Rule of Law, and the Legal Profession at a Crossroads * In early March, The George Barrett Social Justice Program at Vanderbilt Law hosted its annual Lecture, named in honor of George Barrett '57, a civil rights attorney who fought for desegregation in Tennessee's higher education institutions. This year's keynote speaker was Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., a partner with Munger, Tolles & O  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Colorado: Data Finds No Evidence of Underage Cannabis Sales at Licensed Retailers * Denver, CO: Employees at licensed cannabis retailers strictly enforce the state's minimum age requirements and nearly always deny entry to those without proper identification, according to data provided by state regulators. Annual data provided by Colorado's Ma  more

NEW YORK, March 27 -- Columbia University Columbia Journalism School issued the following news: * * * Professor Nina Alvarez's Film Almost American Re-Released: How the Government Moved to Strip Protections from 600,000 People -- and the Fight That Stopped It The PBS documentary from the Columbia Journalism School professor tells the story from the inside -- with evidence never seen in any courtroom -- premieres for free on PBS YouTube March 26. * On March 16, the Supreme Court agreed to h  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, March 25 [Category: National Defense] -- The Association of the U.S. Army posted the following news: * * * Combat Training Centers Transform to Further Test Units * With the establishment of U.S. Army Transformation and Training Command, the Army's combat training centers are back under the control of U.S. Army Combined Arms Command, and big changes are coming, a senior Army leader said. Lt. Gen. James Isenhower, commanding general of Combined Arms Command at Fort Leav  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled announced changes to the federal procurement list that will take effect April 25, 2026. This action follows notices published on Dec. 29, 2025, and Feb. 12, 2026, which proposed the addition of specific products and services to be furnished by nonprofit agencies employing individuals with disabilities. The U.S. Department of Defense will now procure combat knives with drop points in both au  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- The Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled is seeking public comment on several proposed changes to the federal procurement list. The primary addition involves base operations and maintenance services at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska. If approved, the U.S. Air Force will source these services from Skookum Educational Program, based in Bremerton, Washington. This proposal is part of the ongoing effort to provide  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Lateefah Simon, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congresswoman Simon Introduces Legislation to Support More Flexible and Modernized Transit Service for Riders with Disabilities * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Lateefah Simon (D-CA-12) announced her new legislation, the Same-Day Paratransit Innovation Act. This legislation would incentivize the use of same-day paratransit technology at public transit agencies to allow for more flexib  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. J. Luis Correa, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * CORREA CALLS TO TACKLE IMMIGRATION BACKLOG * DOGE cuts severely impacted processing capabilities of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services WASHINGTON -Today, U.S. Representatives Lou Correa (CA-46) and Dan Goldman (NY-10) announced that they led 124 of their colleagues in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee to request $700 million for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Servic  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto, D-Nevada, issued the following news release: * * * Cortez Masto Introduces Douglas County Lands Bill * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the Douglas County Economic Development and Conservation Act, legislation to improve land management in the Carson Valley, increase local economic and outdoor recreation opportunities, protect public lands, and preserve important Tribal cultural sites within  more

LONG BEACH, California, March 27 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * CSU and IBM Host Hackathon to Help Students Develop Workplace Skills, Tackle Real-World Problems About 160 students participated in teams to design innovative, AI-powered solutions in health care, semiconductor manufacturing and education. By Alisia Ruble and Warren Robak The California State University and IBM collaborated to host an AI-focused hackathon at Cal State LA March 16-17, 2026. Spons  more

SAN BERNARDINO, California, March 27 -- California State University San Bernardino campus issued the following news: * * * CSUSB students put human judgment at center of AI learning At Cal State San Bernardino, students lead hands-on workshops showing how artificial intelligence can be used thoughtfully, ethically and across disciplines without replacing human expertise. * At a time when artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping classrooms, a group of students at Cal State San Bernardino  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * Direct Relief Commits $25,000 to Hawai`i Flooding Relief Efforts as Medical Aid Support Continues Direct Relief announced today that the organization will commit $25,000 to support ongoing emergency response efforts in Hawai`i as the islands continue to recover from the worst flooding in decades. The emergency operating grant will go to support Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalit  more

