BURBANK, California, March 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 9-1-1: Nashville: Love to Death (4/2) * THURSDAY, APRIL 2 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - 9-1-1: Nashville: "Love to Death" (115) Logline: Blue and Dixie remain at odds, with Dixie skipping Blue's birthday. A 9-1-1 call turns into a murder investigation, and Cammie takes responsibility to help solve it. Meanwhile, a fertility clinic loses power, putting its conte  more

BURBANK, California, March 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * 9-1-1: Where There's Smoke (4/2) * THURSDAY, APRIL 2 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - 9-1-1: "Where There's Smoke" (916) Logline: The 118 must account for every decision made during a recent fire call when the team's actions are investigated for possible mistakes. Meanwhile, Buck works behind the scenes to support his team as he waits to learn if he can return to t  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 25 -- The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education issued the following news: * * * Recorded Sessions from the 2026 Annual Educational Conference Now Available The ACGME has released select session recordings from the 2026 Annual Educational Conference, held February 20-22 in San Diego, California. These videos are now available in the ACGME's digital learning platform, Learn at ACGME, offering educators, coordinators, residents and fellows, and institutio  more

BURBANK, California, March 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * American Idol: 911 (90s Judges' Song Contest) (4/6) * MONDAY, APRIL 6 8:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - American Idol: "911 (90s Judges' Song Contest)" (911) Logline: The Top 12 take on the "Judges' Song Contest," performing '90s hits secretly picked by Luke Bryan, Lionel Richie or Carrie Underwood. Plus, stars of ABC's "TGIF" '90s lineup hang with the hopefuls in   more

WASHINGTON, March 23 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Arnold & Porter Relocates San Francisco Office to Four Embarcadero Center Arnold & Porter is pleased to announce that its San Francisco office has relocated to Four Embarcadero Center. Effective Monday, March 23, this strategic move enhances the firm's client offerings and supports continued growth in Northern California and along the West Coast. "Our new location at Four Embarcadero Center reflects both   more

MONROVIA, California, March 24 -- AeroVironment issued the following news release: * * * AV Unveils LOCUST X3: Third-Generation Modular Directed Energy Weapon System AeroVironment, Inc. ("AV") (NASDAQ: AVAV), a global defense technology leader, today announced the release of LOCUST(R) X3, the third generation of AV's high-energy laser weapon system that delivers precise, speed-of-light engagement for rapid defeat of unmanned aerial threats. LOCUST X3 builds on lessons learned from widely de  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection released the following testimony by Matthew Malchano, vice president of software at Boston Dynamics, from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "DeepSeek and Unitree Robotics: Examining the National Security Risks of PRC Artificial Intelligence, Robotics, and Autonomous Technologies and Building a Secure U.S. Technology Base." PRC is the People's Republic of China. * * * Chairman Ogles,  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Business Alliance for Protecting the Pacific Coast, representing over 8,200 businesses, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the proposed oil and gas lease sales in the Northern, Central, and Southern California Program Areas. The Alliance strongly supports Alternative B, which calls for no new lease sales in California under the 11th National Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) Oil and Gas Lea  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The California Ambulance Association, Sacramento, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services regarding the proposed rule on policy and technical changes to the Medicare Advantage Program for contract year 2027. The association highlighted concerns about high copayment amounts for emergency 9-1-1 and interfacility ground ambulance services faced by Medicare Advantage (MA) enrollees compared to traditional Medicare patients. The lette  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The City of Half Moon Bay, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Interior's Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opposing the proposed offshore oil and gas lease sales under the 11th Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program. The letter calls for BOEM to prepare a legally sufficient and comprehensive Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement (PEIS) for California that thoroughly addresses environmental and economic concer  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on March 27, 2026: * * * Court Victory for Florida Wetlands Protection Victory -- Federal government, not state, will remain in charge of wetlands permitting under the Clean Water Act * Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled today that permits to build in wetlands should stay in the hands of federal regulators rather than the state of Florida. The ruling u  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 24 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * FICO(R) Score Credit Insights Report: Average FICO Score Dips to 714 Student loan repayment and mortgage delinquencies drive decline of average FICO Score as broader credit conditions stabilize * BOZEMAN, Mont. -- FICO (NYSE:FICO), global analytics software leader, today released its Spring '26 edition of the FICO(R) Score Credit Insights report, showing the average U.S. FICO Score declin  more

