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The Obama administration hopes the Czech Republic will play an important role in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan, a top American official said Monday.
The first few months of the NFL season are about positioning. Now halfway home, this separation Sunday saw many teams open up breathing room in the race toward the playoffs.
Senior U.S. and Czech defense officials held talks Friday to discuss ways for the Czech Republic to participate in a reworked U.S. missile defense plan.
Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a meeting in Hawaii.
About 43,000 federal employees in Hawaii, Alaska and the U.S. territories will receive an increase in retirement benefits under the 2010 National Defense Authorization Act.
Trumpeting a victory against careless spending, President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed a defense bill that kills some costly weapons projects and expands war efforts. In a major civil rights change, the law also makes it a federal hate crime to assault people based on sexual orientation.
Southern California's defense has been among the nation's most dominant, except in the second half of its last two games — and for coach Pete Carroll, that's not dominant enough.
NATO's top official says the alliance welcomes President Barack Obama's revamped plans for a missile defense system in Europe and hopes to bring it fully into NATO.
Notre Dame's young defensive line was a worry heading into the season, with a starting sophomore end who had yet to play and another sophomore who was moving from end to tackle.
Reggie Bush enjoyed running a simulation of Miami's wildcat offense in practice this week — and said he even broke out a few long runs with it.
President Barack Obama has sought to kill several high-priced weapons systems. Here's how he's faring on Capitol Hill on the most controversial items:
The 68-29 roll call Thursday by which the Senate passed a defense policy bill that includes a hates crimes provision.
Military personnel will get an above-inflation pay raise of 3.4 percent under a Pentagon policy bill the Senate passed Thursday and sent to President Barack Obama for his signature.
NATO members the Netherlands and Denmark said Friday they will not send more troops to Afghanistan unless its Nov. 7 presidential runoff creates a legitimate government and until President Barack Obama decides on a new strategy.
A top Russian diplomat suggested Thursday that the U.S. should not talk with non-NATO nations about a prospective missile shield, Russian news agencies reported.
A British newspaper says the military has ordered a home defense force to stop training for six months because of budget pressures.
The San Francisco 49ers are playing some of their best defensive football of the past decade, and it's just about the entire unit that's doing it.
As President Barack Obama weighs major shifts in strategy in the deteriorating mission in Afghanistan, the Senate on Tuesday passed a bill bringing the total U.S. tab for that war to about $300 billion.
The Denver Broncos' defense was the laughingstock of the league over the last few years, giving up a profusion of points and forcing precious few turnovers.
Ever since President Ronald Reagan proposed building a ballistic missile shield in 1983 to prevent a doomsday scenario, the idea has been dogged by an unanswered question: Will it work?
In a rebuff to both President Barack Obama and his former presidential opponent, Republican Sen. John McCain, the Senate on Wednesday rejected an effort to kill $2.5 billion for 10 new C-17 cargo jets and devote the money to military readiness accounts.
A jury has convicted a retired Air Force officer on charges of selling classified information on U.S.-China military relations to a Chinese agent and lying to the FBI about it.
Arizona star Nic Grigsby broke off a spectacular weaving run against Iowa last week that went longer than the length of a football field and had nearly everyone in Kinnick Stadium holding their breath.
I am mentally ill. I have chronic, clinical depression and in all likelihood, I'll be on medication for the rest of my life. I am also a compulsive suicide.
John Galligan, Hasan Defense Attorney, Target Of Wolf Blitzer's Shame CampaignIt goes without saying that when the available facts accrue and weigh so heavily against a defendant, like the alleged Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan, one can begin to think of the upcoming trial as something of an afterthought.
Rethink defence, 'declining' UK urgedA report by defence experts for the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has called for radical changes in British security and defence policy.
Recently, I've been invited to speak at several community forums. Here's a glimpse into the message I'm sharing this week… "Those we take time off to honor seldom took time off."
India deepens defense ties with Israel"Israel and India enjoy close defense ties and Israel last year overtook Russia as the number-one supplier of military platforms to India after breaking the $1 billion mark in new contracts signed annually.