CARLINVILLE, Illinois, March 27 -- Blackburn College issued the following news: * * * Dr. Cynthia Ganote, Inclusion and Belonging Expert, to Speak at Blackburn College as Part of Eberle Lecture Series Event in Bothwell Auditorium is free and open to the public * Blackburn College will host Dr. Cynthia Ganote, an inclusion and belonging expert, educator, and consultant, as part of the Kathleen J. Eberle Memorial Lecture Series in the Social Sciences. The event will take place on Thursday, Ap  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Court Upholds Montgomery County's All-Electric Building Code Victory -- Federal ruling affirms state authority to cut pollution, lower energy costs, and advance healthier buildings * Montgomery County, MD -- The United States District Court for the District of Maryland rejected Washington Gas's challenge to Montgomery County's Comprehensive Building Decarbonization Ordinance, which would require all  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Lawsuit Filed Over Trump Administration Abandonment of Sage-Grouse Protections Suit claims Bureau of Land Management walked away from 2015 commitments to sage-grouse to benefit oil and gas industry * Great Falls, MT -- Montana Wildlife Federation, Defenders of Wildlife, and The Wilderness Society today sued the U.S. Bureau of Land Management over its abandonment of critical protect  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 (TNSrpt) -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: * * * Trump Administration's Border Plan Is A "Ticking Time Bomb" According to New Analysis Border wall and water buoys pose an inevitable and irreversible threat to human life, property, and the environment * Laredo, TX -- A new report by Mark R. Tompkins, PhD, and the Rio Grande International Study Center (RGISC), finds the border wall and buoys in Texas pose a threat to human life and property  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 26 [Category BizBusiness] -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release: * * * eBay Launches 'The NYC Edit,' Revealing What New York's Most 'In-the-Know' Tastemakers Are Selling and Buying * SAN JOSE, March 26, 2026 -Today, eBay unveiled The NYC Edit -an online editorial guide highlighting what style insiders in New York are buying and selling on eBay, featuring curated sele  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 26 [Category BizBusiness] -- eBay Inc., a company that says it creates ecommerce experiences for buyers, sellers and developers, issued the following news release: * * * eBay Launches 48-Hour Livestream Shopping Event Featuring Celebrities, Rare Finds, and $1 Starting Bids * Today, eBay launched "48 Hours of Drops," a non-stop live stream shopping event happening now through March 27 that features a wide selection of can't miss steals on pre-loved fashion, collect  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Eight UC San Diego Researchers Elected 2025 AAAS Fellows * Eight researchers at the University of California San Diego have been elected 2025 Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science family of journals. Andrew D. Chisholm, Farinaz Koushanfar, Albert P. Pisano, R  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, March 27 -- Empower Oversight Whistleblowers and Research, an organization dedicated to enhancing independent oversight of government and corporate wrongdoing, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Documented California Hospice Fraud Prompts Broad Ranging Inquiry from National Oversight and Accountability Organization Washington, D.C. -- Empower Oversight today pressed for comprehensive records from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) rela  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Department of Energy Office of Science Environmental Molecular Sciences Laboratory issued the following news: * * * EMSL Computational Scientist Named AAAS Fellow Margaret Cheung elected to premier scientific society * Computational scientist and biological physicist Margaret Cheung has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS is the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society, and being elected as a fellow is   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Equality California posted the following news release: * * * Equality California Announces Latest Round of Endorsements for 2026 Elections SACRAMENTO - Equality California, the nation's largest statewide LGBTQ+ civil rights organization, today announced the endorsements of twelve candidates running for national and state offices -the organization's largest group of non-incumbent endorsements to date ahead of the 2026 primary and m  more

RIVERSIDE, California, March 26 -- The University of California Riverside campus issued the following news: * * * Esri & UCR: Mapping a half-century collaboration * UC Riverside will host a Chancellor's Distinguished Lecture on April 15 that brings together Chancellor S. Jack Hu and Esri founder Jack Dangermond, a global leader in GIS system innovations. The conversation will celebrate and strengthen a partnership between the two organizations that has helped shape how we see our world. Th  more

KEENE, California, March 26 [Category: Union] -- The United Farm Workers issued the following news release: * * * Farm Workers Support Congressional Review Act Resolution Against Trump Administration's Wage Cuts Rule * Washington, D.C. -The United Farm Workers (UFW) and UFW Foundation are supporting a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution introduced today by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.). If passed, the CRA would block the implementation of the Trump administration's Department of Labor ru  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 26 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Finding direction through creativity: The Arts Division's Find Your Path! creates career pathways for students * Each year, the Arts Division's two-day Find Your Path! event offers students an invaluable opportunity to explore the many ways an education in the arts can translate into a meaningful and sustainable career. Designed specifically for UC Santa Cruz Arts Division stud  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, March 26 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 25, 2026, by counsel Logan S. Booth and partner Brett P. Owens: * * * 7 Themes Driving Data Privacy in 2026: What Tech Companies Need to Know As AI use accelerates, regulators are focusing more on data privacy enforcement - which means businesses need to make compliance a strategic priority. For tech companies in particular, the volume and sensitivity of data flowing through their systems creat  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pennsylvania, issued the following news release: * * * Fitzpatrick, Tonko Lead Bipartisan, Bicameral Legislation to Strengthen Mental Health Workforce and Expand Access to Care * Washington, D.C.-Today, Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-1) and Congressman Paul Tonko (D-NY-20) introduced the Mental Health Access and Provider Support Act, bipartisan, bicameral legislation to support mental health providers and improve access to care for Medicar  more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, March 26 -- Florida State University issued the following news: * * * FSU expert available for interviews on landmark social media trial * Big tech companies Meta Platforms and Google's YouTube were each found negligent by a California jury on Wednesday for operating addictive products that have harmed adolescents - a decision that could impact how these companies function. Florida State University's Justin Sevier, the Charles W. Ehrhardt Professor of Litigation, is a  more

SANTA CLARA, California, March 27 -- GlobalFoundries, a manufacturer of semiconductors, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * GlobalFoundries Files Patent Infringement Lawsuits Against Tower Semiconductor to Protect High-Performance American Chip Innovation Multiple U.S. patent lawsuits filed to halt unlawful importation and sale of semiconductors infringing GF's patented technologies * GlobalFoundries (Nasdaq: GFS) (GF), a leading American semiconductor manufacturer,  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Goodwin, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Goodwin to Relocate Los Angeles Office to At Mateo in the Heart of the Arts District * Move advances Goodwin's industry-embedded strategy across Southern California's innovation corridor *** Original text here: https://www.goodwinlaw.com/en/news-and-events/news/2026/03/announcements-practices-goodwin-to-relocate-los-angeles-office-at-mateo  more

