Bryan Benson, a former Anderson, Calif., police officer, was arrested today on charges of deprivation of civil rights for sexually assaulting a woman while transporting her to jail and of trying to conceal his criminal conduct. Benson, 28, was charged…

National Farmers Market Directory Sees 52 Percent Spike in Winter Listings WASHINGTON The number of winter markets listed in USDA's National Farmers Market Directory has increased 52 percent, from 1,225 in 2011 to 1,864 in 2012, according to the Agriculture…

The 20-year-old Saudi Arabian man living in Lubbock, Texas was intent on waging jihad against Americanspossibly even a former U.S. presidentand he was one ingredient away from being able to build a powerful bomb. But Khalid Ali-M Aldawsaris deadly plans…

A female hiker was injured by a mountain lion while hiking in a remote area of Big Bend National Park on Friday, November 23. Andrea Pinero Cebrian and her companions were exploring the Mesa de Anguila near Lajitas when she…

MIAMI Coast Guard crews are investigating the cause of a vessel capsizing with 23 persons aboard off of Hillsboro Inlet, Fla., Thursday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Miami received a report of a dive vessel, Coral Princess, capsizing and 23…

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has released its Candidate Notice of Review, a yearly appraisal of the current status of plants and animals considered candidates for protection under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). Three species have been removed from…

Laredo, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers working at ports of entry extending from Brownsville to Del Rio amid a busy Mexican holiday weekend amassed a significant enforcement haul that included nearly $11 million in narcotics seized,…

All 80 federal defender organizations in districts across the country have begun using a new web-based system, defenderData, to manage their case information; schedule events, generate, edit, index and search case-related documents, and produce reports. defenderData has been adapted exclusively…

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ­-- Penn State is in full compliance with all accreditation requirements, according to the Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE), which has lifted its 'warning' and Thursday (Nov. 15) reaffirmed the University's accreditation. While Penn State's…

Public Invited to Attend Award Luncheon Honoring the Couple Scottsale, AZ - Former U.S. Representative Gabrielle Giffords and retired NASA astronaut Captain Mark Kelly are the recipients of the 2012 Arizona Town Hall Shirley Agnos Legacy Award. They are being…

Arizona Air Guard Transporting Power Equipment, Personnel to East Coast PHOENIX The Arizona Air National Guards 161st Air Refueling Wing will support local utility companies with power restoration efforts in areas on the East Coast affected by Hurricane Sandy. The…

CHARLESTON, S.C. - A boater is safe after a U.S. Coast Guard boatcrew from Station Georgetown, S.C., rescued him after his vessel capsized in Murrells Inlet, Saturday. A good Samaritan at the Garden City Pier notified search-and-rescue controllers at Coast…