According to the 2007 Partnership Attitude Tracking Study of 6,511 teens (PATS Teens), released by the Partnership for a Drug-Free America, the number one reason teens see for using drugs is to deal with the pressures and stress of school.…

Statistics released recently by the FBI show a minor increase in the number of reported bank robberies for the fourth quarter of 2007. The figures show there were 1,561 robberies of financial institutions* from October through December, or 31 more…

WASHINGTON, August 6 - S&S Foods LLC., an Azusa, Calif., firm, is recalling approximately 153,630 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and…

An A-10 Thunderbolt II takes off from Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, on a mission for Operation Enduring Freedom. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. David Kurle) SOUTHWEST ASIA (AFPN) -- Coalition airpower integrated with coalition ground forces in Iraq and the International Security…

Washington, D.C. The Securities and Exchange Commission filed an emergency action to freeze the assets of one or more unknown purchasers of the call options for the common stock of DRS Technologies, Inc. and American Power Conversion Corp., alleging that…

Lenders Seek Government Security Ginnie Mae Provides Washington, DC The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) announced that securitization of Federal Housing Administration (FHA) jumbo loans soared past $2.9 billion in only four months of issuance. This is the highest…

At the request of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, U.S. Marshals seized nearly $74,000 worth of Xiadafil VIP tablets, Lots 6K029 and 6K209-SEI, distributed by SEI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. of Miami, Fla. Although marketed as a dietary supplement to treat…

Washington, D.C. E-Gold, Ltd., (E-Gold), an Internet-based digital currency business, and its three principle directors and owners, pleaded guilty to criminal charges relating to money laundering and the operation of an illegal money transmitting business. E-Gold and its corporate affiliate…

WASHINGTON - On-line applications are now accepted at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) from veterans, survivors and other claimants filing initial applications for disability compensation, pension, education, and vocational rehabilitation and employment benefits without the additional requirement to submit…

Philadelphia U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the Philadelphia International Airport discovered a little over nine pounds of cocaine and marijuana in eight packages stowed aboard an Air Jamaica flight Sunday after an alert crew member notified CBP officers…

by Tech. Sgt. Jeff Walston 506th Air Expeditionary Group Public Affairs KIRKUK REGIONAL AIR BASE, Iraq (AFPN) -- The Iraqi air force reached 2,000 flying training hours here July 13, with the help of Airmen from the 52nd Expeditionary Flying…

More than $973,000 in grants in the hands of applicants. LINCOLN, Neb. -- Nebraskans who suffered losses because of the storms, tornadoes and flooding from May 22 to June 24, 2008 are approved for more than $1.6 million in Disaster…