• Panetta concerned Israel months from striking Iran
    Washington Post report is the first to use such a specific timeframe, after Fox News previously reported concerns from former members of Obama's national security team that a unilateral strike from Israel could occur sometime in 2012. […]
  • State bill would ban new ownership of exotic pets
    Proposed legislation in the state of Ohio would ban the purchase of lions, bears, gorillas and other exotic animals, but it also would allow current owners of such animals to keep the pets if they meet strict new requirements. […]
  • Air Force to cut 10,000 airmen, shift aircraft
    The Air Force says it will cut the service by nearly 10,000 active, National Guard and Reserve airmen next year, as part of a broad move to downsize and shift capabilities around the country to be better prepared for wars of the future. […]
  • Romney heads into Nevada with healthy lead, as Gingrich ramps up attacks
    Mitt Romney and Newt Gingrich showed no interest in going easy on each other heading into Saturday's Nevada caucuses, despite polls that show the former Massachusetts governor well ahead in the contest.  […]
  • Taliban leader sent letter to Obama last year, sources say
    Reclusive Taliban leader Mullah Mohammed Omar wrote to President Obama last year indicating an interest in talks key to ending the war in Afghanistan, current and former U.S. officials told The Associated Press.  […]
  • House passes FAA bill over labor objections
    A four-year blueprint for aviation programs that hastens the transition to a new air traffic control system based on GPS technology was given final approval by the House on Friday despite last-minute objections from organized labor.  […]