SAN JOSE, California, March 23 -- FICO, an analytics software company, issued the following news: * * * FICO UK Credit Card Market Report: January 2026 Persistent financial pressures evident as customers reduce spend and focus on paying credit card bills, but missed payments remain high * LONDON - Analysis of credit card data for January 2026 by global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE:FICO) shows the typical post-Christmas reduction in spending as customers prioritised payments after th  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Heal the Ocean, an environmental nonprofit organization focused on protecting coastal ecosystems in Santa Barbara County, submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding the agency's Notice of Intent to prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for proposed oil and gas lease sales along the Northern, Central, and Southern California Program Areas. The group strongly urged BOEM to exclude all new offshore oil and gas leases   more

BURBANK, California, March 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Family Tree (4/7) * TUESDAY, APRIL 7 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - High Potential: "Family Tree" (218) Logline: A woman is found dead at the luxury hotel where Lucia works, posing a potential complication for Karadec and Morgan's investigation. Elsewhere, Ava races to come up with the perfect idea for her art show. (TV-14, V) Stream episodes n  more

BURBANK, California, March 27 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * High Potential: Second Sunday (3/31) * TUESDAY, MARCH 31 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - High Potential: "Second Sunday" (217) Logline: Wagner joins Morgan and the team on a hunt for the crew behind a series of heists ripping through elite private vaults -only to uncover a far more dangerous endgame: a looming cyberattack that could cripple Los Angeles' core infr  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Padilla Underscores Immigrants' Critical Role in Funding Social Security * WASHINGTON, D.C. -In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, joined a Senate Budget Committee hearing on the future of Social Security to highlight immigrants' essential role in contributing to the United States' workforce, the econo  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Pamela Fugitt-Hetrick, an independent Medicare insurance agent representing beneficiaries in California through DCD Financial & Insurance Services, has submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) outlining concerns and recommendations related to the 2027 Final Rule. Drawing on 20 years of professional experience, Fugitt-Hetrick highlights challenges faced by beneficiaries and independent agents in navigating Medicare options and  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Wendy Guffre, an Independent Medicare Insurance Agent from Wendy Guffre Insurance Services, submitted a public comment letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) addressing the 2027 Medicare Final Rule. With extensive experience assisting seniors and disabled persons primarily in California and Texas, the agent raised concerns about certification processes, enrollment timing, special enrollment periods, and agent classifications. The commenter highlight  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2024-WR-026) on Feb. 9, 2026 entitled "The Bureau of Reclamation's Salton Sea Restoration Efforts Incurred Unsupported Costs and Were Not Sufficiently Monitored." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Scott Cameron Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary - Water and Science Exercising the Delegated Authority of the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation From: Nicki Miller Assistant Inspector Gener  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, March 28 -- The Tennessee Bar Association posted the following commentary blog on March 28, 2026, by Azya Thornton: * * * Jury Finds Google, Meta Liable in Landmark Social Media Addiction Lawsuit Jurors in two of the first U.S. trials in a growing wave of lawsuits against social media companies have found Meta and Google liable for harms to young users, potentially setting up appeals that could reshape the scope of legal protections under Section 230 of the Communication  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * New KFF Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust Finds One in Three Adults Have Used AI Chatbots for Health Advice Highlights KFF's latest Tracking Poll on Health Information and Trust finds that one-third of the public report using AI chatbots for health information and advice in the past year, similar to the share who have relied on social media f  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Legal Aid Association of California submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Justice expressing strong opposition to a proposed rule concerning the review process of state bar complaints against DOJ attorneys. LAAC, representing over 100 public interest law nonprofits that provide free civil legal services to low-income communities across California, raised concerns about the impact of the rule on independent oversight, ethical accountability, and a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2026, by shareholder Michael R. Gotzler and associate Maria Palivos: * * * Court Declares "Interested Party" Provisions of the Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act Unconstitutional An Illinois state court judge has declared the "interested party" provisions of Illinois Day and Temporary Labor Services Act ("the Act") unconstitutional, striking a blow to labor unions that advocated  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2026, by senior counsel Tasneem Zaman: * * * DOL Proposed Rule Seeks Higher Prevailing Wages Levels for Foreign Workers The U.S. Department of Labor is scheduled to issue a proposed rule that would increase and re-adjust the "prevailing wage" levels for key employment-based immigration sponsorship programs. The prevailing wage rate refers to the average salary paid to workers in similar po  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2026, by knowledge lawyer Emily Bodger: * * * New Duty for UK Employers - Annual Leave Record-Keeping from April 6, 2026 From April 6, 2026, employers will be required to keep adequate records of workers' annual leave and pay entitlements. * In an unexpected development, recent commencement regulations confirm that from April 6, 2026, the new legal duty requiring employers to keep adequa  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2026, by shareholder David J. Goldstein: * * * Executive Order 11246 Redux: Trump's New Executive Order on DEI Calls for Renewed Scrutiny of Government Contractors At a Glance * New DEI executive order establishes a new framework for monitoring federal contractors' compliance with nondiscrimination obligations. * Order excludes any focus on sex based discrimination, and enforcement autho  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2026, by shareholder Niloy Ray, senior counsel Britney N.D. Torres, associate Min Song and counsels Rachel Simone Frey and Michael Whitbread: * * * The Federal Administration Makes Legislative Recommendations for U.S. AI Policy, Leaving Questions Unanswered The Trump administration has proposed "A National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence" ("the Proposal"). The Proposal, a non-  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following commentary on March 27, 2026, by knowledge lawyer Emily Bodger: * * * UK: Consultation Launched on Protection from Detriments for Taking Industrial Action The Government has launched a consultation on types of prohibited detriments for employees taking industrial action. * The UK Employment Rights Act 2025 ("ERA 2025") introduces new protections for workers against detriments by their employer to penalise, prev  more

