SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 25 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Celebrates Final Win in CFPB Funding Lawsuit, Consumer Protection Agency Must Remain Lawfully Funded * Court calls federal government's attempt to starve CFPB of funding a "transparent display of partisanship" OAKLAND -California Attorney General Rob Bonta today celebrated a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, holding that the   more

SACRAMENTO, California, Sept. 26 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release: * * * Attorney General Bonta Secures Preliminary Injunction Continuing to Block Trump Administration's Plan to Terminate School Mental Health Funding * OAKLAND -As part of a coalition of 15 attorneys general, California Attorney General Rob Bonta this week secured a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington that continues blocking the U  more

SANTA BARBARA, California, Sept. 26 [Category: Health Care] -- Direct Relief posted the following news: * * * Direct Relief Tracking Hurricane Nolo's Impacts Across the Pacific * Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 615 shipments of requested medical aid to 47 U.S. states and territories, and to 22 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 10.6 million defined daily doses of medication. This week's shipments included rare disease therapies, vitamins, cardiovascular treatments,  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Bulk Manufacturer of Controlled Substances Application: Irvine Labs, Inc. Irvine Labs, Inc. has applied to be registered as a bulk manufacturer of basic class(es) of controlled substance(s). Refer to SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION listed below for further drug information. Comments are due on November 27, 2026, according to a Federal Register no  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Proposed Consent Decree; Clean Air Act Citizen Suit In accordance with the Clean Air Act, as amended (CAA), notice is given of a proposed consent decree in Center for Biological Diversity and Center for Environmental Health v. Lee Zeldin, No. 4:25-cv-10007-JST. On November 20, 2025, and December 24, 2025, Plaintiffs Center for Biological Diversity and the Center   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 (TNSFR) -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following action in the Federal Register. * * * Homestake Mining Company of California; Grants Reclamation Project; License Amendment Application The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is considering an application for an amendment of License No. SUA-1471 which would authorize Homestake Mining Company of California (HMC) for its former conventional uranium mill near Grants, New Mexico, known as the Grants Recla  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-New Jersey, issued the following news release: * * * ICYMI: Judge Directs Paramount, State AGs to Respond to Booker Letter Challenging Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger Settlement * WASHINGTON, D.C. - In case you missed it, U.S. Senator Cory Booker, Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights, is drawing attention following Thursday's hearing on the proposed Paramount-Warner Bros.   more

LONDON, England, Sept. 26 -- Imperial College-London issued the following news: * * * Imperial launches major scholarship programme to students in the US By Joanna Wilson 25 September 2026 The scholarship is part of Imperial Inspires - a new funding initiative designed to support talented students pursuing undergraduate or postgraduate taught study at the university. At least 300 scholarships worth pound sterling15,000 per year will be available to students from across the world joining Im  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 26 -- The University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Investing in Innovation * Randall (Randy) Kendrick '86 has always been a bold thinker, willing to invest in the Big Idea, whether that means launching his first real estate business the same day he graduated from USC Marshall School of Business or pioneering ways to balance development with environmental stewardship on a megasite in central Texas. So Ke  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Sept. 26 -- The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association issued the following news release: * * * YOLA Marks Five Years of the Beckmen YOLA Center with Expanded Programs, Partnerships, and Educational Opportunities New initiatives include Beckmen YOLA Center anniversary programming, expanded school partnerships, new East Los Angeles hub, Symphonies for Schools opportunities, and community collaborations - LOS ANGELES (September 25, 2026) -- As the Frank Gehry-designed  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 26 -- The House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries released the following testimony by George Roberts, governing board chairman of the Northwest Florida Water Management District, from a Sept. 16, 2026, hearing on the Restore Florida Water Independence Act (H.R. 9017): * * * My name is George Roberts, and I am the Governing Board Chairman of the Northwest Florida Water Management District. I am also Co-Owner and Vice-President of Roberts & Roberts  more

REDONDO BEACH, California, Sept. 26 [Category: Medical] -- The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization posted the following news release: * * * ON MESOTHELIOMA AWARENESS DAY, ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION URGES CONGRESS: BAN ASBESTOS, END PREVENTABLE DEATHS * September 26, 2026 ON MESOTHELIOMA AWARENESS DAY, ASBE STOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION URGES CONGRESS: BAN ASBESTOS, END PREVENTABLE DEATHS WASHINGTON, D.C. -To mark Mesothelioma Awareness Day, the Asbestos Disease Aware  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla Statement on Trump Administration's Last Minute Election Security Plan * Overdue plan comes after Trump Administration defunded election security efforts, fired staff WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Rules Committee with oversight over federal elections, released the following statement after the Department of Homeland Security'  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Sen. Alex Padilla, D-California, issued the following news release: * * * Padilla, Durbin Introduce Bill to Prevent Unlawful Immigration Arrests and Detentions * WASHINGTON, D.C. -Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced new legislation to clarify existing requirements for immigration ar  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 -- Rep. Young Kim, R-California, issued the following news release: * * * Rep. Young Kim Urges California to Protect $10 Million for Orange County Veterans Cemetery * WASHINGTON, DC -Today, U.S. Representative Young Kim (CA-40) joined members of Orange County's federal and state delegations in urging Governor Gavin Newsom to take immediate action to preserve $10 million in federal funding offered by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for the Southern California  more

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 26 -- The University of Chile issued the following news: * * * Rodrigo Astroza, civil engineer: "The quality of work is the fundamental thing" The civil engineer, part of the 2% of scientists most cited in the world and recognized in 2024 with the Prize for Structural Engineer of the Year, was trained in Beauchef to the eaves of teachers such as Professor Rodolfo Saragoni and in an environment marked by diversity. Rodrigo Astroza relieves the quality of the training he   more

SANTIAGO, Chile, Sept. 26 -- The University of Chile issued the following news: * * * Women at the forefront of the FEN Undergraduate: a change that seeks to reduce academic gaps In a faculty where only 18% of the academic body are women and there is no full professor, Dean Oscar Landerretche put the leadership of the Undergraduate School of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEN) of the University of Chile in the hands of four academics. Together with Leslier Valenzuela and Elizabeth Gut  more

NEW YORK, Sept. 26 [Category: Sociological] -- Everytown for Gun Safety posted the following news release: * * * VICTORY FOR GUN SAFETY: World's Fourth-Largest Economy Becomes Second State in the Nation to Require 3D Printer Industry to Build in Safeguards Against Illegal Gun Manufacturing * California Governor Newsom Signs the Firearm Printing Prevention Act into Law SACRAMENTO, Calif. -Today, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law The Firearm Printing Prevention Act (AB 2047). T  more