BRIAN HOWEY: Terror returns to American homeland

“Brian, we’re going to get hit again. It’s going to happen. I just hope when it happens, I’m not in Washington.”

Pilots of drones can't be considered more important

The Pentagon recently created a medal to honor pilots of drone aircraft in combat zones. This medal will take precedence (be more important) than the Bronze Star with Combat V, an award for valor in combat.

EDITORIAL: We're sick of these fiscal cliffhangers

When we were kids, we played "kick the can" but soon tired of it. That just shows how childish Congress has been lately, continuing to postpone its fiscal cliff deadline rather than completing the task.

Math is anything but boring at NYC's newest museum

This is how math is presented at New York City's brand-new Museum of Mathematics, the only museum of its kind in the United States and a place where math is anything but boring.

GUEST COMMENTARY: The ordeal of David Petraeus and us

Just-resigned CIA head David Petraeus occupies a crucial crossroads. This does not refer to the global media glare now seeking to dissect every aspect of his private life, in excruciating detail.

GUEST COMMENTARY: Is this really the best we can do?

As you know if you pay attention to national affairs, the United States faces a perfect fiscal storm at the end of this year. A confluence of deadlines and policy triggers unlike anything I can remember in a half-century of public life will produce massive budget cuts and serious tax increas…

GUEST COMMENTARY: NATO summit highlights policy, political complexities

“The military-industrial complex,” was the theme of Dwight D. Eisenhower’s farewell address as he completed two terms in the White House, sustaining remarkably strong public support throughout that tenure. At the time, the speech was largely ignored by reporters and professors, who generally…

Writing the first draft of history

I wasn't supposed to come into the newsroom until the afternoon on Sept. 11, 2001.

MARK KIESLING: The end of the innocence

Ten years ago, we were so much more innocent.

Family, friends remember Marian grad killed in Pentagon attack

Every year as Sept. 11 approaches, John Murphy's phone starts to ring.

State rep. faced tough calls as United Airlines exec for security on 9/11

Inside the United Airlines Crisis Center on Sept. 11, 2001, Valparaiso native Ed Soliday had a front-row seat for the worst show in the world.

C.P. church plans 9/11 memorial ceremony

CROWN POINT | The tenth anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks has special meaning for the Rev. Mark Wilkins, senior pastor of the First United Methodist Church.

AP sources: Panetta to OK end of military gay ban

WASHINGTON | Defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta will certify that gays may serve openly in the armed services. News of his decision comes two weeks after top military leaders agreed that repealing the 17-year-old ban will not hurt military readiness.

Obama: Bin Laden's death a 'good day' for America

WASHINGTON | Declaring the killing of Osama bin Laden "a good day for America," President Barack Obama said Monday the world was safer without the al-Qaida terrorist and mastermind of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks. His administration used DNA testing to help confirm that American forces in Paki…

EDITORIAL: We endorse Coats for U.S. Senate

Hoosier voters have three choices on the ballot for U.S. Senate — Republican Dan Coats, Democrat Brad Ellsworth or Libertarian Rebecca Sink-Burris.

Pentagon: Kirk mixed politics with military duty

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. | The Pentagon said Republican Senate candidate Mark Kirk has been cautioned twice for improperly mingling politics with his military service, but Kirk's campaign denied any improper conduct Tuesday.

Angry anti-gov't writing linked to Pentagon gunman

WASHINGTON | A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. The shooter apparently left behind angry, anti-government Internet postings airing suspicio…