New Castle, Delaware - David T. Matusiewicz, Lenore Matusiewicz and Amy Gonzalez were sentenced yesterday in federal court in Delaware to life in prison for the February 2013 murder of David Matusiewicz’s ex-wife and a friend at the New Castle County Courthouse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney David C. Weiss for the District of Delaware, Special Agent in Charge Kevin L. Perkins for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Baltimore Division and Colonel Nathaniel McQueen Jr. for the Delaware State Police.

Death Valley, California - There are unusually dense displays of wildflowers in several areas of Death Valley National Park. Triggered by a series of storms in October, the current flower display is the best the park has experienced in a decade.

Washington, DC - First Lady Announces “Smithsonian Salutes Ray Charles: In Performance At The White House" Event includes Evening Performance and Daytime Student Workshop Honoring Charles’ Music Wednesday, February 24th:

Washington, DC - The United States condemns in the strongest terms the attack today in Ankara, Turkey. 

Washington, DC - Butterfly Labs and two of its operators have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that they deceived thousands of consumers about the availability, profitability, and newness of machines designed to mine the virtual currency known as Bitcoin, and that they unfairly kept consumers’ up-front payments despite failing to deliver the machines as promised.

Washington, DC - The safety of U.S. citizen travelers is a priority for the Department of State.  Regardless of destination, we encourage families and students to stay safe this Spring Break.