NEW YORK (AP) — Federal prosecutors today took steps to seize four U.S. mosques and a Fifth Avenue skyscraper owned by a nonprofit Muslim organization long suspected of being secretly controlled by the Iranian government. ...more

November 12, 2009

Six years after the United States invaded Iraq, the end of America's costly mission is in sight, but the future of this tortured country is much less clear. ...more

March 20, 2009

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Saturday that it transferred six detainees out of Guantanamo, leaving about 245 at the offshore prison as President-elect Barack Obama prepares to take office. ...more

January 17, 2009

Next week, retired Gen. Tommy Franks will launch a lecture series for students and the public at a charter school backed by Tampa Bay Buccaneers player Derrick Brooks. Franks, former head of U.S. Central Command in Tampa and the man who led the American invasions of Afghanistan, will speak about 10 a.m. Dec. 3 at Brooks-DeBartolo Collegiate High School, 11602 N. 15th St., Tampa. ...more

November 26, 2008

When I approached my principal, Tim Ducker, with the plan to host a school-wide celebration in honor of the veterans in our community, I wanted to show the students that our greatest heroes do not go by the names of Brad, Angelina, T.O., Ocho Cinco or Hannah Montana, but are most often called, "grandma," "grandpa," "mom" or "dad." ...more

November 14, 2008

The Iraqi puppy adopted by an American soldier but refused a flight to the United States, is alive, the military said Tuesday, giving hope to an animal rescue group that is trying to take it to the United States. ...more

October 15, 2008

At first glance, the son of a Lithia couple looks nothing like what you would expect of an American soldier. He wears long, loose-fitting Arab clothing and a scarf-like head cover, grows facial hair and lives in the California desert in a small Arab village. He stands with Iraqi natives as Arabic calls to prayer can be heard over loudspeakers. ...more

July 9, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

It was a relatively short and not particularly bloody war, named after the year it started, for lack of a better moniker. ...more

June 21, 2008

'He Was Our Hero' Thank you to all the residents of Dade City and Pasco County who participated in the recognition of our hero, Marcus Mathes. ...more

May 28, 2008