National News

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

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…

Dec 2, 2007

R. Alexander Acosta, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and Jonathan I. Solomon, Special Agent in Charge, Federal Bureau of Investigation, announced today that defendant Louis S. Robles, 59, was sentenced before U.S. District Court Judge Alan…

Nov 30, 2007

Should be considered risk factor for osteoporosis; immune system involved Premenopausal women with even mild depression have less bone mass than do their nondepressed peers, a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of…