Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano today announced an additional $30 million in Operation Stonegarden grants to support security initiatives along the Southwest border—funds that will enhance the Department’s capabilities to coordinate with state, local and tribal law enforcement in order to effectively deter violence, enforce immigration laws and combat illegal trafficking. “Operation [...]
Most schools should be able to stay open even if swine flu outbreaks occur again this fall, government health officials said Friday, as they issued recommendations for dealing with the illness. Decisions to close schools should be made locally, the officials said. And those decisions should balance the goal of reducing the number of people [...]
Deep in the jungles of Peru or Colombia, a kilo of cocaine can be bought for as little as $3,000. By the time it makes the 7,000-plus-kilometre journey to the streets of Vancouver, that kilo is worth as much as $30,000. It is that huge increase that fuels the greed of B.C. crime groups, who [...]
An animal rights group Thursday claimed responsibility for having attacked the vacation home of Novartis AG (NVS) Chief Executive and Chairman Daniel Vasella in Austria. The group, whose claim was published on the Internet by U.S.-based Bite Back Magazine, said it destroyed Vasella’s vacation home early Monday morning by using “60 liters of petrol.” (WSJ)