Washington Man Charged with Harassing Endangered Monk Seal “Lani” by Hurling Large Rock at Her Head
Shutterstock to Pay $35 Million to Settle FTC Allegations Over Illegal Subscription and Cancellation Practices
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Public Safety Response to Memorial Drive on May 11; Suspect Taken Into Custody
Public Safety Advisory Heightened Threat: Fentanyl Mixed with Emerging Synthetic Drugs
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Jan 9, 2008
FORWARD OPERATING BASE KALSU, Iraq (AFPN) -- More than 40 targets were hit after precision air strikes destroyed reported al-Qaida safe havens Jan. 10 in Arab Jabour, Iraq. The precision air strikes supported Operation Phantom Phoenix, the overarching operation that…
Jan 7, 2008
MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, and MARK J. MERSHON, the Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI New York Field Office, announced that PHILIPPE and MILANA MURCIA of Greenwich, Connecticut, were…
Jan 6, 2008
On Friday, January 4, 2008, members of the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) arrested Richard SILLS, Jr., age 54, of Encinitas, California, in connection with the University of California San Diego (UCSD) hoax bomb incident that occurred on Wednesday, December…
Jan 1, 2008
MESA, Ariz. Those suffering from type 2 diabetes may be able to take advantage of an inexpensive functional food product to help lower their waking blood glucose, reports a study by an Arizona State University researcher in the December issue…
Jan 1, 2008
Many medications reduce the risk of bone fractures in people with osteoporosis, but the most commonly used drugsbisphosphonateshave not been proven more effective than alternatives, according to a new report funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ),…
Jan 1, 2008
By Marcia Wood Pumpkin pie, sweet potatoes and many other holiday favorites are rich in vitamin A, a nutrient essential for good health. Now a study by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) nutrition scientists has shown, for the first time, that…
Dec 19, 2007
Continuing Investigation Has Resulted in 10 Defendants Charged to Date in Fraud Scheme Greenbelt, Maryland - IRS employee Robert O. Steven, age 54, of Edgewater, Maryland, and Patricia A. Steven, age 72, of Harwood, Maryland, were arrested early this morning…
Dec 18, 2007
The year 2007 is on pace to become one of the 10 warmest years for the contiguous U.S., since national records began in 1895, according to preliminary data from NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C. The year was…
Dec 12, 2007
Insurer pays $20 million and undergoes ethical reforms The United States Government and Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI) have reached an agreement under which the insurer will pay $20 million to resolve matters related to the…
Dec 10, 2007
The Most Dangerous Urban Fault in America? AGU Sessions Indicate Hayward & Calaveras Faults Connect at Depth As the 140th anniversary of the last big earthquake on the Hayward Fault approaches, new U.S. Geological Survey studies provide mounting evidence that…
Dec 3, 2007
Postmaster David Willis Charged in Two Federal Counts and Taken into Custody CHARLOTTE, NC - David Willis, Postmaster for the U.S. Postal Service at Cornelius, North Carolina, has been indicted by a federal grand jury sitting in Asheville, NC, on…
Dec 2, 2007
Boston, MA . . . A Massachusetts State Trooper was charged in U.S. District with cocaine distribution. United States Attorney Michael J. Sullivan; Colonel Mark Delaney, Superintendent of the Massachusetts State Police; June W. Stansbury, Special Agent in Charge of…