WASHINGTON, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: The Attorneys General of Arizona, Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, Washington and West Virginia today joined a civil antitrust lawsuit filed by the Justice Department's Antitrust Division along with the Attorneys General of California, Colorado, Connecticut, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Tennessee and Virginia, against Google for monopolizing m  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed a machine-learning inspired software package that provides end-to-end image analysis of electron and scanning probe microscopy images. Known as AtomAI, the package applies deep learning to microscopy data at atomic resolutions, thereby providing quantifiable physical inf  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 19 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release: The Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management (OREM) joined partners in a growing collaboration at an event last week to celebrate advances in cancer treatment research that have emerged from an unexpected place -- old nuclear material. U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann and EM Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Jeff Avery joined OREM, its contractor I  more

WASHINGTON, April 22 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: A former county commissioner and director of the Solid Waste Department in Cumberland County, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 17 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually assaulting seven women who worked under his supervision at the Cumberland County Recycling Center. Michael Harvel, 61, was previously convicted on nine counts of committing sexual assau  more

LONDON, Kentucky, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky, Carlton S. Shier IV, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: A former Clarksville, Tenn., physician, John Stanton, 51, was sentenced on Thursday, April 13, to 120 months in federal prison, by U.S. District Judge Robert Wier, following his conviction for conspiring to unlawfully distribute controlled substances. According to evidence presented at his trial, Stanton was a licensed physician and Med  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, April 18 (TNSper) -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs Kevin Muckerheide was looking for a way to pay for college. Air Force recruiters presented an intriguing offer. "The Air Force came along and said, 'Hey, we'll get you hooked up with an ROTC scholarship if you study engineering,'" Muckerheide recalled. "I thought, 'Great! I'll get my college paid for, put in four years, get out and get a regula  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 18 (TNSjou) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Oak Ridge National Laboratory scientists exploring bioenergy plant genetics have made a surprising discovery: a protein domain that could lead to new COVID-19 treatments. Researchers found the same plasminogen-apple-nematode, or PAN, domain studied by ORNL in plants like poplar and willow is also present in the human NRP1 receptor protein. NRP1 is less stu  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 18 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A team of researchers from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory was recognized by the National Cancer Institute in March for their unique contributions in the fight against cancer. ORNL's Heidi Hanson and Noah Schaefferkoetter, as well as Shang Gao (formerly of ORNL), were part of the Cancer Surveillance Data Collaborators Group that received th  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 20 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: A study led by Oak Ridge National Laboratory researchers identifies a new potential application in quantum computing that could be part of the next computational revolution. The study surveys techniques for compressing data generated by sensors in edge computing -- which processes data at or near sensors -- and compares classical techniques with quantum ap  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 21 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Climate change often comes down to how it affects water, whether it's for drinking, electricity generation, or how flooding affects people and infrastructure. To better understand these impacts, Oak Ridge National Laboratory water resources engineer Sudershan Gangrade is integrating knowledge ranging from large-scale climate projections to local meteorology and hydr  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 22 (TNSawa) -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: SAE International has awarded Oak Ridge National Laboratory Buildings and Transportation Science Division Director Robert Wagner with the SAE Medal of Honor for his dedication and support of the organization's mission of advancing mobility solutions. Wagner was presented with the award at a ceremony in Detroit. This is the most prestigious award that the a  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 21 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on April 20, 2023: A former county commissioner and director of the Solid Waste Department in Cumberland County, Tennessee, was sentenced today to 17 years in prison followed by five years of supervised release for sexually assaulting seven women who worked under his supervision at the Cumberland County Recycling Center. Michael Harvel, 61, was previou  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, April 18 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release on April 17, 2023: U.S. Attorney Henry C. Leventis announced today that the United States has reached an agreement with Meharry Medical College to settle allegations of violating the False Claims Act (FCA). Under the terms of the agreement, Meharry will pay $100,749 to resolve the allegations. The United States alleged that, from 2016 until March 2020,  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia issued the following news release: A mother and son, from Tennessee, have been found guilty in the District of Columbia of felony charges for their actions during the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021. Their actions and the actions of others disrupted a joint session of the U.S. Congress convened to ascertain and count the electoral votes related to the presidential election. Eric Gavelek Munchel, 32,  more

WASHINGTON, April 20 -- The Veterans Affairs Inspector General issued the following oversight report (No. 21-03313-96) on April 19, 2023, entitled "Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Veterans Integrated Service Network 9: VA MidSouth Healthcare Network in Nashville, Tennessee." Here are excerpts: * * * Report Overview This Office of Inspector General (OIG) Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection Program (CHIP) report provides a focused evaluation of leadership performance and oversight by th  more