An international investigative team released new details this week to bolster earlier conclusions that the South Korean warship Cheonan was sunk by a high-tech North Korean torpedo that exploded beneath the ship. The South Korean government-led Joint C…
2010 07 30
A bipartisan, congressionally mandated defense panel on Thursday challenged the Pentagon to broaden its focus beyond counterinsurgency in Afghanistan and Iraq and expand the Navy to deal with threats from rising powers in Asia. The report by the indepe…
HIROSHIMA REMEMBERED John Roos will be the first U.S. ambassador to Japan to attend the annual commemoration of the bombing of Hiroshima, which killed 140,000 Japanese but helped end World War II and prevented an American land invasion that could have …
AFGHANISTAN 2nd U.S. sailor’s body recovered in Afghanistan KABUL | A second U.S. sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials said Thursd…
BANGKOK Since the quelling of the Red Shirt pro-democracy protests in May, Thailand has witnessed a show of unity between Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, whose legitimacy in office has been questioned, and the military, a key player in the government…
CAMP SPANN, Afghanistan | A training exercise this month erupted into a deadly gunfight between Afghan and U.S. instructors, illustrating the problems officials face in preparing the Afghan soldiers and police officers for the drawdown of U.S. troops n…
UNITED STATES Clapper clears Senate committee President Obama’s nominee to be chief of U.S. intelligence, retired Air Force Lt. Gen. James R. Clapper, was unanimously approved Thursday by the Senate Intelligence Committee. Gen. Clapper’s nomination now…
Need a little summer adrenaline rush? Big Bear Lake seems perfectly poised to provide a fix with two novel attractions that will keep Southern California visitors and locals cool and a little amazed — or maybe even dazed.
Cable Park: Think of this as…
Even as more and more women get larger and larger, what is available to outfit them remains limited.
As the only NFL team required to disclose its financial information to the public, the Green Bay Packers have become Exhibit A amid rising tensions between owners and players over a new collective bargaining agreement.
Trent Edwards has emerged as the leading contender in the Buffalo Bills’ quarterback competition as the team opened training camp.
2010 07 29
She, a poet in vintage clothing, was everything I’d dreamed of but never knew existed.