SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 -- The Asian American Journalists Association issued the following news release: AUSTIN, Texas - The Asian American Journalists Association honored network broadcasters Connie Chung and Juju Chang and Sympathizer author Viet Thanh Nguyen with prestigious awards at the 2024 AAJA National Convention. AAJA's Community Awards presentation capped the Aug. 7-10 convention in Austin, Texas. The awards honor leadership and civic engagement within AAJA and the broader  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Sacramento, CA Late yesterday, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released long-anticipated proposed updates to the Low Carbon Fuel Standard (LCFS), one of California's core climate programs that generates roughly $4 billion in funding every year to clean up transportation pollution. Despite growing outcry from scientists, environmental justice voices, environmental groups, organ  more

SAN DIEGO, California, Aug. 15 -- The American Public Health Association issued the following news release: The American Public Health Association is pleased to share that our long-term member and 132nd president, Dr. Virginia Caine, MD, is now the 125th President of the National Medical Association. Dr. Caine is the Director and Chief Medical Officer of the Marion County Public Health Department and is the Associate Professor of Medicine at Indiana University School of Medicine. She special  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, Aug. 15 -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following news release: This year, IBPA is excited to be able to give members the opportunity to display their books at not one, not two, but three of the most prestigious publishing trade fairs in the world. Adding to our longtime presence at the Frankfurt Book Fair (39 years and counting!), IBPA has also committed to exhibiting at the Bologna Book Fair (Italy in March 31, 2025) and the Guadalajara B  more

MANHATTAN BEACH, California, Aug. 15 -- The Independent Book Publishers Association issued the following news release: IBPA members have access to 6 IBPA Resource Centers, each containing a wealth of information and links to useful resources to help indie publishers in their job. IBPA has put the information you need all in one place, so bookmark these pages and visit often! * IBPA PubSpot (IBPA's education content hub) * Distribution Resource Center * DEI Resource Center * Copyright Law Ce  more

LOS ALAMITOS, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- The IEEE Computer Society issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * University of Illinois at Chicago Ph.D. Student, Ke Fan and University of Maryland at College Park Ph.D. Student, Daniel Nichols - 2024 Fellowship Recipients * * * The IEEE Computer Society (CS) and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) today announced that Ke Fan of the University of Illinois at Chicago and Daniel Nichols of the University of Maryland at College  more

SACRAMENTO, California, Aug. 15 -- The California Lawyers Association issued the following news release: * * * Scholarship Program Helps Pave The Way For Underrepresented Future Lawyers * * * The Labor and Employment Law Section of the California Lawyers Association (CLA) and the California Lawyers Foundation (CLF) are pleased to announce the recipients of its Bar Studies Scholarship Program. This initiative, aimed at fostering diversity and inclusion within the labor and employment law fiel  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 13 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Mexico City, Mexico More than two years after the Supreme Court of Mexico ordered the adoption of several measures to protect the Veracruz Reef System and surrounding ecosystems affected by a port expansion project, the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (Semarnat) still refuses to comply with the ruling, putting the largest reef in the Gulf of Mexico and its environmental be  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials Educational Fund issued the following statement on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) issued the following statement from Chief Executive Officer Arturo Vargas on the passing of former California Assemblymember and Los Angeles City Councilmember Richard Alatorre: "We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of the Honorable Rich  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 [Category: Real Estate] -- The National Association of Realtors issued the following news release: Almost 90% of metro markets (199 out of 223, or 89%) recorded home price gains in the second quarter of 2024, as the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranged from 6.82% to 7.22%, according to the National Association of REALTORS(r)' latest quarterly report. Thirteen percent of the 223 tracked metro areas experienced double-digit price gains over the same period, down from 30% in the   more

LONG BEACH, California, Aug. 15 -- Port of Long Beach issued the following news on Aug. 14, 2024: A new exhibition to highlight and celebrate the contributions of labor throughout the history of the Port of Long Beach will open Tuesday, Aug. 27, presented by the Historical Society of Long Beach in partnership with the Port. Debuting the week before Labor Day, "The Workers' Harbor - How Labor Built and Shaped the Port of Long Beach" will be on display at the Port of Long Beach Administration B  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 14, 2024, to Defense One: * * * Did China Just Demote Its Defense Ministry? By Shanshan Mei and Dennis J. Blasko Among the most significant personnel changes (https://www.mfa.gov.cn/web/wjdt_674879/gjldrhd_674881/202407/t20240718_11456231.shtml) of the Chinese Communist Party's recent Third Plenum (https://www.reuters.com/world/china/what-is-chinas-third-plenum-2024-07-15/) meeting are tw  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following excerpts of a commentary on Aug. 14, 2024, to The Hill: * * * Domestic Politics Have Always Affected Hostage Deals By Brian Michael Jenkins The recent prisoner swap (https://thehill.com/policy/defense/4806365-russian-american-prisoner-swap/#:~:text=The%20United%20States%2C%20Western%20allies,for%20months%20or%20even%20years.) between the U.S. and Russia, which also involved prisoners from Germany, Slovenia and Belarus, e  more

SANTA MONICA, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- Rand issued the following commentary on Aug. 14, 2024: * * * TikTok is a Threat to National Security, but Not for the Reason You Think By Nate Lavoy Some 170 million Americans use TikTok, and many of them will be incredibly upset if they lose access to their favorite social media app. Earlier this year, the government enacted a law forcing the company to divest its U.S. operations or face a ban, and congressional phone lines were overwhelmed (htt  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 14 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice issued the following news release: Ciudad de Mexico A mas de dos anos del fallo en el que la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nacion ordeno la adopcion de varias medidas para proteger el Sistema Arrecifal Veracruzano y los diversos ecosistemas afectados por el proyecto de ampliacion del puerto de Veracruz, la Secretaria de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales (Semarnat) continua incumpliendo la sentencia, poniendo en riesg  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 (TNSres) -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: * * * More than Six in Ten Women of Reproductive Age Are Concerned About Access to Abortion If It Was Needed to Preserve Their Own Life or Health or That of Someone Close to Them Seven Out of Ten Women in Arizona and Florida, States Where Abortion Access Could be At Stake This November, Want Abortion To Be Legal in All or Most Cases * * * A new nati  more

LOS ANGELES, California, Aug. 15 -- The California Association of Realtors issued the following news release on Aug. 14, 2024: The CALIFORNIA ASSOCIATION OF REALTORS(R) (C.A.R.) today announced one winner and two honorees for its inaugural Champions of Home Impact Awards. These awards recognize California REALTORS(R) who have made a significant impact on their communities through volunteer efforts. Winner Kay Wilson-Bolton and two honorees, Elizabeth Uribe and Mary Jane Cambria, will be recogni  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Aug. 15 -- KFF, an organization that says it focuses on health policy, issued the following news release: Among the 167 million people with employer-sponsored insurance in 2022, 3.4 million used at least one of the first 10 drugs identified for Medicare price negotiations, according to a new KFF analysis (https://www.healthsystemtracker.org/brief/how-many-people-with-employer-sponsored-insurance-use-the-drugs-slated-for-medicare-price-negotiations/). Medicare is expec  more

BEVERLY HILLS, California, Aug. 15 -- The Ad Council issued the following news release: * * * The Ad Council's latest Love Has No Labels initiative bridges the gap between understanding and empathy for the barriers millions of LGBTQ+ people continue to face every day * * * NEW YORK, August 14, 2024 -- Today, the Ad Council launched the latest effort in its Emmy-Award-winning Love Has No Labels campaign to raise awareness of the ongoing discrimination faced by LGBTQ+ people and to remind audi  more