LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- AECOM, an infrastructure firm, issued the following news release: * * * New framework combines multiple existing professional services frameworks together, with AECOM winning positions on four lots. * * * DALLAS (December 9, 2024) -- AECOM (NYSE: ACM), the trusted global infrastructure leader, today announced its appointment by Thames Water to a new professional services framework in the UK. This new pound sterling400 million framework, FA1980, covers asse more PR

CUPERTINO, California, Dec. 9 -- Apple, a provider of consumer electronics, computer software and online services, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2024: * * * The company is also expanding the coed Apple Foundation Program to enhance learning opportunities for more students at the Apple Developer Academy * * * RIYADH, SAUDI ARABIA - Apple today announced plans to expand in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, starting with the launch of the Apple Store online in summer 2025. The online  more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Arnold and Porter, a law firm, issued the following news: Arnold & Porter and its co-counsel reached a landmark settlement agreement today in a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Bureau of Prisons (BOP) filed following years of systemic staff sexual abuse, retaliation, and medical neglect at the now-closed Federal Correctional Institute ("FCI") Dublin, located east of Oakland, California. The BOP has agreed to be subject to a Consent Decree to safeguard the rights of h more PR

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10 -- Atlantic Media, a print and online media company, issued the following news release: For The Atlantic's January cover story, "Walk on Air Against Your Better Judgment," staff writer Caitlin Flanagan writes for the first time about growing up with the Nobel Prize-winning Irish poet Seamus Heaney, and what her family's close friendship with the Heaney family offered her. She writes: "Seamus gave me the one thing I desperately needed growing up in that crazy family: my certi more PR

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 10 -- California Attorney General Rob Bonta issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * Bill to raise public awareness, turn the tide of a growing public health crisis * * * California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan (D-Orinda) today introduced Assembly Bill 56 (AB 56), legislation that would arm people with clear information about the risks of social media for kids and teens. Adolescents who spend more than three more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 8, 2024: Governor Gavin Newsom today announced the appointment of Senator-elect Adam Schiff to complete the remaining U.S. Senate term of Senator Laphonza Butler following her resignation. Senator Butler announced her resignation effective December 8, 2024, to ensure Californians have their duly elected representative seated as soon as possible. Senator-elect Schiff, who won election t more PR

SACRAMENTO, California, Dec. 10 -- Gov. Gavin Newsom, D-California, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: More walking and biking routes are coming to California. Governor Gavin Newsom announced today the California Transportation Commission awarded $101.2 million to projects across California that increase walking and biking. That brings total funding for walking and biking projects to $2.7 billion during the Newsom Administration. The 13 projects awarded today contribute to hea more PR

BURBANK, California, Dec. 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, DEC. 24 10:00-11:00 p.m. EST Celebrity Jeopardy!: "Quarterfinal #7: Macaulay Culkin, Rachel Dratch and Becky Lynch" (207) (Rebroadcast. OAD: 11/15/23) Logline: This week, actor Macaulay Culkin ("Home Alone"), actress and comedian Rachel Dratch ("Saturday Night Live") and WWE wrestler Becky Lynch compete for a chance to move on to the semifinals. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Or more PR

LONG BEACH, California, Dec. 10 -- California State University issued the following news: By Lauren Williams In the span of 20 years, Cal State Long Beach has transformed as an institution in several ways -- in its physical footprint, academic successes and in the most fundamental aspects of the student experience on campus. Among the most notable achievements in those two decades is the transformation and evolution in how the campus approaches mental health needs to meet an evolving popula more PR

MERCED, California, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California Merced issued the following news: By Patty Guerra, UC Merced Here's a nifty use for AI: Turning photographs and other images into Cubist art. A team of UC Merced researchers developed a project to do just that, using artificial intelligence to transform images into the style of art created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque that reduces and fractures objects into geometric forms. One of those researchers, Edric Chan, is st more PR

