LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- The J. Paul Getty Trust issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * "Off the 405" Summer Concerts Return to the Getty Center Beginning May 2026 Artists performing in the series include aja monet, Hunx and His Punx, Leenalchi, Horse Lords and Laurel Halo * SoCal music and art lovers can save the dates for this year's "Off the 405" artist lineup. The free outdoor concerts at the Getty Center museum include aja monet on May 30, Hunx and His P  more

ARCATA, California, April 20 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * $1M Grant Funds Study on Greener, Cleaner Cannabis Farming * Over the next two years, researchers from Cal Poly Humboldt and Chico State will partner with farmers in six California counties-Humboldt, Trinity, Mendocino, Sonoma, Nevada, and Santa Cruz-to study regenerative agricultural practices. These approaches focus on improving soil health and biodiversity through techniqu  more

LOS GATOS, California, April 21 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * 'Alpha Males' Films Its Sixth and Final Season Following the recent premiere of the fifth season of the comedy created by the Caballero brothers, Netflix has confirmed that the sixth and final season of Alpha Males is already in production. Four men who set out to be the perfect example of modern masculinity and have ended up as a step by step guide to everything you shouldn't do. In this final c  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 20 -- The University of California at Los Angeles School of Law posted the following news: * * * 'Smog and Sunshine': Ann Carlson discusses her new book about the air in L.A. * Los Angeles is famous for both sunshine and smog. It turns out that the two are related: Ozone pollution is caused by the interaction of sunlight and the chemicals that come out of vehicle tailpipes and factory smokestacks. But when Ann Carlson's family moved to Southern California, nobo  more

CLEMSON, South Carolina, April 20 -- Clemson University posted the following news: * * * 16 Clemson students and alumni recognized by National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program * Sixteen Clemson University students and alumni were recognized by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP), a highly competitive award that supports outstanding graduate students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields. The fellowship  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 21 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Adobe Expands Partner Ecosystem to Deliver Frictionless Workflows for Customer Experience Orchestration * Adobe is partnering with technology companies, agencies and system integrators to become the platform-of-choice for effective multi-agent collaboration, enabling better customer experiences and business outcomes. * Adobe is expanding collaborations with AI platfor  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 21 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Adobe Introduces Brand Intelligence and Expands GenStudio Content Supply Chain Solution for Customer Experience Orchestration * Businesses face increasing pressures to deliver more campaigns at unprecedented speed and scale, pushing teams to transform their content supply chain and reshape the process of planning, creating, managing, activating and measuring content.   more

SAN JOSE, California, April 21 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Adobe Introduces Brand Visibility Solution to Redefine Customer Experience Orchestration * AI interfaces and agents are becoming a primary way for customers to discover, evaluate and engage brands, creating a new imperative for businesses to optimize digital channels for both humans and AI. * Adobe is announcing a major expansion of Adobe Experience Manager--the platf  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 21 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Adobe Summit: Adobe Redefines Customer Experience Orchestration Vision in the Agentic AI Era with Introduction of CX Enterprise * Adobe has defined modern marketing, from driving digital transformation for businesses to accelerating Customer Experience Orchestration as agentic AI reshapes daily work. * Adobe CX Enterprise is an end-to-end agentic AI system that brings  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 21 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Adobe Unveils CX Enterprise Coworker to Build Agentic-Enabled Workflows for Customer Experience Orchestration * Adobe CX Enterprise Coworker will simplify the process of bringing together data and content across fragmented systems to deliver personalized experiences at scale, with AI agents that can orchestrate workflows based on defined goals. * CX Enterprise Coworke  more

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, April 21 -- Air Force Institute of Technology issued the following news: * * * AFIT CI Chief Resident Selected for 2026 Armed Forces World Championships By Jaclyn Knapp, AFIT Institutional Advancement Air Force Institute of Technology Civilian Institution (AFIT CI) radiology resident, Capt. Timothy Hendricks was selected to complete in the 60th World Military Armed Forces Sports (AFS) Cross Country Team World Championships in Pigi Pilis Trikala, Greece in March 20  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * AI-enhanced Microscopy Produces Crisp, Real-time Video Inside Live Cells * Using artificial intelligence, engineers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new way to watch the inner workings of living cells in real time. The process both captures images that are twice as sharp as conventional microscopes and is fast enough to play as smooth video. The advance  more

OAKLAND, California, April 20 [Category: Environment] -- Amazon Watch, an organization that says it protects the rainforest and advances the rights of indigenous peoples in the Amazon Basin, issued the following news release: * * * Amazon Watch and Allied Organizations Release Landmark Report on Amazon Crime * New York, NY - In the context of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Amazon Watch, together with allied organizations, presents the first report to analyze how ill  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * America's Funniest Home Videos: Sleep Snafus and That Was Not on My Bingo Card (5/10) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/1/26) * SUNDAY, MAY 10 8:01-9:02 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "Sleep Snafus and That Was Not on My Bingo Card" (3612) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/1/26) Logline: It's a fun-filled episode, featuring pint-sized meltdowns, bedtime blunders and   more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * America's Funniest Home Videos: Summer Snafus, Birthday Blunders, and Second Guy Bites It (5/10) * SUNDAY, MAY 10 7:00-8:01 p.m. EDT - America's Funniest Home Videos: "Summer Snafus, Birthday Blunders, and Second Guy Bites It" (3621) Logline: This week, 10 of the season's biggest winners vie for a $100,000 cash prize. Hilarious highlights include birthd  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * American Association for Cancer Research Inaugurates New Leadership During AACR Annual Meeting 2026 * Keith T. Flaherty, MD, FAACR, begins term as AACR President SAN DIEGO - The members of the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) have welcomed Keith T. Flaherty, MD, Fellow of the AACR Academy, as AACR President for 2026-2027. He was in  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 [Category: Medical] -- The American Association for Cancer Research posted the following news release: * * * American Association for Cancer Research Recognizes 2025-2026 Research Grantees * PHILADELPHIA - The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is proud to announce its newest class of grant recipients. Since 1993, the AACR has awarded more than $551 million through more than 1,100 research grants to support scientists in advancing cancer re  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Mamdani's Most Taxing Threat on New York City By Logan Sekulow New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani just issued a somewhat alarming video announcing the approval of a "pied-a-terre tax" - a new tax on properties valued at $5 million or more. A move that will likely drive property owners out of Manhattan in droves. Mamdani is framing this issue in terms of what is fair. But this tax doesn't really   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Americans for Tax Reform posted the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by John Kartch and Sean Rowen: * * * GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains Three-fourths of households with a capital gains filing make less than $200k * President Trump and House and Senate Republicans can further help middle class households by ending the inflation tax on capital gains. IRS data shows that 74% of households with a capital gains fili  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Naval Postgraduate School issued the following news: * * * Asymmetric Advantage -- NPS Innovators Develop Low-Cost Counter-Drone Technology On a warm and windy day in May 2022, two hostile drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), suddenly popped up above McMillan Airfield at Camp Roberts, California. An AquaQuad drone was quickly dispatched from the opposite end and, no sooner than it was in position, immediately launched an automated cyber-attack from 1,000 met  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Important Victory in Lawsuit Challenging HUD Funding Restrictions After Trump Administration Drops Appeal * OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued the following statement after the Trump Administration dropped its appeal of a court decision upholding a preliminary injunction that blocked funding restrictions the U.S. Department  more

