Kevin West

Rates for 30-year mortgages dipped again this week, staying below the 7 percent mark for the fourth week in a row, and one-year adjustable rate mortgages fell to their lowest level since 1994, according to a nationwide survey released Thursday.

bill introduced Thursday in the Georgia House would require all public schools and colleges to prominently display the national motto, ``In God We Trust.''

The new owners of the Boston Red Sox fired general manager Dan Duquette on Thursday, less than 24 hours after taking control of the historic, hard-luck franchise.

After testing out Asia and Europe, Starbucks Coffee Co. is now ready to get its feet wet in Latin America

A federal appeals court overturned the convictions of three white police officers in the Abner Louima torture case Thursday, finding insufficient evidence they obstructed justice.

Fruit of the Loom Inc. said it would close the Fayette Cotton Mill, resulting in 290 layoffs at an anchor industry that has operated since the late 1920s.

A national study of recent rash outbreaks in school children has found no common cause, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

Fire broke out Thursday morning at the Georgia-Pacific plant here, where about 3,000 people are employed.

Around 100 detainees held at this remote military outpost have launched a hunger strike, refusing to eat breakfast Thursday, officials said.

James Adamson, the chairman of Kmart Corp., did not appear at a scheduled media event Thursday at company headquarters.