LA JOLLA, California, April 28 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * "Ruthless Predator" of Red Tide Plankton Revealed in New Study * Scientists at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography have uncovered new insights into the bioluminescence of a unique species of marine plankton that feeds on other plankton, including the harmful algae responsible for red tides and algal blooms. Red tides occur when certain types of microscopic plankto  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 28 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * $125 Million in Combined Giving Establishes the Halicioglu School of Data Science and Computing * Key Takeaways * The Halicioglu School of Data Science and Computing has been established with $125 million in support from alumnus Taner Halicioglu '96. * The school's vision is to advance data and computing to improve society and build a better future, and to prepare the next   more

AMES, Iowa, April 28 -- Iowa State University issued the following news release: * * * 'Lab-on-a-drone' tests remote farm waterways for nitrate levels * AMES, Iowa - The underground tiles that drain farm fields can release water into remote and shallow waterways. It's not always easy to get out there with equipment to sample and test for agricultural chemicals such as nitrate. Improving testing capabilities is important for managing nitrate levels in drinking water, which are federally reg  more

LOS GATOS, California, April 29 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * 'Running Point' Season 2 Shoots and Scores With All-Star Brand Partners In Running Point Season 2, now on Netflix, the Los Angeles Waves are back with higher stakes, bigger personalities, and plenty of chaos along the way. This season, we're bringing a few brand partners courtside, showing up in ways that feel true to the front office, the team and the moments that fans love. Since sports and br  more

LOS GATOS, California, April 29 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * 'Soul Mate' Main Trailer Shows a Decade Guided by Fate Two lonely souls unite and choose to spend 10 years together Their fates intertwine, spinning a tale of soulful love that takes them to Berlin, Seoul and Tokyo 'Soul Mate' Main Trailer Shows a Decade Guided by Fate * Netflix has dropped the main trailer and key art for Soul Mate, offering a glimpse into the decade-spanning love story befor  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * 3,000 LAUSD Teamsters Overwhelmingly Ratify Contract (LOS ANGELES) - School administrators at the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) have overwhelmingly ratified a new agreement. These workers are members of the Associated Administrators of Los Angeles (AALA), which affiliated with Teamsters Local 2010 in 2024. "This contract is the result of our members sta  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering posted the following news: * * * A USC team is targeting the spinal cord to solve paralysis' most overlooked problem * When Vasileios Christopoulos, now an assistant professor in the Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering at USC Viterbi, was working in a brain-computer interface lab at Caltech, helping paralyzed patients control robotic arms with their thoughts, he kept heari  more

DOVER, Delaware, April 29 -- Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * AG Jennings, coalition keep machine gun devices out of Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and a coalition of attorneys general have formalized an agreement to prevent the Trump Administration from distributing thousands of machine gun conversion devices into Delaware and other 16 other states. In a notice of voluntary dismissalOpen this document with ReadSpea  more

SAN JOSE, California, April 29 -- Adobe Inc., a computer software company, issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * Adobe Completes Semrush Acquisition, Strengthening CX Enterprise with Enhanced Brand Visibility Capabilities Adobe (Nasdaq:ADBE) -- the global technology leader that unleashes creativity, productivity and customer experiences through innovative tools and platforms -- today announced the completion of its acquisition of Semrush Holdings, Inc., a leading brand visibility  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 [Category: BizEngineering] -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * AECOM selected to conduct PFAS pilot program for the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection * Massachusetts (April 28, 2026) -AECOM, the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced it was selected by the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) to deliver a first-of-its-kind program piloting reduction and destruc  more

ARLINGTON, Virginia, April 28 [Category: National Defense] -- The Air and Space Forces Association posted the following news release: * * * AFA Announces Winners of 2025-2026 StellarXplorers National Finals * ARLINGTON, Va., April 28, 2026 -The Air & Space Forces Association (AFA) proudly announces the National Champion of the 2025-2026 StellarXplorers National Space Design Competition: The Stellar Fellars from the California Academy of Mathematics & Science in Carson, Calif. This year's S  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following news: * * * Massive Coordinated FBI Raid Underway in Minnesota By Logan Sekulow The Department of Homeland Security announced that it is officially executing search warrants in Minneapolis in response to rampant fraud involving taxpayer dollars that seems to have taken place right under Governor Tim Walz's nose. Federal agents and local law enforcement raided 22 local so-called childcare centers, including   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Kevin Mullin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Anti-Corruption Task Force Focuses on Combatting Corruption in Congress * Washington, D.C. - Today, Rep. Joe Morelle (NY-25), the Chair of the Anti-Corruption and Democracy Reform Task Force, along with Co-Chairs Reps. Kevin Mullin (CA-15), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), and Nikema Williams (GA-05), held their first official meeting focused on critically examining Congress and ways to reform the Legi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, April 29 -- Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Mayes Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products Attorney General Kris Mayes today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Bloc  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: * * * As Trump Administration Abandons Disaster-Stricken Communities, Van Hollen Joins Warren, Colleagues in Renewing Push to Support Survivors of Disasters * Today, U.S. Senator Chirs Van Hollen (D-Md.) joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, and 11 of thier colleagues in reintroducing the Housing Survivors of Major D  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 28 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Co-Leads Bipartisan Effort Urging Credit Card and Payment Processing Companies to Combat Illegal Sales of Tobacco and Nicotine Products * Coalition also requests meetings with each company to comprehensively address the unlawful sales OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today announced co-leading a bipartisan coalition of 25 attorneys general   more

ALBANY, New York, April 28 -- New York Attorney General Letitia James issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General James Leads Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * New York Attorney General Letitia James today led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block   more

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania, April 28 -- Pennsylvania Attorney General David W. Sunday issued the following news: * * * Attorney General Sunday Leads Bipartisan Effort Calling on Credit Card Companies, Payment Apps to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General Dave Sunday led a bipartisan coalition of 24 other Attorneys General and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors -including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Vis  more

