WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service issued the following news release: Scientists with the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) have shown that seed meal from plants in the mustard family can kill mosquito larvae, which start their lives in stagnant water before emerging into winged adults that take to the air in search of a blood meal. The findings, recently published in the journal Scientific Reports, open the door to a biobased a  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Defense's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: The Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) announced today that U.S. Army Air Forces 2nd Lt. Edward Barnett, 24, of Chicago, Illinois, killed during World War II was accounted for May 5, 2023. In the summer of 1943, Barnett served with the 66th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), 44th Bombardment Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force. On Aug. 1, 1943, the B-24 Libera  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Sept. 6 -- The Indiana House Democrats issued the following news: After a three year pause due to the COVID-19 pandemic, student loan repayments are set to begin again in October. These federal loans resumed accruing interest on Sept. 1. Last session, State Rep. Gregory W. Porter (D-Indianapolis) filed a bill which would have prohibited the state from classifying forgiven student loans as taxable income. This bill came after President Joe Biden's cancellation of student   more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Nuclear Regulatory Commission issued the following news release: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has launched a special inspection at the Honeywell uranium conversion facility in Metropolis, Illinois, to assess a uranium hexafluoride leak that occurred at the plant Sept. 2. At 8:06 a.m. Central time, a chemical alarm alerted Honeywell plant staff to a uranium hexafluoride - known as UF6 - leak. Control room operators notified plant management, and the facility acti  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6 -- The Small Business Administration issued the following news release on Sept. 5, 2023: Today, as part of the agency's 70th anniversary celebration, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman, the voice in President Biden's Cabinet for America's more than 33 million small businesses, recognizes U.S. Small Business Administration(SBA) Legacy Businesses from our 68 district offices of which many recipients started small and leveraged SBA resources on their journey to becoming  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Sept. 6 -- The U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee, Henry C. Leventis, issued the following news release: A federal jury in Nashville has convicted Doctor Benjamin T. Toh, 68, of Chicago, Illinois, for his role in a more than $9.5 million health care fraud conspiracy, announced United States Attorney Henry C. Leventis for the Middle District of Tennessee. The defendant was indicted by a federal grand jury in December 2022. He was convicted of conspiracy to   more