Washington, DC -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) today announced the country-specific in-quota allocations under the tariff-rate quotas on imported raw cane sugar, refined and specialty sugar and sugar-containing products for FY 2008 (Oct. 1, 2007…

WASHINGTON William J. Heaton, former chief of staff for former Congressman Robert W. Ney, has been sentenced to two years of probation and fined $5,000, Assistant Attorney General Alice S. Fisher of the Criminal Division announced. Heaton, 29, was sentenced…

WASHINGTON - Frank Wardynski & Sons, Inc., a Buffalo, New York, establishment, is voluntarily recalling approximately 17,000 pounds of gourmet sausage products because they may contain undeclared sulfites, which can be a health hazard to individuals who are sensitive to…

New Genetic Information May Help Providers Improve Initial Dosing Estimates of the Anticoagulant for Individual Patients The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today the approval of updated labeling for the widely used blood-thinning drug, Coumadin, to explain that people's…

WASHINGTON (AFPN) -- Air Force officials here signed a production contract with Lockheed Martin Corp. to add 60 F-22 Raptors to the Air Force inventory by December 2011. The multiyear contract for the fifth-generation fighters will save the Air Force…

Nearly 60,000 Available Electronically The USGS has launched the new USGS Map Locator and Downloader, a Web tool designed to deliver topographic maps easier, faster and less expensively than before. Using open source software and the Google Maps programming interface,…

WASHINGTON - Ians Natural Foods, a Revere, Massachusetts, establishment is voluntarily recalling approximately 12,894 pounds of frozen turkey products because they may contain non-fat milk, a known allergen, which is not declared on the label. The products subject to recall…

Companies Will Include Boxed Warning on Drug Label The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced manufacturers of certain drugs approved to treat Type 2 diabetes have agreed to add a stronger warning on the risk of heart failure, a…

BOSTON, MA - A former secretary and administrative assistant at the Childrens Glaucoma Foundation was sentenced late yesterday in federal court for her embezzlement of funds over a period of more than six years from the private medical practice of…

Due in large part to strong competitive bidding by health and prescription drug plans and beneficiaries choices, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) anticipates that the actual average premium paid by beneficiaries for standard Part D coverage in…

PHOENIX Clarence Dee, 39, of Red Mesa, Ariz., was found guilty of two counts of Aggravated Sexual Abuse by a federal jury in Phoenix. The case was tried before United States District Court Judge Neil V. Wake on July 31.…

The executive producer of who wants to be a millionaire & the world series of pop culture is looking for contestants from across america for season 1 of a new ground breaking game show for cbs, that challenges contestants to…