ANNAPOLIS, Md. - President Bush, facing growing doubts about his war strategy, said Wednesday that Iraqi troops are increasingly taking the lead in battle but that "this will take time and patience."

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice gave no ground in Senate confirmation questioning Tuesday, insisting the United States was fully prepared for the Iraq war and its aftermath and refusing to give a timetable for U.S. troops to come home.

My reaction to Bill Richardson’s guest commentary of Dec. 28, “Young warriors a truly special breed,” is dismay. Although I respect his service as master police officer, and appreciate most of his contributions to the Tribune, I must comment that some of the opinions in this article are historically naive, on one hand, and disingenuous on the other.

WASHINGTON - The two major presidential rivals sharpened their long-standing dispute over the Iraq War on Tuesday, Democratic Sen. Barack Obama calling it a costly distraction that must end while Republican Sen. John McCain insisted it is a conflict the United States has to win.

WASHINGTON - The White House said Wednesday that President Bush has paid a price for the "Mission Accomplished" banner that was flown in triumph five years ago but later became a symbol of U.S. misjudgments and mistakes in the long and costly war in Iraq.

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Academy Awards ceremony will go on but organizers Tuesday canceled the splashy red carpet arrivals for celebrities because of the looming threat of war with Iraq.

MIAMI -Suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay will be allowed to appeal their detentions to a new panel that would determine if they are an ongoing threat to the United States, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Friday.

Most of us had forgotten there even was a war in Afghanistan.

Most of us had forgotten there even was a war in Afghanistan.

TEMPE - The Arizona Cardinals honored Pat Tillman on Sunday in an emotional halftime ceremony that featured the fallen player's widow and other members of his family.

WASHINGTON - The al-Qaida terrorist network remains a “resourceful, merciless’’ foe dedicated to committing more attacks against the United States and its interests around the world, the head of the FBI told Congress today.

WASHINGTON - The al-Qaida terrorist network remains a “resourceful, merciless’’ foe dedicated to committing more attacks against the United States and its interests around the world, the head of the FBI told Congress Tuesday.

CHARLESTON, S.C. - President Bush on Tuesday lashed out at critics who say that al-Qaida's operation in Iraq is distinct from terrorists who attacked the United States on Sept. 11, 2001.

Friendly fire killed Pat Tillman almost three years ago in Afghanistan. But his death continues to haunt us all.

September 5, 2004

Residents of two Mesa neighborhoods have come up with a soaring tribute for the 27 Arizona armed forces members who have died fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq.

August 24, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO - Combat veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder are more likely to have dementia, cardiac problems and structural changes in the brain as they get older than veterans without PTSD, according to new research.

That they have done it again is no surprise.

FORT BRAGG, N.C. - Former pro football player Pat Tillman was probably killed by friendly fire as he led his team of Army Rangers up a hill during a firefight in Afghanistan last month, the U.S. Army said Saturday.

UNITED NATIONS - Russia called Saturday for a revival of the global anti-terrorism coalition that formed after Sept. 11, 2001 but started to unravel with what it called the subsequent domination by a single power - a veiled reference to the United States.

CAIRO, Egypt - The Arab satellite station Al-Jazeera aired excerpts Wednesday of what it said was an audiotape of Osama bin Laden's top lieutenant calling on Muslims to imitate the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in strikes on the United States and its allies in the war on Iraq.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, is one that is forever etched in my memory. Shortly after 7 a.m., my mother woke me — not in a gentle way, but in a sort of panic.

The morning of Sept. 11, 2001, is one that is forever etched in my memory. Shortly after 7 a.m., my mother woke me — not in a gentle way, but in a sort of panic.