MIAMI, Florida, March 26 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Greenberg Traurig, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Greenberg Traurig's Homin Lee Recognized as Banking and Finance Visionary for Third Consecutive Year * LOS ANGELES - March 26, 2026 - Homin Lee, a shareholder with global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP, has been named a 2026 Banking and Finance Visionary by the Los Angeles Times Studios brand publishing team, marking the third consecutive year he has received this rec  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Griffith Statement on IOC Ban of Male Athletes in Women's Sports * The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that it will prohibit transgender athletes from competing in women's competitions at the Olympics. These new rules will apply beginning at the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. In response to this news, U.S. Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the followi  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, March 27 -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * Health system leader Dan McCormack to deliver UNE's 2026 Commencement address The University of New England has announced that Daniel P. McCormack, chief executive officer of Spectrum Healthcare Partners and a longtime member of the UNE Board of Trustees, will deliver the 2026 Commencement address at its 191st Commencement Ceremony on Saturday, May 16. McCormack has spent his career at the intersect  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 27 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * HLB Assists Two Clients - Nonprofit Kidney Care Alliance and Dialysis Clinic Inc Testify in front of Congress on Kidney Care Hooper, Lundy & Bookman's Government Relations and Public Policy (GRPP) professionals successfully positioned and helped prepare individuals from the Nonprofit Kidney Care Alliance (NKCA) and Dialysis Clinic Inc. (DCI) in testifying at the House Ways & Means Heal  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following opening statement on March 25, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Tokenization and the Future of Securities: Modernizing Our Capital Markets": * * * Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Democrats on this Committee support innovation, helping companies raise capital, and strengthening investor confidence in our financial markets. That has never been a question. New technolog  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security issued the following news release: * * * ICE Arrests Killers, Sexual Assailants, and Car Jackers * Nearly 70% of ICE arrests are criminal illegal aliens charged or convicted of a crime in the United States WASHINGTON -Yesterday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested criminal illegal aliens convicted for despicable crimes including manslaughter, sexual assault of a child, and carjacking. "Yesterday, ICE arrested  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Dan Sullivan Knew Health Costs Were a Problem. Now He's Running the Gauntlet [POLITICO] * Mary Peltola: "Alaskans already pay more for health care than the Lower 48, and DC politicians are making it worse -- cutting care and raising costs for tens of thousands of our neighbors to cover tax breaks for their biggest donors" * POLITICO: There is "reason to believe, from Sullivan'  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Sen. Cramer Op-Ed: The Highway Trust Fund drives our economy * WASHINGTON, D.C. - For over 25 years, expenditures from the Highway Trust Fund have exceeded its revenues. In 2024, there were $57 billion in expenditures, but only $43 billion in incoming revenues. Over the last 15 years, Congress has transferred money from the Treasury General Fund - to the tune of $275 billion - while pun  more

SANTA CLARA, California, March 26 [Category: BizElectronic Products] -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news: * * * Intel Named One of America's Most Innovative Companies by Fortune * What's new: Intel has been named one of Fortune's Most Innovative Companies, recognizing the company's long-standing leadership in semiconductor innovation and its continued momentum in advancing artificial intellig  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Darrell E. Issa, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Issa notes Trump USPTO achievements, urges utilization of PTAB to achieve Administration's vision and policy goals * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Congressman Darrell Issa (CA-48), Senior Member of the House Judiciary Committee and Chairman of its Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence, and the Internet, presided today over that subcommittee's hearing entitled "Oversight   more

PASADENA, California, March 26 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * John Dabiri and Joseph Lazio Named 2025 AAAS Fellows * John O. Dabiri (PhD '05), Caltech's Centennial Professor of Aeronautics and Mechanical Engineering, and Joseph Lazio, a visiting associate in astronomy, have been named 2025 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), one of the world's largest general scientific societies and publisher of the Science f  more

OAKLAND, California, March 26 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * Jury Verdicts Against Meta Validate Longstanding Investor Concerns on Child Safety, Trafficking, and Platform Harm * MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, rharms@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407 EL CERRITO, CA -March 26, 2026 - Two landmark jury verdicts this week against Meta Platforms, Inc. have confirmed what shareholder advocates and impacted users have warned for nearly a decade: the company's failure to   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Justice Department Notifies California and Maine of Investigations into Whether Housing Biological Men in Women's Prisons Violates Constitution Today, the United States Department of Justice notified California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Maine Gov. Janet Mills of the initiation of federal investigations into California's and Maine's practice of housing men in women's prisons. The Just  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Kamlager-Dove Introduces Bill to Name Downtown Los Angeles Post Office After Tuskegee Airman Jerry T. Hodges Jr. * WASHINGTON, D.C. - On Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) introduced legislation to designate the post office located at 819 West Washington Boulevard in Los Angeles, California, as the "Jerry T. Hodges Jr. Post Office Building." A proud Ange  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ted Lieu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Lieu Review: Standing Up for You * Dear neighbor, American consumers are being hurt by rising inflation, rising gas prices, and diesel prices topping $5 for only the second time in U.S. history. This week, however, Trump's Director of the National Economic Council, Kevin Hassett, said that hurting consumers is "the last of our concerns." Trump's decisions over the past year have already hurt every  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSrep) -- Protect Borrowers (formerly Student Borrower Protection Center) issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Little Hoover Commission Convenes Historic Hearing on Institutional Debt Crisis Across California Students, Borrower Advocates and Academic Experts Testify, Urge Commission to Call for Strengthened Protections and Increase Transparency to Address the Growing and Underregulated Institutional Debt Crisis * SACRAMENTO, CA -- Today, students  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by shareholder Gregory Keating and counsel Michael Stefanilo Jr.: * * * First Circuit Rejects Per Se Rule that Performance Improvement Plans Automatically Qualify as Adverse Employment Actions Court highlights that the relevant inquiry is "fact-intensive and PIP-specific" * This month, in Walsh v. HNTB Corporation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by shareholder Paul R. Piccigallo and associate Roya Aghanori: * * * New York City Proposes Bill That Sets Higher Minimum Wages and Eliminates Tip Credits The New York City Council on March 10, 2026, introduced proposed legislation (Bill Int. No. 757, referred to as the "New York City Minimum Wage Act") that would create a New York City minimum wage higher than the current state stan  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 24, 2026, by senior counsel Tasneem Zaman: * * * One Big Beautiful Bill's Impact on TPS Work Permits On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed into law H.R. 1, the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act." This federal budget reconciliation law addresses various issues including tax policy, border security and immigration, defense, energy production, the debt ceiling, and modifications to SNAP and Me  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by partner Stephanie Compson and knowledge lawyer Emily Bodger: * * * UK: April Changes to Statutory Payment Rates, Compensation Limits and the ERA 2025 Reforms April 2026 is due to be a busy month for employment law, with ERA 2025 reforms, compensation limits and updated statutory payment rates. * April usually marks a busy month for the rates and changes each year. This April is   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 26, 2026, by partner Paul Harrison and senior associates Ben Smith and Lisa Coleman: * * * UK Employment Rights Act 2025 Unfair Dismissal Deep Dive Part 1: Polkey in a World Without Caps Can Polkey deductions mitigate the financial risks of an unfair dismissal claim? * At a Glance The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 (ERA 2025) fundamentally reshapes the law around unfair dismissal, potentiall  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Maryland Latest Site For Rapid and Reckless Expansion of Immigration Detention Local groups submit amicus brief to prevent further construction on retrofitting warehouse * Washington, D.C. -- Today, a coalition of environmental and community organizations, represented by Earthjustice and the Center for Biological Diversity, filed an amicus brief in the State of Maryland's case to s  more

