NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, June 13 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Connecticut issued the following news release: Vanessa Roberts Avery, United States Attorney for the District of Connecticut, and Roberto Coviello, Special Agent in Charge of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, today announced that SUPPORTIVE CARE HOLDINGS, LLC, its related healthcare companies doing business in Connecticut and other states ("Supportive Care Comp  more

WASHINGTON, June 12 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service issued the following recall alert: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert for not-ready-to-eat pork and beef bacon products due to levels of sodium nitrite that exceed the regulatory limit. FSIS is issuing this public health alert to ensure that consumers are aware that this product should not be consumed. A recall was not reques  more

WASHINGTON, June 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: Following a comprehensive investigation, the Justice Department announced today that the Phoenix Police Department (PhxPD) and the City of Phoenix (City) engage in a pattern or practice of conduct that violates the U.S. Constitution and federal law. Specifically, the Department finds that: * PhxPD uses excessive force, including unjustified deadly force and other types of force. * PhxPD and the City unla  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, June 13 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Phani Ratna Vanamali Marthi, an R&D associate in the Power Systems Resilience group at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, has been elevated to the grade of senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, or IEEE, the world's largest technical professional organization. Although IEEE has more than 160,000 members, only ab  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 14 (TNSres) -- The Tennessee Department of Education issued the following news on June 13, 2024: Today, the Tennessee Department of Education released statewide average 3rd grade and 4th grade results for the ELA portion of the spring 2024 Tennessee Comprehensive Academic Program (TCAP) assessment. Third grade student scores remained steady as 4th grade student scores showed significant improvement, thanks to the nation-leading, comprehensive statewide literacy strate  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- Tennessee Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti issued the following news: As part of a bipartisan coalition of 44 state and territory attorneys general, Attorney General Jonathan Skrmetti joined a letter sent this week by the National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG) to Rep. Nick Langworthy (R-NY) and U.S. House leadership endorsing the Child Exploitation and Artificial Intelligence Expert Commission Act of 2024. The Act was sponsored by Rep. Langworthy (R-  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- The Tennessee House Republicans issued the following news: State Rep. Chris Todd, R-Madison County, announced $210,260 in grant funding was awarded to multiple local organizations by the Tennessee Arts Commission. Area nonprofit organizations, schools, local governments and individuals across the state were given grants through the commission's annual grant program to cultivate the arts for the benefit of all Tennesseans and their communities. "I'm thrilled to  more

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, June 13 -- The Tennessee House Republicans issued the following news: State Rep. Iris Rudder, R-Winchester, has secured $150,000 in state funding for Decisions, Choices and Options (DCO). The funding will be used to provide abstinence education and sexual risk avoidance (SRA) programs for youth in Middle Tennessee. "It is important to educate our students on sexual health and motivate them to make good choices," Rudder said. "Providing them with knowledge and resources w  more

MEMPHIS, Tennessee, June 13 -- The FBI Memphis Field Office issued the following news release: The FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, graduated 201 law enforcement officers, including five from Tennessee: * Captain Richard Frazier, Sullivan County Sheriff's Office * Lieutenant Anthony Leonard, Cookeville Police Department * Captain Nevin Long, Knoxville Police Department * Lieutenant Phillip Penny, Memphis Police Department * Lieutenant Betsy "Nikki" Shaver, Williamson County Sher  more