U.S. Government News

Afghan narco-terrorist convicted on drug charges

AP - Thu May 15, 6:50 PM ET

WASHINGTON - A federal jury has found an Afghan enemy combatant guilty of drug charges in what the Justice Department calls the first convictions under new narco-terrorism laws.

  • E-mail from VA worker says to avoid PTSD diagnosis AP - Thu May 15, 5:31 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - An internal e-mail written by a Veterans Affairs Department employee suggested avoiding a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder for veterans and instead considering a diagnosis that might result in a lower disability payment.

  • Workers try to free a Homeland Security bus that got stuck when its bottom was caught on the entry to an alley where the vehicle was headed to transport detainees from a raid at the French Gourmet Restaurant and catering company, Thursday May 15, 2008 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Lenny Ignelzi)
    Emergency network plan revived AP - Wed May 14, 1:18 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Federal Communications Commission agreed unanimously Wednesday to try again to create a nationwide emergency communications network after an earlier plan failed to attract sufficient support from private investors.

  • Works added to National Recording Registry AP - Wed May 14, 10:01 AM ET

    The 25 recordings added Wednesday to the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress:

  • Jackson's 'Thriller' among cultural treasures AP - Wed May 14, 9:54 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - The best-selling pop album on planet Earth and a disc sent hurtling into deep space are among recordings the Library of Congress will preserve for their cultural significance.

  • In this April 3, 2008 file photo, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington. Later Tuesday, May 13, 2008, Bernanke, who will speak via satellite to a financial markets conference in Sea Island, Ga. is expected to say turmoil in financial markets has eased, but the situation is still not back to normal. (AP Photos/Susan Walsh, File)
    Bernanke: Financial turmoil in markets easing AP - Tue May 13, 5:26 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Turmoil in financial markets has eased somewhat, but the situation is still "far from normal," Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said Tuesday.

  • NOAA chief urges creating National Climate Service AP - Tue May 13, 5:20 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - With concerns about global warming rising along with the planet's temperature, the head of the federal agency in change of weather research and forecasting is proposing creation of a new National Climate Service.

  • Federal regulations limit consumer lawsuits AP - Tue May 13, 4:29 PM ET

    A list by agency of 51 federal health and safety regulations proposed or adopted since 2005 that could make it more difficult for consumers to sue businesses for faulty products:

  • Changes in federal rules affecting lawsuits AP - Tue May 13, 4:19 PM ET

    A glance at key phrases from two National Highway Traffic Safety Administration regulations and changes in language relating to preemption of lawsuits.

  • Bush administration rules limit lawsuits AP - Tue May 13, 4:16 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - Faced with an unfriendly Congress, the Bush administration has found another, quieter way to make it more difficult for consumers to sue businesses over faulty products. It's rewriting the bureaucratic rulebook.

  • Stamp prices up Monday AP - Mon May 12, 2:42 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - An extra penny for your thoughts.

  • Families will make case for vaccine link to autism AP - Mon May 12, 1:35 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience.

  • US soldiers load relief supplies into a C-130 aircraft for cyclone victims in Myanmar. The United States sent its first aid flight to Myanmar, but experts warned the relief effort was floundering and 1.5 million cyclone survivors were at grave risk from hunger and disease.(AFP/Nicolas Asfouri)
    US concerned about aid reaching Myanmar victims AP - Mon May 12, 12:50 PM ET

    WASHINGTON - The United States has "massive concern" about whether its aid for Myanmar's cyclone victims will get to those suffering from disease and a lack of food and water, the director of the U.S. office of foreign disaster assistance said Monday.

  • Decline seen in coastal contamination AP - Mon May 12, 11:23 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Contamination of the nation's coastal waters is declining, the government said Monday.