LA JOLLA, California, April 17 -- The Scripps Research Institute issued the following news: * * * A better way to predict a patient's risk of coronary artery disease Scripps Research scientists developed a model that more accurately identifies patients at risk of coronary artery disease and can inform tailored treatment. LA JOLLA, CA--Coronary artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death in the United States. Although effective preventative treatments exist, these measures are often un  more

LOS ANGELES, California, April 16 -- CodePink, a grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, to challenge militarism globally, posted the following news release: * * * CODEPINK Statement on Military Control of the Roosevelt Reservation CODEPINK strongly opposes President Trump's latest executive order giving the U.S. military control over the Roosevelt Reservation--a 60-foot-wide stretch of land along the southern borders of California, New Me  more

SACRAMENTO, California, April 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The Pacific Legal Foundation issued the following news release: * * * Craft Distillery Challenges New York's Discriminatory Shipping Laws Los Angeles, CA; April 16, 2025: An LA-based craft distillery is challenging a New York law that prevents it from shipping its products directly to customers in New York. Theron Regnier, founder of The Obscure Distillery, turned his passion for spirits and cocktails into a thriving business, managing  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, April 17 -- SETI Institute, a research and education organization whose mission is to lead humanity's quest to understand the origins and prevalence of life and intelligence in the Universe, issued the following news release: * * * EVER WONDER WHY SOME METEOR SHOWERS ARE SO UNPREDICTABLE? Why do comets and their meteoroid streams weave in and out of Earth's orbit and their orbits disperse over time? In a paper published online in the journal Icarus this week, two SE  more

SAN DIEGO, California, April 17 -- SANDAG, an association of local San Diego County governments, issued the following news: * * * Otay Mesa East Port of Entry Among the First in the Nation to Receive Federal Grant Approval SANDAG and Caltrans Sign $150 million Federal Grant Agreement SANDAG, Caltrans, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have officially completed an agreement obligating $150 million in Infrastructure for Rebuilding America (INFRA) grant funding for construction of t  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- Earthjustice posted the following news release: * * * Trump Administration Plans to Remove Habitat Protections for Endangered Species Washington, D.C. -- The Trump administration proposed a rule today that would eliminate habitat protections for endangered species in the United States in the midst of a biodiversity crisis. The rule would change for the first time in half a century the basic definition of wh at has been considere  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, April 16 [Category: Environment] -- The Trust for Public Land posted the following news release: * * * Vast Majority of Americans Oppose Selling or Closing Public Lands, New Poll and Report Reveal National polling from Trust for Public Land and conducted by YouGov showed that of the 4,000 Americans surveyed, 74% oppose the closure of national public lands, and 71% oppose selling public lands to the highest bidder; Findings show broad national support for protecting   more