KHOST, Afghanistan, Dec. 14 (UPI) -- In an initiative to better secure Afghanistan's borders, Afghan police and coalition forces are establishing new traffic control points and procedures.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Col. John Boyd, America's greatest military theorist, never wrote a book. But as a Marine friend of mine said, Lt. Col. Frans Osinga's new book, "Science, Strategy and War: The Strategic Theory of John Boyd," is the book Boyd would have written if he had written a book. As someone who worked with Boyd for about 15 years, I think the reason he did not write a book is that he loved giving his briefings, and he feared that if people could find his work in a book they would not ask him to brief.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8 (UPI) -- Main battle tanks are not obsolete in war, so General Dynamics should keep making them.

DALLAS, July 16 (UPI) -- Jury selection began Monday in Texas against a foundation accused of sending millions of dollars to Hamas fighters in the Middle East.

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 17 (UPI) -- A relocation consultant is warning Los Angeles and much of California is losing business to lower-cost communities.

SANTA FE, N.M., Dec. 22 (UPI) -- Recent inaction by U.S. Supreme Court means a Santa Fe, N.M., religious group can drink its psychedelic tea, the group's lawyer said.

ALBUQUERQUE, Texas, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A New Mexico judge Tuesday ruled about 100,000 new voters who signed up through registration drives do not have to show identification at the polls.

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Closing arguments were heard Tuesday in the murder trial of a teenager accused of taking part in sniper-style killings in the Washington area last year.

CHESAPEAKE, Va., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The defense rested Monday in the murder trial of a teenager accused of taking part in a series of sniper-style killings in the Washington area last year.