MONTPELIER, Vermont, April 20 -- Vermont Attorney General Charity Clark posted the following news release: * * * Attorney General Clark and Coalition Win Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care * Court Issues Final Written Order Attorney General Charity Clark and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a  more

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, April 20 -- Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Liz Murrill Files Motion to Stay at U.S. Fifth Circuit to Reinstate Safeguards on Abortion Drug * Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill has filed a motion in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seeking to halt a Biden-era rule that removed a longstanding in-person dispensing requirement for the abortion drug mifepristone. The motion asks the court to iss  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL SECURES CRITICAL WIN AS COURT ORDERS HALT IN NEXTSTAR, TEGNA MERGER * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul applauded the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California after it granted a preliminary injunction halting the merger of Tegna Inc. (Tegna) and Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (Nexstar) while litigation in this case proceeds. Raoul and a coal  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, April 20 -- Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul issued the following news release: * * * ATTORNEY GENERAL RAOUL WINS LAWSUIT PROTECTING GENDER AFFIRMING CARE; COURT ISSUES FINAL WRITTEN ORDER * Chicago - Attorney General Kwame Raoul and a coalition of 22 states secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten health care providers who treat youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and  more

SALEM, Oregon, April 20 -- Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Rayfield Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care * Update: Court Issues Final Written Order Attorney General Dan Rayfield led a coalition of 22 states today in securing a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump Administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a   more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner among first to use new robotic exoscope for brain tumor microneurosurgery Robotic microscope uses 3D imaging, reduces surgeon fatigue * GLENDALE, Ariz. - Banner Thunderbird Medical Center has become the first hospital in the West to use an innovative robotic exoscope for brain tumor neurosurgery. A neurosurgery team at the hospital has now performed craniotomy procedures to resect brain tumors while  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 21 -- Banner Health issued the following news release: * * * Banner expands services to Timnath in Northern Colorado Expansion designed to meet growing demand in area * TIMNATH, Colo. - Banner Health is expanding access to primary care and pediatrics in Northern Colorado with a new, larger clinic location in Timnath, designed to meet growing demand in the Fort Collins area. The new Banner Health Clinic, opening April 27, will provide additional space to serve more p  more

UPTON, New York, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Brookhaven National Laboratory issued the following news release: * * * Muon g-2 Experiment Pioneers Win Breakthrough Prize in Fundamental Physics Recognition honors experiments and scientific collaborations at three institutions that explored the subtle wobble of a subatomic particle Editor's note: The following news release is being issued jointly by the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, DOE's Fermi   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The California Association of Food Banks, Oakland, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture advocating for the reinstatement of the Food Security Supplement to the Current Population Survey and its associated Household Food Security Report. The letter addresses the USDA's Economic Research Service Request for Information concerning statistical data, analysis, and research within the department. CAFB emphasized that the termination of the CP  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * California marks 10 years since voter-approved cannabis legalization What you need to know: California has cleared over 215,000 cannabis convictions and thwarted $1.2 billion in illicit cannabis activity in the decade since voters passed Prop 64 in 2016. * California has cleared more than 215,000 cannabis convictions and disrupted $1.2 billion in illicit cannabis a  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 [Category: Biology] -- The Center for Biological Diversity posted the following news release: * * * California's Regressive Rooftop Solar Policy Hit With Second Appeal to State Supreme Court * SAN FRANCISCO-The Center for Biological Diversity, The Protect Our Communities Foundation and the Environmental Working Group have appealed to the California Supreme Court to overturn the state's new rooftop solar policy after a lower court approved it a second time. The policy sig  more

