Using new information not previously available, NOAA Fisheries is expanding critical habitat for endangered North Atlantic right whales to cover its northeast feeding areas in the Gulf of Maine/Georges Bank region and southeast calving grounds from North Carolina to Florida.…

The owner and manager of three Miami-area home health agencies was convicted late yesterday for his role in a health care fraud scheme that resulted in the submission of false and fraudulent claims to Medicare. Khaled Elbeblawy, 39, of Miramar,…

ATF, Firearms Industry seeking the public’s help in Hendersonville Firearms Theft Hendersonville, Tenn. — The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) in conjunction with the Hendersonville Police Department and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) – the trade…

Can you tell the difference between the two aircraft pictured above? Most people can’t. Often confused with one another, CIA’s A-12 OXCART and the US Air Force’s SR-71 Blackbird are actually two different aircraft. CIA developed the highly secret A-12…

The fictional worlds of James Bond and Downton Abbey intersect in an unexpected way with the real-life location upon which CIA Headquarters now stands. An American millionaire, Joseph Leiter, owned a large swath of land on the western banks of…

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds farmers and ranchers affected by the recent wildfires in Alaska, California, Idaho, Oregon, Montana and Washington State that USDA has programs to assist with their recovery efforts. The Farm Service Agency (FSA) can…

Scores of Unmarked Assault Rifles and Silencers Seized SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A federal grand jury has returned a 70-count indictment against eight men, charging them with various firearms offenses involving manufacturing and dealing firearms without a license. Joseph Latu, 29,…

Nicodemo “Nicky” Scarfo, Jr. and his La Cosa Nostra associate Salvatore Pelullo used some of the millions they illegally siphoned from FirstPlus Financial Group Inc. to buy this airplane. In a world inhabited by international cyber criminals and violent terrorists,…

GREENBELT, MD—A federal jury convicted two doctors, Paramjit Singh Ajrawat, age 60, and his wife, Sukhveen Kaur Ajrawat, age 57, both of Potomac, Maryland, on charges related to their health care fraud scheme. Paramjit Singh Ajrawat was convicted of one…

By Maj. Marnee A.C. Losurdo, 403rd Wing Public Affairs KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- At 1:15 a.m. June 15, Lt. Col. Jeff Ragusa shuts off his alarm, rolls out of bed and gets ready quietly and leaves for work.…

Beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while maintaining the areas as livestock grazing lands. The initiative is part of the voluntary Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federally…

BOSTON—A criminal defense attorney from Lowell was sentenced today for conspiring to use inside information about the business activities of American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) to profit from trading AMSC stock. Douglas Parigian, 56, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge…