OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Researchers at Stanford University, the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, or ECMWF, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory used the lab's Summit supercomputer to better understand atmospheric gravity waves, which influence significant weather patterns that are difficult to forecast. First, the team conducted ultrahigh-resolution climate simulations usi  more

DES MOINES, Iowa, Dec. 24 -- Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird issued the following news release on Dec. 23, 2024: Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird today urged the U.S. Supreme Court to uphold qualified immunity protections for law enforcement heroes. The nation's 650,000 law enforcement officers are responsible for protecting 335 million people. These officers are regularly faced with unpredictable, dangerous, and high-pressure situations. In those high-stakes situations, officers are forced  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release: K-VA-T Food Stores Inc. doing business as Food City (Food City), a regional grocery store chain headquartered in Abingdon, Virginia, has agreed to settle the government's allegations under the False Claims Act (FCA) related to its dispensing of opioids and other controlled substances. Under the settlement (https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1382246/dl), Food City will pay the United States $8,488,378. Food C  more

OAK RIDGE, Tennessee, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory issued the following news release: Back in the early days of his college career, Chad Parish realized his curiosity and interests were drawing him to the type of work he performs today in the Low Activation Materials Development and Analysis, or LAMDA, laboratory at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory. Using microscopy and microstructural characterization, he reveals the intricate  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Eastern Tennessee families and communities are working hard cleaning up, making repairs and putting their lives in order as they continue to recover after Tropical Storm Helene. FEMA has approved more than $24.4 million in federal assistance to help storm survivors recover. Getting residents back into their homes is FEMA's top priority. Whether a good cleanup i  more