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Home From Iraq War, but not at Peace

TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. – As his new bride, Amanda, and her friends chuckle at stories over dinner, Jack Self stares in silence. He doesn’t laugh much anymore. He has spent half of the last two years patrolling the cities of Iraq, dodging sniper fire and roadside bombs, and watching friends …

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Flood Watch for Fla. Panhandle

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – A flood watch is in effect for most of the Florida Panhandle as a tropical storm is expected to move into the Gulf of Mexico (search) today. The National Weather Service in Tallahassee (search) issued the flood watch, which will be effect until 4 p.m. tomorrow afternoon. …

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Kanye West Top Honoree at BET Awards

LOS ANGELES – Stevie Wonder showed off his dance moves, Will Smith arrived in a horse-drawn carriage and The Fugees got together again. Extravagant performances and on-stage antics largely stole the spotlight from the winners at Tuesday night’s BET Awards (search) — if the winners showed up at all, that …

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