LOMA LINDA, California, March 27 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * Meharry School of Global Health and Loma Linda University Health launch 'HEART' initiative The School of Global Health at Meharry Medical College, in partnership with Loma Linda University Health (LLUH), launched the Health Assessments and Rapid Transformation (HEART) Initiative in San Bernardino, California on Wednesday, March 25. The five-year initiative aims to reduce cardiovascular disease by  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- Mercury Consortium Inc. filed written notifications to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division disclosing changes in its membership. These filings, filed simultaneously with the Federal Trade Commission, allow the venture to limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specified circumstances. The notification identifies several global and domestic organizations joining the research venture. The added parties include: * Easee AS,   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 (TNSFR) -- MLCommons Association, Dover, Delaware, filed written notifications to the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division disclosing changes in its membership. These filings, submitted under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993, allow the venture to limit the recovery of antitrust plaintiffs to actual damages under specific circumstances. The following parties have been added to the venture: * Inventec Corp., Taoyuan City, Taiwan * Greenb  more

STARKVILLE, Mississippi, March 26 -- Mississippi State University posted the following news: * * * MSU Philosophy Professor Bickle joins elite ranks as AAAS Fellow The American Association for the Advancement of Science is honoring Mississippi State University Professor John Bickle as an AAAS Fellow for his distinguished contributions to the philosophy of science and neuroscience. AAAS, founded in 1848, is one of the world's largest general scientific societies and began electing fellows beg  more

PASADENA, California, March 27 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news on March 26, 2026: * * * NASA Unveils Initiatives to Achieve America's National Space Policy JPL will help support several of the agency's initiatives to advance the nation's leadership in space. As part of its "Ignition" event on Tuesday, March 24, NASA announced a series of transformative agencywide initiatives designed to achieve President Donald J. Trump's National Space Policy and advance  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 26 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Matt Little for Minnesota's 2nd District * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Matt Little for Minnesota's 2nd Congressional District. Throughout his decades of service as an elected official and attorney, Little has proven   more

LOS GATOS, California, March 27 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix Announces the Cast of 'A Estranha na Cama', a Thriller Directed by Esmir Filho, Written by Raphael Montes and Starring Paolla Oliveira, Bella Campos and Emilio Dantas Sao Paulo -- Production is now underway for A Estranha na Cama, Netflix's new Brazilian thriller directed by Esmir Filho (Latin Blood -- The Ballad of Ney Matogrosso) and written by Raphael Montes (Good Morning, Veronica). Th  more

SOCORRO, New Mexico, March 27 -- New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology issued the following news: * * * New Mexico Tech Hosts Stellar Meeting, Advancing Knowledge of the Cosmos New Mexico Tech hosted space-pioneering astronomers and physicists from across the globe last week to discuss scientific and technical developments at the Center for High Angular Resolution Astronomy (CHARA) Array at Georgia State University and New Mexico Tech's Magdalena Ridge Optical Interferometer (MROI) in  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * New Satellite's Observations Close Blind Spot in Tsunami Science * When a magnitude 8.8 earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula on July 29, 2025, it generated a tsunami that raced across the Pacific, with waves reaching more than 17 meters (55 feet) above sea level in the Russian coastal town of Severo-Kurilsk. Now, an international research team has used the Surface   more

