WASHINGTON - A joint venture between Bechtel Infrastructure Corp. and PB Americas Inc., known as B/PB, and certain design consultants have agreed to pay the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts a total of $458 million to settle allegations…

PHOENIX David Raymond Saksik, 32, of Aubervilliers, France, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen M. McNamee to seven years in federal prison. Saksik pleaded guilty on May 29, 2007 to travel in interstate commerce with the intent to engage…

A new life saving technique is gaining national recognition as an easier and more effective alternative to traditional CPR. Cardiocerebral Resuscitation or CCR is a cutting edge alternative to CPR that emphasizes chest compressions and eliminates mouth-to-mouth breathing. A team…

EL PASO, Texas -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror inspections at ports of entry in El Paso, West Texas and New Mexico made 36 drug seizures this week, confiscating 6,486 pounds of marijuana in 35 busts…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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),…

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…

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…

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…