Payments are in Full Compensation for FY 2008 Payments in Lieu of Taxes WASHINGTON, D.C. The Department of the Interior has distributed an additional $138.7 million in supplemental payments to about 2,200 county and other local governments, providing them full…

WASHINGTON -- NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has taken the first visible-light snapshot of a planet circling another star. Estimated to be no more than three times Jupiter's mass, the planet, called Fomalhaut b, orbits the bright southern star Fomalhaut, located…

HILO, Hawaii -- NASA has concluded nearly two weeks of testing equipment and lunar rover concepts on Hawaii's volcanic soil. The agency's In Situ Resource Utilization Project, which studies ways astronauts can use resources found at landing sites, demonstrated how…

Meteorites, solid bodies from outer space that have fallen to the Earths surface, represent the building blocks of the terrestrial planets, including Earth. Although they are a rare find, meteorites do land all over the planet. Dry hot deserts or…

San Luis, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are responsible for protecting Americas borders, which includes preventing narcotics from reaching the streets of the U.S., and during the past two days, CBP officers have proven their ability to detect…

Imagine waking up on February 18, 2009, grabbing your cup of morning coffee, turning on the TV and seeing¦absolutely nothing. Monday, November 10, marked the 100-day countdown to the federally mandated switch from analog to digital broadcasting. The Digital Television…

by Samantha L. Quigley American Forces Press Service 11/3/2008 - WASHINGTON (AFNS) -- As the holidays approach and people start thinking about what they are going to send loved ones and friends serving overseas, there are a few dates to…

WASHINGTON -- NASA and the Challenger Center for Space Education have partnered to engage students in ongoing activities for one of NASA's concepts for astronaut housing on the moon through a contest to name a habitat in Antarctica. NASA currently…

San Diego, CA - Two former United States Border Patrol (BP) agents, Raul Villarreal and Fidel Villarreal, as well as Claudia Gonzalez and Armando Garcia, have been charged in an 18-count indictment. On October 18, 2008, former BP agents Raul…

Tucson, Ariz. U.S. Customs and Border Protections air operations spotted and interdicted an ultra-light aircraft last week that illegally crossed the U.S.-Mexican border carrying approximately 223 pounds of marijuana. The smuggled drugs have an approximate street value of $180,000. CBPs…

Phoenix, AZ Deputy U.S. Marshals arrested Ryan Garcia, 34, in the area of 21st Ave and Van Buren in Phoenix after a six hour stand-off with Police. Garcia was wanted by the U.S. Marshals for violating the conditions of his…

WASHINGTON - Hundreds of thousands of American families will have a greater opportunity to find housing or keep the homes they have because of $50 million in housing counseling and counseling training grants announced by U.S. Housing and Urban Development…