U.S. Department of Defense

No charges dismissed for soldier in Wikileaks case

2012-04-26 16:07:15

A military judge refused on Thursday to dismiss the most serious charge against an Army private accused in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history. Col. Denise Lind rejected a defense motion to throw out the charge of "aiding the enemy"...

Pentagon creating new spy service

2012-04-23 17:14:00

The Pentagon is creating a new intelligence service aimed at gathering information on terrorist networks, weapons of mass destruction and other emerging concerns, a senior defense official said Monday. The new Defense Clandestine Service will draw...

Stanley Harrison, Mencken scholar

2012-04-14 12:52:00

Stanley Harrison, a communications and writing teacher who edited a scholarly journal about H.L. Mencken, died of cardiac arrest after a stroke April 5 at the home of a friend in Miami Beach, Fla. He was 81 and lived in Florida and Woodbine. Born in East...

Former Mid sues Naval Academy over rapes

2012-04-20 17:04:00

A former midshipman who says she was raped twice while at the Naval Academy has filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force officials to improve their response to sexual assaults at the service academies. In a complaint filed Friday, the woman, now 22, says...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Tuesday

2012-04-24 04:05:00

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for highs in the upper 50s, cloudy skies and gusty winds. There is a 20 percent chance of rain showers. Lows are expected in the upper 30s, with a chance of rain showers tonight. TRAFFIC Check our traffic map for this...

Judge refuses to dismiss Manning's WikiLeaks case

2012-04-25 17:35:52

A military judge refused on Wednesday to throw out the case against an Army private accused of providing reams of sensitive documents to WikiLeaks in the biggest leak of government secrets in U.S. history. Army Col. Denise Lind said she will rule...

Event marks Army progress against cold virus

2012-03-12 04:57:00

FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Military medical experts at Fort Detrick are marking progress against an enemy most of us have encountered: the common cold. On Monday, Assistant Defense Secretary Jonathan Woodson will join Army medical researchers in...

U.S. senator asks for UMUC records

2012-03-27 03:20:00

The chairman of the U.S. Senate education committee asked the chancellor of Maryland's state university system Monday to hand over records on enrollment and workplace practices at the University of Maryland University College, where president Susan...

A betrayal of veterans

2012-03-27 12:30:22

"I want to be absolutely clear: We cannot, and we must not, balance the budget on the backs of our veterans, and as commander in chief, I won't allow it." — President Barack Obama "It is absolutely essential to honor the commitments we have made...

'Bugsplat': the civilian toll of war

2012-01-01 03:00:00

"The Lakotah had no language for insulting other orders of existence: pest, waste, weed ..." But what about "bugsplat"? That's the word for the cop at UC Davis, walking up and down the line of students sitting with their arms locked, zapping them in the...

Foreign aid keeps us safe

2011-12-05 03:00:00

Now that the so-called supercommittee has failed in its task to find $1.2 trillion in budget cuts over the next decade, if Congress does not manage to reach a deal before 2013, across-the-board cuts will be implemented. These cuts would hit the military...

Good morning, Baltimore: Need to know for Wednesday

2011-12-28 03:57:00

WEATHER Today's forecast calls for sunny skies, a high temperature around 45 degrees and west winds between 16 and 25 miles per hour, gusting as high as 39 miles per hour. The low temperature is expected to be around 31 degrees with mostly clear skies...

Lea Nichols, 33, loves creating great outfits with a variety of separates and accessories that changes from day to night.

2012-05-13 00:00:00

Chris Magaha, U.S. Department of Defense operations manager, and Jamie Smith, Mr. Rooter Plumbing & Heating owner/general manager, share a laugh at the Maryland Corporate Council's Young Professional Networking Event at Blue Hill Tavern.

2012-04-09 00:00:00

Katy Brodwater and Josh Schein, United States Department of Defense chemical engineers, take a break from the hors d'oeuvres to watch the chimpanzees on the other side of the window, at the Maryland Zoo's annual Sex at the Zoo event. -- Sloane Brown

2012-02-09 00:00:00