WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- AmeriCorps issued the following news release: * * * Local organizations used federal funding to address local food security challenges and improved outcomes across state lines through the AmeriCorps VISTA Food Security Initiative. * * * AmeriCorps, the federal agency for national service and volunteering, published a report at the conclusion of its AmeriCorps VISTA Food Security Initiative. The initiative, which launched as a rapid response during the early stages of t  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Nashville District issued the following news release: CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Aug. 20, 2024) -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Nashville District hosted U.S. Representative Chuck Fleischmann (TN-3), Chairman of the House Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee; U.S. Senator Marsha Blackburn; and delegations from other senate and congressional staff at the Chickamauga Lock Replacement Project on Aug. 20, 2024,  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks on Aug. 20, 2024, by Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke announcing a civil rights investigation into the conditions at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center, Hartsville, Tennessee: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights at the Department of Justice. I am joined by U.S. Attorney Henry Leventis for the Middle District of Tennesse  more

PASADENA, California, Aug. 20 (TNSres) -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory issued the following news: Scientists with NASA's Juno mission have developed the first complete 3D radiation map of the Jupiter system. Along with characterizing the intensity of the high-energy particles near the orbit of the icy moon Europa, the map shows how the radiation environment is sculpted by the smaller moons orbiting near Jupiter's rings.The work relies on data collected by Juno's Advanced Stellar Compass (AS  more

ARNOLD AFB, Tennessee, Aug. 21 -- The U.S. Air Force Arnold Air Force Base issued the following news: By Kali Bradford, AEDC Public Affairs More than 100 Arnold Air Force Base personnel gathered at the Arnold AFB Main Auditorium July 30 for a presentation featuring retired Lt. Col. Ed Yeilding and Dr. Norm Speakman. The men visited Arnold AFB, headquarters of Arnold Engineering Development Complex, to reminisce about their time as co-op students more than 50 years ago. Initially, their visit  more