HUNTSVILLE, Ala. -- Engineers at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., have completed first-round testing of a critical motor for NASAs new Ares I rocket. The Ares I is a two-stage rocket that will launch astronauts aboard the…

WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) will open 10 new Rural Outreach Clinics by 2009 to increase the convenience of care for thousands of veterans living in rural areas. VAs commitment is to provide the best quality care…

WASHINGTONCITGO, a Delaware corporation, pleaded guilty and was sentenced to pay a $13 million fine for the negligent discharge of pollutants into two rivers in Louisiana in violation of the Clean Water Act, the Justice Department announced. The $13 million…

Joseph City flash flood, July 1998 (Photo: Navajo County) What is a Flash Flood? Floods are the most common and widespread of all weather-related natural disasters. Most communities in the United States have experienced flooding after spring rains, heavy thunderstorms,…

Consumers Have Until September 15 to Apply for Refunds Airborne Health, Inc., the Bonita Springs, Florida maker of the popular Airborne Effervescent Health Formula, an effervescent tablet marketed as a cold prevention and treatment remedy, has agreed to pay up…

Greenbelt, Maryland - A federal jury convicted Israel Ernesto Palacios, also known as Homie, age 31, of Silver Spring, Maryland, of conspiracy to participate in a racketeering enterprise, conspiracy to commit murder in aid of racketeering, murder in aid of…

WASHINGTON Four former National Century Financial Enterprises (NCFE) executives have been sentenced for their roles in a scheme to deceive investors about the financial health of NCFE. NCFE, formerly based in Dublin, Ohio, was one of the largest healthcare finance…

A MQ-1 Predator unmanned aircraft system assigned to the 17th Reconnaissance Squadron takes off for a training mission May 19 at Creech Air Force Base, Nev. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Larry E. Reid Jr.) by Staff Sgt. Thomas J.…

Philadelphia It has been a busy few weeks for U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Express Mail Consignment facility near Philadelphia International Airport. The six week tally: 17 parcels seized; 63 pounds of Khat (a schedule I narcotic);…

Thoratec HeartMate II Ventricular Assist Device The small size of the HeartMate II and its streamlined support system allows patients to retain a high level of mobility. By Daniel Stolte, Sarver Heart Center Although his pulse is so weak it…

San Diego U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers seized nearly 1,000 pounds of marijuana in two commercial vehicles/trailers at the Otay Mesa Cargo Facility in Calif., Friday, August 1, in a three-hour time frame. CBP officers became suspicious when a…

Laredo, Texas Border Patrol agents from the Laredo Sector made two significant drug seizures in the past 24 hours. The first case occurred on Tuesday night when agents from the Laredo North station working at the Interstate Highway 35 checkpoint…