As our nation prepares to ring in the new year, the U.S. Census Bureau projected the Jan. 1, 2008, population will be 303,146,284 -- up 2,842,103 or 0.9 percent from New Years Day 2007. In January, the United States is…

Medicare beneficiaries who have chosen to change their health and drug coverage for 2008 should experience very few difficulties when getting their covered prescription drugs through Medicare Part D, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced. A top…

Family and Companies Selling Illegal Business Opportunities Turn Over All Frozen Assets The Federal Trade Commission has stopped a father, his two sons, and their network of companies from deceptively selling a healthcare business opportunity with false promises of earning…

The U.S. Army has announced unit stationing decisions to support the President's plan to grow the Army by 74,200 Soldiers across all three Army components. This growth includes the stationing of six new infantry brigade combat teams, eight support brigades…

Commentary by George Woodward 82nd Training Wing Public Affairs SHEPPARD AIR FORCE BASE, Texas (AFPN) -- I didn't cry when my mother died. Not that I wasn't sad. I had just been expecting it for too long. Since I was…

Librarian of Congress James H. Billington named 25 motion pictures on December 27, 2007 classics from every era of American filmmakingto the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress, including "Bullitt," "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," Grand Hotel,"…

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - More than 700 pounds of cocaine with a street value of approximately $8 million were seized by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents working jointly with other federal officers assigned to the Caribbean Corridor…

Filled with Support, Humor by Senior Master Sgt. Cheryl L. Toner 52nd Fighter Wing Public Affairs SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, Germany (AFPN) -- As ironic as this may be, public affairs people tend to get a little jaded when answering phone…

Nevada returned to the top as the nation's fastest-growing state, with a population increase of 2.9 percent between July 1, 2006, and July 1, 2007, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Census Bureau. Arizona, fastest-growing between 2005 and…

WASHINGTON - Millions of veterans and eligible family members will see their disability compensation, pension, and survivors' benefits increased as the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) provides an annual cost-of-living increase for key benefits. A recent law signed by President…

MESA, Ariz. After a few spinach and green onion recalls, food safety of produce coming from outside the U.S. is top of mind and so is the cost of such recalls. Add in evidence that agricultural bioterrorism is a real…

(Phoenix, AZ) Livestock owners now have a new tool to help them find their lost animals: the Internet. The site, www.azda.gov/lostfound is an effort to more quickly find the rightful home for horses, cattle, sheep, and other livestock and also…