Soldier's book chronicles a year at war :: The SouthtownStar :: Chicago, ILIncreasingly, soldiers deployed in remote areas are using blogs/email to stay connected with family and friends - and to manage the stress of life in a desolate war zone.
Official: Afghan cop kills 5 British soldiersAn Afghan policeman shot dead five British soldiers at a checkpoint in southern Afghanistan, the defense ministry in London said on Wednesday.
Through the years, the Afghanistan War has seen its share of tragedies. But recently, with a renewed spotlight on the region - and rising casualties among troops and civilians - the American public's patience is growing thin.
Why are there 500,000 plastic coffins in the middle of Georgia..?Apparently someone thinks we need to have half a million coffins in Georgia..I suppose just in case "something happens"
7 on defense panel scrutinizedNearly half the members of a powerful House subcommittee in control of Pentagon spending are under scrutiny by ethics investigators in Congress, who have trained their lens on the relationships between seven panel members and an influential lobbying firm founded by a former Capit …
Former AMD chief identified as leak in Galleon insider trading caseThe far-reaching insider trading scandal now appears to have reached the top ranks of the high-tech industry with reports Tuesday that Hector Ruiz, former CEO and chairman of Sunnyvale chip company Advanced Micro Devices, leaked confidential AMD information to alleged conspirator …
Accused of murder, council official's son who knifed two burglars raiding his mother's homeThis guy is in his mother's house and realizes there are two men inside the house. He grabs a knife and chases the suspects, managing to send one running away from the house with stab wounds.
Today, the U.S. State Department issued its 2009 Report on International Religious Freedom. In her remarks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made several points that deserve special attention (http://www.state.gov/secretary/rm/2009a/10/130937.htm). Specifically:
What Missile Defense?Missile defense will be strategically useless against the nuclear threats from Iran -- or anywhere else. Barack Obama's administration has characterized its new missile defense plan as a more judicious alternative to George W.
Obama loosens missile technology controls to ChinaPresident Obama recently shifted authority for approving sales to China of missile and space technology from the White House to the Commerce Department -- a move critics say will loosen export controls and potentially benefit Chinese missile development.
U.S. troop funds diverted to pet projects Senators diverted $2.6 billion in funds in a defense spending bill to pet projects largely at the expense of accounts that pay for fuel, ammunition and training for U.S. troops, including those fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to an analysis.
Nobel Committee Comes Out Swinging in Defense of Obama Decision"We simply disagree that he has done nothing," committee chairman Thorbjoern Jagland told the AP on Tuesday. "He got the prize for what he has done."
Pentagon ships new M-ATVs to AfghanistanU.S. troops in Afghanistan are now starting to receive the first of thousands of a new vehicle intended for treacherous mountain roads and tight urban lanes.
Update: Hearing date set in Casey Anthony case Several motions in the first-degree murder case against Casey Anthony will be addressed at a hearing next Friday.
Ending all fraud, not just alleged ACORN fraudSenator Bernie Sanders discusses the alleged ACORN fraud versus the confirmed fraud of other entities receiving government funds. From Sanders:
Father Charged After Chaining Son To BumperAn Iowa father has been charged with child endangerment after police said he chained his son to a car bumper on Sunday.
Critics blast $3M mining handoutA mining company owned by Goldman Sachs and two private equity funds is in line to get a $3 million earmark for work at a rare earth elements mine in Mountain Pass, Calif.
Quantcast Tensions rise over Afghanistan war strategyDefense Secretary Robert M. Gates said Monday that President Obama's advisors should keep their guidance private, in effect admonishing the top commander in Afghanistan for publicly advocating an approach requiring more troops even as the White House reassesses its strategy.
'Drunk' defense rejected as man convicted of strangling prostituteA Calgary man is facing an automatic minimum of 10 years in prison after being convicted of second-degree murder for the 2007 strangling of a prostitute in Vancouver, despite his defence of intoxication
General McChrystal's Conundrum in AfghanistanIs the Afghan War already lost? Well, not quite, says the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, but almost.
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