OAKLAND, California, March 26 -- As You Sow Foundation posted the following news release: * * * New Scorecard Finds Major Food Companies Backsliding on Pesticide Commitments as Federal Protections Erode * Updated Pesticides in the Pantry scorecard reveals industry regression; company average scores fall to a low of 2.5 out of 27 points as regulatory shifts accelerate MEDIA CONTACT: Ryon Harms, rharms@asyousow.org, (310) 730-9407 EL CERRITO, CALIFORNIA - March 26, 2026 - As You Sow, the n  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff and Merkley Demand Extension of Ethics Guardrails on Trump EPA Chemical Appointees, End to Conflicts of Interest * Senators urge Trump appointees to end all communication with their previous chemical industry employers to ensure the agency is serving the American people instead of private corporate interests Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), memb  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Blumenthal, Welch Demand Companies Implicated in Lewandowski Apparent Pay-To-Play Scheme to Preserve All Related Records * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Peter Welch (D-Vt.), all members of the Senate Judiciary Committee, demanded that two companies implicated in apparent pay-to-play accusations against former D  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, March 27 -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Groundbreaking atmospheric river forecasting collaboration crosses the finish line New system delivers more accurate forecasts of rainfall, runoff, and flooding * A cutting-edge forecast system developed by NOAA, Colorado State University, and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego is now fully operational and providing improved p  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration issued the following news: * * * Record 30,000 Endangered Central California Coast Coho Salmon Return to Mendocino Coast Rivers Back-to-back record spawning seasons suggest that reconnecting tributaries and restoring salmon habitat is supporting Central California Coast Coho population growth. NOAA has funded more than 100 restoration projects on the Mendocino Coast. During the 2024-2025 s  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Bureau of Transportation Statistics issued the following news: * * * North American Transborder Freight decreased 5.5% in January 2026 from January 2025 * BTS 26-30 This release is published on a fixed schedule as required by the Office of Management and Budget, and statistics in this release may be revised when inputs to the statistics are corrected or updated. Data on the program page of this website are the most up-to-date an  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The Center for Gender and Refugee Studies issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * One Year On: Venezuelans file new case seeking justice for torture in El Salvador's CECOT prison Earlier today, a coalition of human rights organizations filed a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on behalf of 18 Venezuelan nationals who were among the 288 Venezuelans and Salvadorans secretly transferred from the US to E  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- OpenGMSL Association, Beaverton, Oregon, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The association added two international entities to its membership: * TE Connectivity Germany GmbH, Bensheim, Germany   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- OpenJS Foundation, Wilmington, Delaware, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The foundation expanded its membership by adding one entity, Socket, Stanford, California. The project remains open to  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Pacific Northwest National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * PNNL Computational Scientist Named AAAS Fellow * RICHLAND, Wash.- Pacific Northwest National Laboratory computational scientist and biological physicist Margaret Cheung has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. AAAS is the world's largest multidisciplinary scientific society, and being elected as a fellow is the organization's   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news: * * * Pressley, Min Introduce Bill to Provide Oversight on Deaths Caused by ICE Legislation Requires DHS Evidence in ICE-related Injuries and Deaths be Turned Over to Congress, Including Body Cameras, Incident Reports Pressley Has Stood in Vigorous Defense of Immigrant Communities in MA 7 th and Nationwide, Fighting to Bring Detained Neighbors Home *  WASHINGTON - Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07  more

NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, March 26 -- Yale Law School posted the following news: * * * Professor Justin Driver Argues Judicial Opinions Are Vastly Overrated * Professor Justin Driver's recent article "The Insignificance of Judicial Opinions 4," published in the California Law Review, challenges academia's received wisdom regarding the centrality of judicial opinions and argues that bottom-line judicial decisions loom much larger than is commonly understood.  The reasoning behind an opinion "  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- R Consortium Inc., San Francisco, California, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The following three parties have withdrawn from the venture: * Oracle Corp., Burlington, Massachusetts * Google,  more

SANTA MONICA, California, March 26 -- Rand issued the following Q&A on March 24, 2026, with Housing Center Economist and Director Jason Ward: * * * Making Housing Affordable: Q&A with Jason Ward Jason Ward has reason to hope that America can pull itself out of a historic housing crisis. Yes, it needs to build millions more homes. Yes, home prices and rents have become unsustainable. But then again, he says, consider Austin, Texas. Like many American cities in recent years, Austin was fast be  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters Presses Kansas City Fed for Answers on Decision to Grant Crypto Firm Kraken Access to Federal Reserve Services Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, sent a letter to Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City President and CEO Jeff Sch  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Laura Friedman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * RELEASE: Congresswoman Friedman Urges Metro Board to Support San Vicente-Fairfax route for K Line Extension Plans * LOS ANGELES, CA - U.S. Representative Laura Friedman (CA-30 released her letter to the Metro Board of Directors urging them to move forward with K Line North Extension plans and the San Vicente-Fairfax route. The Metro Board vote is set for today, Thursday, March 26 th at 10 AM.   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bera Advances Bipartisan Measure Condemning Economic Coercion Against Japan * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee's passage of H. Res. 971, a bipartisan resolution condemning coercive actions against Japan and reaffirming the United Sta  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bera Advances Bipartisan Measure to Strengthen U.S. Educational and Cultural Exchange Programs * Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, welcomed the House Foreign Affairs Committee's passage of his bipartisan legislation, H.R. 6428, with Representative Joe Wilson (SC-02) to strengthe  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Ami Bera, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Bera Presses Trump Official on U.S. Extended Deterrence Commitments to South Korea * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), Ranking Member of the House Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on East Asia and the Pacific, pressed the State Department on the strength of U.S. extended deterrence commitments to the Korean Peninsula and the status of security cooperation with the Repub  more

