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Portsmouth, Va., Bail Bondsman Pleads Guilty to Bribing Public Officials

A bail bondsman in Portsmouth, Va., pleaded guilty today in the Eastern District of Virginia for bribing public officials in exchange for receiving favorable treatment, Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Jus...

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OSCE High Commissioner on National Minorities urges dialogue and compromise on ‘divisive’ language law in Ukraine

High Commissioner on National Minorities Knut Vollebaek.

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Heart CT scans may help emergency room personnel more quickly assess patients with chest pain

Adding computed tomography (CT) scans to standard screening procedures may help emergency room staff more rapidly determine which patients complaining of chest pain are having a heart attack or may soon have a heart attack...

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Could Germs on Your Skin Be Good for You?

Colonies of bacteria that call your skin home may help direct your immune system to fend off pathogens...