HARTFORD, Connecticut, April 28 -- Connecticut Attorney General William Tong issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Tong Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Illegal Vaping Products * Attorney General William Tong joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe, Sezzle, and Block (operat  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Michael F. Bennet, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: * * * Bennet, Warren, Colleagues Renew Push to Support Survivors of Disasters As Administration Abandons Disaster-Stricken Communities * Under current FEMA guidelines, disaster survivors can be prevented from accessing housing-related aid if they are unable to show proof of property ownership Washington, D.C. -Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet joined Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Rankin  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * Better weather forecasts and climate models could come from new desert-dust research * Key takeaways * New UCLA research finds that airborne dust traps about twice as much heat as climate models have estimated, even though dust likely cools the planet overall. * The effect of dust retaining heat is equal to roughly 10%, not the previously calculated 5%, of the warming effect of hu  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Julia Brownley, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Brownley, Garamendi, Schiff, and Padilla Announce More than $22 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades at Port of Hueneme and Port of Richmond * Washington, DC - Today, Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08), and U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-CA) announced more than $22 million in federal funding from the Port Infrastructure Development Progr  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Janelle Bynum, D-Oregon, issued the following news release: * * * Bynum's Bill to Support Wildfire Victims Passes House * Yesterday, Congresswoman Janelle Bynum (OR-05) voted to pass the bipartisan Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act, as part of a broader package, through the House, making it one step closer to becoming law. This bill exempts wildfire relief payments made to victims from federal income tax. The bill is co-le  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * CAIR-LA Calls on LBUSD to Publicly Condemn Anti-Muslim Hate Following Islamophobic Statements at Board Meeting The Greater Los Angeles Area office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-LA) today sent a letter to the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education expressing concern over Islamophobic and xenophobic statements made during a boar  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations posted the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * CAIR-WA Welcomes Court's Decision to Move Afghan Asylum-Seeker Cases Forward Despite Trump Admin Pause The Washington state chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA), a chapter of the nation's largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed the U.S. District Court's decision in CAIR-WA's lawsuit to allow Afghan asylum-seekers c  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom highlights new program preparing CSU Northridge students for careers and entrepreneurship What you need to know: First Partner Jennifer Siebel Newsom led an event at CSU Northridge launching a new effort to help students at Hispanic-Serving Institutions build practical skills, earn income, and compete in today's economy as part of  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Governor Newsom announces appointments Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the following appointments: Jessica Crowley, of Los Angeles, has been reappointed to the California State Board of Pharmacy, where she has been serving since 2022. Crowley has been a Pharmacy Preceptor at University of Southern California since 2020 and a Pharmacist at Albertsons Companies   more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * California expands mobile driver's license to Samsung Wallet, continuing DMV's digital transformation Under Governor Newsom, California's DMV becomes national model for innovation What you need to know: As part of California's ongoing DMV modernization, Governor Newsom is expanding the Golden State's mobile driver's license pilot program to Samsung Wallet, giving mi  more

SEASIDE, California, April 29 -- California State University Monterey Bay campus issued the following news: * * * Large grants highlight a stellar academic year Outstanding performance on the Graduation Initiative 2025, a major national award and the announced departure of President Vanya Quinones were notable events for the year. By Mark Muckenfuss With Commencement around the corner, it's a good time to look back at Cal State Monterey Bay's 2025-26 academic year. It was an eventful one, m  more

LONG BEACH, California, April 29 -- California State University issued the following news: * * * Meeting California's Industry Workforce Needs: Engineering The CSU powers California's talent pipeline. Learn how it prepares grads for the engineering industry. By Alisia Ruble As California's economy rapidly evolves, so does the need for a highly skilled, job ready workforce. The California State University--educating nearly half a million students each year and awarding more than 123,000 degr  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 29 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * California's servicemembers seize $11.4 million in deadly fentanyl so far this year What you need to know: Governor Newsom announced California National Guard servicemembers helped seize $11.4 million in illegal narcotics since January 2026, continuing the state's border strategy and enhancing public safety. * Advancing the state's nation-leading border strategy to  more

CAMARILLO, California, April 29 -- California State University Channel Islands campus issued the following news release: * * * Faculty Melissa Miller selected as a 2026 Johns Hopkins Sara D. Barder Fellow Melissa Miller, a lecturer in the School of Education at CSUCI, was recently selected as a 2026 Johns Hopkins Sara D. Barder Fellow. The fellowship recognizes outstanding educators who demonstrate excellence in teaching and a strong impact on student learning. Selected through a competitive  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Carbajal Statement on Trump Administration Sabotage of Morro Bay Wind Energy Area * U.S. Representative Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) issued the statement below following the Trump administration's announcement that it is paying $120 million in taxpayer dollars to effectively cancel one of the offshore wind projects in Morro Bay. "I am outraged by this backwards decision to sabotage the Morro Bay  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Computer Technology] -- The Computer and Communications Industry Association issued the following news release: * * * CCIA Urges Court to Affirm Fair Use Protections for Generative AI Training * Washington -The Computer & Communications Industry Association today filed an amicus brief urging the Northern District of California court to confirm that training generative artificial intelligence models on copyrighted material - in this case, song lyrics - is a law  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following statement on April 28, 2026: * * * Chairman Smith to Hospital System CEOs: The Prices You Charge Patients Are Borderline Extortion Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08) delivered the following opening statement at a hearing with hospital system CEOs: As prepared for delivery. Good morning, and I would like to thank each of our witnesses for voluntarily a  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- CNN posted the following news: * * * CNN Original Series "Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose" Premieres Saturday, May 30 at 9PM ET/PT * April 28th, 2026 TRAILER: https://youtu.be/dpSL-yXZmxs?si=7kLNSsakL_sKfa2L NEW YORK, NY - (April 28, 2026) - CNN Original Series Craig Ferguson: American On Purpose, a new weekly series exploring what it means to be American through humor, history, and personal reflection, will premiere on Saturday, May 3  more

