JUNEAU, Alaska, Aug. 13 -- The Alaska Department of Public Safety issued the following State Troopers dispatches: Any charges reported in these press releases are merely accusations and the defendants are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty. A Detachment Location: Ketchikan Case number: 10-76470 Type: Arrest Warrant Served Text: On 08-13-2010, at 1653 hours, Charles Teal age 31, of Ketchikan was arrested in Ketchikan on an outstanding arrest warrant for Assault   more

NORTH CANTON, Ohio, Aug. 12 -- Walsh University issued the following news release: Walsh University recently announced the appointment of Karen Hodge as Assistant Vice President for Advancement. Hodge joined Walsh in 1993 and previously served as the Director of Grants and Prospect Research. In this newly created position effective August 1, 2010, Hodge will help lead the University's fundraising efforts by overseeing the research of Walsh grant opportunities in addition to writing and sub  more

BAGHDAD, Aug. 12 -- The Unites States Forces - Iraq issued the following news release: Twenty one Iraqi police officers graduated from a joint Iraqi, Danish and United States Forces-Iraq sponsored human rights and ethics train-the-trainer course at the Technical Qualifications Institute's Baghdad Police College campus Aug. 12. Participants in the four-week course learned teaching methodologies: how to create lesson plans, conduct practical exercises and case studies, as well as education o  more

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Aug. 13 -- New Mexico State University issued the following news release: Writer: Donyelle Kesler, 575-646-7565, dkesler@nmsu.edu While women have long been obsessed with attaining society's idea of a perfect body, Jonathan Schwartz, department head and professor in the Department of Counseling and Educational Psychology at New Mexico State University's College of Education, has found that men also share worries about their body image. Schwartz's research suggests that  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13 -- The White House released the text of the following press briefing: See below for clarification to a question (marked with an asterisk) posed in the briefing that required follow up. * Following up on the question regarding support for Pakistan's efforts to address unprecedented flooding, the United States has been working with Pakistani authorities from the outset of this crisis to address the urgent needs of the Pakistani people and we are making every effort to mee  more