Hurricane Sandy, which caused widespread chaos throughout the Northeast, has put federal courts based in Manhattan in their worst operational crisis since the 9/11 terrorist attacks. With only gasoline-fueled generator power and widespread interruptions in Internet and telephone service, four…

The Phoenix Fire Departments Urban Search and Rescue team, Arizona Task Force 1 (AZTF-1), has been given their activation orders which frees up a limited amount of federal funds to begin the deployment process in anticipation of a full deployment…

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Sandy is expected to make landfall tonight in the general area of Atlantic City, NJ. Max winds are reaching 90 MPH, so this is a Cat 1 Hurricane. Storm Surge is expected to be up to 12…

The MTA has been directed by Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to begin an orderly shutdown and suspension of all subway, bus and commuter railroad service at 7 p.m. Sunday. The decision was made to protect customers, employees and equipment from…

Hurricane Sandy continues to move parallel to the East Coast. A turn toward the northwest is forecast on Monday, during which time Sandy will transition to an extratropical system. This will have little or no bearing, however, on the overall…

BOSTON Preparations are underway for the potential impact of Hurricane Sandy on Massachusetts and several steps have already been taken by the state in anticipation of the storm. The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) is actively monitoring the storm, coordinating…

Government Alleges Company Improperly Marketed Three Drugs Connecticut-based Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc. has agreed to pay $95 million to resolve allegations relating to the improper promotion of the stroke-prevention drug Aggrenox, the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drugs Atrovent and…

HONOLULU ­ A Coast Guard helicopter crew was targeted by an individual with a laser pointer while flying nearly two miles offshore of Oahu, late Tuesday. The lased MH-65 Dolphin helicopter was forced to return to Coast Guard Air Station…

21 St. Joseph's Residents Among 25 Defendants Indicted KANSAS CITY, Mo. Twenty-one St. Joseph, Mo., residents are among 25 defendants who have been indicted by a federal grand jury in six separate but related cases as a result of a…

Shayne Skougard, 32, from North Las Vegas, Nevada, has been identified as the semi-truck driver who was hauling an oversized load that struck the Jefferson overpass on Interstate 17 in Phoenix on Oct. 4. With the help of the public,…

NEW ORLEANS The Coast Guard seized a Mexican-flagged vessel, known as a lancha, that was illegally fishing in U.S. waters four miles offshore of Brownsville, Texas, Thursday. At approximately 10:30 a.m., crewmembers aboard a Coast Guard Station South Padre Island…

San Juan, Puerto Rico Federal law enforcement authorities under the Caribbean Border Interagency Group (CBIG) arrested two smugglers, seized a go-fast vessel and a 22-bale of cocaine shipment, totaling 660 kilos (1,452 pounds) in waters south of Puerto Rico Tuesday…