LOGAN, Utah, April 28 -- Utah State University issued the following news: * * * College of Engineering Celebrates Faculty Promotions * The College of Engineering at Utah State University is recognizing faculty members who have earned promotions effective at the start of the 2026-27 academic year. The promotion and tenure process is highly demanding, reflecting years of sustained commitment, achievement and impact. These promotions honor excellence in teaching, research, outreach and servic  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 [Category: Media] -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: * * * Congratulations to AAJA's 2026 VOICES fellows and editors * The Asian American Journalists Association is proud to introduce the 2026 cohort of VOICES, our premier multimedia journalism fellowship dedicated to uplifting the next generation of student journalists. This year's fellows will work closely with an accomplished group of editors and newsroom le  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Fong's Bipartisan Clergy Act Passes House * Today, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 227, Congressman Vince Fong's (CA-20) bipartisan Clergy Act 350-5, a major step forward in giving pastors and clergy members greater retirement security. Congressman Fong reintroduced this legislation last year alongside Congressman Mike Thompson (CA-04). The Clergy Act establishes a one-time  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Congressman Valadao Joins Bipartisan Delegation to Honor Sikh History Month * WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Josh Gottheimer (NJ-05) to introduce a resolution to formally recognize April as Sikh History Month. This bipartisan resolution honors Sikh Americans' faith, heritage, service, and contributions to our n  more

YONKERS, New York, April 29 -- Consumer Reports posted the following news release: * * * Consumer Reports statement on the signing of Maryland's Protection from Predatory Pricing Act into law Annapolis, Maryland - Governor Wes Moore signed the Protection from Predatory Pricing Act into law today, making Maryland the first state in the nation to attempt to ban personalized pricing at grocery stores. The law will go into effect on October 1, 2026. Consumer Reports recently voiced strong concer  more

ITHACA, New York, April 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Cornell Atkinson announces $1.24M in joint EDF grants * The Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) will distribute $1.24 million to 12 projects co-led by Cornell and EDF scientists for research addressing topics including strategies to protect ocean ecosystems, improve urban air quality and incentivize electric vehicle battery recycling. Cornell and EDF scientists, eco  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee posted the following news release: * * * Desmond-Backed War Raising Costs on Everything from Gas to Clothes and Toys [AP] * As the Jim Desmond-approved war in Iran drags on, hardworking Southern California families are getting hit from every angle - already paying more at the gas pump, on health care, groceries, and utilities and under sweeping tariffs. Now, that impact has spread even further. Thousands of everyday pr  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, April 28 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Direct Relief and the Pfizer Foundation Announce New Grantees in Fifth Year of Infectious Disease Program Direct Relief and The Pfizer Foundation today announced the third cohort of the Innovation Awards in Community Health, supporting infectious disease prevention and management in underserved communities. Through $4.5 million in grants over two years, the program will support 16 U.S  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * DOE opens new HPC4EI call to connect US manufacturers with national-lab supercomputing The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has opened a new call for proposals under the High-Performance Computing for Energy Innovation (HPC4EI) program, a national initiative managed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) that connects U.S. manufacturers with the com  more

TUCSON, Arizona, April 28 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release: * * * Drone radar reveals buried glaciers on Earth, guiding the search for water on Mars * Understanding how to explore hidden glaciers on Mars begins not in a laboratory, but in remote field camps across Alaska and Wyoming. Armed with mosquito repellent, bear spray and drone batteries charged by a generator the night before, a team of researchers at the University of Arizona spent long days driving o  more

NEW YORK, April 29 -- The Environmental Defense Fund posted the following news release: * * * Trump administration's wasteful deal to abandon California offshore wind project undermines clean, homegrown power EDF Statement by Michael Colvin, Director, California Energy Program * SAN FRANCISCO -- The Trump administration announced another wasteful deal to pay an energy company nearly $900 million in taxpayer funds to abandon its offshore wind projects off the coast of New York and New Jersey  more

COMMERCE, Texas, April 28 -- East Texas A&M University (formerly the Texas A&M University Commerce campus) issued the following news release: * * * ETAMU Robotics Scores Division Runner-Up Finish at VEX U World Championship * East Texas A&M University's Lion Pride Robotics Club came up just short of a shot at a world title, finishing as runner-up in the VEX U Research Division at the 2026 VEX Robotics World Championship in St. Louis, Mo., on Monday, April 27. The team, which consists of Dh  more

COSTA MESA, California, April 29 -- Experian, an information services company, posted the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Experian Meets the Next Generation with First 'AI Sponsored Snaps' to promote Financial Education on Snapchat Expanding its consumer first AI strategy, Experian aims to bring trusted financial information into everyday digital conversations where younger consumers already connect * Experian(R) today announced it plans to expand access to trusted financial  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Federal Communications Commission Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau issued the following public notice (CG Docket No. 10-210) on April 28, 2026: * * * Under the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), also called "iCanConnect," the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or Commission) may provide up to $10 million annually from the interstate Telecommunications Relay Service fund (TRS Fund) to support local programs that distribute equipm  more

DAVIS, California, April 28 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Fish Evolution Accelerated After Adapting to Eat off Hard Surfaces * Why are there so many of species of coral reef fish? According to a new study, it's because about 50 million years ago, some fish figured out how to bite food from hard surfaces. Evolution doesn't proceed at an even pace: Species evolve in jumps and spurts, followed by lulls. These periods of rapid diversification usually oc  more

ATLANTA, Georgia, April 29 -- Fisher Phillips, a law firm, issued the following insight on April 28, 2026: * * * An Employer's Guide to Pay Equity Compliance as State Rules Evolve Employers around the country need to comply with a growing patchwork of laws on fair pay, pay data reporting, and transparency in job ads and the hiring process. Compliance has become increasingly complex as more states and cities pass their own nuanced requirements that vary from location to location, and the stake  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 [Category: BizHospital] -- Cedars-Sinai, a nonprofit academic healthcare organization, posted the following news: * * * Flea-Borne Typhus Is Rising in LA--What You Need to Know * Amid a continued rise in flea-borne typhus cases across L.A. County, infectious disease experts at Cedars-Sinai are urging residents to take precautions to reduce their risk of infection. "If you have pets that spend time outdoors, it's important to take steps to prevent fleas, su  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Garamendi Introduces War Powers Resolution to Stop Trump's Illegal Iran War * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, Congressman John Garamendi (D-CA-08), Ranking Member of the House Armed Services Readiness Subcommittee, released the following statement after introducing a War Powers Resolution to end Trump's illegal war of choice in Iran: "President Trump's unilateral and unauthorized decision to plunge t  more