SANTA CLARA, California, Dec. 10 -- Intel, an industry that says it creates world-changing technology that enables progress and enriches lives, issued the following news on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * At IEDM 2024, Intel Foundry's Technology Research team demonstrated industry-first advancements in transistor and packaging technologies that help meet future demands for AI. * * * What's New: Today at the IEEE International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) 2024, Intel Foundry unveiled new breakthrough more PR

NEW YORK, Dec. 10 -- Newmark Group issued the following news release: Newmark[1] announces it has arranged the off-market sale of 1260 Hayworth Avenue, a 40-unit multifamily property located in West Hollywood, California. The property was sold for $10.1 million, equating to $252,000 per unit and $397 per square foot. Newmark Senior Managing Director Chris Benton, Managing Director Anthony Muhlstein, Senior Analyst Gabe Munson and Co-Head of U.S. Capital Markets Kevin Shannon represented the bu more PR

REDWOOD SHORES, California, Dec. 10 -- Oracle, a developer of hardware and software products, issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * * Q2 GAAP Earnings per Share up 24% to $1.10, Non-GAAP Earnings per Share up 10% to $1.47 * Q2 Total Revenue $14.1 billion, up 9% in both USD and constant currency * Q2 Total Remaining Performance Obligations $97 billion, up 49% in USD & 50% in constant currency * Q2 Cloud Revenue (IaaS plus SaaS) $5.9 billion, up 24% in both USD and constant more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised BofA Securities as the sole book-running manager in connection with a secondary offering by Thoma Bravo of $374 million ordinary shares of CyberArk (NASDAQ: CYBR). The offering is expected to close on December 9, 2024, subject to customary closing conditions. CyberArk is a global leader in identity security. David Ambler and Colin Diamond led the Paul Hastings team, which also in more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: Paul Hastings LLP advised Pactiv Evergreen Inc. (NASDAQ: PTVE) in its combination with Novolex. Under the terms of the agreement, Novolex will acquire Pactiv Evergreen for $18.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $6.7 billion, inclusive of Pactiv Evergreen's net debt. Upon the completion of the transaction, Pactiv Evergreen will become a privately held company. Pactiv Evergreen is a leading m more PR

PASADENA, California, Dec. 9 -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news: A NASA DC-8 aircraft used to train many Caltech student-scientists has taken its final flight. By Andrew Moseman When the vintage DC-8 airliner made one of its harrowing low passes over California's Central Valley, things got a little bumpy for the undergraduates packed inside. It was often hot and stuffy inside the flying atmospheric chemistry laboratory, which NASA had rebuilt in the 1980s and  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 -- The University of California issued the following news release on Dec. 9, 2024: * * * The title is the 13th for the team and the 124th for UCLA overall * * * UCLA today captured the NCAA championship in men's water polo with an 11-8 win over USC at Stanford University's Avery Aquatic Center. The win brings the number of national titles for the team to 13 and UCLA's overall tally to 124, second-most in the nation. The win also marks UCLA head coach Adam W more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of California issued the following news release: * * * UCLA Health psychiatrist says medication could remove barriers to treatment for those who experienced trauma Key takeaways * For service members, especially those that are young and healthy, the transition from military service to the possibility of medical discharge due to a neurological industry can lead to isolation, self-doubt and emotions that can interfere with recovery.  more PR

LOS ANGELES, California, Dec. 10 (TNSres) -- The University of Southern California Viterbi School of Engineering issued the following news: * * * Maryam Shanechi is the inaugural holder of the Alexander A. Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering. * * * By Michael Speier Over the course of his decorated and decades-long career, USC Viterbi Professor Emeritus Alexander "Sandy" Sawchuk has received countless awards and honors. But perhaps none of them is as meaningful as the ones more PR

BURBANK, California, Dec. 9 -- ABC, a division of Walt Disney, issued the following news release: TUESDAY, JAN. 7 8:00-9:00 p.m. EST Will Trent: "I'm a Guest Here" (301) (Season Premiere) Logline: When two off-duty cops are wounded, the GBI must track down Special Agent Will Trent, who recently fled town to help solve the case. As the investigation unfolds, Will is drawn into his past to clear a friend's name amid rivalries and corruption. Watch episodes next day on Hulu. *** Original text more PR