PASADENA, California, April 20 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Caltech Faculty Honored with New Horizons Prizes * Kimmy Wu and Vesselin Dimitrov honored for physics and math research Two Caltech professors were awarded 2026 New Horizons Prizes as part of the Breakthrough Foundation's annual prize ceremony, known colloquially as the "Oscars of Science." Wai Ling (Kimmy) Wu, assistant professor of physics at Caltech, has received a New Horizons in P  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars: QUARTERFINAL #5: Robin Thede, Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho (5/20) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/1/26) * SUNDAY, MAY 10 9:02-10:02 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars: " QUARTERFINAL #5: Robin Thede, Patton Oswalt and Margaret Cho" (405) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 5/1/26) Logline: Hosted by Ken Jennings and featuring returning celebr  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars: QUARTERFINAL #6: Ray Romano, Mira Sorvino and Mo Rocca (5/8) * FRIDAY, MAY 8 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Jeopardy! All Stars: " QUARTERFINAL #6: Ray Romano, Mira Sorvino and Mo Rocca" (406) Logline: Hosted by Ken Jennings and featuring returning celebrity contestants competing for a charity of their choice, "Celebrity J  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: Big Sean, Tori Kelly and 2 Chainz (5/6) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/7/25) * WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 8:00-9:00 p.m. EDT - Celebrity Wheel of Fortune: " Big Sean, Tori Kelly and 2 Chainz" (606) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/7/25) Logline: Take a note! "Celebrity Wheel of Fortune," hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Vanna White, gets in good rhythm, welcom  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Central City Neighborhood Partners (CCNP), a community organization serving over 50,000 residents annually in the Westlake, Pico-Union, and Koreatown neighborhoods of Los Angeles, has submitted a public comment letter opposing the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's proposed rule titled "Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status (FR-6524)." CCNP argues that the proposal would negatively impact low-income, working familie  more

ORANGE, California, April 21 -- Chapman University issued the following news: * * * An Honors Program for Everyone New director Tara Gruenewald -- "Dr. G" to students -- is reshaping Chapman's honors program into a resource for all of Chapman Brian Belardi In a seminar room this fall, a biochemist, a business major, a dancer, and a dozen other students will wrestle with a question none of them could answer alone: How do you rebuild public trust in science? No single discipline can solve it  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 20 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Chiesi Group Selects Salesforce Agentforce Life Sciences to Transform Customer Engagement * SAN FRANCISCO and PARMA, ITALY -April 20, 2026 - Chiesi Group, an international biopharmaceutical group, has selected Salesforce's Agentforce Life Sciences for Customer Engagement to transform its commercial operations and stre  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Capital Research Center issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * CRC News: The growing influence of InfluenceWatch InfluenceWatch has become a go-to research reference page for Just the News, the Daily Caller, the California Globe, the Federalist, the Tampa Bay Times and many more. * Washington Examiner - 'Local independent' outlet in Virginia pushing redistricting is owned by Democratic operatives Political advocacy masquerading as unbiased, grassroot  more

COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 20 -- Ohio State University posted the following news: * * * Department of Statistics hosts 10th annual DataFest * One dataset. 48 hours. 100 students. Thousands of megabytes of data. For data analytics students and statistics faculty at The Ohio State University, these are the ingredients for one of the biggest events of the year: DataFest. On April 10-12, the Department of Statistics hosted the 10th iteration of the event in Cockins Hall. "DataFest is an intensive w  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 21 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * During Earth Week, Governor Newsom announces California surpasses $1 billion in clean truck and bus incentives, as Trump surrenders clean transportation future to China What you need to know: California has delivered over $1 billion to deploy 11,600 clean trucks and buses across 2,000+ fleets -- cutting pollution and supporting businesses. Demand is surging, even as   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 -- Earthjustice issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Trump Administration Offers Vast Tracts within the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to Big Oil Drilling Today's lease sale notice sets into motion this administration's radical agenda to industrialize the Refuge to benefit oil companies - not the American people * Anchorage, AK -- The Bureau of Land Management today announced a sweeping lease sale in the Coastal Plain of the Arctic   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- Hooper, Lundy and Bookman, a law firm, issued the following news on April 20, 2026: * * * Emily Brinkman To Speak at CSHA Emily Brinkman will present "Inside Peer Review Hearings: A Playbook for Healthcare Attorneys," on May 3, 2026, for the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys (CSHA)'s 2026 Annual Meeting & Spring Seminar. Healthcare organizations with more than 25 physicians must provide formal evidentiary hearings for certain disciplinary action  more

COSTA MESA, California, April 21 -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Experian teams with TazWorks to enable faster hiring with instant employment verification New integration with Experian Verify(TM) brings trusted employment data directly into the TazWorks platform * Experian, a global data and technology company, today announced a joint effort with TazWorks, a leading technology platform for background screening companie  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Federal Communications Commission issued the following statement on April 20, 2026: * * * GOMEZ APPLAUDS COURT RULING HALTING UNLAWFUL NEXSTAR-TEGNA MERGER FCC Commissioner Anna M. Gomez issued the following statement today after the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California issued a preliminary injunction halting the unlawful Nexstar-TEGNA merger: "I welcome the court's decision to pause this transaction and bring much-needed scrutiny to a deeply  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco issued the following Beige Book on April 15, 2026: * * * Summary of Economic Activity Economic activity in the Twelfth District was somewhat subdued but largely stable during the mid-February through March reporting period. Employment levels remained generally stable, and most employers held their head counts flat and hired only to replace departing workers. Wages continued to rise at a slight pace. Prices rose moderately, driv  more

PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- The University of Pennsylvania posted the following news: * * * Fighting oral cancer with bioengineered chewing gum * Researchers led by Henry Daniell of the School of Dental Medicine have shown that extracts from bioengineered chewing gum reduce the levels of three microbes known to be associated with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC), paving the way for more effective and affordable therapies. Their findings are published in Scientific Repor  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- First 5 Los Angeles, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development expressing opposition to the proposed regulatory amendment under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980 concerning Verification of Eligible Status. The organization highlighted the critical importance of stable housing for families with young children, particularly those in the prenatal to age five developmental window. First 5 LA, establi  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * Five to be honored with Distinguished Alumni Awards at PennWest Edinboro * PennWest Edinboro will recognize five exceptional graduates during its annual Distinguished Alumni Awards on Friday, May 1, celebrating alumni whose accomplishments, leadership and service reflect the very best of the Edinboro community. The event will be held at the Frank G. Pogue Student Center and will begin with a reception at 6 p.m.  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 20 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * GA-ASI Completes MQ-9B 'Flight Into Known Icing' Flight Tests * Global RPA Leader Is Certifying MQ-9B for FIKI SAN DIEGO - 20 April 2026 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) has conducted a series of flight tests aimed at certifying the MQ-9B Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for Flight Into Known Icing (FIKI). The flight tests bega  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 20 [Category: BizNational Defense] -- General Atomics Aeronautical Systems issued the following news release: * * * GA-ASI Selected by U.S. Navy PMA-281 for Collaborative Autonomy Mission Planning and Debrief Project * CAMP Initiative To Demonstrate Advanced Mission Planning, AI Model Management, and Autonomy Workflows SAN DIEGO - 20 April 2026 - General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) was selected by the U.S. Navy's Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAI  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 [Category: BizConsumer Services] -- Gap, a retailer of clothing and accessories, posted the following news release: * * * Gap and Victoria Beckham Announce Multi-Season Collaboration Rooted in Timeless Design The partnership launches its first capsule collection in Spring 2026, reimagining Gap's product icons through Victoria Beckham's design lens, available exclusively at Gap. * Gap and Victoria Beckham announce a new multi-season partnership, debuting   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 -- Hanson Bridgett, a law firm, issued the following news release: * * * Hanson Bridgett Files Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit Appeal Addressing Inclusive Academic Support Programs Hanson Bridgett LLP has filed an amicus curiae brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Californians for Equal Rights Foundation v. Her, et al., a high-profile appeal involving a challenge to Fresno Unified School District's inclusive academic support programming  more

SAN ANTONIO, Texas, April 21 (TNSjou) -- The University of Texas Health San Antonio issued the following news release: * * * Having more kids associated with reduced risk of stroke and brain damage, research co-led by UT Health San Antonio shows While some say having lots of kids can make you lose your faculties, a new study suggests otherwise. Research co-led by UT Health San Antonio, the academic health center of The University of Texas at San Antonio, associates a greater number of live b  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Health Environment Agriculture and Labor Food Alliance, Oakland, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture opposing the agency's consideration of increasing maximum line speed rates at young chicken and turkey establishments operating under the New Poultry Inspection System. The group expressed concerns about the impact of faster processing speeds on worker safety, arguing that speeding up slaughter lines threatens the physica  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * High Gas Prices Become a Midterm Warning Sign for Jim Desmond [CNN] * As gas prices in California surge to nearly $6 per gallon, CNN highlighted Trump-backed Jim Desmond's out-of-touch response: dismissing rising costs for working families as " no pain no gain." CNN writes : "In a midterm election that will likely be decided by how voters feel about the economy, Republicans are   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Michael Guest, R-Mississippi, and Rep. Mark DeSaulnier, D-California, chairman and ranking member, of the House Ethics Committee, issued the following statement on April 20, 2026, regarding Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Florida: * * * Pursuant to Committee Rule 7, the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on Ethics (Committee) determined to release the following statement: On April 21, 2026, the Committee will hold a public hearing to determine what, i  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) expressing strong opposition to HUD's proposed rule changes concerning the verification of eligible status under the Housing and Community Development Act of 1980. HACLA, the largest low-income housing provider in Los Angeles with over 67,000 households, outlined comprehensive concerns about the rule's impact on the   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Housing Authority of the City of Santa Ana submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), strongly opposing the proposed rule titled Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status. The rule, published on February 20, 2026, aims to change how eligibility is verified for mixed-status households receiving federal housing assistance. In the letter, the Housing Authority emphasizes that the   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Housing Development Corp. (HDC), a non-profit housing developer serving Santa Clara County, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) opposing the agency's proposed rule titled "Housing and Community Development Act of 1980: Verification of Eligible Status." HDC's letter criticizes the rule for imposing unfunded administrative burdens and undermining the current statutory compliance system, which they a  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 20 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * How does Electron Structure Impact Light Responses in Moire Materials? * In materials science, if you can understand the "texture" of a material - how its internal patterns form and shift - you can begin to design how it behaves. That's the focus of the work of Zhenglu Li, assistant professor in the Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materi  more

PASADENA, California, April 20 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * How Melatonin Promotes Sleep * Melatonin is a naturally produced molecule that has long been suspected to play a role in healthy sleep, but it has been unclear how it does so. Now, Caltech researchers have discovered a mechanism through which melatonin promotes sleep, using zebrafish models in the laboratory. The research was conducted in the lab of Professor of Biology David Prober an  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 20 -- The Salk Institute for Biological Studies issued the following news release: * * * How the internal liver clock orchestrates daily fat secretion * * Highlights * Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is among the most common chronic liver diseases, and, when untreated, can progress to cancer, cardiovascular disease, and diabetes * The liver secretes fat into the bloodstream on a precise daily schedule to fuel peripheral tiss  more

SEOUL, South Korea, April 21 -- Hyundai Motor, an automotive manufacturer, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Hyundai Motor Group to Host Inaugural Tech Talent Forum in Silicon Valley * Hyundai Motor Group to host the HMG Tech Talent Forum to secure global talent in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and other future technology sectors * Forum to be hosted jointly by Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Corporation, Boston Dynamics, Motional, 42dot and the Group's North Am  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Kevin Cramer, R-North Dakota, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Domestic Production Plus Refining Equals Dominance * BISMARCK, N.D. - American energy markets are experiencing a full-circle moment nearly 50 years in the making. In 1977, President Jimmy Carter delivered an "unpleasant talk" calling "the energy crisis" "the greatest challenge our country will face in our lifetime... the moral equivalent of war." Two years later, Iran's revolution spark  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 21 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Supreme Court Denies Hearing in First Amendment Cases Related to Occupational Speech Today, the Supreme Court denied review in two First Amendment cases brought by the Institute for Justice, a non-profit, public interest law firm. The cases involved similar occupational speech questions and were filed on behalf of a drone mapping service in North Carolina and a property mappin  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 21 -- The Institute for Justice posted the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Victory! Texas Veterinarian's First Amendment Rights Prevail After Supreme Court Denies Cert Petition From State Today, the Supreme Court denied review in a First Amendment case brought by the state of Texas against Brownsville veterinarian Dr. Ron Hines. The denial means that the previous ruling by the United States Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit stands. This decision,  more

