Research suggests pregnancy rates are much higher among teens who watch a lot of TV with sexual dialogue and behavior. ...more

November 4, 2008

Law enforcement officers wanted: must work graveyard shifts alone in remote towns along the Mexican border, put in long hours and perform well in triple-digit temperatures. ...more

August 31, 2008

Taliban insurgents once derided as a ragtag rabble unable to match U.S. troops have transformed into a fighting force - one advanced enough to mount massive conventional attacks and claim American lives at a record pace. ...more

August 25, 2008

They survived war, but for some veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, returning to work back home hasn't been easy. ...more

August 21, 2008

"Soldiers of Reason," by Alex Abella (Harcourt, $27) ...more

June 29, 2008

Pakistani intelligence agents and paramilitary forces have helped train Taliban insurgents and have given them information about U.S. troop movements in Afghanistan, said a report published Monday by a U.S. think tank. ...more

June 10, 2008

A girl strapped with explosives approaches an Iraqi army captain, who dies in the suicide blast. A woman posing as a mother-to-be to disguise a bulging bomb belt strikes a wedding procession as part of a coordinated attack that kills nearly three dozen people. ...more

June 7, 2008

The unprecedented downing of an errant spy satellite by a Navy missile makes clear that the Pentagon has a new weapon in its arsenal: an antisatellite missile adapted from the nation's missile defense program. ...more

February 22, 2008

Five years ago, elite Pakistani troops stationed near the border with Afghanistan began receiving hundreds of pairs of U.S.-made night-vision goggles that would enable them to see and fight al-Qaida and Taliban insurgents in the dark. The sophisticated goggles, supplied by the Bush administration at a cost of up to $9,000 a pair, came with an implicit message: Step up the attacks. ...more

November 1, 2007

Ever since his son came within days of having surgery that he didn't need, Tampa employee benefits consultant Rob Pariseau has been calling for a dose of prevention in health care - prevention of mistakes, not just disease. ...more

October 17, 2007