LAS VEGAS - A fifth grade teacher with the Nye County School District appeared in federal court yesterday to answer to charges of possessing and receiving child pornography over the Internet, following an investigation by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement…

May Increase Chance of Serious Side Effects in Infants The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned that nursing infants may be at increased risk of morphine overdose if their mothers are taking codeine and are ultra-rapid metabolizers of…

WASHINGTON Three residents of Lakeland, Fla., were indicted today by a federal grand jury in Alexandria, Va., on six counts related to their participation in a conspiracy to sell millions of dollars of pirated computer software, Assistant Attorney General Alice…

WASHINGTON A federal jury in the Southern District of Florida has convicted Jose Padilla of conspiracy to murder, kidnap and maim individuals in a foreign country, conspiracy to provide material support to terrorists, and providing material support to terrorists, Attorney…

Helped Carry Out WWII Nazi Mass Murder of Jews in Poland WASHINGTON An immigration judge in Boston has ordered the removal of Vladas Zajanckauskas, a Sutton, Mass., man who served during World War II in a notorious Nazi unit that…

He is the last of 9 to be sentenced; must also pay $1 million in restitution DETROIT - A Michigan man was sentenced here today to 7 1/2 years in prison for his role as a ringleader in an involuntary…

Caused wooly mammoth extinction, global cooling and end of early human Clovis culture New scientific findings suggest that a large comet may have exploded over North America 12,900 years ago, explaining riddles that scientists have wrestled with for decades, including…

Over Two Dozen Defendants Indicted AUG 14 -- Atlanta, GA + A total of 25 defendants have been charged in a federal indictment, unsealed today in Atlanta, in connection with a large number of indoor marijuana growing operations in a…

MICHAEL J. GARCIA, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, announced the indictment of WILSON JAMES BASTON, JR., a/k/a Wil James, a/k/a Will James, by a Federal Grand Jury in Manhattan earlier today. The Indictment alleges…

NOAA is predicting a very high likelihood (85% chance) of an above-normal 2007 Atlantic hurricane season, a 10% chance of a near-normal season, and only a 5% chance of a below-normal season, according to a consensus of scientists at the…

A Complaint and Consent Decree of Permanent Injunction were filed Wednesday, August 8 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Iowa, Western Division, against Ysselstein Dairy Inc., Rock Valley, Iowa, and its owner and president, Sjerp W.…

WASHINGTON -- The vice president of a Virginia marine products company has agreed to plead guilty, serve a sentence and pay a criminal fine for his role in a conspiracy to rig bids and allocate customers with respect to marine…