WASHINGTON, March 20 -- Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, has drafted and circulated a Dear Colleague letter supporting funding for the Child Care and Development Block Grant. * * * To: The Honorable Robert Aderholt, Chairman, House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Related Agencies, Washington, D.C. 20510 The Honorable Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services and Related Agencies  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi on Committee Passage of ALERT Act Amendment * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, issued the following statement in response to the Committee's passage of the Airspace Location and Enhanced Risk Transparency (ALERT) Act to improve aviation safety after the deadly collision at Ronal  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * REP. MIKE THOMPSON PRESENTS $1.2 MILLION CHECK TO BUILD SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES ALONG STATE ROUTE 12 IN SONOMA COUNTY * Sonoma County, CA - Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04) presented a $1.2 million federal funding check to Sonoma County to construct new sidewalks and bike lanes along State Route 12, improving safe access for pedestrians and cyclists in the surrounding community. The funding w  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sara Jacobs, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Sara Jacobs Reiterates Call to Break Up DHS * After voting against H. Res. 1128, Rep. Sara Jacobs (CA-51) reiterated her call to break up and restructure the Department of Homeland Security. Rep. Sara Jacobs said: "After 9/11, the Department of Homeland Security was created to fix major security failures - but instead helped build a permanent domestic surveillance state. With a broad manda  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. George T. Whitesides, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Whitesides Leads Robust Funding Effort for Earthquake Safety System * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. George Whitesides led a bipartisan effort to push federal appropriators to fully fund the construction, operation, and maintenance of the nation's only public Earthquake Early Warning System (EEW), also called "ShakeAlert." ShakeAlert serves over 50 million residents and visitors in   more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- Rust Foundation, Dover, Delaware, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The foundation added three entities to its membership: * Doulos, Hampshire, United Kingdom * Meilisearch, Paris, France * T  more

MILPITAS, California, March 26 [Category: Electronic Products] (TNSrpt) -- SEMI, an association serving the manufacturing supply chain for the electronics industry, posted the following news release: * * * SEMI Europe Applauds the European Commission's Implementation Dialogue on the Chips Act 2.0 * BRUSSELS - March 26, 2026 - SEMI Europe today participated in the European Commission's Implementation Dialogue on the Chips Act, chaired by Henna Virkkunen, Executive Vice-President of the Europe  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Rep. Sam Liccardo, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Bill to Expand the Golden Gate National Recreation Area * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation to expand and improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The bill would allow the National Park Service to acquire the 896-acre Scarper Ridge property in San Mateo County adjacent to Rancho Corral   more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Senate Unanimously Passes Padilla Bill to Expand the Golden Gate National Recreation Area * WASHINGTON, D.C. -U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) announced that the Senate unanimously passed his legislation to expand and improve the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. The bill would allow the National Park Service to acquire the 896-acre Scarper Ridge property in San Mateo County adjacent to   more

WHITTIER, California, March 25 -- The Southern California University of Health Sciences issued the following Q&A on March 24, 2026, involving Tori Reccord, faculty member in the Doctor of Chiropractic program: * * * SCU Faculty Spotlight: Dr. Tori Reccord Earns CCSP Certification, Expands Sports Medicine Expertise Faculty at Southern California University of Health Sciences (SCU) continue to advance their expertise to better support student learning and patient care. Dr. Tori Reccord, a facu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Spirit of Mount Spokane Project Protects 22,000 Acres of North Idaho Working Forest More than 22,000 acres of privately owned working forestland in North Idaho are now permanently protected through the first phase of the Spirit of Mount Spokane Forest Legacy Project, a partnership between Trust for Public Land, Inland Empire Paper Company, Idaho Department of Lands and the USDA Forest Ser  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, March 27 -- The New Jersey Attorney General Office issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * State Grand Jury Declines to Criminally Charge Guttenberg Police Officer in Connection with Incident in Guttenberg, N.J., on November 12, 2024 A state grand jury has voted not to file any criminal charges against a Guttenberg police officer at the conclusion of its deliberations regarding a November 12, 2024 incident in Guttenberg, New Jersey. The civilian who die  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 27 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Statement from Trust for Public Land's NY State Director Commending Mayor Mamdani's Administration and the City of New York for Prioritizing Park Investment in Queens New York, NY - Following news that New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani's administration is prioritizing investment in parks and green space in Queens, Trust for Public Land's New York State Director, Tamar Renaud, issued the  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Science] -- The Center for Science in the Public Interest issued the following news release: * * * Substantial improvement in availability of corn tortillas containing folic acid, CSPI analysis finds * A report published today by the Center for Science in the Public Interest finds that corn tortillas fortified with folic acid are more available in U.S. stores than they were three years ago, with some newly-fortified products introduced by major national corn t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 25 -- California State University San Francisco State University posted the following news: * * * Tale of the lava heron: SFSU student describes new Galapagos species * The Galapagos Islands are famous for the discoveries that shaped Charles Darwin's theory of evolution. Now an SFSU graduate has added one more: Ezra Mendales (M.S., '23) describes a new species as part of his master's thesis. "I feel super lucky with this project. I think we fell into this b  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * Tech Industry Welcomes Court Ruling on Pentagon's Anthropic Dispute * Washington - A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction in response to a motion by Anthropic PBC, which challenged the U.S. Government's designation of the company as a supply chain risk following a procurement dispute. The Computer & Communications Industry Associatio  more

LOS GATOS, California, March 26 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * The Truthers, starring Jose Coronado and Stephanie Magnin, premieres on Netflix on 24 July What begins as a subtle suspicion eventually turns into a game of cat and mouse that leads a father and his daughter to a point of no return... The Truthers, the new Netflix psychological thriller starring Jose Coronado (Wrong Side of the Tracks, Rotten Legacy) and Stephanie Magnin (La fiera, La moderna), wi  more

LOS ANGLES, California, March 27 (TNSrpt) -- TikTok, a destination for a short-form mobile video, issued the following news: * * * TikTok For Business Introduces Watch it. Love it. Want it. People come to TikTok to discover what's new, engage with what they love, and take part in what matters to them. Businesses everywhere, from independent creators to global enterprises, are tapping into that journey to build, scale, and drive real results. Today, TikTok for Business is introducing a new glo  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- TM Forum, Parsippany, New Jersey, a non-profit corporation, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The forum added 22 entities to its membership: * Norlys Digital A/S, Tranbjerg J, Denmark * David   more

