OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Amid the challenges that the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility faced in assembling and launching the world's first exascale-class (more than a quintillion calculations per second) supercomputer, Frontier, one key component was hitch-free. Integral to Frontier's functionality is its ability to store the vast amounts of data it produces   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Restaurant Settles Federal Charges It Subjected Gay Employee to Hostile Work Environment At Its Memphis Restaurant, Then Fired Him for Complaining * * * J.H.S. Holdings, LLC, and 4Top Hospitality Group, Inc., owners of Amerigo Italian Restaurant, will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) discriminat  more

WASHINGTON, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service issued the following news release on April 29, 2024: In an effort to end horse soring at Tennessee Walking Horse shows, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing strengthened Horse Protection Act regulations. Soring is a cruel and inhumane practice where some owners and trainers chemically or physically irritate or burn horses t  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: * * * Distribution Center Settles Federal Charge That It Retaliated Against Employee After He Complained of National Origin Discrimination at Its Memphis Facility * * * Barrett Distribution Centers, LLC will pay $60,000 and furnish other relief to settle a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit for unlawful retaliation against an employee, the fed  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Helping hundreds of manufacturing industries across the United States increase energy efficiency requires a balance of teaching and training, blended with scientific guidance and technical expertise. It's a formula for success that researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory have been providing to the Department of Energy's Better Plants program for more than a dec  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Office of Environmental Management issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: U.S. Department of Energy Office of Environmental Management (EM) crews have completed cleanup associated with the demolition of a major reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Workers finished the teardown of the Low Intensity Test Reactor and disposition of rubble and debris from the facility last fall, achieving an EM prior  more

WASHINGTON, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Labor Office of Workers' Compensation Programs issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: The Department of Labor today announced the Advisory Board on Toxic Substances and Worker Health for Part E of the Energy Employees Occupational Illness Compensation Program Act will hold an online meeting from May 8-9, 2024, in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. Meetings are open to the public. The act provides compensation and medical benefits to nuclear weapons wor  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has approved the registration and use of a renewable gasoline blendstock developed by Vertimass LLC and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory that can significantly reduce the emissions profile of vehicles when added to conventional fuels. EPA approved the blending of up to 20% of the VertiGas20 green gasoli  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: This evening, First Lady Jill Biden is hosting the first-ever "Teachers of the Year" State Dinner at the White House. This event will honor the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year from across the country for their excellence in teaching and commitment to students' learning. Ahead of tonight's dinner and Teacher Appreciation Week, the Biden-Harr  more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: The Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council (FFIEC) today announced the selection of Greg Gonzales to the FFIEC's State Liaison Committee (SLC). Gonzales's term runs from May 1, 2024, through April 30, 2026. Gonzales is the Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Financial Institutions, a position he has held since 2005. As Commissioner, he serves as Tenn  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: In the face of accelerating climate change, the U.S. aims to reduce the net carbon emissions of its economy to zero by 2050. Achieving this goal will require an unprecedented deployment of clean energy technologies, and a significant transformation of the nation's energy infrastructure. It is an exceptionally complex and daunting challenge. But it is not impossible i  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: There was little doubt that Luke Bertels was going to become a scientist; it was written in the stars, some might say. Bertels is one of six in a family of scientists: his mother was a biologist, his father was an agricultural economist, two brothers are biologists, one is a neuroscientist, and now Bertels is a quantum computational scientist. His mother, one of six c  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Bradley Hicks, AEDC Public Affairs The payoff to nearly a decade of groundwork and work on the ground was realized 70 years ago with the push of a switch. On May 3, 1954, the first turbojet engine test was initiated in the T-1 Test Cell of the new Engine Test Facility at Arnold Air Force Base. Not only did this event mark the engine test in ETF, but it also represented the first simulated f  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have developed lubricant additives that protect both water turbine equipment and the surrounding environment. Each year, roughly 2.47 billion gallons of lubricating oil are consumed in the United States alone for engines and industrial machinery, according to DOE, with about half eventually finding  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory and other institutions joined industry stakeholders in exploring solutions for power grid climate resilience at the Climate READi Southeast workshop co-hosted by EPRI and ORNL's Water Power Program on April 10-11. As extreme weather events increase in frequency and society's dependence on electricity grows, E  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 29 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named W. David Pointer, director of the Nuclear Energy and Fuel Cycle Division, or NEFCD in ORNL's Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate, or FFESD. As director, Pointer will lead a world-class team of ORNL research professionals focused on addressing the challenges and opportunities presented   more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: The Quantum Voices series is designed to share the stories of the quantum researchers and technical experts behind the Quantum Science Center's past, present and future accomplishments. Each interview provides insights into a piece of the quantum science puzzle through the lens of this Department of Energy National Quantum Information Science Research Center and its  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 1 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory and six other Department of Energy national laboratories have developed a United States-based perspective for achieving net-zero carbon emissions. The roadmap was recently published in the journal Nature Reviews Chemistry. The researchers from the DOE laboratories -- ORNL, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Brookhaven N  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Titanium alloys serve as cornerstone materials for the aerospace industry -- stronger and lighter than steel, resistant to rust and corrosion and resilient past the melting points of most other metals. Companies such as RTX, formerly Raytheon Technologies, rely on these sturdy alloys to build such vital machinery as jet-engine turbine blades, landing gear and exhaus  more

GREENEVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On April 29, 2024, Terrance Lamont Hines, 42, of Kingsport, Tennessee, was sentenced to life in prison by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. During the sentencing hearing, Judge Greer determined that Hines was both an armed career criminal un  more

GREENEVILLE, Tennessee, April 30 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On April 29, 2024, Michael Wayne Bentley, III, 28, of Gray, Tennessee, was sentenced to 284 months of imprisonment by the Honorable J. Ronnie Greer, United States District Judge, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Greeneville. Following his incarceration, Bentley will be on supervised release for five years. On D  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A Nigerian citizen residing in Georgia has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for his role in a conspiracy that perpetuated a series of romance and investment scams against victims across the United States, including in Western Tennessee. Efe Egbowawa, 40, was convicted of conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of a scheme tha  more

KNOXVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Tennessee issued the following news release: On May 2, 2024, United States Attorney Francis M. Hamilton III announced that State of Franklin Healthcare Associates, PLLC (SOFHA), which operates a multi-specialty physician-led medical group consisting of more than 30 clinics in Tennessee and Virginia, has agreed to pay civil monetary penalties to resolve allegations that the company violated the Controlled   more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, May 1 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee issued the following news release on April 30, 2024: A federal jury convicted three members of the Hoover Criminal Gang yesterday for their roles in the murder of a suspected rival gang member. According to court documents and evidence presented at trial, Markell Young, 32; Octavius Ferguson, 27; and Jordan Powell, 25, all of Gibson County, Tennessee, were members of a sub-set of the Hoover Crimi  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 2 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on May 1, 2024: Steven Weaver, 51, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee, was sentenced yesterday to 140 months in prison and five years of supervised release, announced Henry C. Leventis, United States Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee. Weaver previously pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute and possess with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamp  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Middle District of Tennessee issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: * * * U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Arrested and Charged with Arms Export Control Act Violations, Smuggling Firearms Parts, Firearms Trafficking, Possession of Machineguns, Unlawful Transportation of a Firearm and Dealing in Firearms Without a License * * * Frank Ross Talbert, 40, a Lieutenant Colonel with U.S. Army Explosives Ordinance Disposal  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, May 3 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Research led by scientists at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory has demonstrated that small changes in the isotopic content of thin semiconductor materials can influence their optical and electronic properties, possibly opening the way to new and advanced designs with the semiconductors. Partly because of semiconductors, electronic devices and s  more

WASHINGTON, May 4 (TNSfact) -- The White House issued the following fact sheet on May 1, 2024: * * * Investing In America: Biden Administration Calls on Congressional Republicans to Extend Funding for Affordable Connectivity Program, Help Over 429,000 Tennessee Households Continue to Save Money on High-Speed Internet High-speed internet is necessary for Americans to participate in school, do their jobs, access health care, and stay connected. But too many Americans can't afford the cost of a   more

WASHINGTON, May 3 -- The White House issued the following news release on May 2, 2024: This evening, First Lady Jill Biden will host the first-ever "Teachers of the Year" State Dinner at the White House. This event will honor the 2024 National Teacher of the Year, Missy Testerman from Tennessee, and the State Teachers of the Year from across the country for their excellence in teaching and commitment to students' learning. The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) oversees the Nationa  more