Disaster drill set Thursday at Tucson's Reid Park

Multiple public safety agencies will conduct a disaster preparedness drill in Reid Park Thursday.

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

A U.S. Marine stands guard as rescue workers search the rubble of the U.S. Embassy in Beirut for bodies. Rescue workers search the collapsed front of the building after the terrorist bombing on April 18, 1983. (AP Photo/Bill Foley)

A look back: Terrorist acts against Americans

Rescuers continue to probe the wreckage of the U.S. Marine command, Monday, Oct. 24, 1983 in Beirut building that was destroyed on Sunday by a terrorist bomb. In the background can be seen the control tower of the Beirut airport. (AP Photo/Zouki)

4th typhoon in a month hits Philippines 34 pt hed here in 1 line 34 pt hed here in 2line

MANILA, Philippines — The fourth typhoon to lash the Philippines in a month brought pounding rain and winds to the eastern coast today as it barreled toward Manila along the same path as an earlier storm that left the capital still partially submerged.

Asia-Pacific region defense chiefs meet in Hawaii

KAPOLEI, Hawaii (AP) — Top defense officials from 24 nations in the Asia-Pacific region discussed how to combat piracy and deliver disaster assistance at a meeting in Hawaii.

Memoir of 'Sully' highly readable

"Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters"

Memoir of 'Sully' highly readable

3 principles against Afghanistan buildup

It is crunch time on Afghanistan, so here's my vote: We need to be thinking about how to reduce our footprint and our goals there in a responsible way, not dig in deeper. We simply do not have the Afghan partners, the NATO allies, the domestic support, the financial resources or the national…

Dear Abby

DEAR ABBY: I attended a business-related function with my boss and some co-workers. I had way too much to drink and ended up having sex with my boss. (He offered me a ride to my car and took advantage of me.) If I had been sober, it would never have happened.

Afghanistan a slippery slope for Obama, US

WASHINGTON

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Tucson Time Capsule : Minority viewpoint

Tucson Time Capsule is a daily feature, a photographic record of Tucson as it was. If you have a memory of an event, please go to go.azstarnet.com/timecapsule, where you can find all of the Time Capsule photos. You can also add your own historical Tucson photos to the collection. Please obse…

Tucson Time Capsule : Minority viewpoint

NASA urged to plan for trip somewhere other than the moon

WASHINGTON — NASA needs to make a major detour on its grand plans to return astronauts to the moon, a special independent panel told the White House on Thursday.

Letters to the editor

Loss of music is disheartening

Coffee with an old grumbler

A gorgeous fall here on the upper Mississippi, but among the old grumblers I drink cheap coffee with, the mood these days is dark, due to low interest rates and the advance of the glaciers, which is why I, sunny optimist that I am, seek out the company of the young and ebullient and drink $4…