EAU CLAIRE, Wisconsin, March 26 -- The University of Wisconsin Eau Claire campus posted the following news: * * * True Blu: Out-of-this-world dream comes true -- Blugold alumna soars at NASA * Lederer still talks about it. But now the discussions often center around planetary systems she helped discover and mission payloads that have landed on the moon under her direction. Lederer, a 1992 UW-Eau Claire graduate, is a planetary and space scientist for NASA. Based at the Johnson Space Center  more

LA JOLLA, California, March 26 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * Two Salk scientists elected as 2025 AAAS Fellows * * Highlights * Salk scientists Gerald Shadel and Tatyana Sharpee elected as American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 2025 Fellows * AAAS Fellows are distinguished scientists, engineers, and innovators who have made significant contributions to their fields LA JOLLA-Salk molecular biologist Gerald Sha  more

MERCED, California, March 26 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * Two UC Merced Researchers Among This Year's AAAS Fellows * Professors Asmeret Asefaw Berhe and Ming-Hsuan Yang have been named 2025 fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. They are among the nearly 500 scientists, engineers and innovators who have been recognized this   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, March 26 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Two UC Santa Cruz faculty members named 2025 AAAS fellows * Two scholars at the University of California, Santa Cruz, have been named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world's largest general scientific society and publisher of the Science family of journals. They are Katharyne Mitchell, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and form  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * U.S. Department of Labor Taps Agentforce to Enhance Citizen Support * SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON - March 26, 2026 - Salesforce, the world's #1 AI CRM, today announced the U.S. Department of Labor has modernized its National Contact Center (DOL NCC) with Salesforce and is rolling out Agentforce -a suite of autonomous  more

ALBANY, New York, March 27 -- SUNY University at Albany issued the following news: * * * UAlbany Professor Lauded for Excellence in Education Research University at Albany's Paul Morgan, Director of the Institute for Social and Health Equity and Empire Innovation Professor and Social and Health Equity Endowed Professor at the College of Integrated Health Sciences, received the 2026 Special Education Research Award from the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) -- the largest international pr  more

MERCED, California, March 26 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * UC Merced's Center for Health Equity Convenes Partners to Address Patient Trust Gap in San Joaquin Valley * On March 20, UC Merced's Center for Health Equity brought together researchers, regional health partners and community members to share findings from a study on how community health workers are transforming patient care across the San Joaquin Valley. "This has been a long-term vision   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 26 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * UCLA Law establishes first chair in constitutional law with a commitment from Kim and Bill Wardlaw * Distinguished UCLA School of Law alumni couple Judge Kim McLane Wardlaw, B.A. '76, J.D. '79 and William "Bill" Wardlaw, J.D. '72, have pledged $2 million to endow a chair in constitutional law to enhance UCLA Law's strength in this important area of legal education.   more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 26 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA researchers uncover buried ancient delta on Mars * Key takeaways * Ground-penetrating radar on NASA's Perseverance Rover has retrieved the deepest look and most detailed images to date beneath the surface of Mars' Jezero crater. * The radar profiles show inclined layers and depositional geometries consistent with sediments laid down where flowing water entered a standing body  more

MONROVIA, California, March 27 (TNSrpt) -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * Unaffordable food, not scarcity, driving child hunger across the Middle East and Eastern Europe, new World Vision brief finds Hunger across parts of the Middle East and Eastern Europe is increasingly driven by economic exclusion and systemic failures rather than a lack of food availability, according to a new policy brief released by World Vision, drawing on evidence from Afghanistan  more

SACRAMENTO, California, March 26 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * University cuts men's teams to hit sex quota; athletes fight back * Riverside, California; March 26, 2026: Three wrestlers from California Baptist University filed a lawsuit today challenging their university's decision to eliminate the men's wrestling team -a move that forces the athletes to give up their sport or transfer schools. Paul Kelly, Cooper Shore, and Jes  more

DAVIS, California, March 27 -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * 4 Elected as AAAS Fellows Honors Mark 100 Years Since First Fellow From Davis Campus By Andy Fell Four faculty from the University of California, Davis, have been elected as Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, class of 2025. They are among nearly 500 scientists, engineers and other innovators that the society recognized this year for their scientifically and soc  more

DAVIS, California, March 27 -- The University of California Davis issued the following news: * * * Media Experts on Economic Issues: Gas Prices, Inflation, Stock Market By Karen Nikos-Rose The following University of California, Davis, sources are available to share expertise with media on various aspects of the economy, including climbing gas prices. Specific lists on trade (including supply chain), poverty and minimum wage are linked at the bottom. See also the overall federal issues exper  more

BERKELEY, California, March 27 -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * Bill to place a $23 billion bond to fund scientific research in California on the November ballot clears Senate Health Committee University of California-sponsored legislation, SB 895 by Senator Scott Wiener, passed the Senate Health Committee on a 9-2 vote yesterday (March 25). As UC faces one of the most significant disruptions to its research enterprise in its 158-year history, this bipa  more

WORCESTER, Massachusetts, March 27 -- The University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School issued the following news: * * * Fen-Biao Gao named fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science By Jim Fessenden Fen-Biao Gao, PhD, the Governor Paul Cellucci Chair in Neuroscience Research, professor of RNA therapeutics and director of the Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD) Research Center at UMass Chan Medical School, has been named a fellow of the American Association for the Advance  more