STAMFORD, Connecticut, April 29 (TNSrep) -- Gartner, an information technology research and advisory company, issued the following news release: * * * Gartner Estimates U.S. States' Privacy Fines Totaled $3.425 Billion in 2025; Trend Expected to Accelerate Through 2028 In the U.S., More Fines Have Been Levied Due to Violations of Privacy Laws in 2025 Than the Five Years Prior Combined * Gartner, Inc., a business and technology insights company, has estimated that U.S. states gave out $3.425  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Food and Drug Administration issued the following recall notice: * * * Ghirardelli Chocolate Company Recalls Powdered Beverage Mixes Because of Possible Health Risk Summary Company Announcement Date: April 27, 2026 FDA Publish Date: April 28, 2026 Product Type: Food & Beverages Foodborne Illness Reason for Announcement: Potential Foodborne Illness - Salmonella Company Name: Ghirardelli Chocolate Company Brand Name  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Reversal of Class Certification for State Farm from En Banc Sixth Circuit * On April 24, 2026, Gibson Dunn secured a major win for State Farm in Clippinger v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., a closely watched class-certification appeal before the full Sixth Circuit, sitting en banc. The Sixth Circuit's published opinion rejectin  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 [Category: BizLaw/Legal] -- Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher, a law firm, issued the following news: * * * Gibson Dunn Secures Significant Victory at Fifth Circuit on Behalf of Section 1983 Plaintiff * On April 21, 2026, a Gibson Dunn team secured a significant victory for pro bono client Daryl Davis in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. In a published opinion, the Court reversed in part the district court's dismissal with prejudice of several of Mr.   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 29 -- GitLab, an AI-powered development, security and operations platform for software innovation, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * GitLab Deepens Integration with Anthropic's Claude Models to Accelerate Secure Software Development * AI agents in GitLab Duo Agent Platform can now call Anthropic's newest Claude models, with every action governed by GitLab's existing compliance, audit, and policy framework; no separate governance layer   more

ARCATA, California, April 28 -- The California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt posted the following news: * * * Harnessing Geospatial Data to Identify Climate-Resilient Habitats in the Eel River Watershed * Environmental Science & Management Professor Jim Graham recently secured renewed support from CalTrout to expand a multi-year project in the Eel River watershed-a critical stronghold for salmonids and other species. The funding supports graduate student Farrah Tyler, who is leading   more

IRVINE, California, April 28 [Category: BizReal Estate] -- Cotality (formerly CoreLogic) issued the following news release: * * * Home price growth continues to slow in February * The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index, formerly known as the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index, is a leading measure of U.S. residential real estate prices. IRVINE, Calif., April 28, 2026 - The U.S. housing market is finding a new equilibrium dominated by slower home price growth. The rapid app  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, ranking member of the House Natural Resources Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Huffman Demands Answers on Trump Scheme to Ship North Coast Water to SoCal District Federal water grab would hurt northern communities, tribes, farms, fishermen * Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) announced he has opened an investigation into the Trump administration's late  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jared Huffman, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Huffman Demands Answers on Trump Scheme to Ship North Coast Water to SoCal District * Federal water grab would hurt northern communities, tribes, farms, fishermen Washington, D.C. -Today, House Natural Resources Committee Ranking Member Jared Huffman (D-Calif.) announced he has opened an investigation into the Trump administration's latest scheme to steal water from Northern California and di  more

DAVIS, California, April 28 -- The University of California Davis posted the following news: * * * Identifying Genetic Causes of Blindness in People and Macaques * An inherited form of blindness directly comparable to a common inherited optic nerve disease in humans has been discovered in rhesus macaques at the California National Primate Research Center at the University of California, Davis. The work, published April 15 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, could lead to a be  more

LA JOLLA, California, April 28 [Category: Environment] -- The Scripps Research Institute posted the following news: * * * Jin-Quan Yu elected to the National Academy of Sciences * Yu is recognized for his pioneering work in synthetic organic chemistry. April 28, 2026 LA JOLLA, CA- Scripps Research chemist Jin-Quan Yu has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), one of the highest honors a scientist can achieve. The NAS recently announced the election of 120 U.S. members   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Civil Rights Division Sues Cloudera for Excluding U.S. Workers from Applying to High-Paying Technology Jobs Today, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division announced that it has filed a lawsuit against Cloudera Inc. (Cloudera), a Santa Clara, California-based technology company for violating the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) by intentionally discriminating against U.  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 27, 2026: * * * Suspect in White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting Charged with Attempt to Assassinate the President Cole Tomas Allen, 31, of Torrance, California, was arraigned today in U.S. District Court on charges stemming from the April 25, 2026, shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, announced the Department of Justice. Allen is charged by complaint with one co  more

LIVERMORE, California, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory issued the following news: * * * Revitalized laser technology captures commercialization grant Small, modular nuclear fission reactors and fusion facilities could each be the future of resilient and secure energy in the U.S. and around the world. But these technologies rely on isotopes of lithium to cool fission reactors and create fusion fuel. Currently, there is no sustained, domestic pro  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 [Category: Political] -- The Simon Wiesenthal Center posted the following news: * * * Learning Tolerance has to Start Young * By Samantha Hirsch, Director of Field Education, Northeast at the Simon Wiesenthal Center.  Across New York, students are already encountering hate. By the time they step onto the Mobile Museum of Tolerance in fifth grade, it's not new to them. They are hearing antisemitic language in hallways, seeing Holocaust jokes circulate in g  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, April 28 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release: * * * Massachusetts Named Newest Member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature * Boston -Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced Massachusetts is now an official member of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), a global network of more than 1,400 governments and organizations working together to protect biodiversity. This milestone places Ma  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Doris O. Matsui, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * MATSUI, SMITH UNVEIL BIPARTISAN BILL TO EXPAND ACCESS TO LIFE-SAVING IVIG TREATMENT * WASHINGTON D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA-07) and Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE-03) introduced the PI Post Acute Access Act to expand access to life-saving care for individuals with primary immunodeficiencies (PI). This bipartisan legislation would create a dedicated payment within Medicare   more

