Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Weaponry published by Tribune Company sources.
Displaying items 1-12 of 1682
» View chicagotribune.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-20
•
Next >
-
Panel says Pentagon has 'distressing degree of inattention' on nuclear weapons
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — After firing the two top Air Force leaders last year for a series of embarrassing nuclear weapons mishaps, Defense Secretary Robert Gates was told Thursday that the same problems of inexperience, poor training and splintered authority...Tags: Armed Forces, Defense, Robert Gates, Air and Space Accidents, Nuclear Weapons
-
2 top Al Qaeda leaders slain in Pakistan by U.S. missiles
Washington BureauWASHINGTON — Two senior Al Qaeda operatives were killed in a CIA missile strike on New Year's Day in Pakistan, including a suspect in the suicide bombing of Islamabad's Marriott Hotel in September, a senior U.S. counterterrorism official said...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity, Police, FBI
-
2 top al-Qaida operatives killed by US strike inside Pakistan, an official says
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. strike inside Pakistan's tribal region has killed two Kenyans said to be among al-Qaida's top operatives on the FBI's most wanted terrorist list, a U.S. counterterrorism official said. The deaths of the men would appear...Tags: Armed Conflicts, Benazir Bhutto, Osama bin Laden, Civil Unrest, Terrorism
-
Dave's here, man
Sentinel Staff WriterFor a while there, it seemed like marijuana's greatest supporters had turned into a cautionary tale. "Do you want to ruin your life like Cheech & Chong?" moms would scold if they found a joint in the bottom of the sock drawer. "You could end up in jail!...Tags: Universal CityWalk, Robert Rodriguez, Arts, Cheech Marin, Olivia Newton-John
-
Videos of fatal police shooting in Oakland, Calif., spark violent protests, homicide probe
Associated Press WritersOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In grainy cell-phone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train platform. Suddenly one of the officers draws his gun and...Tags: Florida State University, Riots, Law Enforcement, Crimes, Firearms
-
Call for cease fire needs to be balanced
It is easy to call for a cease-fire, as in a Jan. 7 letter, but where was the indignation while 3,200-plus missiles were fired in 2008 from Gaza into Israel? Or the 6,500 missiles fired from Gaza subsequent to Israel's withdrawal from Gaza in 2005? To...Tags: Charlie Dent, Gaza Crisis, Armed Conflicts, Allentown, Terrorism
-
January Could Be A Hotter Month For TV Than September
The Hartford CourantJanuary isn't only a month of new beginnings for the nation; it is also one for the TV world. The No. 1 show makes its annual return, with a new judge added to "American Idol" starting Tuesday. It also marks the return of "24" after an 18-month absence,...Tags: Eliza Dushku, Survivor (tv program), Cults and Sects, Big Love (tv program), NBC
-
Shooting Sparks Protests
Associated PressIn grainy cellphone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train platform. Suddenly one of the officers draws his gun and fatally shoots the man in the back...Tags: Florida State University, Riots, Law Enforcement, Police, Crimes
-
Problems still plague Pentagon's nuclear mission
After firing the two top Air Force leaders last year for a series of embarrassing nuclear weapons mishaps, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates was told yesterday that the same problems of inexperience, poor training and splintered authority over the nuclear...Tags: Armed Forces, North Dakota, Defense, Terrorism, Guerrilla Activity
-
Pirates start new year with attacks on ships
OrlandoSentinel.comCrewmen fired high pressure water jets to fight off heavily armed Somali pirates trying to board a Greek oil tanker in the dangerous Gulf of Aden on Friday in the fourth such attack since the start of the year, authorities said.... -
Former Pentagon boss predicts a nuclear crisis with Iran within Obama's first year in office
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — William Perry, who headed the Pentagon during a 1994 nuclear standoff with North Korea, predicted on Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama will soon face a nuclear crisis with Iran. Iran is "moving inexorably toward...Tags: Diplomacy, Government, Defense, Nuclear Power, National Government
-
Driver faces charges of carrying concealed weapon
Sentinel Staff WriterDeputies arrested a driver Wednesday for allegedly carrying a concealed weapon after he refused to let them search his car. Nehemiah Hagwood became so unruly with deputies during the arrest that an Orange County sheriff's K-9 dog bit the man. Jail...Tags: Vehicles, Political Systems, Police Arrests, Police
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Associated Press
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 8, 2009
|Story| Associated Press
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Hartford Courant
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Associated Press
Jan 9, 2009
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Jan 9, 2009
|Blog| OrlandoSentinel.com
Jan 8, 2009
|Story| Associated Press
Jan 8, 2009
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