OXFORD, Mississippi, March 27 -- The University of Mississippi issued the following news: * * * University Selects 'The Boys of Riverside' as 2026 Common Read Author Thomas Fuller to speak on resilience, unity at freshman convocation * Incoming University of Mississippi students will share their first assignment this fall: reading "The Boys of Riverside." Each year, the Common Reading Experience committee reviews book suggestions from around campus to select the work each incoming student   more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, March 26 -- The University of New Mexico posted the following news: * * * UNM School of Law professor recognized at the Roundhouse for her historic first moment Warigia Bowman  Warigia Bowman, a University of New Mexico School of Law professor and affiliated faculty member in the Africana Studies department, was recently recognized as part of African American Day at the Legislature, in observance of Black History Month. Rep. Pamelya Herndon, from New Mexico's House  more

BURBANK, California, March 26 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * UPDATE: JAMES MARSDEN, ELIZABETH BANKS, NIALL HORAN, CHARLIE PUTH AND MORE GUESTS ON ABC'S 'JIMMY KIMMEL LIVE,' MARCH 23-27 * 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 celebrities, athletes, musical acts, comedians and human-interest subje  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 27 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * USC study identifies brain rewiring mechanism that may aid stroke recovery Findings from an international ENIGMA collaboration reveal that stroke survivors with severe motor impairment show signs of brain "youthfulness" in undamaged regions, suggesting compensatory neuroplasticity. * In a new study published in The Lancet Digital Health, scient  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain NAND and DRAM Memory Chips * News Release 26-047 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1492 Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain NAND and DRAM memory chips. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investi  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Topcon Solar Cells, Modules, Panels, Components Thereof, and Products Containing Same * News Release 26-048 Inv. No(s). 337-TA-1494 Contact: Jennifer Andberg, 202-205-1819 The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain TOPCon solar cells, modules, panels, components thereof, and pr  more

DALLAS, Texas, March 25 -- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center posted the following news release: * * * UTSW receives ARPA-H award to create functioning artificial liver * DALLAS - Jan. 12, 2026 - UT Southwestern Medical Center has received an award from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) to develop livers using patients' own cells and an innovative three-dimensional (3D) printing approach. If successful, this project - known as Vascularized Immunocompe  more

RICHMOND, Virginia, March 27 -- Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones issued the following news release on March 26, 2026: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL JAY JONES CHALLENGES UNLAWFUL RESCISSION OF LANDMARK 2009 GREENHOUSE GAS ENDANGERMENT FINDING Coalition of States, Counties, and Cities Across the Country Mount Legal Challenge in Opposition to EPA's Unlawful Rollback, Threatening Health and Safety of Virginians * Attorney General Jay Jones today joined a coalition of 24 states, the District of Colu  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 26 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * VHA Deploys Salesforce-Powered Agentic Operating System, Saving Thousands of Staff Hours for Front-Line Veteran Care * SAN FRANCISCO and WASHINGTON - March 26, 2026 - Salesforce, the world's #1 AI CRM, and the Veterans Health Administration (VHA), the nation's largest integrated healthcare system, today announced the   more

LEXINGTON, Virginia, March 26 -- Washington and Lee University issued the following Q&A on March 25, 2026, involving Sanat Wuernikebai, member of the Law Review: * * * Experience Spotlight: Sanat Wuernikebai '26L Sanat Wuernikebai worked on numerous cases for the Imperial County District Attorney's office in California. * Sanat Wuernikebai '26L is from Xinjiang, China. He earned a B.S. in international relations from Fudan University in Shanghai and, after graduation, worked for a year at a  more

WASHINGTON, March 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Padilla Blasts Republicans' False Narratives About Sanctuary City Policies * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, slammed Republicans' lies about sanctuary city policies during a Constitution Subcommittee hearing. He denounced Republicans for deflecting from the Trump Administration's failure to adh  more

WASHINGTON, March 26 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff, Leader Schumer, January 6th Committee Members, Congressional Leaders Gather to Honor Heroes Who Defended Capitol at the Site of Newly Installed Plaque * Washington, DC - On Wednesday, March 25, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.-08), Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.-11), Ra  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 27 -- Westmont College issued the following news: * * * Talk Explores Changes, Opportunities with AI By Scott Craig A Westmont Downtown Lecture will explore AI's real-world implications on Thursday, April 23, at 5:30 p.m. at Westmont Downtown | Keith Center, 29 W. Anapamu St. The talk, "AI and Our Shared Future: Opportunities, Challenges and What's at Stake," features Mike Ryu, Westmont assistant professor of mathematics and computer science, and Reed Sheard,  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 26 -- The University of Southern California Rossier School of Education posted the following news: * * * Why are Black students more likely to be falsely accused of using AI to complete assignments? * When Taylor McGee, assistant professor at Christopher Newport University, first read the Common Sense Media study, " The Dawn of the AI Era," one finding jumped out at her. Black students reported that they were about twice as likely to have their work incorrectly  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, March 25 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief issued the following news: * * * WSJ: Direct Relief's Amy Weaver on the Pivot from Tech to Humanitarian Aid The Wall Street Journal Leadership Institute recently spoke with Direct Relief CEO Amy Weaver about her transition to nonprofit work from her role as CFO of Salesforce. The conversation was part of the Wall Street Journal CFO Council Summit in Palo Alto, California, on March 24, 2026. The interview took place  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 (TNSFR) -- Z-Wave Alliance Inc., San Ramon, California, has filed written notifications with the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division to disclose updates to its membership. The filing, also submitted to the Federal Trade Commission, was made under the National Cooperative Research and Production Act of 1993 to maintain the venture's legal protections. The joint venture added 10 entities to its membership: * NM Ventures LLC DBA CleverK9, Ladson, South Carolina * S  more