EL SEGUNDO, California, April 29 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * Mattel, Amazon MGM Studios and Save the Children Launch Global Giveback Campaign for "Masters of the Universe" Film Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT), a leading global play and family entertainment company and owner of one of the most iconic brand portfolios in the world, alongside Amazon MGM Studios and international humanitarian organization Save the Children, today announced  more

BALTIMORE, Maryland, April 29 -- Maryland Attorney General Anthony G. Brown issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Attorney General Brown Joins Bipartisan Effort to Curb Sales of Unlawful Vaping Products Attorney General Anthony G. Brown today joined a bipartisan coalition of 24 other attorneys general and the City of New York in urging major credit card companies and payment processors, including American Express, Capital One, Citi Group, Mastercard, Visa, PayPal, Stripe,  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Financial Services] -- MISMO, a subsidiary of the Mortgage Bankers Association, posted the following news: * * * MISMO Partners with California MBA to Lead Key Workshops at 2026 Mortgage Innovators Conference * MISMO (r), the real estate finance industry's standards organization, today announced a partnership with the California Mortgage Bankers Association (California MBA) to lead two industry workshops at the Mortgage Innovators Conference 2026 (MIC), taking  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Political] -- The NAACP posted the following news release: * * * NAACP Applauds Reps. Ramirez & Mejia for Introducing Living Wage for All Act * April 28, 2026 CONTACT: Communications@naacpnet.org WASHINGTON -NAACP, One Fair Wage, labor and economic justice leaders from across the country came together at the U.S. Capitol to stand with Rep. Delia Ramirez (IL-03) while she introduced the Living Wage for All Act, a landmark federal bill co-sponsored by Rep.   more

PASADENA, California, April 29 (TNSres) -- NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: * * * NASA Fires Up Powerful Lithium-Fed Thruster for Trips to Mars A novel electromagnetic thruster passed an initial test in a specialized chamber at JPL. With further development, these thrusters could support human missions to the Red Planet. A technology that could propel crewed missions to Mars and robotic spacecraft throughout the solar system was recently put to the test at NASA's Jet  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 28 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * National Nurses United endorses Abdul El-Sayed to represent Michigan in U.S. Senate * National Nurses United (NNU), the largest union of registered nurses in the United States with more than 225,000 members, today announced its endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed from Michigan for U.S. Senate. El-Sayed has been a longtime partner to NNU in the fight to win a single-payer health ca  more

NEW YORK, April 28 [Category: BizMedia] -- NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast, posted the following news: * * * NBC Sports Presents the 152nd Kentucky Derby This Saturday, May 2 at 2:30 p.m. ET on NBC and Peacock * NBC Sports presents coverage of the 152 nd Kentucky Derby on NBC and Peacock this Saturday, May 2, at 2:30 p.m. ET live from iconic Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky. The 2026 "Run for the Roses" marks NBC Sports' 26 th presentation of the Kentucky Derby - a show which has grow  more

LOS GATOS, California, April 29 -- Netflix, a content provider, issued the following news: * * * Netflix Announces 'El Sobrino,' the New Film by Damian Szifron Starring Leonardo Sbaraglia With Rita Cortese, Luisana Lopilato, Valeria Lois and introducing Luan Adler Fuks. * * Netflix announced the start of production of Damian Szifron's new production, El sobrino. * Brief synopsis: A world-renowned pianist at the peak of his power finds his life turned upside down when he discovers that his   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 28 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * Neuroimaging workshop brings leading scientists to UC Santa Cruz * Graduate students and early-career researchers joined scientists from around the world at UC Santa Cruz for a hands-on neuroimaging workshop, gaining practical experience with advanced tools and insight into how researchers study the brain. * Scientists from around the world came to UC Santa Cruz in April for   more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 28 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * New Orleans nurse prepared for five-day strike against LCMC's surface bargaining * Nurses at University Medical Center New Orleans (UMCNO) in Louisiana are gearing up for their upcoming five-day strike starting May 1, 2026. Nurses announced their intent to strike after filing an Unfair Labor Practice (ULP) charge against LCMC Health and UMCNO management on April 20, charging  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Schiff, Padilla, Brownley, and Garamendi Announce More than $22 Million for Infrastructure Upgrades at Port of Hueneme and Port of Richmond * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-Calif.) and U.S. Representatives John Garamendi (D-Calif.-08) and Julia Brownley (D-Calif.-26) announced more than $22 million in federal funding from the Port Infrastructure  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sen. Schiff Joins Sen. Whitehouse in Introducing Bill to End Trump's Corrupt Exemptions for Toxic Industrial Polluters * In unprecedented maneuver, President Trump exempted more than 180 facilities from toxic pollution control requirements meant to protect Americans from cancer and other severe health effects Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate C  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * NEWS: Sens. Schiff, Rounds Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Bolster Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Students * Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senators Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) introduced the Literacy in Future Technologies (LIFT) Artificial Intelligence Act, bipartisan legislation to improve artificial intelligence literacy as part of students' K-12 education. The b  more

SILVER SPRING, Maryland, April 28 [Category: Union] -- National Nurses United issued the following news release: * * * NNU, nation's largest nurses union, supports May Day actions * National Nurses United, the country's largest nurses union with more than 225,000 members, is proudly and enthusiastically taking part in May Day Strong actions on May 1, 2026. NNU recognizes that May Day presents a unique opportunity to demonstrate to the Trump administration and the billionaire class the real p  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The National Transportation Safety Board issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * NTSB Names New Directors of Highway Safety and Research and Engineering Offices The NTSB announced Tuesday the promotion of Dave Helson to director of the agency's Office of Highway Safety and named Akbar Sultan as the director of the Office of Research and Engineering. The highway safety office investigates crashes on U.S. roadways that have significant safety implicat  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-New York, issued the following news release: * * * Ocasio-Cortez Presses EPA Administrator Zeldin on Trump's Decision to Allow Bayer to Poison Americans for Profit * WATCH HERE Washington, D.C. \- Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) questioned Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on the Trump administration's decision to give the German pharmaceutical giant, Bayer, federal immunity to poison Am  more

