CAMBRIDGE, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2024: * * * An international team of astronomers, including CfA astronomers and collaborators from VERITAS and Chandra, recorded the first very-high energy flaring episode from supermassive black hole M87 since 2010 during an multi-wavelength observational campaign with EHT. * * * In April 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration (EHT) scientists,  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Mount Vernon, New York, Police Department (MVPD) engages in a pattern or practice of conduct that deprives people of rights secured by the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Justice Department finds that MVPD: * Uses excessive force in numerous ways, including by unnecessarily escalating minor encoun  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: * * * Former McKinsey Senior Partner Charged With Obstruction of Justice McKinsey Will Pay $650 Million, Cease Work Relating to Controlled Substances and Implement Significant New Compliance Measures * * * McKinsey & Company Inc. (McKinsey), a global management consulting firm based in New York, has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve a criminal and civil investigation into the firm's consulting work  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: ASD Specialty Healthcare LLC (ASD), doing business as Besse Medical (Besse), has agreed to pay $1.67 million to resolve allegations that it violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and False Claims Act by providing inventory management systems to retina practices at no cost to induce them to purchase drugs from Besse. ASD, headquartered in Carrollton, Texas, distributes specialty medical and pharmaceutical produc  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 -- The U.S. Census Bureau issued the following news release: The number of owner-occupied housing units increased by 8.4%, from 76.4 million in 2014-2018 to 82.9 million in 2019-2023, according to newly released U.S. Census Bureau data. The 2019-2023 American Community Survey (ACS) 5-year estimates show that more people owned homes than rented in 3,070 of the nation's 3,144 counties and county equivalents between 2019 and 2023. Additionally, home values increased 21.7% bet  more

BOSTON, Massachusetts, Dec. 13 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following remarks by  Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Brian Boynton announcing the resolution of criminal and civil investigations into McKinsey & Co.'s work with Purdue Pharma LP: * * * As Prepared for Delivery Good afternoon. My name is Brian Boynton. I am the Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Division at the Justice Department. In that role, I serve as the head of the Civil Divi  more