The public can now view a Web site showing current information about wild bird sampling for early detection of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in the United States: wildlifedisease.nbii.gov/ai/. Scientists are now using the newly developed database and Web application…

SAN FRANCISCO At a new fueling terminal near Sacramento , U.S. EPA Regional Administrator Wayne Nastri joined state and local air quality regulators, engine manufacturers and fuel providers in heralding the introduction of cleaner burning diesel to service stations throughout…

WASHINGTON, Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) are collaborating on a new education activity that helps students become astronomers. The Star Count Project will investigate the visual quality of the night sky and help assess…

EL PASO, TEXAS -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers performing anti-terror operations at ports of entry in El Paso, west Texas, and New Mexico seized almost 1,500 pounds of illegal drugs this weekend. CBP officers also stopped numerous…

The second phase of the ongoing federal Superfund cleanup of creosote waste from the McCormick & Baxter site in downtown Stockton has begun. The 29-acre site, along the Old Mormon Slough in Stocktons deep water port area, was placed on…

WASHINGTON - Americans nationwide will have the opportunity to see the talents of veterans from across the nation this fall with the first syndicated television broadcast of the National Veterans Creative Arts Festival. The syndicated broadcast of the Festival, sponsored…

WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is recommending that Windows Operating Systems users apply Microsoft security patch MS06-040 as quickly as possible. This security patch is designed to protect against a vulnerability that, if exploited, could enable an attacker…

America's Federal Recreational Lands are excited to celebrate the launch of their new "Share the Experience" Photo Contest www.sharetheexperience.org. It is the official Federal photo contest to select the image on the new entrance pass for the National Park Service,…

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. Stephen E. Savage, 61, of Diamond Bar, Calif., pleaded guilty on August 14, 2006, and was sentenced to 30 days in jail and 5 years probation, during which he is banned from all National Parks, and a $15,000…

MESA, Ariz. Esther Martinez has eaten pinto beans most of her life and admits her family used to use lard when they prepared refried beans. "Now, I eat pinto beans boiled with fresh tomato, whole onion and green chilies or…

The Army has announced a pilot program transferring to the spouses of select reenlisting Soldiers more than $18,000 of the GI Bill benefits. The Army will study the results of the Montgomery GI Bill (MGIB) Transferability of Benefits to Spouses…

by Louis A. Arana-Barradas Air Force Print News Refueling boom operator Staff Sgt. Andrea Otto and pilots (left to right) Capts. Sam Ensminger, Joseph Petrosky and Rob Kline hold a preflight briefing below the nose of their KC-135 Stratotanker before…