WASHINGTON, April 23 (TNSjou) -- The Ocean Conservancy issued the following news release: * * * Ocean Conservancy-Led Research Wins Highly Selective Cozzarelli Prize for Scientific Excellence Research led by Ocean Conservancy scientists was one of six papers selected by the Editorial Board of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) from more than 3,600 research articles that appeared in the journal in 2025 to receive the Cozzarelli Prize. The journal is among the most prest  more

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pennsylvania, April 28 -- Pennsylvania State University posted the following news: * * * Overdoses spike for visitors to California addiction treatment centers hub * UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -Visitors to a 10-city region in Orange County, California, with a large concentration of substance use disorder treatment centers experience disproportionately high levels of overdose, according to a new study led by a researcher at Penn State. Out-of-state visitors to this region had the  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. August Pfluger, R-Texas, issued the following news release: * * * Pfluger, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Strengthen Mental Health Resources * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Doris Matsui (CA-07), Craig Goldman (TX-12), Angie Craig (MN-02), Mark Alford (MO-04), Paul Tonko (NY-20), and Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen mental health resources in Texas and across the country. The Ensuring Exce  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Ramirez, Garcia, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act * As the Republican-led Congress received the King of England, members of Congress stood with workers demanding a $25 federal minimum wage floor.As the Republican-led Congress received the King of England, members of Congress stood with workers demanding a $25 federal minimum wage floor.Washington, DC -To  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Maxine Waters, D-California, ranking member of the House Financial Services Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Congressman Juan Vargas Statement on DOJ Dropping Baseless Probe into Fed Chair Powell and Senate Banking Confirmation of New Fed Chair Today, Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA), the top Democrat on the House Financial Services Committee, and Congressman Juan Vargas (D-CA), Ranking Member  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Rick Larsen, D-Washington, ranking member of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and Rep. Salud Carbajal, D-California, ranking member of the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation, issued the following statements on April 28, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Larsen, Carbajal Statements from Hearing on the Coast Guard's FY27 Budget Request The following are opening remarks, as prepared for delivery, from Ranking Member of the House C  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Edward J. Markey, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Ranking Members Markey, Velazquez, Democrats Introduce Legislation to Protect the American Dream for Immigrant Entrepreneurs Green card holders created more than 80,000 jobs using SBA loans in FY25; Trump's discriminatory policies hurt American job creators * Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Judy Chu, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Chu Commends Passage of Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2025 * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Yesterday, the House passed H.R. 5366, the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act. This bill would ensure that survivors of the Eaton Fire can receive their settlements from Southern California Edison tax free, regardless of when those payments are received. Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28), a member of   more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Arizona, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Ciscomani Honors Arizona Leaders During National Crime Victims' Rights Week * Washington, D.C. - The bipartisan Crime Survivors and Justice Caucus, co-chaired by Reps. Juan Ciscomani of Arizona and Jim Costa of California, today recognized outstanding leaders from across the nation at its 2026 Awards Ceremony, held as part of CommUNITY Day during National Crime Victims' Rights Week. Among   more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Virginia, issued the following opening statement on April 28, 2026, at a House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment hearing on the Environmental Protection Agency fiscal 2027 budget: * * * "Today the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment will consider President Trump's fiscal year 2027 budget request for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. "I'm glad to welcome back Environmental Protecti  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Mike Levin, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Mike Levin Calls for Investigation into Hungarian Funds Funneled to CPAC * April 28, 2026 Outgoing Hungarian Prime Minister's Government Allegedly Gave Donations to Trump-Aligned Political Organization Washington, D.C.- Rep. Mike Levin (CA-49) is calling for an investigation into allegations that the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) received public funds from Hungary's gove  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. John Moolenaar, R-Michigan, chairman of the House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the U.S. and the Chinese Communist Party, issued the following news release: * * * Moolenaar: "Parents Should Know These Toys are Being Made by People Forced to Work Against Their Will" In case you missed it, Chairman John Moolenaar of the Select Committee recently told The New York Times that the use of slave labor cotton in the production of Labubus is "unsurp  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jimmy Panetta, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Panetta's Bill to Support Early Childhood Educators Passes House * Washington, D.C. - United States Representative Jimmy Panetta (CA-19) announced that the House of Representatives unanimously passed his bipartisan, bicameral Supporting Early-Childhood Educators' Deductions (SEED) Act. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (PA-11), Maggie Goodlander (NH-02), and David Valadao (CA-22) co-lead this legisl  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Norma J. Torres, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Torres Cracks Down on Child Traffickers and Corrupt Diplomacy in National Security Funding Bill Amendments * Child Trafficker Amendment Passes, Advancing Accountability and Preventing Sanctions Relief for Predators Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Norma Torres, a member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS), announced  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Vince Fong, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Vince Fong Welcomes Central Valley and Kern County Honor Flights to U.S. Capitol * WASHINGTON, D.C. - This week, Congressman Vince Fong (CA-20) welcomed two Honor Flights to the U.S. Capitol, Central Valley Honor Flight #34, and Kern County Honor Flight #53. Honor Flight is a national nonprofit organization that brings American veterans to Washington, D.C. to honor and celebrate them. Rep.   more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Leads Resolution Condemning Targeted Attack on President Donald J. Trump and His Administration, Calls Out Rising Political Violence * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, Congresswoman Young Kim (CA-40) introduced a resolution condemning the politically motivated attack at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, which targeted President Donald J. Trump and other senior U.S. government officials  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Blake Moore, R-Utah, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Moore's Bill to Support Wildfire Victims in Honor of Doug LaMalfa Passes House * WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives unanimously passed the Doug LaMalfa Federal Disaster Tax Relief Certainty Act, which included Representatives Blake Moore (R-UT) and Vince Fong's (R-CA) Doug LaMalfa Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Extension Act. Re-introduced in memory of the late Ca  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Cosponsors Legislation to Protect the American Dream for All Entrepreneurs * Washington, DC - Today, U.S. Representative Derek Tran (CA-45) joined Senator Ed Markey (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Small Business Committee, and Representative Nydia Velazquez (NY-07), Ranking Member of the House Small Business Committee, as an original cosponsor of legislation to protect Sma  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Derek Tran, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Representative Tran Seeks Answers from Local Law Enforcement Following Threats to Islamic Society of Orange County * Orange County, CA - U.S. Representative Derek Tran sent a letter to Orange County District Attorney Todd Spitzer, Sheriff Don Barnes, and Garden Grove Police Chief Amir El-Farra calling for urgent action against recent violent online threats lodged against the Islamic Society of Ora  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Jesus Garcia, D-Illinois, issued the following news release: * * * Representatives Garcia, Ramirez, Simon, Mejia, Workers & Labor Leaders Introduce the Living Wage for All Act * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, days before the largest May Day mobilizations in years and hours before the King of England's congressional address, Congressmembers Jesus "Chuy" Garcia (IL-04), Delia C. Ramirez (IL-03), Lateefah Simon (CA-12) and Analilia Mejia (NJ-11) stood with labor, civil ri  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. John Garamendi, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Reps Garamendi, Brownley, & Sens Schiff, Padilla Announce +$22M for Ports of Richmond and Hueneme Upgrades * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Representative John Garamendi (CA-08) joined U.S. Senators Adam Schiff and Alex Padilla (both D-CA), along with Congresswoman Julia Brownley (CA-26), to announce more than $22 million in federal funding through the Port Infrastructure Development Program (PIDP)  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. Erin Houchin, R-Indiana, issued the following news release: * * * Reps. Houchin and Chu Introduce the Bipartisan Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act * WASHINGTON, DC - Rep. Erin Houchin (IN-09) and Rep. Judy Chu (CA-28) re-introduced the Increasing Access to Foster Care Through Age 21 Act, which would provide an incentive for all states to extend services for foster youth through age 21. Rep. Houchin serves as co-chair of the Congressional Caucus   more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 28 -- Rice University posted the following news release: * * * Room-temperature multiferroic could pave way to low-energy computing * A team of researchers at Rice University engineered a new version of a well-known multiferroic that exhibits orders of magnitude higher performance at room temperature than its parent material. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, describes a modified version of bismuth ferrite that shows a 10-fol  more

