Business
* Raytheon said it has been eliminated from a competition to upgrade the Defense Department’s top missile-warning command centers.
Feb. 16, 2000
Politics
President Reagan on Friday nominated Air Force Gen. John L.
Jan. 10, 1987
Travel & Experiences
The question of the hour: Where is Santa now, and when will he be showing up on my rooftop?
Dec. 22, 2017
Air Force Gen.
April 21, 1994
How cool is this?
Dec. 21, 1998
World & Nation
North American Aerospace Defense Command fighter jets have investigated more suspicious aircraft than usual since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, the command’s top officer said.
Oct. 29, 2001
A ball of fire streaking across the sky early Thursday had people throughout the Northwest flooding radio and television stations with calls reporting a meteor shower.
Nov. 29, 2002
A Soviet satellite broke up as it plunged into the Earth’s atmosphere over Australia, and at least two chunks of debris continued in orbit before falling into the Atlantic off the U.S. coast, U.S. officials said.
Feb. 28, 1986
A mysterious and apparently massive Soviet satellite in a decaying orbit is expected to plunge back to Earth on Saturday, promising to make a “spectacular re-entry” as it breaks up in the atmosphere, experts said today.
Aug. 15, 1986
U.S. fighter jets were sent to confront a pair of Russian bombers caught on radar headed toward the Alaska coast, Air Force officials said.
Sept. 18, 1999