CUPERTINO, California, April 20 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Johny Srouji named Apple's Chief Hardware Officer * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple today announced that, effective immediately, Apple executive Johny Srouji will become chief hardware officer. Srouji, who most recently served as senior vice president of Hardware Technologies, will assume an expanded role leading   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Keck Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration opposing the implementation of a rebate model under the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The letter responds to HRSA's Request for Information regarding the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, cautioning against replacing the longstanding upfront discount mechanism. In its letter, Keck Medicine, encompassing multiple hospit  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Largest U.S. Study Finds Teen Cannabis Use Linked to Slower Cognitive Development * Key Takeaways * Teens who start using cannabis show slower gains in memory, attention and thinking skills over time compared to non-users. * THC exposure was linked to worse memory over time, highlighting potential risks during critical stages of brain development. Researchers from Univers  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Lawsuit Targets Trump Administration Approval of BP's New Ultra-Deepwater Drilling Project in the Gulf of Mexico, 16 Years After Deepwater Horizon BP's "Kaskida" proposal fell dramatically short of legal and regulatory requirements * Washington, D.C. -- Gulf and environmental groups sued the Trump administration today over its approval of BP's new ultra-deepwater oil drilling project in the Gulf of   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 21 -- Littler, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Littler Lightbulb - March 2026 Employment Appellate Roundup At a Glance This Littler Lightbulb highlights some of the more significant employment and labor law developments in the federal courts of appeal in the last month. By Linde Blocher Fourth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Plaintiffs Claims Based on Joint Employer Doctrine The plaintiffs in Hoffman v. Inova Health Care Services, 169 F.4th 207 (  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * LLNL to harness quantum computing for next-generation magnets Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) has been selected to lead a project that will receive $4.1 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) as part of the Quantum Computing for Computational Chemistry (QC3) program. QC3 seeks to  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Ben Ray Lujan, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: * * * Lujan, Warren, Escobar, Underwood Lead 32 Lawmakers in Pressing Homeland Security Watchdog to Investigate Detainee Locator System Failures * "Without a functional locator system, DHS is effectively creating 'disappearances' on U.S. soil, and we urge the DHS Office of Inspector General to investigate this matter" Santa Fe, N.M. - U.S. Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-N.M.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 21 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Wins Lawsuit Protecting Gender-Affirming Care Attorney General Anthony G. Brown and a coalition of 22 states today secured a federal court order blocking an unlawful attempt by the Trump administration to threaten healthcare providers that provide care for youth with gender dysphoria. A federal district court issued a written opinion and  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- CBRE Group, a commercial real estate services provider, issued the following news release: * * * Meta and CBRE Announce LevelUp - a Multiyear Program to Recruit and Train Thousands of Technicians to Build Meta's Data Centers in the U.S. Graduates will be equipped with skills to install technical infrastructure, including fiber-optic cable, racks, and other mission-critical equipment * Meta Platforms, Inc. and CBRE, a commercial real estate and critical i  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Milken Institute, Santa Monica, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Financial Literacy and Education Commission supporting updates to the National Strategy for Financial Literacy. The think tank emphasized the need for interactive education models, broader financial education topics including debt management and lifetime income, and comprehensive approaches to implementing Trump Accounts-a federal early wealth-buildin  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, issued the following news release: * * * Miller-Meeks: Washington Waste Is Failing Iowa Families * WASHINGTON, D.C. -In a newly released video, Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks is calling out widespread waste, fraud, and abuse in government and stressing the need for stronger accountability to protect Iowa taxpayers. Miller-Meeks pointed to well-documented failures in states like Minnesota, Illinois, and California, wher  more

MODESTO, California, April 21 -- Modesto Junior College issued the following news: * * * Can't Find the Course You Need? It Might be a CCN Problem. Two CA Assembly Bills were designed to clarify and simplify degree requirements for community college students planning to transfer to Cal State and UC institutions. Learn how these new education laws will effect students starting Fall 2025. Assembly Bill 928 requires the California State and University of California systems to establish a genera  more

BOZEMAN, Montana, April 20 -- Montana State University issued the following news: * * * Montana State physicist wins National Science Foundation CAREER award * Hang Yu, an assistant professor in the Montana State University Department of Physics, has won a CAREER award from the National Science Foundation for theoretical study of the response of neutron stars on gravitational waves. MSU photo by Kelly Gorham  BOZEMAN - A Montana State University astrophysicist and strong gravity expert has  more

TRENTON, New Jersey, April 21 -- New Jersey Attorney General Jennifer Davenport issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Attorney General Davenport Opposes CFPB Strategic Plan to Gut Agency and Strip its Fraud-Fighting Tools Multistate AG Coalition Sounds Alarm as Scams Continue to Hurt Consumers * Attorney General Jennifer Davenport and 23 attorneys general sent a letter opposing the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's (CFPB) draft Strategic Plan, which would severely   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Naming Names: Attorney General Bonta Secures Public Access to Evidence in Amazon Price Fixing Case * "I'm making efforts to push the market back to a retail that will give you [Amazon] solid headroom..." "I am very determined to help you hunt the disrupters in the market." "If the problematic retail does not fix by the end of the week, we will discontinue [these products] fr  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service issued the following news release: * * * Congratulations to Summer 2026 Isle Royale Artists-in-Residence, Emerging Artists, and Teen Artists HOUGHTON, Mich. - Isle Royale National Park is proud to announce the chosen summer 2026 artists for its artist-in-residence programs. The artists chosen for the Established Artist-in-Residence are: * Ellie Anderson (Fiber, Chicago, Illinois) * Amber Dietz (Photography, D  more