ITHACA, New York, April 28 -- Cornell University posted the following news: * * * Roper Center announces 2026 student scholars advancing public opinion research The Roper Center for Public Opinion Research has announced its 2026 cohort of student scholars, supporting emerging researchers whose work advances the study of public opinion and its role in shaping policy and society.  The center appointed three Kohut Research Scholars and one W.E.B. Du Bois Research Scholar. The program supports   more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 28 [Category: BizHuman Resources/Personnel] -- Salesforce, a customer relationship management company, issued the following news release: * * * Salesforce Agentforce Life Sciences to Unify Moderna's Global Commercial Operations * Tuesday, April 28, 2026 - Salesforce today announced that Moderna has selected Salesforce's Agentforce Life Sciences for Customer Engagement to unify the biotechnology company's global commercial operations. The collaboration support  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued the following litigation release (No. 3:26-cv-02672; S.D. Cal. filed Apr. 27, 2026): * * * Securities and Exchange Commission v. RYVYL, Inc., et al. No. 3:26-cv-02672 (S.D. Cal. filed Apr. 27, 2026) On April 27, 2026, the Securities and Exchange Commission filed a settled action against RYVYL, Inc., and its two founders, former CEO, Fredi Nisan, and former chairman of the board Benzion Errez, for their respective roles in m  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kansas, issued the following news release: * * * Senators Marshall & Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Fix Medicare Advantage for Seniors * Washington - On Monday, U.S. Senator Roger Marshall, M.D. (R-Kansas) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-Rhode Island) introduced the Medicare Advantage Improvement Act, bipartisan legislation designed to reform Medicare Advantage (MA) and ensure seniors receive the reliable, patient-centered care the program promises. M  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release on April 28, 2026: * * * Cruz, Schatz, Curtis, Schiff Introduce New Bill Giving Parents Control Over Kids' AI Chatbot Use U.S. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), John Curtis (R-Utah), and Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) today introduced the CHATBOT Act, legislation that would put parents, not Bi  more

TORONTO, Ontario, April 28 [Category: TravelBiz] -- Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts posted the following news release: * * * Spring at Mara: A Season of Flavour and New Experiences at Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis * Mara, the Mediterranean-inspired restaurant led by James Beard Award-winning Chef Gavin Kaysen at Four Seasons Hotel Minneapolis, invites guests to experience the flavours of a new season with the spring menu launch and debut of a prix-fixe offering. Rooted in the Mediterranean   more

LA JOLLA, California, April 28 -- The University of California San Diego campus posted the following news: * * * Stick-on Gel Offers New Way to Treat and Monitor Plants * Key Takeaways * A stick-on gel for plants could offer a simple, safe and targeted way to treat diseases and pests. * The adhesive gel can be loaded with substances, such as small molecule drugs or nanoparticles, and applied directly onto a plant to deliver those materials into its tissues. * In tests, a gel loaded  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- Rep. Kevin Kiley, I-California, chairman of the House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary, and Secondary Education, issued the following statement on April 28, 2026, at a hearing entitled "Leveling Down: How Equity Policies Undermine Excellence and Harm Students": * * * "Academic excellence is the foundation of K-12 education. Every student deserves access to a great education, to the highest-quality education possible. All students benef  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 [Category: Union] -- The International Brotherhood of Teamsters posted the following news release: * * * Teamsters at Diversified Transportation Secure First Contract (WINNEMUCCA, Nev.) - A group of 114 workers at Diversified Transportation, a subsidiary of Student Transportation of America (STA), have secured their first contract after organizing with the Teamsters last November. The new contract delivers increased wages, a guaranteed seven-hour workday, sick pay, health  more

