Bernard L. Madoff was sentenced Monday, June 29 in Manhattan federal court to 150 years in prison for perpetrating a Ponzi scheme that resulted in billions of dollars of losses to thousands of investor-victims. United States District Judge Denny Chin,…

Nestle Voluntarily Recalls all Varieties of Prepackaged, Refrigerated Toll House Cookie Dough The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning consumers not to eat any varieties of prepackaged Nestle Toll House refrigerated…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared a stage six pandemic, raising its pandemic level from stage five. The organization raised its level to stage six to reflect widespread worldwide cases of the H1N1 virus, also known as swine flu.…

By Fred W. Baker III American Forces Press Service Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, center, shakes hands with Japanese Defense Minister Yasukazu Hamada, left, and South Korean Defense Minister Lee Sang-Hee as they prepare for their trilateral meeting on the…

Recently, while watching an old late-night movie, one of the characters made the comment, All we have to face our future with is the experience of our past. We have entered and fought wars (and conflicts) to help those who…

NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc will launch an innovative program to help eligible unemployed Americans and their families who have lost their health insurance maintain access to their Pfizer medicines for free. The inspiration for the new program, called MAINTAINâ„¢…

Photos courtesy Marianne Wohler While pictures of the fires raging in Santa Barbara, California look almost surreal, the Jesusita Fire, as of May 14, 2009, had burned 8.733 acres, destroyed 80 homes, 79 outbuildings, and one commercial property. Approximately 112…

Today Judge John F. Grady of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois issued a temporary restraining order stopping telemarketing company Voice Touch, Inc., its principals James and Maureen Dunne, its business partner Network Foundations LLC,…

A reward of up to $5,000 is being offered for information leading to the identification and arrest of the person or persons responsible for the bombing of a BNSF switching shed, earlier this week. The blast took place during the…

Jesusita Fire Closure Area. Photo courtesy USFS As of today, the Jesusita fire has been 90% contained, with full containment expected on Wednesday, May 20. County Supervisors Salud Carbajal, First District, and Janet Wolf, Second District, will be hosting a…

Companies Charged With Making Hundreds of Millions of Deceptive Calls to Consumers The Federal Trade Commission is asking a federal court to shut down a telemarketing campaign that has been bombarding U.S. consumers with hundreds of millions of allegedly deceptive…

WASHINGTONA federal grand jury has indicted four defendants, and an information has been filed against a fifth defendant, for their participation in a massive mortgage fraud scheme that allegedly promised to pay off homeowners mortgages on their Dream Homes, but…