U.S. Department of Commerce Plan for Orderly Shutdown Due to Lapse of Congressional Appropriations
Democrats’ $1.5 Trillion Shutdown Scheme: Benefits to Border-Crossers, Americans Abandoned
Coast Guard offloads nearly $94.5 million in illegal narcotics in Fort Lauderdale from Operation Pacific Viper
The Hillshire Brands Company Recalls Corn Dog and Sausage On A Stick Products Due To Possible Extraneous Matter Contamination
Operation Pacific Viper: U.S. Coast Guard Announces Largest Drug Offload in its History
Other Stories
Jul 21, 2008
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…
Jul 15, 2008
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…
Jul 15, 2008
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…
Jul 14, 2008
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…
Jul 14, 2008
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…
Jul 10, 2008
Laredo, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Field Operations officers at the Laredo port of entry yesterday intercepted an incongruous shipment of marijuana valued at $181,000 dollars and arrested a woman in connection with the smuggling attempt. 181…
Jul 5, 2008
WASHINGTON The United States District Court for the District of Columbia has denied a request by SpeechNow.org for a preliminary injunction which sought to block the Federal Election Commission (FEC) from enforcing contribution limits contained in the Federal Election Campaign…
Jul 1, 2008
During the last week of June, U.S. Marshals (USMS) from the District of Arizona, along with a mix of local law enforcement and federal agencies, cleared warrants with the apprehension of state and local fugitives through what has become known…
Jul 1, 2008
Laredo, Texas - Border Patrol agents from the Laredo North station seized 2,917 pounds of marijuana last week. On June 25, agents manning the checkpoint located on Interstate 35 north of Laredo conducted an immigration inspection on the driver of…
Jun 29, 2008
by Army Staff Sgt. Jim Greenhill National Guard Bureau ARLINGTON, Va. (AFPN) -- About 2,300 Air and Army National Guard members remain on duty in the Midwest, down from a peak of more than 5,700, officials reported. Meanwhile, officials in…
Jun 22, 2008
Stay Safe and Avoid the Risks of Lightning Lightning strike Photo courtesy of NOAA On June 6, 2008, a 16-year-old girl was closing her kitchen window in Michigan when lightning struck the house, sending a potentially deadly electric charge through…
Jun 22, 2008
Nearly 8,000 Deaths and 56,000 Hospitalizations in 2005 Traumatic brain injuries due to falls caused nearly 8,000 deaths and 56,000 hospitalizations in 2005 among Americans 65 and older, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and…