DOWNERS GROVE, Illinois, March 28 -- Midwestern University issued the following Q&A on March 27, 2026, involving Dani Sychowski, McKimmon Engelhardt: * * * CCOM Students Take Next Step in Careers with Residency Matches Among thousands of medical students placed during national residency match program * Students from Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) learned where they would begin the next phase of their medical careers on March 20, 2026. Later that day,   more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands released the following written testimony by Lee Ann Magoski, board director of the National Emergency Number Association, from a March 16, 2026, hearing on the Making Public Lands Safer Act (H.R. 7031): * * * Thank you, Chairman Tiffany, Ranking Member Neguse, and members of the subcommittee. I am honored to be here to testify. As president of the National Emergency Number Association, I speak on behalf of the   more

SAN MATEO, California, March 23 -- Oracle NetSuite, a subsidiary of Oracle, issued the following news: * * * NetSuite Announces AI Innovations to Help Businesses in Australia and New Zealand Unlock New Possibilities NetSuite Next and other innovations across the suite enable customers to increase efficiency, expand insights, and drive success * Oracle NetSuite, the #1 AI Cloud ERP, today announced a series of AI-powered innovations to help organisations in Australia and New Zealand increase  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Padilla Join Kaine, Gallego and Colleagues to Press Trump Administration about Decision to Ease Sanctions on Russia and Iran * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) joined Senators Tim Kaine (D-Va.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) in pressing the Trump administration about its decision to ease sanctions on Russian and Iranian oil expo  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Oceantic Network, a national non-profit organization focused on advancing offshore wind energy, submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management regarding its Notice of Intent to Prepare a Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement for proposed oil and gas leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf. The organization emphasized the importance of safeguarding existing offshore wind leases and infrastructure off the coast of California from potenti  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- The House Oversight and Government Reform Subcommittee on Government Operations released the following testimony by Postmaster General David Steiner from a March 17, 2026, hearing entitled "Oversight of the Postal Service: The Financial Future Under Postmaster General Steiner": * * * Good afternoon, Subcommittee Chairman Sessions, Ranking Member Mfume, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for calling this hearing to discuss the important work of the United States   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- PURUS VITAS LLC doing business as PrimeVitas AI, a technology company specializing in real-time AI output verification, submitted a public comment letter to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) addressing gaps in incident reporting requirements for automated driving systems. The letter emphasizes the necessity of mandating independent verification for Level 2 Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) used in commercial ride-hailing services on public  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Ragasa Industrias S.A. de C.V., a leading soybean crushing company based in Monterrey, Mexico, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service regarding proposed rules on the Section 45Z Clean Fuel Production Credit, as modified by the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act of 2025. Ragasa, which operates the largest soybean crushing facility in North America, expressed strong support for the proposal to treat biofuels derived f  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Presents Family of WWII Navy & Korean War Army Veteran with Posthumous Military Honors * CRANSTON, RI - A late veteran of both World War II and the Korean War is being posthumously recognized for his service to the nation. 80 years after the late Benjamin J. Coccia served in the U.S. Navy at the end of World War II and nearly 75 years after he was honorably discharged from the U.S. Army foll  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, issued the following news release: * * * Reed Rebukes "Ignorant" Trump for Stigmatizing People with Dyslexia, Urges POTUS to Apologize & Learn * WASHINGTON, DC - President Donald Trump has made so many cruel, uninformed, and false statements that it can seem daunting to try and correct the record or call out every single instance. But U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) says President Trump crossed the line when he unfairly denigrated and s  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Votes Against ICE Funding as Republicans Reject Bipartisan Deal * WASHINGTON, D.C \- Today, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) voted against the House Amendment to the Senate Amendment to H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026, which passed by a vote of 213-203. "I once again refuse to support legislation that increases funding to ICE, an uncontrolled rogue agency that  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Rep. Gilbert Ray Cisneros, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Cisneros Denounces Republican TSA Shutdown * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative Gil Cisneros (CA-31) released the following statement: "Hardworking TSA agents have missed two paychecks, leaving families without money to buy groceries. Exacerbating the issue, Americans traveling are stuck in hours-long lines with no end in sight, because Speaker Johnson refused to put a bill   more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- Joan Hartmann, Third District Supervisor in the County of Santa Barbara, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) expressing strong opposition to the agency's proposal to allow offshore hydraulic fracturing from Platform Gilda in federal waters off the coast of Ventura County, near Santa Barbara County. The letter highlights concerns about environmental, health, cultural, and climate-related risks that the proposal   more

