These days, unless a family member or close friend is serving in the armed forces, the 6 o'clock news is the only reminder to Americans that they are at war. Very few feel any repercussions from the conflict. ...more

October 19, 2008 |

Linda Walsh and Maverick stand in a field at Camp Cloverleaf. Gerard Thanhoffer and a dozen other dog owners crowd around on both sides. Close. Closer. The German shepherd doesn't spook. He watches carefully, he understands it was a test, and therefore he didn't mind. ...more

October 13, 2008 |

Trashing A/C units for the copper wire inside is so 2007. A metal box bolted to the asphalt behind a Spring Hill medical clinic was stolen some time this weekend. Inside was a smaller box holding radiological medical waste. ...more

June 26, 2008 |

The ugly, daily fight for ground in the poor Shiite neighborhood of Sadr City unfolded Saturday at a small mosque next door to a hospital, damaging the hospital and all its ambulances, and near a group of children who were injured as they gathered tin cans to sell for salvage. ...more

May 4, 2008 |

The view from No. 6: South Florida quarterback Matt Grothe knew something was up when he saw the downtown building lighted green and gold. ...more

October 2, 2007 |