DALLAS, Texas, April 20 -- The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas, a district bank in the Federal Home Loan Bank System, issued the following news release: * * * New Affordable Apartments in Austin, Texas, Helped by $2M Grant from FHLB Dallas and Bank OZK * AUSTIN, TEXAS, April 20, 2026-Austin, Texas, residents have new affordable housing options, thanks in part to a $2 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB Dallas) through member, Bank OZK. The banks joined Austin Housi  more

KINGSTON, Rhode Island, April 20 -- The University of Rhode Island posted the following news: * * * New satellite-based AI approach reveals ocean currents in unprecedented detail * KINGSTON, R.I. - April 20, 2026 - A new study published in the journal Nature Geoscience describes an artificial intelligence-powered technique that can measure ocean surface currents over broad areas in greater detail than ever before. Among the co-authors is Nick Pizzo of the University of Rhode Island Graduate   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Introduces Bill to Expand Protections to Keep Families and Pets Together in Public Housing * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) introduced the Pets Belong With Families Act, legislation that would prohibit overly broad restrictions against dogs based on breed, size, or weight, allowing families to keep their beloved pets in public housing. This bill wo  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Next Gen Personal Finance, Burlingame, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. Department of the Treasury regarding the Financial Literacy and Education Commission's update to the U.S. National Strategy for Financial Literacy. NGPF, which serves over 140,000 teachers and 5 million students annually with free, standards-aligned curriculum and professional development, emphasized the need to establish K-12 personal finance education as a standalone priorit  more

NORMAN, Oklahoma, April 20 -- The University of Oklahoma issued the following news: * * * Nobel Prize Winners Help Spark Interdisciplinary Collaborations at Conference * OKLAHOMA CITY - Scientists from a wide range of disciplines - including four Nobel Prize winners - gathered at the University of Oklahoma's Web of Life Conference to spark interdisciplinary collaborations aimed at tackling complex diseases. "Because diseases like cancer and diabetes do not exist in isolation, they won't be  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NRL Celebrates 60 Years of Plasma Physics Innovation * The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is celebrating the 60th anniversary of its Plasma Physics Division, marking six decades of scientific discovery that has advanced the understanding of plasma, and supported technologies critical to national defense, space science, and advanced materials.  Established in 1966, the division brought together  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 20 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * NSF awards 20 students and alumni with highly coveted Graduate Research Fellowships * The National Science Foundation (NSF) has announced that 20 students currently or formerly studying at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will receive prestigious Graduate Research Fellowships for the 2026-27 academic year. On April 13, the NSF announced that 2,500 students around the  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 20 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * Nurses condemn California Assembly's failure to advance CalCare * California Nurses Association (CNA) members condemn the California State Assembly's failure to advance A.B. 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at a time when health care is needed more urgently than ever before. The failure to advance A.B. 1900 shows a lack of leade  more

OAKLAND, California, April 21 -- The California Nurses Association issued the following news release: * * * Nurses condemn California Assembly's failure to advance CalCare Despite lawmakers blocking A.B. 1900, nurses will not give up until CalCare guarantees health care as a human right in California. * California Nurses Association (CNA) members condemn the California State Assembly's failure to advance A.B. 1900, the California Guaranteed Health Care for All Act, also known as CalCare, at  more

LYONS, Nebraska, April 21 [Category: Sociological] -- The Center for Rural Affairs posted the following news release: * * * Organizations call on Congress to support rural small businesses * LYONS, NEBRASKA - The Center for Rural Affairs and 22 organizations from across the country are asking Congress to support rural small businesses as lawmakers consider funding for 2027. On Monday, the groups, representing 17 states, sent a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Sen  more

PASADENA, California, April 20 [Category: BizConstruction]-- Parsons Corp., an engineering, construction, technical and management services firm, posted the following news release: * * * Parsons Demand Response Technology To Optimize And Enable Los Angeles Department Of Water & Power's Operations And Strategic Plan * CHANTILLY, Va. (April 20, 2026) -Parsons Corporation (NYSE: PSN) announced today that the company has been selected by the Los Angeles Department of Water & Power (LADWP) to pro  more

CALIFORNIA, Pennsylvania, April 20 -- PennWest posted the following news: * * * PennWest students stand out at Federal Reserve Bank economics conference * Two PennWest University students from the Department of Business, Economics and Communication were selected to present original research at the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland's annual Economic Scholars Program on April 17, continuing a growing record of strong student scholarship. Chosen from a highly competitive national pool, just 2  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. Robert Garcia, D-California, ranking member of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Robert Garcia and Summer Lee Demand Accountability for DHS's Violent and Unlawful Immigration Enforcement Today, Rep. Robert Garcia, Ranking Member of the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, and Rep. Summer Lee, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Federal Law Enforcement sent letters t  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on April 20, 2026, by Director of Consumer Freedom Guy Bentley: * * * How New York Gov. Hochul's proposed Zyn tax could encourage smoking, undermine public health New York has proposed extending 75 percent wholesale tax on tobacco products to include safer nicotine pouches. * Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed extending New York's 75 percent wholesale tax on tobacco products to include nicotine pouches. F  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 -- The Reason Foundation issued the following commentary on April 17, 2026, by Sephria Reynolds, criminal justice and drug policy analyst: * * * Tennessee bills would eliminate the state's legal kratom market Tennessee's kratom bills are aimed at reducing overdoses, but simply prohibiting kratom is unlikely to reduce drug overdoses within the state. * Tennessee lawmakers are advancing legislation that would effectively ban kratom and criminalize its possess  more

LOMA LINDA, California, April 20 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * Regular dental visits could be key to catching cancer early * Loma Linda University Health oral and maxillofacial surgery team wear matching shirts for Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month. April is Oral, Head and Neck Cancer Awareness Month, a time to highlight the importance of early detection and prevention of cancers that often go unnoticed until later stages. One place people shou  more