LA JOLLA, California, March 25 (TNSjou) -- Sanford Burnham Prebys issued the following news release: * * * Scientists discover new genetic disease that causes premature aging and cognitive deficits The scientists studied brain organoids derived from patients suffering from a newly discovered genetic disease. These organoids had a more disorganized structure and fewer properly patterned developing nerve cells than healthy controls, suggesting impaired brain development. Image credit: Fang Yuan  more

WASHINGTON, March 27 -- Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Connecticut, issued the following news release: * * * Senator Blumenthal: Week in Review 3/20/2026-3/27/2026 * Condemning DHS Policies Brutalizing Children [WASHINGTON, D.C.] - U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Ranking Member of the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, and U.S. Representative Robert Garcia (D-CA), Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, held a bicameral public forum to re  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 -- Indo-Pacific nations are racing to adapt to a world where the U.S. has become fundamentally unpredictable, according to experts at a conference hosted by the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center. The 2026 Oksenberg Conference gathered scholars and foreign service veterans at Stanford University to assess how regional stakeholders confront a rupture in the post-World War II order. Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director of Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center, stated that regi  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by Matthew Bergman, founding attorney at the Social Media Victims Law Center, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30": * * * Chairman Cruz and Ranking Member Cantwell, I am honored to appear before this Committee with these distinguished panelists to discuss the relationship between Section 230 of the Commu  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following written testimony by Matthew Bergman, founding attorney at the Social Media Victims Law Center, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30": * * * (Continued from Part 2 of 3) g. Arroyo v. TikTok Arriani Arroyo TikTok relies heavily on the amount of time users spend watching videos to steer users toward more videos and contin  more

WASHINGTON, March 29 -- The Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee released the following testimony by Daphne Keller, director of platform regulation at the Stanford Program in Law, Science and Technology, from a March 18, 2026, hearing entitled "Liability or Deniability? Platform Power as Section 230 Turns 30": * * * Chairman Cruz, Ranking Member Cantwell, and Members of the Committee: Thank you for the opportunity to appear at this hearing and discuss the legal backbone of to  more

SANTA CLARA, California, March 25 -- Hitachi Vantara, a subsidiary of Hitachi, issued the following news release: * * * Swiss University Safeguards Mission Critical Academic Operations with Cyber Resilient, Unified Data Infrastructure from Hitachi Vantara FHNW relies on Hitachi Vantara block and object storage for up to 4x faster ransomware-resistant backups and cyber recovery in minutes instead of days, saving 40% in cost and energy consumption * Hitachi Vantara, the data storage, infrastr  more

WASHINGTON, March 28 [Category: Energy] -- The Institute for Energy Research posted the following commentary: * * * The Terms for Ending the Iran Conflict * Key Takeaways 1 The United States and Iran have exchanged demands for an end to hostilities in the region as the continued effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz impacts energy and commodity prices. 2 The sides appear far apart, with the United States demanding the Strait reopening and an end to Iran's nuclear program, while I  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, March 28 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Opening of New Beneva Road Connector to Advance the Florida Gulf Coast Trail Trust for Public Land, Friends of the Legacy Trail, Sarasota County, and local partners recently celebrated the opening of the new Beneva Road Connector -- a half-mile multiuse trail that will link the Legacy Trail at Beneva Road to Fruitville Road. This new connector marks an exciting milestone in the developmen  more

LOS ANGELES, California, March 28 -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * FDA approves gene therapy for severe leukocyte adhesion deficiency-I, a rare immune disorder All children treated in a clinical trial are living with restored immune function * Dr. Donald Kohn has been developing gene therapies for rare pediatric immune disorders for over 30 years. This week, his role in a clinical trial has culminated in the first-ever U.S. Food and Drug Administration-approved th  more