FORT HOOD - Sent indoors to escape winter

TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq (AP) - The top U.S. commander in Iraq predicted Friday that some of the extra troops President Bush is sending could make an impact and start returning home by late summer, an optimistic note in contrast to skepticism of the plan back home. Gen. George Casey said security in the war zone should gradually improve during the next three months as the 21,500 added troops build up in Baghdad and in Anbar province. However, the plan

BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - U.S. and Iraqi forces swooped into a mosque complex in east Baghdad on Friday and detained a top aide to radical anti-American cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, the latest in a series of operations aimed at eviscerating the leadership of the Mahdi Army militia. The raid drew immediate criticism from the Iraqi government, which complained it had not been consulted. An aide to Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki, who owes his job as Iraqi leader to al-Sadr

KILLEEN - When Allegiant Air first took off from Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport for Vegas last year, it brought along an Elvis impersonator. This time around, it will be the airline leaving the building.

AMMAN, Jordan (AP) - King Abdullah II said Friday that Jordan wants to develop a peaceful nuclear program, joining Egypt and Arab Gulf countries in considering a nuclear option. Arab nations are fearful over the West

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - The word Peyton Manning constantly hears is

BELTON - With a win against Temple, the Belton girls basketball team can throw itself back in the District 13-5A playoff race. With a loss in today

CHICAGO (AP) - He is the poster boy for the mean, stingy and overpowering Chicago defense. The only problem is that Brian Urlacher and his fellow Bears haven

HOUSTON (AP) - One of David Bailiff

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Top-seeded Maria Sharapova got another taste of the elements, ignoring the saunalike conditions in Rod Laver Arena to advance to the second week of the Australian Open. While heavy rain prevented play on outside courts, the roof was closed Saturday for Sharapova