The number of US Army soldiers enrolled in treatment programs for alcohol dependency and damaging behaviors such as binge drinking has nearly doubled since 2003.

Boston Bruins General Manager Peter Chiarelli has been given a multiyear contract extension, the NHL team said Monday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Chiarelli, 44, became general manager three years ago after spending two years as an assistant general manager with Ottawa.

The Army's vice chief of staff has warned that Army commanders are failing to punish or seek treatment for a growing number of soldiers who test positive for substance abuse, possibly because they don't want to lose any more combat troops.

BAGHDAD, Iraq _ In his first wide-ranging interview, the No. 2 U.S.

By Cesar G. Soriano USA Today BAGHDAD, Iraq -- Six months of military operations aimed at securing the Iraqi capital have made little headway in lessening insurgent attacks against U.S. forces or reducing sectarian violence, a top U.S. general said Tuesday.