U.S. Border Patrol Agents and Police Respond to Assault Call

Sunland Park, New Mexico - U.S. Border Patrol Agents assigned to the Santa Teresa Station responded to a distress call from a local business owner, who had been assaulted after a group of four illegal aliens broke into his property.

High thyroid hormone level in early pregnancy linked to gestational diabetes

Washington, DC - Women in early pregnancy who have high levels of a certain thyroid hormone may be at greater risk for gestational diabetes, compared to women who have normal levels of the hormone, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their study appears in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism.

Former Charity Executive Pleads Guilty to Bribery and Embezzlement Scheme

Springfield, Missouri - A former executive of a Springfield, Missouri charity, who was also an Arkansas lobbyist, pleaded guilty in federal court Thursday to bribing Arkansas elected officials in a multi-million-dollar scheme, and then along with other charity executives, embezzling millions of dollars from the Springfield health care organization.

Drug Dealer Indicted for Fentanyl Distribution Resulting in Overdose

Alexandria, Virginia - A federal grand jury returned an indictment Thursday charging a Dumfries man with distributing Fentanyl, a very potent pain killer used in the medical profession, that resulted in the non-fatal overdose of a Virginia woman.

Man Sentenced to 26 Months in Prison for Conspiring to Illegally Export Defense Articles to Russia

Miami, Florida - Vladimir Nevidomy, 32, of Hallandale Beach, Florida, was sentenced to 26 months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for conspiring to illegally export military-grade night vision and thermal vision devices, and ammunition primers to Russia.