U.S. CASUALTIES 16 hr ago | Add a comment The U.S. Defense Department has announced that these American service personnel died in Iraq or Afghanistan: →Marine Gunnery Sgt. Marcelo R. Velasco, 40, of Miami, Fla.; died Wednesday from...

Insect-like robotic spy could join war effort 16 hr ago | Add a comment DAYTON, Ohio — If only we could be a fly on the wall when our enemies are plotting to attack us. Better yet, what if that fly could record video and even fire tiny weapons? That kind of James...

Admiral sees boost in stress for troops Thu, Nov 20, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON — Stress on U.S. troops from repeated combat tours in Iraq and Afghanistan is "extraordinary” and may be worsening even as fighting eases in Iraq, the military’s...

Hard sell: Detroit links bailout, national defense Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment WASHINGTON - In an increasingly anxious campaign for a $25 billion government rescue, Detroit's Big Three car makers and their allies in Washington are warning the demise of the auto industry will...

Oklahomans up for military promotions Wed, Nov 19, 2008 | Add a comment President George W. Bush is nominating two Oklahomans for military promotions. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gens. Harry Wyatt III and Loren Reno are nominated for promotion to lieutenant general. Congress...

Iraq’s premier says U.S. pact will cut attacks Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD — Iraq’s prime minister delivered a nationally televised address Tuesday to rally domestic support for a U.S.-Iraqi security pact. He called it a step toward full sovereignty...

Metropolitan Library system names three branch managers Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Three Metropolitan Library System branches have new managers. Officials have announced that the Downtown, Midwest City and Ralph Ellison libraries have new managers of library operations. Julie...

US military can meet Obama demands Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 13 WASHINGTON - The top U.S. military officer said Tuesday the Defense Department is developing plans to get troops quickly out of Iraq and into Afghanistan to battle a more confident and successful...

President nominates 2 for military promotions Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Comments 4 President Bush is nominating two Oklahomans for military promotions. Air Force Maj. General's Harry Wyatt III and Loren Reno are both nominated for promotion to lieutenant general. Wyatt is...

Somali pirates growing bolder Mon, Nov 17, 2008 DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — In a dramatic escalation of high seas crime, Somali pirates hijacked a Saudi supertanker loaded with crude hundreds of miles off the coast of East Africa —...

GOT A MINUTE? Airmen of Note to perform Mon, Nov 17, 2008 | Add a comment Airmen of Note to perform If you have a couple of hours free today, see the United States Air Force band unit known as the Airmen of Note. They will perform their distinctive mix of contemporary...

Oklahoma support group seeks donations Tue, Nov 18, 2008 | Add a comment Friends and family of Oklahoma National Guardsmen deployed overseas are hoping everyone will donate holiday goodies for care packages. The effort, dubbed "Christmas from Home,” is for...

US supply line threatened by Pakistan truck halt Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan temporarily barred oil tankers and container trucks from a key passageway to Afghanistan, threatening a critical supply route for U.S. and NATO troops on Sunday...

Iraq's Cabinet approves security pact with US Sun, Nov 16, 2008 | Add a comment BAGHDAD (AP) - Iraq's Cabinet on Sunday approved a security pact with the United States that will allow American forces to stay in Iraq for three years after their U.N. mandate expires at the end...

Soldier who was born in Oklahoma dies in Afghanistan Sat, Nov 15, 2008 DENVER (AP) - A Colorado soldier who was born in Oklahoma has died after being wounded by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan. The Defense Department said today that 38-year-old Spc. Jonnie Stiles of...

About Space: Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008 Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Air Force honors design firm The U.S. Air Force bestowed its top Honor Award to Oklahoma City’s Frankfurt Short Bruza Associates for its design of the Aircraft Maintenance Operations Center...

Clerics issue threats against security pact Sat, Nov 15, 2008 BAGHDAD — Iraq’s two most powerful Shiite clerics on Friday challenged the government’s planned security pact with the U.S., undercutting efforts to reach a deal before the U.N....

Counting death figures getting more complicated Sat, Nov 15, 2008 BAGHDAD — This much is agreed — a double bombing in Baghdad struck a school bus and those responding to the first blast. But the difference in casualty figures was stark. Iraqi...

Oklahoma City, Edmond banks taking donations Fri, Nov 14, 2008 | Add a comment Banks taking donations Care package items for U.S. troops abroad can be brought to participating IBC Banks through Nov. 30. Two IBC Bank branches in Edmond are taking donations: 421 S Santa Fe Ave....

Supply-line attacks exploit vulnerability Thu, Nov 13, 2008 ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The Humvee sped along the dry riverbed. But al-Qaida-linked militants — not American soldiers — were behind the wheel. The scene was captured by AP...