WASHINGTON, April 27 -- Rep. Mike Thompson, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * THOMPSON ANNOUNCES 2026 YOLO COUNTY CLIMATE CRISIS CHAMPION * St. Helena, CA - Sunday, Rep. Mike Thompson (CA-04) announced that Dr. Ruihong Zhang was chosen as the 2026 Yolo County Climate Crisis Champion. Each year, Rep. Thompson recognizes community members across California's Fourth Congressional District to honor for their outstanding efforts to address our ongoing climate crisis. "Dr. Z  more

NEW YORK, April 28 [Category: Insurance] -- The Insurance Information Institute issued the following news release: * * * Triple-I Warns Illinois Insurance Bill Would Raise Costs, Reduce Consumer Choice * MALVERN, Pa., April 29, 2026 - A new Issues Brief from the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) found that legislation moving through the Illinois General Assembly would likely make property/casualty insurance less affordable and less available for consumers by constraining insurers' a  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 29 -- The Trust for Public Land issued the following news release: * * * Trust for Public Land Breaks Ground on New Community Schoolyard at PS 69 in Jackson Heights NEW YORK - Trust for Public Land (TPL), in partnership with New York City Department of Environmental Protection, the School Construction Authority, and local elected officials, celebrated the groundbreaking of a new community schoolyard at P.S. 69 in Jackson Heights--transforming an underutilized   more

SANTA CRUZ, California, April 28 -- The University of California Santa Cruz campus issued the following news: * * * UC Santa Cruz to pilot innovative program to support employee homeownership * UC Santa Cruz will pilot a new program to support employee homeownership, possible because of a landmark initiative between the University of California and California Housing Finance Agency (CalHFA). The University of California Shared Appreciation Pilot Program will launch at UC Santa Cruz in late  more

IRVINE, California, April 29 -- The University of California Irvine campus issued the following news release: * * * Orange County residents take pragmatic view on immigration UCI-OC Poll reveals broad support for immigration's benefits, selective enforcement backing, sharp partisan divides * A new poll released today by UC Irvine's School of Social Ecology finds that Orange County residents hold broadly positive but carefully qualified views on immigration, reflecting the county's deep ties  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 (TNSjou) -- The UCLA Health issued the following news release: * * * Half of older patients with dementia remain on psychotropic drugs a year after starting on them Prescriptions for medications affecting cognition, such as antipsychotics, disproportionately likelier to be initiated from emergency rooms and hospitals, not doctors' offices * Initial prescriptions for medications affecting cognition, such as antipsychotics, are disproportionately likelier to   more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 28 -- The University of California posted the following news release: * * * UCLA research improves molecular probe for drug discovery * FINDINGS A UCLA-led international research collaboration unveiled a new technology that may help scientists better understand how small molecules, including many drugs, bind to proteins. The invention works with an existing lab method called photo-crosslinking. Leaving behind a clean, uniform chemical signature, the technolog  more

PASADENA, California, April 28 -- The California Institute of Technology posted the following news: * * * Undergraduate Avinash Vadali Named 2026 Paul & Daisy Soros Fellow * Avinash "Avi" Vadali, a fourth-year undergraduate studying physics, has been named a recipient of the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New Americans, one of the most selective graduate funding awards in the United States. "I'm very honored to be joining this community of scientists, poets, artists, and musicians," Vad  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine issued the following news release: * * * Study finds three distinct patterns of cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease New research on preclinical Alzheimer's disease, before symptoms begin, shows that people decline at different rates and that those patterns are linked to key biomarkers. * Cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease differs substantially from one person to the next an  more

WASHINGTON, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news on April 28, 2026: * * * USDA Invests $90 Million to Strengthen Plant Pest Prevention and Clean Plant Programs The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced an investment of more than $90 million under Section 7721 of the Plant Protection Act (PPA 7721) to support 441 projects that will strengthen the nation's ability to prevent, detect, and respond to in  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. International Trade Commission issued the following news release: * * * USITC Institutes Section 337 Investigation of Certain Semiconductor Devices, Products Containing Same, and Components Thereof The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) voted to institute an investigation of certain semiconductor devices, products containing same, and components thereof. The products at issue in the investigation are described in the Commission's notice of investigati  more

HOUSTON, Texas, April 29 -- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston issued the following news: * * * UTHealth Houston awarded nearly $8 million to research brain processes underlying Parkinson's disease By Catherine Marfin Researchers at UTHealth Houston have been awarded a three-year, $7.8 million grant from the Aligning Science Across Parkinson's initiative to support projects that will help better understand how Parkinson's disease occurs in the brain. The funding was a  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Rep. David Valadao, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Valadao, Scholten Introduce Bill to Improve Access to Affordable, Locally-Grown Food * WASHINGTON - Congressman David Valadao (CA-22) joined Congresswoman Hillary Scholten (MI-03) to reintroduce the Promoting Access to Local Agriculture Act. This bipartisan legislation would remove administrative hurdles for small farmers and ranchers to participate in federal nutrition programs like the Supple  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 28 -- Vanderbilt Law School posted the following news: * * * Vice Chancellor Bonnie David on Delaware Chancery, Judicial Philosophy, and Career Paths in Corporate Law * Last month, the Law & Business Program welcomed Vice Chancellor Bonnie David of the Delaware Court of Chancery for a lunchtime conversation on the court's distinctive role in American corporate law and the opportunities that chancery practice and clerkships can offer students. Speaking candidly abo  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- Sen. Adam Schiff, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * WATCH: Sen. Schiff Denounces Trump Administration's Incoherent Strategy for Ending Iran War * Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) joined MS NOW's The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell to denounce the Trump administration's incoherent strategy for ending their illegal Iran war amid continued negotiations. Senator Schiff is leading the sixth War Powers Resolution aimed at requi  more

WASHINGTON, April 28 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services issued the following news release: * * * WTAS: FDA Approves First-Ever Gene Therapy for Treatment of Genetic Hearing Loss Under National Priority Voucher Program * Groundbreaking AAV-based gene therapy offers potential treatment for patients with OTOF gene-associated severe-to-profound and profound hearing loss The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on April 23, 2026, approved Otarmeni (lunsotogene parvec-cwha), the fi  more