MERCED, California, April 20 -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: * * * At Bobcat Day, Students Explore Opportunities, Picture Their Futures * A throng of people came to UC Merced on a crisp, blue-sky Saturday for Bobcat Day. More than 7,000 were registered to attend the April 18 event for admitted and prospective first-year and transfer students, along with their families. The day was an opportunity for people to meet professors, advisors and service providers  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Garamendi, Wilson Introduce Bill to Strengthen America's Transit Workforce * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Last week, Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), a senior member of the House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, joined Congresswoman Frederica S. Wilson (FL-24) to introduce the Transit Workforce Development Act, a bill to expand workforce training and strengthen the pipeline of skilled w  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Ro Khanna, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ro Khanna reintroduces Gasoline Export Ban Act prohibiting the exportation of gasoline while gasoline prices are high * Washington, DC -Today, Representative Ro Khanna reintroduced the Gasoline Export Ban Act of 2026 to prohibit the exportation of gasoline during periods of high gasoline prices. The export ban begins when the average price for gasoline in the United States has been equal to or  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Tran and Bacon Celebrate Bipartisan Small Business Legislation Signed into Law * Washington, DC - U.S. Representatives Derek Tran (CA-45) and Don Bacon (NE-02) are celebrating their bipartisan legislation to continue intellectual property protections for small businesses being signed into law. The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Foreign Interference Safeguard Act will ext  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Rep. James Comer, R-Kentucky, chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, issued the following news release on April 20, 2026: * * * Comer & Burlison Seek Information on Missing Nuclear and Rocket Scientists House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) and Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs Chairman Eric Burlison (R-Mo.) today are seeking information from the Department of Energ  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Rep. Dave Min, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Min and Timmons Introduce "Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act" to Modernize Federal Financial Management and Protect Taxpayer Dollars * Washington, D.C. - Representatives Dave Min (CA-47) and William Timmons (SC-04) introduced the Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act, legislation to modernize how federal agencies track spending, strengthen financial oversight, and impro  more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 20 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Researchers to measure atmospheric benefits of restored San Francisco Bay wetland * Researchers at the University of California, Santa Cruz, will undertake the campus's first greenhouse-gas monitoring project in the San Francisco Bay, as part of a collaboration announced on April 14 that will restore a retired 275-acre industrial salt pond back into healthy tidal-marsh habitat.  more

LOMA LINDA, California, April 20 -- Loma Linda University Health issued the following news: * * * School of Pharmacy professor receives national 'Innovation in Teaching' award * Ike De La Pena, PhD, associate professor at Loma Linda University School of Pharmacy received the 2025-26 Innovation in Teaching Award from the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy (AACP). Founded in 1900, the AACP is the national organization advancing pharmacy education in the United States. Pharmacy is t  more

ALEXANDRIA, Virginia, April 20 [Category: Financial Services] -- The Security Industry Association posted the following news release: * * * Security Industry Association Announces Details for 2026 AcceleRISE Conference, Opens Call for Speakers * Hosted by the SIA RISE community and created for young leaders in the security industry, AcceleRISE 2026 will take place Aug. 3-5 in San Diego, California. SILVER SPRING, Md.-The Security Industry Association (SIA) has announced details for AcceleRI  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- The Senate Judiciary Committee issued the following information for a hearing entitled "Stealth Stealing: China's Ongoing Theft of U.S. Innovation" at 10:15 a.m. on April 22, 2026, at 216 Hart Senate Office Building: Witnesses * Mark Cohen, Senior Technology Fellow, Asia Society of Northern California and Asia Society Policy Institute, Senior Fellow, University of Akron Law School, Intellectual Property Institute, Alexandria, VA * Tom Lyons, Co-Founder, 2430 Group * H  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Markey, Blunt Rochester Lead Colleagues in Demanding a Stop to the Use of Taxpayer Funds for Censorship of Historical National Park Exhibits Senator Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) and Senator Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Del.), members of the Environment and Public Works Committee, led 15 colleagues in a letter requesting that the Fiscal Year 2027 appropriations legislation include languag  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Warner, Schumer Lead 16 Senators in Urging Trump Admin to Reverse Course on Illegal Efforts to Seek Medical Records of Federal Workers * U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) led 16 Senators in urging the Trump administration to immediately reverse course on their illegal and dangerous decision to seek   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sentient Futures Inc., San Francisco, California, submitted a public comment letter to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regarding the proposed United Nations Global Technical Regulation on Automated Driving Systems. The letter emphasizes a gap in the current GTR draft which fails to explicitly recognize animals as "other road users," a designation critical for ensuring their protection under ADS safety obligations. The organization acknowledges NHT  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shark Tank: Good Hang!: Mark Cuban's Back with an Exciting Update. Plus, Will a Picture-Hanging Invention Hook a Shark? (5/6) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/25/26) * WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 9:00-10:00 p.m. EDT - Shark Tank: "Good Hang!: Mark Cuban's Back with an Exciting Update. Plus, Will a Picture-Hanging Invention Hook a Shark?" (1714) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 3/25/26) Log  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * Shark Tank: Shark ATTACK: The Sharks Battle Over a Game-Changer Product for Athletes. WHO WINS? (5/6) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/8/26) * WEDNESDAY, MAY 6 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - Shark Tank: "Shark ATTACK: The Sharks Battle Over a Game-Changer Product for Athletes. WHO WINS?" (1716) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 4/8/26) Logline: Forward-thinking founders present the Shark  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 (TNSjou) -- Rapid population aging across five Asian healthcare systems has caused a surge in the overall disease burden, even as medical advancements improve outcomes for individual patients, according to a research study from the Stanford University Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies. The analysis of data from 2000 to 2019 across China, Japan, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan confirms that demographic shifts are the primary engine behind the rise in chron  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 20 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Supporting Healthier Communities: Attorney General Bonta Announces 2026-2027 Tobacco Grant Funding Availability for Local Agencies * Funding helps combat the illegal sale of tobacco products to youth OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced that the California Department of Justice (DOJ) is now accepting proposals for its 2026-2027 Tobacco Grant Program,   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Take Two: Chuong Vo Finds His District...Sort Of ("45nd" Edition) * Last week, we called out Republican Chuong Vo for not knowing which district he's running in. In under 24 hours, he quietly updated his website... and somehow still got it wrong - now he's running in the "45nd." At this rate, we're just glad he found California. If Chuong Vo can't even get the number right, it  more

