The first thing Sam Spadavecchia sees after slamming into the back of the cargo truck is the man at his window. The front of Spadavecchia's pickup is jammed underneath the truck's rear end. The steering wheel presses so hard against his chest that he can hardly breathe. The crumpled dashboard smashes down on his right leg, nearly crushing his foot under the brake pedal. "Get me out," he begs. ...more

February 16, 2008

Blackwater Worldwide repaired and repainted its trucks immediately after a deadly September shooting in Baghdad, making it difficult to determine whether enemy gunfire provoked the attack, said people familiar with the government investigation of the incident. ...more

January 13, 2008

President Bush said Saturday that the United States is on track to bring home at least 20,000 troops from Iraq by this summer, but he stressed he is willing to halt the drawdown "in order to make sure we succeed." ...more

January 13, 2008

Make no mistake about it. Lupe Fiasco is good. So good you'll wonder why Kanye gets all the press. So good you'll wonder why 2006's "Food & Liquor" didn't create a bigger sensation. So good you'll forgive him pronouncing "passport" as "pass-purt" for the sake of a rhyme. ...more

January 3, 2008

Veronica James left one war and came home to another. ...more

November 22, 2007

Iraqi journalists and international advocacy groups warned Tuesday that prosecuting an Associated Press photographer held for more than 19 months without charge is a worrisome precedent that threatens media freedom in the region. ...more

November 21, 2007

• People who are absolutely upset are the folks in the State Department. They want to send them to Iraq. There's a lot of empty positions that need to be filled over there. But the people at the State Department are revolting about this because they say it's dangerous over there. I haven't heard that. ... President Bush is furious. He said, "If you didn't want to go to a war zone, you shouldn't have joined the State Department. You should have joined the Texas Air National Guard." ...more

November 9, 2007

TAMPA – A major training exercise is under way at the military bombing range outside of Avon Park for troops about to be deployed to U.S. Central Command Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. ...more

November 5, 2007

"Last Night I Dreamed of Peace: The Diary of Dang Thuy Tram" (Harmony Books, $19.95) ...more

November 4, 2007

The trauma center's radio crackles an alert: A 34-year-old woman injured in an auto wreck is being brought in by helicopter. Parts of her scalp have been torn back, exposing her skull. Broken bones may be sticking out through the skin of her left leg. ...more

October 31, 2007