The prototype of the modern grenade was created in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. They were made of bark, glass, clay, or earthenware pots filled with large grains of black powder that was set off by a fuse of corned powder housed in a quill...

A hand grenade is a small hand-held anti-personnel weapon designed to be thrown and then explode after a short time. The word "grenade" is derived from the Old French (pome) grenate ("pomegranate"), in reference to the general size of early grenades,...

Martin Donovan's eyes say: I'm going to kill you and it will not be quick. Still, he's devilishly handsome - tall and stately and serious, with a jaw the size of a small country. And that trademark floppy haircut, like a pair of curtains...

THE SUBSTITUTE Directed by: Robert Mandel Written by: Alan Ormsby Starring: Tom Berenger, Diane Venora, Ernie Hudson Playing at: Cinema 57 and suburbs Rated: R (combat violence, strong language) Except for a few campy moments and the laconic charm of Tom Berenger, "The Substitute"...

Five men accused of belonging to a self-styled militia were indicted on federal explosives and weapons charges after raids that uncovered an arsenal of homemade hand grenades and firearms, authorities said.The men remained in jail Thursday without bail after a federal agent testified this week...

A belt buckle resembling a hand grenade caused the evacuation of part of a terminal at Salt Lake City International Airport on Monday, officials said. The lobby and ticket counter areas of Terminal One were evacuated for about an hour...