BURBANK, California, April 20 [Category: BizArts/Cultural] -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, posted the following news release: * * * The Rookie: The Bandit (5/4) (Season Finale) * MONDAY, MAY 4 10:00-11:00 p.m. EDT - The Rookie: "The Bandit" (818) (Season Finale) Logline: The team launches a high-stakes search to take down a notorious criminal. Meanwhile, Lucy's leadership is tested; Wesley tests the boundaries of his friendships, and Nolan tries to balance duty and family. Stream   more

CUPERTINO, California, April 20 [Category: BizComputer Technology] -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, posted the following news: * * * Tim Cook to become Apple Executive ChairmanJohn Ternusto become Apple CEO * CUPERTINO, CALIFORNIA Apple announced that Tim Cook will become executive chairman of Apple's board of directors and John Ternus, senior vice president of Hardware Engineering, will become Apple's next chief executive officer effective  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * To Thwart Pathogens, Researchers are Giving Beneficial Microbes What They Really Want * University of California San Diego researchers have developed a new tool for understanding and modifying any microbiome, including the human microbiome. The approach, called Microbial Interaction and Niche Determination (MIND), accurately predicts how microbes compete within complex communities  more

NOTRE DAME, Indiana, April 21 -- The Kellogg Institute for International Studies, a part of the Keough School of Global Affairs, issued the following news: * * * UC San Diego Economist Paul Niehaus to Receive Notre Dame Award for Pioneering Global Cash Aid Research Author: Laureen Fagan Paul Niehaus, co-founder of GiveDirectly and an economics faculty member at University of California San Diego, will receive the 2026 Ford Family Notre Dame Award during an April 24 event hosted by the Ford   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 20 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study points to new treatment target for fatal infant heart disease In a study of mice and lab-grown human heart cells, a research team led by the Hastings Center for Pulmonary Research at the Keck School of Medicine of USC identified a gene that may someday help treat a rare heart muscle disease in infants. * Researchers from the Keck School   more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, April 20 -- The University of Nevada Las Vegas campus posted the following Q&A involving Lisa Lindquist-Nicholas, nursing professor and simulation education specialist at the Clinical Simulation Center of Las Vegas: * * * The Interview: Lisa Lindquist-Nicholas At UNLV's Clinical Simulation Center, this professor and alumna prepares future nurses through simulation-based training that demands both patience and patient care. * Before Lisa Lindquist-Nicholas became a nurse,   more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Venice Family Clinic, California, has submitted a public comment letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) expressing strong opposition to the proposed 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, urging the agency to exempt Community Health Centers (CHCs) from its implementation. The clinic highlights the financial and operational risks the rebate model poses to CHCs, which serve millions of vulnerable patients nationwide. Venice Family Clinic, a nonprofit C  more

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 21 -- The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center issued the following news release: * * * Video Game Improves Emergency Doctor Trauma Triage Decision Making Emergency physicians who play a video game about trauma triage outperform their peers who only receive standard education when it comes to properly caring for severely injured older adults. The findings are published today in JAMA. The video game - developed by a team of UPMC and University of Pittsburgh   more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vermont, issued the following news release: * * * Welch Cosponsors Bicameral 'Rehabilitation through Reading Act' to Reduce Recidivism, Encourage Successful Reintegration * WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Peter Welch (D-Vt.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, cosponsored the Rehabilitation through Reading Act, legislation led by U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and U.S. Representative Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO-05), to expand library resour  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 20 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * What a decade of gene therapy research for sickle cell disease taught UCLA scientists * Key takeaways * Results from a UCLA-led clinical trial for sickle cell disease reveal the unique challenges of treating blood disorders with gene therapy and provide crucial insights into improved clinical trial design for blood diseases. * After observing limited success with the first patient  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 21 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * What a decade of gene therapy research for sickle cell disease taught UCLA scientists Clinical trial yields hard-won insights about the role of chemotherapy, inflammation and trial design -- which could help shape next-generation curative therapies * When Dr. Donald Kohn began performing bone marrow transplants in 1987, he saw firsthand the promise and limitations of available treatments f  more

NORTHRIDGE, California, April 20 -- California State University Northridge issued the following news release: * * * While National News Dominates Headlines, Local Government Shapes Daily Life More Directly, CSUN Prof says * In an era when national issues often dominate public attention, some of the most immediate challenges affecting daily life are occurring at the local government level. Local government is responsible for providing essential services, such as public safety, education, inf  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 20 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Why Some Brains with Alzheimer's Stay Sharp * Key Takeaways * Alzheimer's disease is marked by changes in the brain, but not everyone with these changes develops symptoms * UC San Diego researchers have identified a potential molecular switch that may help explain why * The findings could support new strategies for earlier detection, prevention, and treatment of Alzheime  more

WASHINGTON, April 21 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news release on April 20,2026: * * * Working Families Tax Cuts Help Small Businesses Grow Certainty helps job creators expand, invest with confidence * This tax filing season, small businesses have certainty from the Working Families Tax Cuts' permanent pro-growth provisions to fund much-needed equipment and facilities upgrades and increase worker pay. In addition to making the 2  more

MONROVIA, California, April 21 (TNSrpt) -- World Vision International issued the following news release: * * * World Vision Cambodia Reaches 5.4 million People in 2025 As Humanitarian and Development Challenges Persist Phnom Penh -- World Vision International in Cambodia reached 5.4 million people, including 3.1 million children, in 2025, delivering life saving humanitarian assistance while sustaining long term development programmes across multiple provinces. The year marked one of the most  more